Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-02

United States Senator James Hamilton
Lewis are standard bearers for the re-
publican and democratic parties. re-
spect:veiy. Reports of irregularities 1t
peliing places reached h Offices Of
The election commission and special
details were assigned TO precincts
where clashes were feared.
Wisconsin. ~
Milwaukee. Wis. Nov. s.-VotinE
started in Milwaukee with a rush,
many women being among the early
voters. Indications were that there
was much scratching"
Chief interest cen.ers in the out
come of the senatorial and guberna-
tortal contests. Ali parties had their
workers IL in full force. The weather
early was cloudy and cold.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia. Pa. Nov. 2.-Over-
cast skies vas the forecast for. cleo
zion today in Pennsylvania and early
indications pointed to anything but
cloudy n unseasonably warm.
Party leaders and workers exerted
every effort to &c, out their full vot-
in: strength. 1t IA one of the
quotes, presidential campaigns in
pennsylvania in years.
kentucky.
IL uisvil!c. Ky. Nov. Gold, clear
weather in the greater portion Of Ken
lucky brought out a heavy vote in to-
days election. Louisville was ex-
pected TO cast the largest vote in its
history. the registration having in
creased S per cent.
In addition TO president and United
States senator, there were contests in
nine of the eleven congressional dis
tricts. In the remaining two, one
Democratic n one Republican were
conceded the vote.
Oklahoma City. Okla. Nov. g.
With the cnfranchisement of women,
Oklahoma was expected to cast a vote
Of over 100000 today. interest being
conferred chiefly in the senatorial, con-
rrcssionai and state contests. There
was no ~subcrnatorial election. The
weather was clear and cold.
Ohio.
Columbus, Ohio. Nov. "A heavy
do"npour 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
o" n record vote in n of the hardest
fought political campaigns in the state.
Clearing skies and cooler weather
were promised later in the day.
Indications were, despite the rain
eligible to vote would. before night
fall. have cas- his or her ballot.
Women voters plus the normal in
crease in men voters, are expected to
swell Ohio's vote Il more than O.
100000. The previous record was
1.l65.000, cast in 1916.
Wisconsin.
LaCrose. Wis, Nov. "A heavy
snowfall here today threatened to keep
many farmers from the polls.
Several inches Of snow which fell
last night over Northern Wisconsin
has not greatly reduced voting
according to reports from country
districts. 1t is cloudy and cold in
Superior this morning. but there II
no precipitation. The vote was
especially heavy. @"'3
Wilmington. Del, Nov. 2.-E1ection
day in Delaware opened cloudy and
warmer. Both Democratic and Re-
puhlicans leaders claimed the state
and made extraordinary efforts to gel
out the full vote. Because of the
"iN|A NolAilJ u Liz "Oiudl NOLC OH
impartial observers classed the state
as doubtful.
Nebraska.
Omaha, Ncb.. Nov. Gold but
clear weather prevailed here today
following yesterdays s~nowstorm, Civ.
ing promise Of a heavy vote. :,
In northeastern and western Ne.
braska. where the storm reached biz.
card proportions, the roads are re.
ported very impossible, promising tt
reduce the vote in the rural district,
Of these sections. Ns~,#.
Maryland.
Baltimore, Nd. Nov. First re.
ports indicated a heavy vote here to.
day.
Georgia.
Savannah, Ga, Nov. 2.-Negre
women were refused ballots at voting
places here today. = Many negro
women have registered since the
suffrage amendment became, effective
but the election judges ruled they
were not entitled to vote because OF
six months before an election.
No white women presented them
selves at the polls.
West Virginia
Charleston, w. Va, Nov, Fin
spite of n drizzling rain. West Vir.
ginia voters went early to the polls
The only disorders reported was from
NOwhill, Kanawha county, where il
was alleged the ballot box had been
stolen. A party of government agents
were sent to h town.
South Dakota.
Sioux Falls. S. D.. Nov. 2.-south
Dakota awoke to fair weather this
morning. The sun promised to melt
snow and ice and the temperature
slowly rising giving promise of a
TEXAS.
Dallas. Tex. Nov. with gener-
ally fair but cold weather, promised
an ~unsusually large vote was expected
In Texas today. The Democratics
predicted the usual success for their
entire state ticket. The Republicans
claimed victory in the ninth and
fourteenth congressional districts
and also characterized the sixth DIST.
riots az doubtful"
Chief interest in the newly formed
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