TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 19161.
THE NEWS' AND OBSERVER
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ARRESTS FOLLOW.
BIG LIQUOR HMD
Warrant Out For Sherwood
Upchnrch, Charged With
Having Liquor For Sale
125 PINTS CAPTURED
Oris Branch and Ray Williams
Arrested, Branch Furnishes
Bond But Williams Is in Jail.
Warrant Out For James
Branch; Other Arrests May
Follow
Following the rapture of 128 pinta of
liquor yeiterday about noon In a room
a the second floor of the building at
407 Fuyetteville etreot, warrants were
swora oat by the police against
Sherwood Vpchurch, former city sanl
tary Inspector and well-known politi
cian. Bay Williams, Oris Branch, and
James Branch. Williams and Oris
Branch, were arrested. Branch being
later liberated under $300 bond, but
early this morning Vpchurch or James
Branch had not been, apprehended,
Williams is held in default of SI. 000
bond and is charged with selling liquor.
Oris Branch is also charged with sell
iag liquor. The warrant against Up
church charges him with baring liquor
in his possession for sale.
The raid on the Fayetterille street
building, made by Officers Lloyd,
Beasley, Pierre and Foster, is the be
ginning of activities by the police de
partment that bid fair to result In one
of the most sensational liquor eases in
Bnrrighmncrnh"tginntng of "prohT-
bttion. It was not until W. F. Brock
well, key expert, was employed by the
police, that the raiding party gained ae
eess to the place. The liquor was found
packed in two sample easea and waa la
117 pint aad 18 half-pint bottles. It
is now aafely.storsd away in the police
station until further investigation.
ChLelEosBiS4 itated laatnight that
the raid aad arrests were made after
careful work and along well laid plans
of the police department. He stated
that the liquor found in the Fayetterille
Street building was the property of
Sherwood Upehureh, but did aot give
any Information that will throw any
light on the nature of the evidence the
police have secured against the men
under arrest and for whom warrants
have been drawn.
Other arrests are expected to follow
today. Chief Koonee has several man
working on the cases now and develop
ments may prove intensely interesting.
Confidence in Camps of Both
Rival Claimants
(Coatlnaed from Psga Oae.)
For The Democrats.
Chicago, Ills., Nov. 6. Senator Walsh,
manager of the Westers Democratic Na
tional Headquarter today received a
somber or telegrams from Democratic
leaders in Western States predicting
access for Wilson and Marshall at to
morrow's election.
Claims For Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. fl. Campaign
managers on Pennsylvania, devoted
their energies to the final preparations
for getting out the vote at tomorrow's
election. Estimates of the respective
party leaders have not been changed.
the Republicans declaring thai Psnnsyl-
vanta will go back to the Republican
presidential column with at least 200,000
plurality for Hughes. The Democratic
leaders say they expect a greatly in
creased vote for President Wilson over
1012.
The Democrats have been making an
exceptional effort to Increase their rep
reeentatlon in Con grew and are pre
dicting success, t The Bepublieaa leader
say they will elect at least 31 of the
. 88 congressmen. There are now six
Democrats" in Congress from Penary!
vnnia.
Casspalga la Laalslaaa.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 6. A hard
fought campaign closed tonight in ths
third Louisiana district, where , Wsds O.
Martin, Democrat, is stehiag to wia
back the seat in Congress won two year
ago by Bep. Whit Martin, Progressive.
la the seven other distnete Democrats
were unopposed. Victory for the Dem
ocratic presidential electors was eoa
eeded. but Bepublieaa and Progressive
loaders claimed results would show
gains for their parties, the Progressives
expecting John M. Parker, candidate for
Tie president would receive several
thousand votes.
Missouri Elector Commit Salclde.
St. Louis, Mo, Nov,- 8. Frank B.
Buhr, Bepublieaa candidate for Presi
dential elector, from the tenth Missouri
district, committed suicide today, there
by leaving a vacancy on the Bepublieaa
ballot. The Republican Bute committee
met and -nominated Henry Ke rating to
ill the vacancy.
The nomination of Eersting waa too
lata to get on ths official ballot, aad
Bepublieaa voters will be urged to write
ia tho nam.
It ia aot thought possible, however,
that this information will reach all the
voter of the State, and it ia predicted
that thousands will vote for the dead
" The Aaalh. af Ruhr anil tha eleventh
hour nomination of Eersting, it is
- thought may result in a division of tho
---rpituimM . sue cmivi iiuw uw
Tenth district and even if Hughe tnr
f rice the State it is possible that a Demo
era will ba elected ia that district.
Should the Stat go Democratic the
death of Buhr will hav no effect ia the
. electoral college. '
Republican Culm It,
Chicago. Ilia, Nov. . Alvta T. Hart,
.' manager of western Bepublieaa national
headquarters, today received telegrams
froat national committeemen, state
chairmen aad local leaders from every
State ia the jurisdiction of tha wester
campaign committee predicting Victory
for Hughe d Fairbanks at ths poll
tomorrow. -
, Ckstag Apaeala la New York. .
Hew York. Nov. 6V With Governor
Whitman aad -' Senhnrr. Renahli.
eea aad Democratic candidates for Gov
eraer, respectively, making anal appeal
t the vter af lhl eity ta Xew lark
State campaign cloosd tonight Tks head
waea mate uexet joiaa aia campaign
manager la professing eoafideae la ths
outeom of the balloting tomorrow.
Besides voting for presidential ejec
tor aad a State ticket tha voter of
this State will elect a Catted State
Senator, a eongtrslonal delegation aad
will pas oa tho proposition of a (10,
000100 bond issu for a site for a State
para ana aeeiae ' whether to call a
other constitutional ennvaatina
Forecast of ths result tomorrow
varied widely, but it waa generally
arreed that tha tide far tka aatinael
ticket would be turned by those who
voted a Progressive four year ago.
tee esauus tan ana - Boosevelt - oti
ia IBIS waa 845-SS0 aa MannJ aritk
633,373 for Wilsoa. Ia Greater New
xora, waiea ta Bepublican concede
will return a Democratic plurality thla
year, ths Taft and Boosevelt vote to
gether exceeded by 3,092 that east for
... .
miiaoa.
Ths Republicans eontend the greater
part of those who supported Boosevelt
four year ago will awing to Hughee
una year, it was asserted at Demo
crat ia State hen4 nnartar. that a
ful canvass of every eounty indicated
serious inroaas will be mad by Presi
dent Wilson on the normal Republican
Pluralities UD-State and that tha Damn.
rati plurality In Greater New York will
more i nan onset the Bepublieaa lead
down to tha Harlem river
On tha ava af toAnrma1. v
chairmen of both the Bepublieaa and
democratic Biat committee claim vie
wry oy at least 100,000.
Faetleaal Fight la Florida.
Jacksonville. FIa Nov. With l-.A
or predictinc a heaw vote tha
la Florida eloeed tonight with meeting
ia every section or the But. In the
rae for Oovernor Sidney J. Catta, who
appears on the ticket h. nu;.. .
group of Democrats, and as Prohibition
canaiaaie as well, is opposing W. V.
wno receivea tee Democratic
nomination over Catts aftar a run..i
Of Meond Choice nrinarr ant fln
auen or aey west, th.. Bepublieaa
nomiaee io r uovernor. Is expected to
POlI a food Vota in anma M.j.t!An. T.
is freely predicted that the Deraoe'raU
nauonai ticaet will (weep the State.
Heavy Vote la Mlsanarf.
Bt. LoUia. Nov. A nnnhll.
say the heavr reviatraXnn in at i.-;.
indioate a Bepublican plurality which
wui orereom ut Demoerati vote ia
ine rural districts.
Both Democratic ant InnMU.
ers tonight claimed the Htate. The fact
that prohibition is to be voted oa ia
"Pwo to onng out a heavy vote.
Democratic leaier. ara ..ilj..t wrn
son wUl carry the Bute and that Jaae
A. Beed. for Hanatnr aJ r,Lli.k
Gardner, for Governor) will get a vote
approximately a large.
Flaal Appeal Ia Connecticut.
New Haven, Nov. 0. With the final
appeal made to Connecticut voters, both
Bepublican and Democratic managers to
night reiterated their claims of victory
tomorrow by wide margins. Bepublieaa
leaders assert that 95 per cent of the
Progressives of four years ago hav
returned to the fold, but the Democrat
dispute this. The Progressive vote ia
iv in was 34,129.
Fight Ia Tonnes.
Naahvilla, Nov. 6. While ram pain
manager made their final appeal to
night to the voter at rallies in orao-
tieally every eounty in Tennessee, plan
war perfected at Democratic and Be
publieaa headquarter hero for bring
ing out a record-breaking vote tomor
row. Statements issued by both head
quarter reiterated claim that tomor
row would bring victory for their re
spective ticket, both National aad
State.
Aside from the Presidential campaign.
on of the most active In recent years,
the contests for United States Senator
and Governor have been especially hard
fought. Kenneth D. McEellar, Dun op
eratic nominee for Senator, ia opposed
by former Governor Hooper, Bepublican,
and Governor Bye, candidate for re-eleo-
tlon, 1 opposed by John W. Overall, Be
publieaa, and L. D. Wiles, Socialist
Both Democratic and Bepublieaa candi
dates for Congress have been named
la seven of the ten districts of tha
State.
Big Vote Ia Massachasette.
Boston. Mass.. Nov. . With fair
weather tomorrow political leader pre
dict the record of 515,000 votes, east ia
Massachusetts last year, will be broken.
Bepublieaa claim of a plurality in ex
eess of 75,000 for Hughes, and Demo
cratic forecasts of at least a S0.000 rio-
tory for Wilsoa in tha Stat wr na
changed tonight, Oovernor MeCall sad
Senator Lodge are aeeking re-eleetioa
opposed by F. W. Mansfield aad J. F.
Fitzgerald, Democrat, respectively.
Officer On Guard.
Charleston, W. Va Nov. . In an ef
fort to secure aa honest election, rep
resentative of the Department of
Justice hav been assigned for duty at
various voting preeiasta ia counties la
Southern West Virginia tomorrow, ac
cording to an announcement made her
tonight by W. G. Barahart, United
State district attorney. Political lead
er predict the heaviest vote ever polled
in West Virginia will be east. Joseph
H. Gaines, Bepublieaa, and Clem
Shaver, Democratic State chairman, re
iterated their statement tonight that
their parties would carry the State, the
former claiming a plurality of 201100
and ths latter from 22,000 to 25,000.
Both Side Claim Kentucky.
Louisvills, Ky Nov. 6. Bepublieaa
and Demoerati campaign manager re1
sewed their claims tonight that Ken
tucky would, give its electoral vote to
their party candidate. Bepublican
leaders claim tha State for Hughe by
at least 9,200 vote aad declare they
are .certain to elect five oat of eleven
representatives. ' A plurality la ths
Stat of aot lea than 15,000 is claimed
for President Wilsoa by Demoerati
managers.
Vet la Mkhlgaa.
Detroit. Mich Km. a Pranaaatinaa
were complete tonight to handle and
safeguard the election la Michigan to
morrow, which is expected te bring oat
tha heaviest vote in tha fmttaa hiatanr
The fight to make Michigaa dry by a
eoBstitatioaal amendment aad t k
Counter contest to let each community
rmlaftf ' fts lianer trafXa mmAm aa
ameadment providing for . home rule.
everanaaowea even ue presidential
struggl.- Dry aad wet force were each
claiming victory. If both amcadateata
are adopted the home rule law eaa be
aaaita afltata Cm aa OtaA .M.l.
1 il . : . . i t . . . , I
m ruwrnei yivvwua T'm 'I taa laav
prosidsatial ' candidate would carry
VQekigan, - -- , '
: Btreaaee la ladlaaa.
Iadiaaapolis, lad, Nov. 6V Ths last
word la ea af tn moat strenuous cam
paign la the history of Indiana waa
aid tonight, aad all ovsr tha State
leaders of various parties prepared to
devote their energies tomorrow to get
ting cut the vote. Leader of the two
major partiee reiterated their opinion
that their respectiv parties will carry
Indiana for President, and both United
State Seaatora. There ia keea interest
ia th election of thirteen Represent
Uvea, Ia 1912 the Democrats elected all
thirteen from Iadiaaa,' but la 1914 th
Betmblieaa sleeted two. Ia the fifth
district Eugea V. Deb is th Socialist
candidate aad his supporter predict hi
aleetioa.
Vic President Marshall aad Charles
W. Fairbanks, th Bepublieaa vice presl
deatial aomiacc, will receive the return
at their respectiv home tomorrow
ain-ht.
Th Prohibitionists expect to poll a
heavier vote than ever before la the
State, leader ia that party said tonight
Both Sides CUlm nils.
Chicago, Nov. 6. Bepublican aad
Demoerati campaign managers each
claimed Illinois by 150,000 oa the eve
of letioa tonight.
After receiving final reports from
vary county In th State both Fred E.
Sterling. Beflublleaa Stat enairman
aad Arthur W. Charles, Democratic
State chairman, announced they were
more confident than ever of success. It
ia estimated thr are 1,800,000 voter
la UliaoU. of which about 000,000 ara
womsa who will cast their first vote for
President at tomorrow's eleetioa. Both
the Bepublieaa and Deraoeartie leader
claim a majority of the women vote
which may be tha deciding factor. Ia
all th poll taken by party organise
tions st least 30 per cent of th voter
declined to say how they intended to
vote, and each eld claim a majority
of this silent vote.
Chicago ha 808,119 voter registered.
604,421 mea and 303,608 women, aad
party leader admit that tha presidential
candidate who carries the city by a large
plurality la almost certain to sweep ths
State.
Bepublieaa manager claim Chicago
by 55,000 while the Democratic leaders
expect to carry the city by 75,000. The
normal Bepublieaa plurality ia the State
I between 75,000 and 150,000.
Large Vote la Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga Nov. 6, Despite the fact
that little real effort has been made to
get out Voters. Democrats predicted to
night that Wilson would be givea one
of the largest popular majorities vr
accorded a presidential candidate ia
Georgia.
Reports from several sections indl
eat that Bepublieaa and Progeeaive,
who hav united force ia the national
election, are counting on some sucDort
from that faction of the Democratic
party knowa aa tha "Torn Watsoa fol
lowing." Many Democrats, however,
deny that there has beea a split in the
raana.
Big Tote In California.
San Franeiaea. (VL. Nov. fl Tnil
tions wsrc apparent today of a tre-
maaaoua vote throughout California to
morrow accord in e to nnlitleal laaitara.
issues waits seemed to outline them
civ most sharply oa the srs of ths
eleetioa were Hughea or Wilson, wet or
dry. aad Governor Hiram W Jnhnanm
Bepublieaa, or George H. Hat ton. Demo
crat, ior too uniua state (Senate.
The headquarter of the prohibitioa
force here nredleated a laarfaliHa tnw
amendment No. 2, restricting th sale
or liquor in puone drinking place and
retail store, aad a wianina vote of BOO .
000 for complete prohibitioa in a state
ment aiven out uuiav
Both Bepublican aad Democrat are
claiming u mate.
Wet aad Dry Fight
Dc Moinea. Iowa. Now. ft Final
diction of th outeom of th general
election in low were issued tonight
at utate Headquarter by Republican
aad Demoerati State chairmen, the Be-
puoueaas claiming 40,000 for Hughee
whil th Democrat predicted a plural
ity or vjjjuv tor WUsoa.
While aurjnartera nf W. T.
Republican eaa Hi Hat a Saw ni.raAv n.
dieted hie eleetina Avar K T U.Mith
Democratic candidate, party lines had'
beea so far erased by factional "wet"
and rfrTH Mtrral.. a. tn .V. k.
plurality foreeasta of th two partiee
wrgeiy guesa wora, it was said, intense
Interest ia th State campaign. It was
expensa, would Drtng oat a Heavy vote
Prehthltlea la Nebraska. '
Omaha, Neb, Nov. . Th "wets" and
'dry ended their vigorous campaign
tonight with both equally confident of
victory. Bepublieaa leader claim th
State by a majority of 10,000 to 20,000,
while the Democrat claim tha 8 tat for
Wilsoa with a lead of S5.000.
Interact la th United State Sena
torial rae ia keea. with both caadi
date, Senator Gilbert M, Hitchcock aad
Joha Ia Keaaedy, eoafidant of success.
rVshiMttea la Maryland.
Baltimore. Nov. 6. Democratic and
Bepublieaa State chairmen tonight
claimed Maryland for the respectiv
head of the aatioaal ticket and the
candidate for the United State Senate.
While the Democrats expressed eoafl-
dene that they would elect Coagrmanea
from four districts aad placed th other
two la th doubtful so rum a. u Beputm-
caa said there waa a good chance for
them to at least divide the Congressional
delegatioa. .
The prohibitioa oueetion will be voted
oa la th remaining eleven "wet" unit
a the State, including the cities or
Baltimore, Aaaapelia, Cumberland.
Has rote wa, Frederick aad Havre d
Grace.
Bhsae Ticket.
Columbia, a C, Nov. . With five
electoral ticket la th field bnt with
the Democratic ticket virtually certain
to wia by a" large majority. Interest in
South Carolina tonight ccatered ia the
sis of ths vote, which th so-called
bolters will east agaiaat Governor Maa
alag, the Democratic aomiaee for re-
electioa. Though former Goveraor
B lease has aot announced himself aa a
candidate tickets bearing kia asm la
stead of Goveraor Maaaiag's with th
rest of the Demoerati ticket, have beea
distributed. Thr Boclaiiste aad Pro.
grssslv also have State ticket. All
the Demoerati aominaes for Cos grass
express themselves as certain ef
boa. -
.TrentonN. JJfon ft, With both
Dome rat a-Bepeblieaa -811 clmtr-
msa prof sssl ng eatire eoafideae ia ths
. " X
outeom f the election tomorrow ths
Nsw Jsrsey 8UU camtadga ended late
toaight, Walter E Edge, Bepublieaa
candidate for GoTeraer, and B. Otto
Wittpena, hia Demoerati eppeaeat, did
aot ataka thai final speeches until aear-
17 mideight.
Bepublieaa predict thai ths aatioaal
aad State tickets will carry th State
by at least 45,000. wktle Demoerata de
clared Wittpcaa weald be elected by at
least 10,000 aad that President WUsoa'i
margin of victory would be larger thai
that.
Besides a Governor aad United States
Senator there will be elected IS Con
(Tearaiea, , ,
Local Optica la Arkaasaa.
Little Bock, Ark, Nov. B. Democratic
leaders predicted tonight that eaatomary
overwhelming Democratic majorities
will be rolled up ia Arkansas tomorrow
for Wilsoa aad Marshall, white Bcpubli
eaa headquarter eoa tended that th vot
ing will show Bepublieaa lain. Ia
terest center chiefly la the proposal to
substitute local optloa for state-wlds
prohibitioa, which will be submitted la
tomorrow' lectio.
Rallies la Mlai
Bt Paul, Miaa Nov. SV-Old faahio
ed rallies eloeed ths campalga ia Ml
nesota tonight and both Denioerati and
Bepublieaa leadsrs reiterated predic
tion of victory for their ticket ia this
state.
TL. rtal.kaa.a Va
Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. 6. Detao
eratie leader here toaight were pre
dieting that Wilson would carry Okla
home by 60,000 or more tomorrow. Re
publicans claimed th state by 5,000 to
23 MM). It was generally believed the
Socialist vote weald be large.
Medest Ia Wyesnlng.
Cheyenne, Wye, Nov. 8. Rival pa
rade her tonight closed the campaign
la Wyoming. Bepublieaa state head
quarten claimed the state for Hughes
by 3,000 while tks Democratic state
rhai rmaa dec lard Wllaoa would, wia by
2,800.
Claims la Seat Dakota.
Sioux Fall, 8. P.. Nov. Sv-Tk
paign In South Dakota eloeed here to
aight with both partiee holding large
meetings. Bepublieaa headquarters
claim the state for Hughe by 10,000
vote but Democrat assert President
Wilson wUl win by 8000.
Beth Claim Colorado,
Denver, Colo., Nov. 8. The campalga
In Colorado ended tonight with speeches
by Governor Carlson, Bepublieaa can
didata for re-eleetioa, aad aad J. C.
Ounter, his Democratic opponent. Be
publican leader predict Carlsoa will wia
by 40100 votes aad Hughsj by almost
aa many. Democrat claim a 4Qfl00
plurality for Wilsoa aad a sweepiag
victory for the State ticket
Rallies I Ki
Topeka, Ken Nov. 6, Bailies la
every congressional district closed ths
campaign in Kansas tonight, Democrats
asserting they would get seven out of
ight representative to b ehoeca aad
th Republican claiming th entlr
list Wilson plurality Is placed at 10,000
to 12,000 by Democrats, but Republicans
say Hughe' victory is assured.
Hsavy Veto la Wlaceaela.
Milwaukee, Wia, Nov. . A heavy
vote with a eloee eontaet between Wilsoa
aad Hughea ia looked for la Wlacoasia
tomorrow. Republican toaight claimed
Lav t oilette would be re-elected to th
Scant and E. Ia Philipp would be
ohoaen for Governor, but Democrats
said Wilson' strength would carry both
State aad national ticket for them. So
cialist axpeet to elect two repreeeata-
Uvea la the Milwaukee district
Fight la Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala. Nov. ft. latereet ia
the eleetioa la Alabama Tuesday eea
tare In th ninth aad tenth eoagreaaloaal
districts, where the Democratic aomi
a, Oeorg Haddlestoa aad Wat. B.
Bank head, are opposed by Francis Lat-
ady aad N. H. Freemaa, respectively,
the Bepublieaa nominee. Bepublioaa
also hav candidates in th fifth, aev
enth aad eighth districts aad th Social
1st seek representation la Conavss
from th Meond. eighth aad alata dis
tricts. The electoral vote of the State
for Wilsoa ia generally conceded.
Hot Casaaaln la Okie,
Columbus, O- Nov. 8. On th ev ef
election day which mark th sloee ef
one of th hottest preeideatia ea
paign vr waged ia Ohio, both Be
publieaa aad Democratic campaign
manager iued sUUmsat dcelariag
that they ara going to watch each other
for illegal voting tomorrow.
No new prediction a to th eutcem
la Ohio ware made today, tha Demo
cratic managers standing by their pre
diction of 100,000 plurality for Wilsoa
aad ths Bepublieaa leader slaimlag
wiia equal eoa n dene a Bepabueaa vl
tory by "from 80 MM) to 100,000."
Nevada DeehtfaL
tar a i m urn i n m
Reae, Nev, Nov. S. With both Be
publieaa aad Democratic parties holdiag
rauiea la the larger cities of the State,
the Nevada campaign waa .concluded to
night with tho outcome ia oabt vlg
orous campaigns for United State Sen
ator hav beea made by Key Pittasaa,
setilag r -eleetioa ea the Demoerati
ticket. Samuel Piatt Bepublieaa, aad
A Great Millar, socialist. Women will
vat ia Nevada for tha Brat time to-
Wsahlagtam Saewa Anxiety.
Seattle, Wash. Nov. & Former Owe.
Henry MeBride, BepubUeaa candidate
for Oovernor aad Oov. Ernest Latter.
Democrat eaadidaes, pk at ae
iag here tonight. This eleventh hear
campaigalag waa regarded aa skewing
anxiety ea beta aide.
WU Watch Beetleae.
Charleston, W. Vs Nee. Fifteen
men from a detective geay arrived ia
Martiaaburg toaight te watch the poll
tomorrow. They will be paid free a
fund raised by local cltlaea wk formed
aa orgaalxatioa to aerar eleaa politic
ia Berkeley eoaaty after a Jndg ta la
st meting a grand Jury hare reeeatry
had criticized poHtieal eoadltioaa la
the eoaaty aad declared that th veto
of a large percentage of th artiaea
could be purchr- V
CU- .. vtah.
Bait lake City. Utah. Now. te-the
campalga ia Utah closed toaight with
both side claiming a sweepiag victory.
while party leader war admitting the
ta eleetioa would be doe.
tavTbglala.
- RlfhrnoadrVtrN; -V7rtk fk ea-
optjoaef the, d 6th7J.a4.A
trlcte ae partienlar affort ha keea mad
to get th voters te th pell tomorrow
aaa virgiaia ia aot expected to east aa
uausually heavy vote. Chief latereet
throughout the BUte ia la th ninth.
where C. Ueseom Slemp, Bepublieaa la
eumbet, ia apposed by E. Le Triahle,
backed by the full power of the State
organ ixatiea. Secretary Brenemaa of
the State Demos rs Us committee, toaight
predicted the clsctioa of Triakla. Ia
tha asveath district, where Themaa W
Harrlsoa, Democrat, aad Joha PaaL Re
publican, are contesting for th neat
made vacant by the resignation of
James Hay, thsrh ha been a bitter re
currence of th old wet and -dry fight
aad party alignment has beea largely
shattered. The Democrat claim that
Harrison will wia by a substantial ma
jority.
Claim ef Chairmen.
New York, Nov. 6V Eleetioa eve
elaim af Virterv at tha nail taaea
claims ef victory by Vaace C. MeOor-
mies aaa wuiiam a. millsox, e li airmen
or tn Democratic and Bepublieaa aa
tional rmamiHaaa
Before atartina tnw hia k.a. la ttaa.
risburg to vote Mr. MeCormleh declared
there waa a fla-hthi eh anaa Praai.
dsnt Wilsoa having the electoral vote
vi viae ana en or two oxaer hitherto
rock-ribbed Rannhlicaa (ttataa la aitHi.
Uea te th 364 vote h already ha
eiaimaa. no will return to this city
sariy tomorrow night
"On this elaaln. rfa. air h. ..-.I
said Chalrmaa Wllleox, "I eonidsntlV
state taat tns battle baa beea woa for
Hughes aad Fairbanks aad that they
win dc aieciea cy a majority of not less
man ivu ia in electoral college.
Rata Aad Saow Ia Idaho.
Bole, Idaho, Nov. S Heavy rain aad
wet snows over all of southern Idaho
today made tha roads bad, and promised
rontmuatloa of bad waathsr oa Tuea
day is expected to curtail th rural vote
Oovernor Alexander, Democratic cnndl
date for re-eleetioa, and D. W. Davis
Bepublican candidate closed their
paign Wtth'Targe meetings.
Hsavy Vote la Oregon.
Portland, Ore, Nov. 6. A heavy vote
will be cast throughout Oregon tomor
row according to ladleatloa toaight
In the final statements, leaders qf both
parties claimed the Stat for thslr re
spectiv presidential candidate, th
Democrat by ijDOO veto and tha Be
publieaa by 15,000.
Large Vote la New Msxlce.
Albuquerque, N. M Nov. 8. The
largest vote ia th history of New Msx
leo I expected at tomorrow' eleetioa
at which a United State Senator, Gov
eraer and a full Bute ticket will bo
chosen. Both parties are claiming tha
State.
Record Vet la Montana.
Hslena, Moot, Nov. 6 Montana1
earn paign 1 being fought up to the last
hour with speeches ia Butte and Hslena
tonight by party leaders. It la ex
peeted that a record vote will be east
throughout th Stat tomorrow.
Merahsll At Toledo.
Toledo, O., Nov. 8. Predicting that
the Democratic party will ba victorious
at ths polls tomorrow and pleading sup-
pert for President Wilson and his ad
mlalstratloa, Vice Preeldent Marshall
closed ths campaign here tonight ia a
rally la th coliseum.
Beth Claim Delaware.
WUmlagtoa. Del., Nov. 6. Both Re
publican aad Democratic leader toaight
ar predletlng victory la Delaware to
morrow. Republican State chairmaa
Benson declared the State will be
carried by that party by a largo ma
jority, wall Harry T. Graham, Demo-
tratl Stat chairmaa, predict that WU
son will hav 3,500 plurality.
Fir Ia aiftea Forge.
Ollftoa Forge. Va, Nov. 6. Fire, said
te have beea ef laeeudiary origin early
today destroyed six business buildings
ta th heart of th town. Th stock
of sevea store were loot aad maay
familie living la th apper storiss had
aarrew eaeapea. H. & Callahan, after
neaping frocn kia reomc, returned aad
waa burned to death, The flames were
sxtlnsmlsksd with aid ef th Coving
tea departmeat Th low it about
1150100.
Waken, ntefeai
Kansas dtv. Ma.. Nov. 6 raah P
Walsh, former chairmen nf tha Federal
Industrial rslatloas commiaaloa, tonight
said he would aot take ahargc of ths
defense of ths Industrial Worker of the
world la JU la Seattle la connection
with the riot yesterday at Everett,
waaa. crxoru to agag Welsh were
east ta a u l err am rrom wm ii Hav
wood, general secretary of th L W. W.
eat from Chicago.
Welch laid buaiaeas at ha.a .M
prevent bun from taking tka ease.
Hit Gevwaaa Drsadaaeght
London. Nov. 8. A Britiah aailral'tw
stassmcat issusd today says:
"Oae of oar swbmarlaaa nneratlna la
the North Sea report that h fired
vsrpeaoe at a uarmaa battleship 0r the
uauuvpi typo Bear taa ianin coast
VSSterdav. The vaaaal waa hit Tka
amount of dam age la unknown."
Th British announcement a-ivc no
intimation whether any eonaidarabl
portloa of the Oerataa high sea fleet
was ia th North Boa yesterday. It was
K tb Danish .-aeeat that th mala
British aad German fleet ssrared ia
battle last May. On several occasions
the Oerataa fleet has Isft Hs base for
short (raises la th North Sea. Ordl
eerily a dreadeeught weald aot be era
ployed merely for reaoeaoitorlBg.
Cuba aaa at la
Havana, Nev. aV-Tk Cuban Scant
epeaed ia regular asssioa this afternoon
aad listeaed to th readiag of the pres
ident a aseasage. a metloa to meet te
st errow la extraordinary aaealoa te eoa
sider alleged eleetioa Irregular itiee aad
th haadliag ef pubU fan da was aa
preved. Regarding th lectio tasgl
the arssident's message aaidi Ths
Seaeral election hav beea carried out
with 'perfect Una anility aad order, the
complete liberty aad iadrpeadeaee with
which all were allowed to exerela thslr
right aa elector being reeofnrsed by
all eoatostaate aad th aatioaal aad
forvixn press, th aatharitie having
eoa ae mere thaa asrar equal guar
aateea te all.
The deeiaieaa ef the eonrte ia th
respective esse of the central aad pre
visiamal aleetoral board assuredly win
be accepted with the respect aad se
renity proper ia all free people," 1
Toverty with contentment ia better
CaHflmaunajik trirhawt UftUtm, '
EVACUATION CHmUAHUA
CITY NOT CONSIDERED
(Btqm ti Ifveml
Chihuahua City, Nov. 8. Evaeuatloa
f thla eity by th Car ran aa fereea 1
sot being soasldered, and if aa attack
is mad by the Villa bandit the gar
rison will repulse th bandits. General
Trevtno declared to tho correspondent
of the Associated Pra yesterday.
"Wa have .snore thaa 8,000 seasoned
fighters ia the garrison her aad our
fortifications ar Impossible to over
come without artillery which Villa doe
hot posse,'' General Trevtae stated,
"Wt ar prepared for aa attack and my
mea are ready to fight to th last. Th
spirit of th mea i aabrokea aad I
am determined' to remain In Chihuahua
City and repnlse th bandit horde."
It la expected th Junction of Oar
raasa force at Eseatson, south of Jlmi
asx, trill be completed tomorrow- whea
the force ef General Maycotte, those
of General Anteta another eoluma un
der General Margie aad tha force from
Parrel under General Lula Ferrer will
moot aad form a divlnoa la command
of General Murgia. The offsasiv
against th Villa bandit ths will h
resumed, according to a statement mads
at military headquarter. It 1 expected
Oeseral Murgia will hav approximately
11,000 troop la hi division when it ii
completed.
BERNSTORFt IS Ta
VISIT DEUTSQILAND
f7 M AjeeauM Pnaal
New Londoa, Conn, Nov. 8. Count
Vea Barnstorff, th Geraiaa ambassador,
aeeompaaied by his wlfs, arrived here
tonight from Washington for the pur
pose of visiting tomorrow, ths under
ssa freighter Deutsehlsnd, now being
loaded for her homeward trip.
Th amhaaaader, It ta understood,
brought a suit ease filled with official
mail for the emperor. Count Von Berg
rtorff said his srmndls entirely a social
ons. He decided to tak advantage of
Washington's official Inactivity on elec
tion day, by giving ths eouates an op
portunity to inspect ths Deutsehlsnd.
The ambassador and hia wlf were
gssst toaight at aa Informal reception
at their hotel attended by Captain
Koealg, the Deutsehlsnd' commander,
and a number ef German Americans of
Baltimore aad New Londoa. Ths work
of loading tha eubmarin weat forward
steadily today aad Indication eontlnuod
te point to a start for Gsrmany on
Friday.
Arrangement hav beea completed
for a eomplimeatary banquet here Wed
nesday night to Captain, Koenlg and
hi crew. Governor Holcomb has
promised to make an effort to be pres
ent aad speak.
VILLA HORSES AND
ARMS IN PROSPECT
17 aw tuatnat ma)
El Paso, Tax., Nov. 8. Francisco
Villa aad his mala command are march
lag toward Meea Do Saadiaa, 38 miles
southwest of Parrel, where a quantity
of ammunition and arm aad a large
drove of horses ar kaowa to be hlddea
for tha Villa forces, according to nn
American refugee from Chihuahua City.
These ar hlddea la th ranch of Gen
UrblBa, th Villa geasral who was hill
ed by Villa treopa because he would aot
divide hi loot with Villa.
It was la th directioa of Mesa da
Sandles that Villa was going when hs
waa being pursued by MaJ. Tompkins,
who was suhsequsntly attacked by
crowd of civilians in Parrel.
Passenger arriving tonight from
Chihuahua City said that th feeling of
apprehension among tha people there
had been grsatly allayed because of ths
arrangements of Oen. Trevlao to pro
tect tho eity agalnat a surpriss attack,
No report bare beea yer received re
gnrding th Amerieaa In Parrel, they
said, but refugees from Santa Rosalia
confirmed th death of Dr. C H. Flahsr,
aa American, at the head of th baa
dit who raided that place.
CITIZEN STRUCK BY
SHOWMAN, IS REPORT
With blood flowing from two ut oa
hi face, W. F. Newtea, who bald he
lived oa Oak wood avenue, was fouad
lying on the ground in a daaed coadl
Uea by police last night at ths 101
Ranch -show ground. According to by-
tandsr a showman struck Newton ia
th face and knocked him down. He
wa carried to the poliee station whsro
aa iBvestigatioB by City Physician Joha
McKs found that hi condition I not
serious. Nswtoa was undsr th la
fluenr of liquor when he reached the
police siatloa, the police aay. The
showmaa who, It la said, struck Newtea
was aot Identified last night,
Colonel Talk to Neighbors.
lairlmlriml
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Nov. 8. Theodors
Boosevelt delivered hi usual eleetioa
v addrete te hia friends and neighbors
here tonight urging them to vote th
Repabltcaa tiekate tomorrow. Referring
to hi campalga for Charles E. Hughea,
be said:
It makes bo difference whether
Lave beea oa a trip to the Biver of
Doubt, on a hunting trip or a political
trip, I hav to tell my neighbor about
It"
Cot Beeoevelt predicted that th na
tion, state, Nassau couaty aad Oyster
Bay wo id "go Bepublieaa."
Man if est Beed to Poiee.
l a I mi Hm
Warsaw. Saaday. Nov. 5. via Berlin.
Nov, S aad Latadoa, Nov. 8. Tho msai
fte- of Emperor William aad Emperor
Francis Joeepb again calling Into
exists th ancient Kingdom of" Po
land, waa read at boob today to th s
em bled Polish representatives ia the
Royal Palace by Goveraor General Von
Beeeler. Tb ceremony waa deaignated
as ta re-but of th Polish aatioa.
Whea General Vea Beeeler had eon
elsded the Polish Count Hnttea-Csapekl,
tb palace ceamnadaat, readXrom a let
ter be sad pamphlet to the Polish aot-
able a traaslatioa ef th manifesto ia
their ewa las gssge.
Deebt Aa Te Famed.
lV4l Hi l Heap '
Berlia, Nov. SWVka Londoa. Nov. TJ
Th Bewepapsrs discuss the Polish
proelamatioa broadly but with soma
reeervatioa. The Liberal. CathoUe aad
Socialist organ favor it, while the Cea-
rvtiv arc more diapoesd to ee ob
Jeetioaa The latter, affected by the
Blamareklaa tradHioa that Germany
must jnvo-a firm- friend ia B-assia,-TX-
press goubt whether th present solu
tion -wilt prove, ta ths loaf run. wIm. ""j
q rn r nniT nc
I J UUItl lULIf I Ul
USUAL MAJORITY
Democrats Will Send Ten Con
gressmen To. .Washington,
Says T. D. Warren
WUL (aASiYOTES. TODAT
C3uman Bronrium CLsims
County For Demoerata By
Fifteen Hundred or aTw
Thousand; Polls Open at
6:43 A M- and Qose at
5:13 P.M.
Themaa D. Warren, chairmaa
eratie executive committee, eloeed hi
one yesterday afternoon with a
thorough conviction that North Carolina
will plls up today a De si oe ratio ma
jority of over forty thousaad,' ead a
complete delegation of tea Demoerati
Congressmen to Washington, and make
galas la tha House ef Representative
and th Rennt of the General As
sembly. Mr. Warren will not go home
to vote but will remain her to keep
hia office open.
Today is legal holiday throughout th
nation. All tha State and Federal of.
flees will he elossd. Tho Supreme Court,
which todsy should ordinarily have be
gun hearing appeala of the thirteenth
judicial diatrirt, hrs postponed th
hearing until Thursday whea tha ealea
dar will be taken up. Practically all
tho State officer hav gone horn to
vote.
Poll open In- Rctcigh and Wa
eounty at 8:43 a. m. aad close at 6:11
p. m. With fair weather predicted, ea
of tha largest votes in th history of
ths eity aad county la expected.
"I am eoa 'drat that wo will have
a majority la Wake couaty from fif
teen hundred to two thousand," declared
Mr. J. M Broughioa, Jr., Wake couaty
Democratic chairmaa, aa he eloeed the
campaign. Speaking at Neus bat a ight
wast the last shot oa tha part ef
Democrats. Mr. T. E. Holding, legis
lative candidate, W. C Brewer, eaadl
date for county commissioner, aad Mr.
W. H. Pace spoks there.
The Democratic State ticket te be
voted today is:
For goveraor, Thomas Walter Blekett)
for Lieutenant-Governor, O. Max Gard
ner ; for Secretary of State, J. Bryaa
Grime; for State Auditor, W. P.
Wood ; for State Treaaurer, B. B. Lacyj
for Superintendent Public Instruction,
J. T. Joynsr; for Attornsy-geaaral,
Jam 8. Manning; for Commiatloaor af
Labor aad Printing, MitchsU Ls Ship.
man; for Commissioner of Agriculture,
W. A. Graham) for member Corpora
tion Commlastea, William T. Loot for
Iniurnne Commissioner, Jama R.
Young; for Judge Superior Court, third
district, Joha H. Kerr; for Judg Su
perior Court, eighth district, W. F,
Stacy.
Couaty Ticket.
The couaty Democratic ticket 11
For State Senate, J. Wilbur Buau for
Sheriff, J. H. Sear; for Begiater ef
Deeds, Arch J. Wood; for Treasurer f
L. P. Stepheasoa; for Auditor, H. 0.
Holding; for ths House, T. E. Holding,
K. B. Johnson, B. W. Winston, Jr.; for
Coroner, Charles A. Separk; for Sur
veyor, Joha B. Bray; for Commlaaioa
r. W. a Brswsr, J. J. Bernard.
Fear Aavsadmenta.
Th four amadmBte to the State
constitution to be voted oa la th State
are i
1. Te prohibit eertala sped fled Icon!
aad private legislatloa.
I. Te prohibit special legislative char
ters to cities aad towns.
S, T prohibit legislative charter for
private eorporatlona
4. To provide for th appointment ef
mergency judge.
Polling r laces.
. First ward, first dlvUioa I Wlggl
tor, Harriagtoa aad Jonse strset.
First ward, second division : White's
tor, Johasoa and Salisbury treta -
Second ward, first dlvisioat Bara
tore. Blood worth aad Laaa strset. '
Seeoad ward, second division t Psrsoa
Street Pharmacy, Psrsoa aad Pace
street.
Third ward, first division i Ftre
House No. S, Bargett aad Blount
street a.
Third ward, seeoad division: Royal
Knight's Hall, near corner Person aad
Cabarrus strset.
Fourth ward, first division I lire
Houa No. 1, Morgan street.
Fourth ward, aeeoad divuioai Fir
House No. t, Salisbury street.
Outeid East, aorth divisioai
Williams stead. Pilot Mllle.
Outside East, south dlvisioat
ball Park.
Outaid Weat. north division
I-te7
W. X.
Bonner's Shos Shop, Wast Raleigh.
Outside West, south divlaioai Mor
gan's ators, Caralaigh mile,
ADMIRALTY DENIES
GERMAN CHARGES
-H nai snv j
London, Nov. The admiralty
night ia a published communions agaia,
denies it ever issued order that mw",
vivor of Oermaa submarinec need aot
be rescued. The eomm unique states
that the German press "la tryiag to
mak capital out of what they dessrfb
as a aaeoad Baralong eaa. possibly te
ordsr to incite American epialoa agaiaeS
Great Britain or as a pretext for aa"
unrest mined submariae eampalga."
The communique eitea th alleaed
facts of the rase, showiag that a Britiah
auxiliary flying a aeutret flag ea 8p-
lember It, 1915, approached a German,
submariae . in th wsstem channel en
gaging ia sinking a British merehant
maa. Whea witaia raags th aaxlliarr
hoisted a white ensign aad fired ea aad
ask th submariae aad thesT renewed
th crew of th mereeaatmaa from their
boat. Whea this was deae ah also
rescued two of th submarines wear
wk had climbed Into a drifting boat,
The eommnmqu claim taat the ae
of a aeutral flag was justifiable aa
shown by ths German practice la tha
f te Moewe aad la ether in
stances, aad says that "aobody but
German could base aa allegntioa ef
brutality oa tha lap ef a few min
utes betwee the reetue ef Britisher
and Germans--
Bock suftahls for Kthegranh atcme
ha beea diseovsxed la the rhiiippiaecv