Evening star., 1928-11-06


of Montana and Edwards of New Jer-
Sey, all Democrats.
The entire membership OF the House
is chosen every even year. In the pres
ent House there are 231 Republicans
and 1913 Democrats, and even though
the House Republican organization has
it's bloc of independents, the wider
margin of safety has made 1t less easy
for Democratic-insurgent coalitions to
succeed than in the Senate Both
Democrats and Republicans are pre-
dieting gains in todays election.
Returns to Be Slow.
" The heavy registration this year, be-
lieved by political observers to forecast
q Nationwide vote of between 35 and
40 millions, is regarded as certain to
slow up the collection of returns. -Four
years ago, when the vote was 29,00O,-
600, the result was known fairly early
in the evening. That would be possible
this year only in case of very decisive
majority one way or the other.
While in most States the polls close
not later than pm, there are excep-
tions which would still further delay
definite information as to the result
if the election turned out to be close
The last polling places to close their
doors are in Washington, Oregon and
the City of San Francisco, where the
hour is PM, Pacific time, or IL pm,
Eastern time. The earliest and con-
sequently the first to be heard from
in every election, are in sections OF
New England.
Just as the radio has played a star
role in the campaign, SO it will carry
the returns to millions more than ever
listened in at any previous election. The
country will be blanketed by big ano
little networks crowding the ether with
election figures.
Ball0ting Is Heavy.
Reports gathered by the Associated
Press from every corner of the country
told an unvarying story of national
turnout, quickly leaving previous rec
ords far behind. Almost everywhere
women were among the voters in un-
precedented numbers.
The first hours Of the voting were
orderly, despite the bitterness of the
issues which were being washed out In
the tidal upheaval at the ballot box
In widely distributed precincts some
minor troubles developed. New Jersey
where party leaders have been quarrel
ing over registration, reported few
arrests.
The days Nationwide tendency to-
ward early voting was reflected in a
new record in the two Massachusetts,
precinct; which for years have prided
themselves on being first to report their
returns. Both of them came under the
wire this year before Z am with 10O
per cent reports of the choice of Their
handful of voters. Always heavily Re-
publican, these precincts gave all the
best OF 1T to Hoover. Two early count
ing precincts in the South, one in Ala
bama and one in South Carolina, show
ed lopsided majorities for Smith. One
| collection OF precincts In Houston. Tex
however, reported Smith and Hoover
running neck and neck.
Throngs Wait to Vote.
Reports as to the magnitude of the
early vote everywhere were so unprece-
dented AS to be almost unbelievable
In East and West and South the OPEN
ing of the polls found long queues of
men and women waiting eagerly
Throughout succeeding hours the run
grew steadily in proportions as election
officials worked at top speed to record
the Nations verdict.
In Kansas City officials estimated
that one-fourth of the total vote had
been cast before am. Chicago was
voting at the rate of 100000 an hour.
AT 10 am. 40 per cent of Manhattan
and Brooklyn had voted.
The early turnout in Milwaukee was
three times that in the corresponding
hours Of the Fall primary. Buffalo re-
ported $4,000 votes cast by 10 am
One-f1fth of the registered vote of Ohio
was in the ballot boxes by 8 am
Worcester, Mass, produced increases OF
from 80 to SO per cent over the voting
records of early hours on previous elec-
I ton days.
Everywhere the story was the same
States like Pennsylvania and Vermont
where the overwhelming Republican
| preponderance has made national elec-
tions mean little in the past, turned out
in unprecedented numbers. In all OF
the usually solid Democratic South the
tallies mounted quickly past all previous
records. The whole Nation was voting
heavily and voting early.