The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-06
BALLOTS
CAST OF 1875
EXPECTED HERE
Morning Polls Rush Monopo.
lized by Women While Men
Will Vote Tonight
INTEREST NATION WIDE
Hoover and Smith Running
Neck and Neck in Texas:
Landslides Other Places
The polls close ut z %. m.

The polls close at p. m.
Bismarck's largest vote in history
was expected to be cast today as
voters thronged to the ten polls in
the city to cast their ballots in ia
vor Of Smith or Hoover, Maddox
or Shafer, other state and county
officers.
Women were appearing in as
great numbers as the men, accord
ing to election poll clerks, all re-
porting that about so per cent Of
the mornings voters had been
women.
Children played at leisure about
the doors of the various polling
places, apparently as interested in
the outcome of the election IS adults,
shouting who d. va vote fort" as
the electors filed from the doors.
Men and youths, and in some
cases women, were stationed at tho
doors distributing cards to voters ~
they arrived. Cards were designed
to boost this candidate Or that for
the various offices.
Old and feeble men and women,
and young and strong men and wom-
en-, flocked to the ballot boxes.
Good Weather Prevails
Typical Indian summer weather,
with the temperature ranging be-
tween 80 and SO degrees, encouraged
many to take to the outdoors on q
jaunt to the polls. Cars were brought
into play to a certain extent, but
not as many as were used during the
rainy primary election day, June q.
Temperature at q. m. was 80 de-
grees, and q warm sun had warmed
the air considerable before 8 o'clock,
and continued to shine most of the
day.
With 405 of a possible Al. yotes
cast. precinct So at the high school
led the 10 polling places il the city
today at p. m. Precinct sc also
had the greatest number cast.
A total Of 2,784 Of possible
1875 had cast their ballots at : o
m. at the 10 polling places.
Number of votes cast at the var
ious polling places a: 3 p. m. fo.
lows:
Precint 4s, North Ward school
2S6 Of 500.
Precinct ~, Titles garage, oC3 of
400.
Precinct so, Will schoo,. 2ce of
375.
Precinct 81, swimming pool, 329
of 500.
Precinct So, high school, 405 of
ATS.
Precinct SO, Richholt school. 800
Precinct 81. Copelin's garage, 2s5
Of $50.
Precinct IS, Association Of Com.
merce, 239 of 500.
Precinct Sc. fire hall, 254 of 318.
Precinct 81. st. Mary's school, 25s
Of 1856.
A total Of 1,s43 votes had been
cast in the city at noon.
Campaigns Close
Campaigns closed generally in the
state last night, with George F.
Shafer speaking at Darlington and
Walter F. Maddox speaking over
radiocasting station KGCU 1t Man
dan. Speculation as to who would
win the gubernatorial race ran high,
although there was little wagering
in evidence this morning.
The governors race is sharing the
states attention with the presiden-
tial race.
Democrats are picking Smith and
Maddox to win, while the Republic
cans are just rs confident that Hoo
yer and Shafer will receive the ma
jority vote.
Those interested in the election
returns are asked not to telephone
The Tribune tonight. Returns will
be tabulated and broadcast by RADIO
casting station KFYR. The Tribune
will issue m extra edition with
available returns early tomorrow
morning.
The Rex theatre has been secured
for the Tribune-KFYR party tonight,
and all those who would like to hear
the election returns and Major
Hoople's Hoopers are invited to At
tend. A loud speaker will be ar
ranged outside the theatre also.
City sirens were sounding at regu-
lar intervals throughout the day rs
= gentle reminder" to the city's
voters that this day is the day Of the
year, election day, and Ill factions
were making the usual claims Of
victory. q
(By The Associated Press)
The mighty political currents Of
1928 met 1t the polls today in :
tremendous whirlpool Of ballots.
Reports gathered by the Associat-
ed Press from every corner Of the
country tnld m ,1nvarvinO story ~