The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-02
WOMEN VOTERS
OUTNUMBER MEN
Ratio Three to One in New
York-EIection Officials
Are Surprised.
SAME STORY EVERYWHERE
Feminine Folk Out 90 Per
Gent. Strong Negro wom-
en- In Majority at New
Orleans.

| Cent. Strong-Negro Wom-
On In Majority at New
Orleans.
New Yory Nov. 2,--At noon tpda,
women VI 3 I'D voted in New Yorl
Electi6 hcials expressed surpris
az the ~ During Of women voters II
their desire to have their votes
NJ per Cent. Of Women votInu.
w 5ary Garrett Hay, head Of tn,
LeY y of Women Voters. predicted to-
u9& 1t at least 90 per cent. of the
Il WI voters In New York would vote
M was unusually heavy voting Il
49, arly hours. with women FREEDOM
ftnAting.
Reports to the league headouarter,
sald the women were having no serious
More Women Voting Than Men.
charleston. w, Va, Nov. "A fea,
ture OF the election IN all parts OF West
virginia is the eagerness OF the
women 20 exercise their right of fran.
cnise, according TO reports received nj
state headquarters Of both parties. The
| women were early at the polls and 3
! ,arser percentage OF women than mcr
/
Negro Women In MsIerlty.
New Orleans. Nov. 2.--women voted
II larger numbers than men during the
morning hours. with negro women
greatly In the majority at all of the
Dolls, 30 por cent. of their registered
strength being cast IN the first four
hours. This leads to the belief that
aarding Will get a big vote In New
vr leans where his leaders claimed
d ac.vvo ana that ne VIII carry the Third
arc confident that Harding will make
no inroads on the democrats In New
Orleans. Rain iE interfering with yot :
ing throughout. tho state.
$4,000 Kansas Women,
Kansas City. Mo, Nov. 2.-Freezine
weather reduced the early vote through !
out. Missouri today. although political
ieauers forecasted q record vote would
oe Dalloted before nlghtfall. Splitting
would be delayed, as the fight during
the rlosing hours III the cAmpaign was
cenferen on the state election.
Ipe teminine vote was uncertain, few
sppearing ct the polls during the early
s,SSsss sss @ s.t as 81 s that
sa sss- Uni
Jacksougiile. Fla. Nov. 2.--Women
voting for the FIRST time In Florida,
S 9atyoted Svt ne men in Jacksonville to;-
threatening, large vote is being
polled. The straight democratic ticket
y expected to carry In the county No
disturbance has been reported from any
Tarheei Women Vote.
Raleigh. N c.. Nov. 2.-Reports at
noon today from various sections Of
the state. especially from eastern North
Carolina, Indicate that the vote being
cast is the heaviest in the history or
the, state and that women in all parts
oers. IL was reported unufiiclally from
Wilson that 422 Of the 1, 1879 votes east
there up 70 noon were by women
Hammond. Ind, Nov. 2AWontr, APP
pearred in great numbers in the indus
tria! centers OF Gary. Fast Chicago
and Hammond early and, reports from
varlous other parts of Lake county in
dictate heavy vote win be cast A eight
snow began falling nj . o'clock hut there
was. little prospect that the weather
would be a factor in Lake county vet
ing.
More Women Than Men.
Sprinsfield Ma S. Nov. IA surpris-
inrly fafFe number OF women took adj
vantnge OF their suffrage privilege in
western Massachusetts today. This was
especiai,. nGttseahle In the small trwns
where In thu early voting the number OF
womtn seen envering the polling places
was larger than the number of men
voting.
Thousands OF Women Vote.
Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. IA. N. 50
An enormous number of women vot-
ing for the first time. voted early in
Indianapolis and at other Indiana
critics today, In many instances the
p a.A. h.. n
men. II was noticeable that many
women insister upon using voting ma
chlnes. declining to use the Australian
ballot. More thar 1.446.000 persons
registered In Indiana and record
state. The weather was clear and
cool, but with a clammy hangover
from last nights heavy rains.
Hardino's Successor.
Cleveland, o., Nov. AIT least
100000 voters OF both sexes in this,
the home state OF the two leading
presidential candidates win have cast
their ballots when the polls close at
by central standard timel today, ac-
cording. to estimates Of leaders of both
political parties.
IN addition 70 presidential electors,
Ohio will decide also q contest for the
governorship In which Harry l.. Davis.
republican former mayor Of Clcyo'
.
state auditor, who Is the der
nominee. Each has made stro
peals for support to women
The result Is considered In dourt.
Davis is expected 10 carry the cities,
while Donahey Is strong In rural Sec
The state will also select successor
to Warren @. Harding in the United
States senate. Frank u. Willis. for.
mer governor. republican. is opposed
by w. A. Julian. Cincinnati manufac-
turer, democrat.
A complete state ticket and county
officials are to be chosen.
Heavy Vote Forecasted.
Topeka, Kan. Nov. "A record vote.
possibly $4,000 or over, was forecast ed
when the polls In the general election
opened In Kansas today Four years
ago the vote was 62s,si3.
Final campaign statements by chair
men OF the state committees claimed
the state for their respective candi-
dates.
Fair Weather.
Reno, New. Nov. 2.-Fair weather
and a heavy vote n the forecast for
election day in Nevada. Chief interest
centers In the senatorial race. IN which
Senator Charles Il. Henderson. demo-
cratic incumbent, is opposed BY former
Gov. Tasker l.. Oddie on the republican
ticket and Miss Anne Martin, a suf-
fragist leader, contrasting az an indie
Large Vote In Texas.
Dallas. Tex, Nov. with generally
fair but cold weather promised. an un-
usually large vote was expected IN
Texas today. The democrats predicted
The usual success for their entire
Republicans claimed victory In the
Ninth and Fourteenth congressional
districts and also declare the Sixth dis