Evening star., 1940-11-05

Earliest returns from New Eng
land and the South followed tradi-
tional lines, but larger totals than
in 1886 backed up predictions of
heavy vote. The first MidWestern re-
turn, from the tiny Michigan village
of Point Aux BarqueS, gave Wendell
L. Willkie IS and President RooSe-
welt 2. In 1886 the town gave Alf
M. Landon and Mr.. Roosevelt 6.
First incomplete returns from
Overland Park. Kans., on the Mis-
souri, border. gave Willkie l02 votes
and Roosevelt SIS. Landon carried
the county in 1886, 8318 to 6083.
Two Massachusetts towns, Mount
Washington and Goshen, gave Will
kie 172 and Roosevelt 81.
Early Voting Heavy.
In both rural areas and metropoli
tan districts of Ohio, voters appeared
to be ignoring the chilly rain Sec
retary of State George M Neffner
predicted the bad weather would not
upset his forecast of a record $780,
900 turnout.
Prospects for heavy vote in Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
we're improved by word from the
Weather Bureau at Kansas City
that rains had ceased everywhere
In that area excepting Southeastern
Texas.
In New England generally, cleo
ton officials reported an early heavy
vote, particularly in the large cities
an industrial areas. The balloting
was only normal for the first few
hours in Vermont Skies were over
cast in most sections of the North
east but the weather was warm and
favorable for large vote.
At Houston, one of the few places
in Texas which reports the vote
trend throughout the day, unofficial
returns gave the President 756 votes
to 174 for Mr.. Willkie in 33 of Har-
ris County's 149 precincts.
The early turnout of voters in
Illinois was generally heavy despite
the unsettled weather.
Heavy voting was reported also
In North Carolina and Virginia, but
there was light turnout in solidly
Democratic South Carolina.
willl<ie Votes in New York.
Mr.. Willkie was among the mil
lions who cast his ballot before
noon. Entering the polling place at
a public school in New York City,
he said in response to a question
that he was going to vote straight
Republican"
President Roosevelt cast his vote
at Hyde Park shortly after noon.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs.
James Roosevelt, the Presidents
mother, and Miss Marguerite LIE
Hand, personal secretary to the
President, also voted at the same
time.
Mrs. John N. Garner, wife of the
Vice President, cast her ballot at
Uvalde, Tex. Mr.. Garner did not
accompany her to the polling place,
and whether he would vote later
was not disclosed.
The Socialist presidential candi-
date, Norman Thomas voted in New
York with the observation that this
is the worst campaign in all my
political memory and that goes for
both old parties"
Sharon First to Report.
First in the Nation to record its
vote was little Sharon, N. H, which
tabulated "a votes for Mr.. Willkie
and seven for Mr.. Roosevelt at IL
minutes after midnight. This COM
pared with the hamlet's 1882 score
Of II for Mr.. Hoover and one for
Mr.. Roosevelt, and the 1896 record
Of l3 for Mr. Landon and three for
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Another New Hampshire COM
munity, Harts Location, counted 8
for Mr.. Willkie to S for Mr.. Roose-
velt. In 1886 the voters of Harts
Location cast IL votes for Mr..
Roosevelt and for Mr.. Landon.
Among the early reporters, Nut
bush, N. c., gave all its "a regis
tered votes to Mr.. Roosevelt. In
1886 Nutbush voted $40 for the
President.
In the Deep South Alabama's
first count of absentee ballots, in
Montgomery County, gave the Pres
ident $50 votes and the Republican
nominee 5.
The responsibility of registering
presidential choices was the first of
many confronting voters. In addi-
ton. there we're the IS seats in the
Senate and the 432 seats in the
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