Evening star., 1932-11-08

the clty'S S,704 pOlunS plACeS 10 VOCe
for Federal and State offlcials and for
a new mayor to take the place vacated
by James J. Walker.
Heavy early voting was reported from
some scattered districts, but on the
whole indications were that voting was
proceeding normally, neither in hasty
tude.
All the voting in New York City was
done for the first time on machines
and there was little early trouble with
them. Those who wished to vote for
persons not on the ballot did 50 with
their pencil.
Commissioner Edward p. Mulrooney
assigned 1857 policemen to the polling
places and more than 200 special deputy
United States marshals were on duty
There we're various early complaints of
fraudulent voting, but investigation dis
closed insufficient evidence to justify
action. There was one report that a
single voter had cast Is votes. Durins
the first four hours Of voting there were
no arrests.
The Election Frauds Bureau of the
Hoover Engineers Committee said it
had received hundreds of reports of al
legged frauds in election polling places
at New York from its 2,l00 watchers.
The complaints ranged from repeat
ing to intimidating and jostling voters
to prevent them from casting their bal
lots. During the first hour Of voting
such complaints were received at the
rate Of 10 a minute.
I'VE have received enough charges
of repeating to make us believe repeat
ing started with the opening CT the
Ill . H., A
Demarest, Republican candidate for
charge Of the bureau.
Heavy New England Vote.
A heavy early morning vote was in
dicated in several large New England
cities today, according to a dispatch
from Boston In that city and in Cam
bridge. at Fall River and Providence,
r. l.. observers told Of steady stream
Both worcester and Springfield re-
ported heavy voting, with several pre-
cincts in the former city reporting 200
voters in the first hour Of balloting.
Concord, N. H., also reported heavy
vote.
The weather over New England was
generally overcast, with rain or threat
of rain. and temperature ranged from
warm in Portland, Me, to raw and cold
at Concord
Crowds Out in Michigan.
The greatest outpouring Of voters In
Michigan's history seemingly was piling
up an unprecedented number Of bal
lots in today's election. it was reported
from Detroit Inspired by one Of the
keenest campaigns the State ever has
experienced, voters throughout the
State were casting their ballots early
and in not a few places as much as
10 per cent Of the total registration in
many of the States 3,4l7 precincts had
been recorded three hours after the
polling places opened.
Rain or threatened rain was reported
from many places, but it failed to keep
voters from standing In lines before
the voting booths.
The balloting indicated that predic-
tons of an aggregate ballot of approx
mately 100000 would be realized. The
estimate was made by Howard C. Law
renee. State treasurer and chairman Of
the Republican State Central Commit
tee, and officials of both parties. Four
years ago the total ballot was slightly
over 100000
In Detroit, almost every voting place
had a waiting line.
Ohio City Vote Large.
Reports from cities and rural areas
indicated the heaviest vote in Ohios
history, according to 4 dispatch from
Columbus.
Favored by warm. cloudy weather,
voters began marching to the booths as
soor. as they were opened at $50 am.
Eastern standard time). Voting was
especially heavy in Cleveland. Toledo
Columbus, Akron, Dayton and other
cities.
Rural roads were all in good condi-
ton. and a generous early farm vote
was reported.
Approximately 100000 persons had
voted in Cleveland and suburbs before
noon. Board OF Election officials esti-
mated. They predicted a record vote
of 100000 in the county. Long lines OF
voters stood at many polling places.
A tremendous press of early morning
ballots swamped city polling places In
Oklahoma today, and some pre- cinct
officials were obliged temporarily to lock
their doors in order to handle the
crowds, it was reported from Oklahoma
City.
A vote Of $50. almost double that of
the August primary at the same hour
had been cast in six Of the IL pre-
cincts of Pittsburg, Kans., at Q am
today.
Precinct workers at Salina. Kans
said early voting was breaking all city
records there Polling places were
damned. At some, voters stood in line
for an hour.
Rain in Pennsylvania.
Heavy voting was reported through
out Pennsylvania, despite rainy weather
over most of the State and lack Of
general interest excepting In the presi-
Dental contest and scattered congres.
sional fights.
Rain drenched early voters in Phila.
delphia and as far west as the Allie
gheny Mountains but there was an In
dian Summer sun in Pittsburgh ane
western counties
Pittsburgh leaders Of the two major
parties predicted at noon that recorc
vote of 481.279 would be cast In thu
Pittsburgh district.
The heavy vote bore out predic'
tions OF political leaders following tht
registration Of 3,912.672 in Pennsyl
vania. OF these. 2,sl1 ,068 are Repub
licans and 833,977 are Democrats
There was a heavy increase in regis
tration particularly In the rural dis
tricts.
Several State troopers patrolled tn.
streets OF Homestead, Pittsburgh stee
center, but Capt. Jacob Mauk said:
We're here merely in case OF emer
pencv: we have not been ordered here.
S. Davis Wilson, leader of the Roose
welt independent movement IN Phila
delphia, said more than 200 complaint
of general and varied character" wer'