The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-11-05

Election day. November 4, 1874,
In this county proved rather rough
with threatening storm and voters
hunted spots out of the wind. The
local contests proved more OF inter
est than the national candidates as
groups of men congregated and
talked over the candidacy OF their
favorites.
The judgeship contest warmed UP
occasionally and friends of both
Kenny and Guild we're out hustline
early md late. Stories were sprung
and ns rapidly contradicted, making
II lively about the points OF concen-
tration.
Automobiles were pressed into SER
vice for the people who would dodge
election troubles and many were TAX
en- to the polls that otherwise would
have remained at home.
Voting was slow during the morn
Ing and only livened up at the end
of the day. The old process of hold
ing on until the last minute prevailed
among the men, while the women
came and went with little indication
of Just how they cast their ballots.
That many voted split ballots Is
from the count In the evening. Party
lines were never as badly shattered
as this election, mainly from the de.
Election OF the two old parties toward
the La Toilette side. The La Toilette
people seemed to be more determined
In their following out their set pur
pose than the other party followers
and II was evident that they had
their minds made up from the be-
ginning. II an Independent vote was
swung off the path II was unknown
to the old line fighters.
Business was practically at stand
still throughout the day as no one
talked anything but election and the
guessing at results started early with
few bets on state and local candi-
dates.
Numerous voters came In from dts
tances to cast their ballots. among
them being Mayor Tedford who made
the trip from Winnemueca. voted and
returned to his contract. driving 800
miles to exercise his franchise.
During the past several weeks lit
tie enthusiasm has been evinced as
10 the election In general. The sew
eral speakers that came to this city
we're all accorded a good hearing and
all party members attended as the
audiences were more complex than
usual owing TO party splits.
II is the general impression that
few II any votes were made through
the stage talks that were made, as
voters Immediately following the
nominations commenced TO show that
there was trouble in the air. Old
line Republicans and Democrats
slipped from the roll and at once
engaged in opening a new campaign
for the third party candidates
The legislative contest grew keei
during the last hours OF the day and
there was some hustling among
those who favored their particular
candidates for commissioner Exag-
Btihtod btoilts Ncic diludt anu Hbihf
were dense enough to take them In
as truth. As rule the men who
faced the electors did so with no
strings tied and the victors are en-
titled to their respective offices
Coolidge for president is the YER
dict of the American people. Incom
plete returns from over the nation
indicate that President Coolidge will
go to the electoral college with n
sufficient majority to settle any pos
sibility of the election going to the
house.
New York. which was anticipated
as going for Smith for governor. In
dicates that Roosevelt will carry the
state by a substantial majority. So
far as indicated LaFollette will nat
Gerry a state In the union and his
vote has been overestimated through
out the nation.
Early in the evening redio mes
sages indicated a pronounced Repub-
lican victory. Telegraphic report
confirmed the radio messages and
the hopes of the Democrats and Inde
pendents evaporated Indications arc
that the state of Nevada will be close
presidentially and that Richards and
Arentz are running close. At 10
O'Clock last evening with AS out OF
the 224 precincts. incomplete. Davis