The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-06
ROADS LEAD TO
VOTING BOOTHS
IN ALL STATES
Nation Expresses Collective
Mind on President, Gov.
errors and Others
100000 ON REGISTRY
Nation Separates Precincts
Where Hoover and Smith
Will Cast Ballots
BY BYRON PRICE
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Associated Press Staff Writer)
, Glorified in the full power of their
sovereignty, the nations voters are
speaking their collective mind today
in IN election which will establish
new administration at Washington,
determine the politics Of the next
congress, and bestow governorships
in more than two-thirds Of the
states.
In every political subdivision of
the whole country, all roads lead to
the polling place. After q stirring
season Of debate, the ballot box has
become at last the melting pot of
the warning emotions Of q remark
able campaign.
With more than forty millions on
the registration books, every sign
pointed to the pyramiding Of . rec
ord-breaknig vote before the closing
of the polls tonight. Women. in un-
numbered thousands, were counted
among those who for the first time
we're answering the call Of the fran
chise.
Two precincts separated by the
width of the continent numbered
rMong their voters the two men
a.ho have most to gain or lose by
the national decision. Mr.. Hoover
found his polling place housed in
women's club building on the cam
pus of Stanford university, near his
residence in California. Governor
Smith discovered his in stationer's
shop on busy East Forty-eighth
street in his native city Of New York.
Just Two Voters
Having spoken their last preelec-
ton word to the electorate in
speeches last night over, the radio,
the two great figures in the cam
paign were today just two more
voters, exercising the America
right Of suffrage on a parity with
the millions Of their fellow citizens.
:, Election day also found the two
vice presidential nominees, returned
from their long travels up and down
the country, on hand in their homo
Observation-Disclosures Robinson 1T Lit
tie Rock, Ark, and Senator Curtis
ut Topeka, Kan. President Coolidge
made q flying trip from Washington
to vote at his home in Northampton,
Mass.
Prompted by experience, and mind
full Of the explosive issues which
have gone into the making Of the
campaign, election officials and citi-
zens' committees in several states
took extraordinary precautions to
police the polls. Texas rangers
were sent to preserve the peace in
one possible trouble sector near the
lMexican border. In Chicago $1,000
Special watchers were detailed to the
voting places.
With SO much popular interest
centering about the contest for the
presidency, the making over Of con-
gress and most of the state cam
paigns have been cast into shadow.
Neither national party organisation,
however, has overlooked the fact
that upon the votes cast today de.
ponds the political character of the
senate and house with which the
new president will have to deal.
Senate, House Close
As it now stands, the senate is
composed of As Democrats, AZ Re-
publicans, and one Farmer-Laborite.
There are two vacancies. What each
party very much desires, Of course,
is q dependable majority, and neither
has it now. Two Of the Republicans,
Norris Of Nebraska and Blaine Of
Wisconsin, are openly supporting
Smith, and there are several others
who rate themselves independent Of
party decisions.
Under the arrangement by which
only . part of the senate member
ship comes up for election every two
years, 81 members Of that body are
to be chosen today. IT. 50 happens
that most of those who have en-
countered serious opposition in their
campaigns for reelection are Demo-
Gratis.
The heavy registration this year,
believed by political observers to
forecast = nationwide vote Of be-
Tween thirty-five and forty millions,
is regarded Is certain to slow up the
collection Of returns.
While in most Of the states the
! polls close not later than D. M,
there are exceptions which would
still further delay definite informa-
ton Is to the result il the election
turned out to be close.