Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-04
Radio, Telegraph and Phone
to Be Used to Bring in
Reports on BaIIoting.
STARS ELECTION PARTY
TO BE STARTED EARLY
Analysis by Vile and Movies Will
Be Features-Special
Rules for Traffic.

VotelesS Washington stood curious
ly by today while 3o.00o,000 other
American citizens performed their
constitutional duty at the polls, and
though deprived of voice in tho
election of their country's President,
the residents of the National Cap
ital displayed their interest in how
the favored citizenry voted by pre-
pairing to learn tonight, through
every conceivable channel Of COM
momentous poll.
There were some of course, ordi-
narily considered Neutrality-suspicious.,
who lost their right to such a desig-
nation by stepping over into Virginia
or Maryland today to cast their
votes as real citizens do Others
previously had voted by mail or left
the city for distant points to name
their choice in person. All, however,
had foregone the privilege of being
Washingtonians by maintaining a
voting status in other jurisdictions
so that they might be true Amer
leans.
Day Brings solemn Privilege.
Sunrise this morning to the aver
age resident of the Capital meant it
was time to get up and exercise the
solemn privilege of shaking the fur
mace.
Sunrise over the Virginia and
Maryland hills today meant it was
high time that every man and wom-
an OF voting age was Scurrying to
the polls in exercise of sacred trust
imposed by great democracy.
Washington went about its usual
business today, but manifesting
Withal certain piqued interest in
matters elsewhere. The matters
elsewhere involved a temporary sus-
pension of usual business while all
concerned engaged in gigantic
three-cornered tug-of-war to decide
whether the followers of Calvin Cool
idge, John W. Davis or Robert NJ. La
toilette were the strongest.
The first-named principal viewed
the contest with little emotion from
the White House, confident that his
own tug-of-war men would uphold
his right to remain the Nations
Chief Executive another four years.
He and Mrs. Coolidge some days ago
had filled out absentee voters ball
lots and mailed them to Northamp-
ton, Mass. their home. There was
left nothing to do but await the re-
turns, which would begin to filter in
by wire and wireless as the sun set
over the country this evening. In
vited to hear with them the election
results were the cabinet members
and their families. of whom only a
few are in the city, together with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Stearns of
Boston, White House guests.
Get Special Service.
Special wires to convey direct to
the White House the Associated
Press, Western Union and Repub-
hcan national headquarters reports
have been installed, in addition to
the radio outfit already at hand.
Similar special arrangements for
receiving the returns have been made
by every political organization in
Washington, while hotels, clubs and
cafes announced election night"
parties. Theaters also have prepared
to announce the important returns
1t seemed today, however, that
nearly everybody who could walk or
ride was planning to conle downtown
tonight to watch the excitement in
front of newspaper Offices.
The Star holds an election night
program that should make it's build
ing Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue Mecca for all who can
crowd themselves into the broad ex-
panses Of the Avenue and adjoining
sidewalks.
Star Starts Early.
Served by the world famous As
sociated Press organization, supple
mented by the full Western Union
election service and the field reports
of special and staff correspondents,
the Star expects to flash on the man.
moth stereoptican screen in front of
hI1i inD afoi cd
an account Of the voting as is hu-
manly possible, starting about $50
pm. or earlier if the returns neces-
state.
But that is not all that is in store
for those who accept The Stars in
vitation to be present at it's election
party" In addition to the screened
bulletin news service that will be
shot forth, graphic and clear analy-
sis Of every important phase of the
returns will be hurled through a
newly invented loud speaker, directly
from the lips of Frederic William
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