The New York herald., 1922-11-08
NO Sign OF CONFLICT
AT POLLING PLACES
Police and State Officials
Work Together in
Harmony.
VOTING GOES SLOWLY
Rush Does Not Start Until
Noon as City Lies in
Heavy Fog.
DEMOCRATIC WEATHER
DEMOCRATIC WEATHER
Republicans Telephone Up
State and Find It's Cloudy
There Too.

New York voted under q blanket or
fog which turned the day into twi-
light and misted the windshields OF
automobiles carrying sedentary citi-
zens to the polls. 1t was, as several
million persons sagely remarked,
Democratic weather. Republican
managers anxiousIy telephoned up
State and found to their grief that the
clouds prevailed there, too.
The nature of the day made for
slow voting. The city was laggard in
the early morning, but the usual rush
started about noon. 1t was estimated
that one-half its vote was cast by l
o'clock
Predicted conflict between the watch
ers scattered around town by Abraham
S. Gilbert. special Deputy Attorney Cen
eral. and the police at the polling
places did not take place. Despite the
letter writing of Gov. Miller and District
Attorney Banton and Mayor Hylan's
excitement. there was no unusual sum
of trouble. The watchers did their duty
and the police theirs. without seriously
disturbing one another's peace. Mr..
'"The police and my men are working in
perfect harmony None of my men has
been arrested by the police and neither
have my men arrested any policemen.
Arrests Dismiss
The first three men arrested on
charges of illegal registration we're re-
leased by Magistrates. Mr.. Gilbert con-
tended that the accused men should
have been held in nominal bail for at
least twenty-four hours. He said tba.
every case. including the cases dis
missed by Magistrates. would be taken
to the Grand Jury.
District Attorney Banton. after visit
ing his office. said he expected to visit
polling places and keep his ear to the
ground all day for rumblings OF trouble.
He had seven assistants in the police
courts, with Ferdinand Pecora super
vising them on the lower West Side and
George y. Brothers north of 125th
street. Meanwhile Otto A. Rosalsky,
Judge OF General Sessions. was in his
chambers ready for emergency action.
Ballots and record books were carried
to the polling places a. 5 A. NJ by
policemen. Ballot boxes were supposed
to have been kept at the polling places.
but In some instances the election Of
ncers could not find them.
Men predominated in the early vot-
ing. which started at o'clock. Women
became visible In large numbers after
the breakfast things were cleared away.
The heaviest voting before 10 o'clock
was in the Twentieth Congress district.
where f. IL. La GuardIa. Republican:
Henry Frank. Democrat. and William
Karlln. Socialist. had been canvassing
from house to house in their fight for
Congress.
Throughout the city Il was noted that
the voters did not spend much time in
the booths. This meant that compara-
lively few were splitting their ticket, al
though a good many Republicans ana
Democrats swerved from the straight
line to vote for Steinnaetz OF 5chenec-
tady, the electrical genius running for
State Engineer on the Sociallst-Farmer-
Labor ticket.
Scouts in Harlem reported that many
negroes, Republican by tradition. were
voting boisterously for Al Smith. One
of them gave this explanation, I'VE want
our gin back" The largest single family
OF voters was encountered In an Amster-
dam avenue barber shop. There were
John McCinty. warrant officer Of the
Washington Heights court. his wife and
children and several "in-laws"--ten
voters In all and ''ail for Al" McGinty
said. Among the West Side oddities
was a man. who. like President Wilson.
deems 10 his lucky number. State Sen
ator John ]. Boylan. running for Con-
grcss In the Fifteenth district. has
served thirteen years in the Legislature
and waited until 13 minutes past to
vote ballot No. IL in his polling place.
The Bronx voted faster than Manh5t-
tan. with one-auarter of the registration
exhausted by 10 o'clock. ~