The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-02
WATCH RACE
FOR SENATOR
IN INDIANA
Candidates and Managers To-
day Awaited Results Of
Their Months of Work in
Campaign.
WOMEN VOTERS CALM
CBy Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 2.-Cam
paign candidates and their managers
today awaited results of their months
of work.
Clear weather conditions prevailed.
Contrary to expectations, women vot-
ers did not become confused when
they reached the voting booth, but
calmly cast their ballot, upon which
doubt will exist until the final report
is made by the 1884 precincts of the
states, in which a total of 1,446,374
voters are registered.
Realizing they were outnumbered,
women voters appeared at polling
places here today attired in boudoir
caps and gowns and gained preference
in the long line in casting their bal.
lot Courtesies to the women were
not lacking and few challenges were
made to them.
Many Selections.
Voters will cast their state ballots
for presidential electors, United States
senator, governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary of state, auditor, treasurer,
attorney-general, superintendent Of
public instruction, two supreme court
justices. two appellate court justices,
and supreme court reporter. In ad-
dition thirteen representatives will be
elected to congress, one from each
district; twenty-five state senators
and representatives will be elected,
and new officers will be named in each
of the 92 counties.
There are six national tickets in the
field in Indiana, and five practically
complete state tickets. The Socialist
Labor party was refused place on
the ticket by the state board of cleo
ton commissioners because of tech.
nicalities in the filing Of its petition.
Six Tickets Appear.
The six tickets appearing on the
ballots are the Republican, Democrat,
Socialist, Prohibition, FarmerLabol, :,
and Single-Tax. The Single-Tax party
has no state ticket in the field, presi
Dental electors only having been NOM
mated.
The race for United States senator
between Senator James Watson, Re
publican, the present incumbent, and
Thomas Taggart, Democrat, has been
as keenly fought and has developed
as much interest as the campaign for
president. There apparently is less
issues have been subordinated to those
vi udLlOuotl llHpol Ny piseSNASefihJ
all of the candidates.
On account of the large number OF
candidates and the increased cleo
torate it is expected returns will not
be available rs early as in previous
years.
Early reports indicated heavy vote
in the general election in Indiana to-
day The weather was clear. The
most important state issue was the
election of a United States senator.
United States Senator James E. Wat
son. Republican, seeks reelection. His
opponent is former United States
Senator Thomas Taggart, Democrat.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. "A heavy
downpour of rain in portions of Ohio
this morning threatened to dampen
the ardor of early morning voters and
delay the casting of what promised to
be record vote in one of the hardest
fought political campaigns in the
states history Clearing skies and
cooler weather were promised later in
the day. Party leaders and workers
were early astir and exerting every
effort to get out the full voting
strength of their organizations. Early
indications were. despite the rainfall
that practically every person eligible
to vote, would, before nightfaii, have
cast his or her ballot. Women voters,
plus the normal increase in men vot-
ers. are expected to swell Ohio's vote
to more than 100000, the previous
record 1,165,000 cast in 1916. With
rain falling steadily, lines of voters
were diminished when the doors of the
polling places opened at $50 this
morning. Most of the first voters
We're men. however who stopped on
their way to work to cast ther ballots.
A few women were present early, how
ever, and their number steadily in
creased as the hours passed. A late
evening rush of voters was expected
by election officials
SOUTH BEND, Ind. Nov. with
the weather clear but much colder,
voting in st. Joseph county began with
an unprecedented rush today. At many
of the 116 precincts, lines of veters,
many Of whom were women. were
waiting for the opening of the polls at
6 O'Clock and indications pointed to an
almost complete count of the 3S,477
registered names on the poll books.