The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-06
Largest Poll
In History
Under Way
so Million ELIGIBLE
To bollot; Wooihos
Generally rois


NJ IffE G. W1lauN
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The unprecedented i.sus of
4 third term went Ia the
people today.
They are choosing between
Franklin u. Roosevelt and
Wendell /. Wilikie for prssi-
dent Of the United siatsn.
The national election day
weather forecast vss general
~ fair.
stirred ~ political dispute - u
has not been sines 1914. the nnfiun
has registered 90 ON no voters
and The largest poll IN hI.tory 10
under ssy.
Republicans are battling sot
only IN via N. white iiaas~. hsl
tbs liasa.~ II Representative
Some political fuferasters ssiisve
tho presidential eIeessau may 20
sns way and the congressional
choice another.
There arv ~ tislis1 neoees
Senators ~ ~ eeret~f. ~ "
h . usAsheussssrai eesselmey--
heesn.~ 81 ne @sseatts
ssseagsh In ssashevn ssnsss--
thas nepuh,sesns snns~e 80
Tire uppes hsssse.
The s~sss NJ ~ sD3 nsepnr
hess ~ the tosss.e wsvo -
ssshs iris yees. xentns s1pren1
her three ss~sss>s aetegnstsa
last nepsesueles. - shss al
s~sfs ase ftlos1 ts1ny. To sep-
s~s~sass,ves fssm noas.s =
ere nepshtsessa
Thirty I'VE sssh~snseessn1
eleettsee we're eae1e1. -
soaiss ard Iestsisss stsse1y
have made fh~is eh~tees. leas.
Ing ~ IN ~ ese~tea te1oy.
Tha presidential snnfssf psnm.
lsss To Be- the eios~st In popular
ypss slnes 1919. when Woodrow
wiisan aefessed Charles fEsans
Hughes BY plurality II sppront-
matsiy sd0 coo sntes nut the slec-
tsrsl wits could be lopsld~d either
ssy. desplts slose popular vos~.
me final betting osids fsvors<1
Roosevelt. evidently s~esus~ nsss
observers hsilsssa he could drug
ons or mofs II ths big STATES
even New fak with IL ~ sl~e-
tarsl setss and stlIl yin ~Ith hla
backlog u sur. solid south support.
ssllikis probably must sass Ill ths
Industrial states 10 MIN.
President Roosevelt closed
his campaigns Nth a prayer.
Almighty bless our
land With honorable industry.
sound learning and pure man
ners. Save ss from rioieHee.
d,seord and confusion. from
pride and arrogance and
from every srii uay. Defend
our liberties . Justice and
peace al home obsdlsnes
10 thy iap .. IN time Of
prosperity. fA our hearts
10Th fhankfninsss. and IN the
day Of trouble. suffer mot our
trust IN thee 10 fad. Amen.~
BE had pledged again that ~
%oslld not sess fourth tstm. snf
IN tA~ last hour nj fhs last day
before the sleetion ne -, - noms
II Hyde Park with hls family add
reminded ths psopis that thsy srs
II peace. free 20 i've thslr ordinary
lives. 70 DO and say and sorshIp
~ they please.
WlIlkls sfoks during . falinlxhs
70 /. m. rally st the Ritz thsa-
.sr In sss York City.
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