Evening star., 1928-11-06
BY BYRON PRICE,
Associated Press stan Writer.


Glorified in the full power OF
their sovereignty, the Nations
voters are speaking their collec-
tive mind today in an election
which will establish new admin
istration at Washington, deter
mine the politics of the next Con-
gress 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 a STIR
ring season of debate, the bailoC
box has become at last the melt
ing pot of the warning emotions
of a remarkable campaign.
In nearly the whole country IL was
a fair-weather election. part OF New
England and some other Northern Sec
tionS voted under overcast skies, ana
there were showers at scattered points
in upstate New York, in Southern and
Eastern Texas. Louisiana and Mlssis-
sippi, and in some parts OF the ROCKY
Mountain States. Over most OF the
farm country and the South skies were
clear and roads good. Even where wet
weather prevailed, it did not greatly
reduce the big outpouring of votes.
Nominees Cast Votes.
With more than forty millions on
the registration books, every sign polnt-
ed to the pyramiding of record-breaK-
ing vote before the closing of the polls
tonight. Women, in unnumbered tnou-
sands. were counted among those VINO
for the first time were answering the
call of the franchise. In many places
extraordinary facilities had to be pro-
vided to permit complete recording
of the vote in the single day set ASIDE
by law.
Two precincts, separated by the width
of the continent, numbered among their
voters the two men who have most 10
gain or lose by the national decision
Mr.. Hoover found his polling place IN
a woman's club building on the campus
of Stanford University, near his resi-
dence in California Gov Smiths was
in stationer's shop on busy East Forty
eighth street in his native city of New
York
Having spoken their last prediction
word TO the electorate in speeches last
night over the radio, the two great hg-
ures of the campaign were today JUST
two more voters, exercising the Amerl-
can right of suffrage on 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 home pre-
cincts-Senator Robinson at Little
Rock, Ark, and Senator Curtis at To-
peka. Kans. President Coolidge made
a flying trip from Washington to vote
at his home i'll Northampton Mass.
Prompted by experience, and mindful
of the explosive issues which have gone
into the making of the campaign, elec-
ton officials and citizens committees IN
several States took extraordinary pre-
cautions to police the polls. Texas
Rangers were sent to preserve the peace
in one possible trouble sector near the
Mexican border In Chicago $4,000 spe-
cial watchers were detailed to the voting
places.
Congress Is Important.
With so much popular interest GEN.
tcring about the contest for the presl-
dency, the making over of Congress anc
most of the State campaigns have beer
cast into shadow. Neither nationa
party organization, however, has over
looked JIIe IacC JIlaC upon Cne FOCeS Gas
today depends the political character o.
the Senate and House, with which tht
new President will have to deal.
AS it now stands, the Senate is COM
posed of as Democrats. Al Republicans
and one Farmer-Laborite. There are
two vacancies. What each party very
much desires, Of course, is 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 sew
eral others who rate themselves indc-
pendent of party decisions.
Under the arrangement by Whicf
only a part of the Senate membership
comes up for election every two years
al members of that body are to bt
chosen today. 1t SO happens that mos
of those who have encountered serious
onposition in their campaigns for re-
election are Democrats. Among others
! the Republicans have made tena'
cions effort to unSeat Bruce of Mary
Ind Gerry of Rhode Island, Walsh o
Massachusetts, King of Utah. Wheele
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