The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-02
NATION CASTS
HEAVY VOTE
DESPITE BAD
WEATHER IN
MANY PLACES

NEW YORK, Nov 2.-Weather
running the entire prognosticator's
gamut from fair ard warm" in the
south, to rain or snow" in the Great
Lakes region, clear skies" in the west
and unsettled conditions" on the At
lantic seaboard, greeted the nations
voters today as they lined UP at polling
places TO choose their next president.
Before noon scattering reports from
the -four corners OF the country indi-
Gated that men ana women alike were
defylng the elements where these
threatened, and going early to dis
charge their ancient prorogative, in
the case of the men voters, and their
new privilege, In the case Of the wo-
men.
The central figures In the contest
voted early with their wives. Senator
Harding, republican nominee for
president, mOtored to the go.f links
after casting his ballot at Marion.
Governor Cox, Of Ohio. the demo-
cratic choice, voted at Dayton and
then went to his farm.
Governor Coolidge OF Massachusetts
awaited returns in Boston after vot-
ing In Northampton and Franklin ID.
Roosevelt Withdrew to his country
home ut Hyde Park, overlooking the
Hudson, after voting with number
of his relatives.
The Berkshire county town of New
Ashford. in Massachusetts. was tho
first to report its final returns. BY a
vote OF nearly five to one, 1t cnunciat-
cd TO the world It's choice for the
nations chief executive. The vote
was Harding 2S; Cox g.
Kansas For Harding.
First returns from kansas, where
the contest appeared hot. gave Hard
ing slight advantage over Governor
Cox, Later incomplete returns from
bb scattered precincts in the state
gave Harding l,i36and Cox 592.
Many polling places in several
states, notably Pennsylvania, OHIO
and West Virginia, reported women
moro numerous than men in the
morning ballotlng.
Arrangements for handling The
voters In New York ana Chicago
proved inadequate to the increased
number of voters, In Chicago ballot
boxes were filled early and precinct
officials were instructed TO empty the
ballots into bags
Early In the day democratic ma
tional headquarters here sent out q
distress signal The landlord had
locked the administrators OF the party
OF Jefferson out OF house and home
at a moment when the administrators
particularly wanted to be inside.
In long statement, issued after a
compromise had been effected and
! the double bars of the office doors
let down, George White. chairman OF
the democratic national committee
accused the owners of the Grand Gem
tral Palace OF attempting to stop the
entire machinery OF the democratic
national committee this morning."
An hour or two later, however, the
headquarters was buzzing with the
same activity as pervaded It's rival on
Forty fourth street, where republican
leaders, linked with all parts OF the
country by telephone and telegraph
wires, awaited the returns.
Rent Not Paid.
/ Mr.. White said that the ront OF the
( national committee office had been
| paid to November /, and that an ad-
/ ditional 5000 was rendered the land
lord this morning to cover the addi-
tional period including election day.
This sum. he said. was refused. and
| II was not until check for $4,000
had been put up that the offices were
opened
The final day Of e-election ten
sion brought no let down OF conf
dence on the part OF the major party
leaders Mr.. White began the day
by saying, Cox and Roosevelt will he
elected" He also predicted sub
stantial gains in hoise and senate.
( Will II. Hays, directing the repub-
lican campaign, gave out no official
statement. II am mute for tho
present. he said.