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LAST EDITION. THE RALEIGH EVENING T VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1906. PRICE 6c Foil Leased Wire Service of the Associated Press. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papors in Circulation, AS THE POLLS OPENED BALLOTING BEGAN IN NEW YORK WITH A RUSH Soon Steady Streams of Prisoners Began Flowing to Police Courts MOST OF THEM PROVE THEIR M TO DOTE In an' Early Telegram Sent Out by Hearst to the State Committee of the Independence Ix-ague He Do. -lures That There is but One Pos sible Danger, and That is an At tempt to Connt Them Out in the Upper State as They Were Count ed Out in the City Last Fall. (By the Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 6. Weather condi tions which eoulil not be Improved, to gether With aw unusual interest in the contest between Charles ts. Mugnes ami William R. Hearst, the leading eandt dates for governor, brought out an un precedontly large early vote In all see Hons of the state today. Advices from widely scattered districts told, almost without exception of a flood of ballots during the morning hours and In man places nearly the full vote had been polled by noon. New York City was no exception, and except In scattered, dis tricts the forenoon voting was remark ably heavy. In Brooklyn, where Pat rick H. McCarrcn, the democratic lead or, has been making a determined and open tight for William It. Hearst, ther were indications that the regular demo cratle vote rs were holding back early In tho day. Whether this was due I "orders" or because iujuuuy lirookly ! Il It'iMS ITlf 1 1 ployes are givfii afternoon rather thai the morning for voting is not Known The flnq vveather which favored the voters seemed to please all the party lenders. 1'he Huthes managers called it "good republican weather" and de dared that every hour made the pros pect of their candidate more bright. On the other hand the Hearst managers professed to be fully as well satisfied as the republicans. They were sure that the farmer vote would help their cause, they waid, and both candidate! were. claiming Victory by approximately 200,000 plurality each. A Feature of the Day. One of the features or the election was the extreme vigilance of watchers at the "thousands of polling places throughout the stale. In many towns and villages hordes of private detectives guarded every ballot box to pi event illegal voting. In New York City more than 200 a! rests h d been made before noon, but in nearly every ease the prisoners wen able to prove their right to vote ant were released. Among those arrested. wen- many well known men whose win tor homes were found closed when th police sought to verify their registra Hon. All of these were permitted to vote after proving their residence. Charles K. Hughes, the republican candidate for governor, was one of thV curly voters. depositing his ballot about S o'clock. If was nearly fiv hours later when William R. Hearst went to the polls. , . -. - Hearst ami Hughes. "I am making no prophesies," said Mr. Hughes after voting today. "1 am content to wait until the vote is count ed. I am Jndqed thankful j that the strain Of the ca'mpalgn is over. It has been a most strenuous, one. have a great deal of work on my hands which my campaign prevented me my attend ing to. I shall spend today hard at it catching uo. William R. Hearst voted, Just before 1 o'clock at an undertakers shop in east Twenty'-ninth ' street. He .voted ballot No. 446'. On the way to' the 'poll ing place Mr. Hearst was repeatedly cheerod. He shook hands with several children and on his way back to his home he greeted a good many people. Mr. Hearst Bahl he Would remain in his home nlltthe afternoon' resting; and gave the newspaper men who had been waning ior mm me run ot me nouse. house. "It is such a fine dav." said Mr. Hearst, "thai I don't Want anyone to be waiting for me outsfde my doors." The Earlier Report. New York, Nov. 6. Exceptionally favorable weather conditions after a campaign of almost unprecedented ac tivity on the paijt of the two leading candidates for 'gubernatorial honors seems to insure an unusually large cote. In this city the balloting started with a rush as soon as the polls were opened, and In many sections new records for the early hours weito made. In one election djstrlct in the Bronx, 132 bal lots were deposited in the first ninety minutes of , the voting. Service of the thousands of warrants sworn out by Superintendent of Elec tions Morgan was begun early in the day and there was a steady stream of prisoners from the polling places to tno police courts. In nearly every case in the first three hours, however, the pris oners proved their right to vote and were peremilted to go back and deposit their ballots. John D. Rockefeller was among the early voters. He reached the polling place In Sixth Avenue at 8:20 o'clock and deposited his ballot two minutes later. "What do you think of the election?" he was asked as he was leaving tho polling place. "I hope for the best." replied Mr. Rockefeller as he stepped Into his au tomobile and was whirled away. Charles E. Hughes, republican candi date for governor, voted shortly before S o'clock In an Amsterdam Avenue bar ber shop. Mr. Hughes walked down from his home la West End Avenue. He was greeted with a cheer as he ap proached the polling place. Many Arrests Karly. Sixty arrests on charges of Illegal voting and registration, and offering and accepting money for votes were re ported at the office of the state super intendent of elections during the lust two hours after the polls were opened. This is the greatest number of arrests reported in so short a time since the bureau was established. Among the early morning arrests was former Police Captain Diamond. He Voted from his home in East Eighteenth street. When the Morgan men went to verify the address they found the house boarded up. The arrest was made on the allegation that Captain Diamond had lived all summer in Put nam ccuntv, this state. Hearst Says 200,(HM Plurality. W. It. Hearst sent the following tele - gram early tod lay to the state commit- teenien of the Independence league: "Wc will have at least 200,000 plural ity in Greater New York. I feel that our chances up the state aro very bright, thanks to your efforts and tho '"V fr'end" "There is only one possible danger, and that is that an attempt may be made to count us out up the state us they counted us out in this city last fall. I urge you to take extraordinary precaution to prevent repeating and particularly miscounting. "I thank you for your valuable aid In this campaign and 1 congratulate you on the victory that I firmly believe we will achieve." Dispatches from cities and towns up the state indicate that a large vote is being polled. Everywhere the weather Is favorable and the country roads are (Continued on Page Five.) THE PRESIDENT CASTS HIS VOTE (By the Associated Press.) New York, Nov. G. --President Roose velt arrived in Jersey City at 7:11 this morning and immediately started for Ovster Bav. where he will cast his vote. The president who was accom panied by Secretary Loeb, will reach Oyster Bay a little before 10 o clock and after voting will at once begin the return trip to Washington. The president plans to reach the capital early in the evening. He will get the election returns at the white house and has invited a party of friends to hear tho returns with him. Postmaster General Cortelyou also accompanied the president. The party was met at the station by a large body of police and detectives and escorted M a tug boat which conveyed them to Long Island City, where a train was taken for Oyster Bay. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Nov. 6. Presi dent Roosevelt reached here at 9:10 a. in., and was greeted by a crowd of men, women and children. He stop ped at the railroad station long enough to shake hands with most of those present, and was then driven In a carriage to ihe polling place of the fifth' district, ovor a Chinese laundry In East Main street. After Shaking hands with each of the elec tion officers, he received ballot No. 94 and soon cast it. While Secretary Lbeb was voting, the president chat ted with .some of the villagers. Ho then shook hands with nearly every One present and was "fatten for a drive out toward Sagamore Hill in Mrs. J. West Roosevelt's carriage. Washington, Nov. 6. Following the example of President Itooscvelt nearly all the members of his cabihet voted in their respective states at today's election. ELECTION BULLETINS BY THE TIMES The Evening Times has made spe cial arrangements to give prompt Ml reliable news this evening from the election centres and the facili ties will be superior to any ever pro vided before in a North Carolina town. In addition to the full bulle tin service of the Associated Press the service of the Western tnlon Telegraph Company has been bought-, with a wire running direct to the Times' stand at the comer of Hur gett and Faycttevllle streets. At the Academy of Music The Evening Times will also supply the anxious public. The service will he quick far better than anything heretofore. A feature of the news will he the returns from North Carolina, from the eighth and tenth congressional districts particularly, where the re publicans are making a fight for the honors. Most interest centers in the race between Spencer Blackburn and Hackett, and the Western Union will be prepared to handle the returns as fast as they come in. hong be- LABOR IN THE FIGHT Dowd and Justice Being Op posed in the Election Republicans in .Mecklenburg ami Guilford Work Without Much Hope Rowd's Sensational Re nunciation of Newell, His Repub lican Opponent. Organized labor is making a hot . .. . i0, a i " " "J """ two good democrats who have been endorsed by the primary W. C. Dowd, of Mecklenburg, and IS. J. Justice, ot Guilford both of whom are seeking election to Wfe house of representatives. It is claimed that the fight has the endorsement of President Uontpers of tho American Federation of l,ubor, and it is also said that tho labor people art) taking no active part in other contests. President J. T. Miller of the North Carolina Federation has been spend ing several days in Charlotte assist ing in the campaign of Jake New ell, ihe republican opposing Mr. Bowd. and last night he delivered an address in High Point against Mr. Justice. President Miller says that the ef fort to defeat Mr. Oowd is due to the fact that he employs non-union labor in his newspaper establishment. In the same way the statement is made thut the tight on Mr. Justice is real ly a test of the labor strength in Guilford. The tight in Mecklenburg is par ticularly warm. Last night the News, Mr. Oowd's newspaper, print ed a signed statement in which Mr. Oowd branded Mr. Newell as "a common, ordinary, wilful and ma licious liar." At democratic headquarters here it was said that Mr. Dowd and Mr. Justice would be elected without doubt and by a majority sufficient to show that the republican opposi tion was weak from beginning to end. 10 MORE LIBRARIES FOR WARE SCHOOLS Wake county has taken up all the libraries alloted to it by an act of the legislature of 11)03, which provides that each county may be given six libraries for every period of two years, on the condition that the school to which the library Is given raise ten dollars. On the 30th of November of each even year all library funds not already taken may be distributed to such counties as may meet the condition provided by chapter 226, section I, Laws of 1903. The districts of Wake county have already deposited with the county treasurer $10. in order that they may secure libraries from the unused por tion of the library fund. These dis tricts are as follows: School at Neuse. Pearco School in Wake Forest town ship. Wllbone School, Little Hock School In New Light, Swift Creek No. 3, Tur ner School In Panther Branch, School No. 2 of House Creek. Fuquay Springs, Wendell. One of the above Neuse contributed $20. Several of the schools have sent In funds for supplemental libraries. n .confidently be- lieved that the t will he known. Votes are without loss of time in New A ,, city and stat The contest Hearstt .Js 911 Hughes and ost sensational known In the rjr of the Empire state. Roth s 4m the day, but there Is Just tl possibility of a landslide. In fOVCr elections the evening papel E Jtew York have announced the resjilt as early as i) o'clock at night sImI it may he the same now. . Some idea of Uu4 OMligivssioiial re sults throughout the country will be given and it will "be known during the evening just lOw far the demo, crats have rrducdil the republican majority in the, ijtiniil assembly. There is as much -interest in the voting in Raleigh today as is found in national elections, lor that rea son The Kvenlng Times has gone to considerable expense, simply to ae- I commodate and serve its friends and j the public Bulletins will be received :( thc ON SATURDAY Univereity-A. & M. Game Was Called Off Today SCRAP OVER WILSON i ,. . ., 3S rr. ,, . I. uiversity I- acuity Kales That He Cannot Way and A. and M. Will ' Not - llaly Without Him Ureal IHsuppoiiilmeui Hcrenbout- son for the Decision. -Ilea- It was pi'UCth there would i Chapel Hill Satin the University 1 the A. & M. foil For several cUi locally that tic litis 10 meet til played on the hi efforts were inati its, graduate 111.1 illy si tried today that ! no football same ttt 1 riiiy afternoon between i !' N: l!i ( aro'ina and -Re,. '.- - '1 f ii had been known j 'Li-, erslty was unwllr j V & M. If Wilson l ,.'r. team. Last nigh! ! .Mr. I'eburn i- of the A. Bar-1 & M. I team to confer with the authorities at i Chapel Hill, it Having oeen siaieu mm the decision as to W hethor or not there would be a game having been taken out of the hands of the students and left with the faculty. Today a message was received from the University peo ple, saving that I here would be no game unless Wilson was kept off the team. This answer was sent to Chapel Hill: "Our faculty has decided that Wil son is eligible. We understand that you have cancelled the game," That seems to be the situation. Friends of the University contend that Wilson is not eligible under the rules because he has played tor four years, but the A. & M. contingent assert that' the first ver he was 111 the preparatory department, and therefore not a regu lar student. They also show that he has taken pari in all the games this season, including that with the Uni versity of Virginia. Wilson will also plav against the V. P. I. at Richmond on Thanksgiving day. While it was said today that there was a slight possibility of healing the present trouble, the fact is hardly prob able, as neither side will give In. The action of the A. & SI. management in insisting that Wilson shall be permitted to wear a uniform is upheld generally. A. & M. Will meet Roanoke College: here on November 24. Manager Harris has sent a challenge to Vanderbilt for a post-season game to be played in At lanta on December 2. Thus far, how ever, he has received no reply to the challenge. FIERCE ATTACK IN DIVORCE CASE (By the Associated Press.) Paris, Nov. H. Sensational develop ments are anticipated at the hearing nt the rSiKtcllanc divorce suit tomorrow. Convinced that all hope of a reconcilla-1 tion has gone forever, it apparently is 1 the Intention of the count s attorney to open a vicious attack on the countess' witness. The hearing tomorrow will be private. Helen Gould is here, giving agppnrt and comfort to her sister during the painful ordeal. fore midnight It reaul coawu l...ir. the Jlui lie FOOTBAi TONIGHT special platform of The Kvenlng Times over the leased wire, from which they will be read. The weather will be clear and fine, without enough chill to drive people in, and it is ex pected that the largest crowd ever assembled at a similar event here will be present. As a matter of fact The Kvenlng Times is the pioneer in giving this quick service free 011 election night. The wires will open at (I o'clock and the Associated Press and the Western Union will make every ef fort to furnish items promptly, (.rent plans have been made, every thing has been worked down to u line system, and no sooner than 11 vote is known it will be flashed.. The Kvenlng Times Invite!' the public to its free and Open-air per formance. As stated above, the bul letins of the Times will be read at the Academy of .Music, and as far as possible all telephone calls will be answered. There is no guarantee, however, (hat everybody will be ac commodated over the telephone. LIVELY BETTING HERE Hearst People Think They Are Certain to Win Helling Commissioner Goes Forth With a Hughes Wad and Scatters it Among the Pikers Great Crowds Will Watch Times Bulle tins. Dead same sports ami sports with I feathers on their legs bad a big time betting last night ami today on the elec- tion In New York. It develops that there are quite a few followers ot Heal8t hel.eabout ami they took the -Ehort ,, ,., 2 to 1 beimr the J best offered by the followers of Hughes. In the Associated Press dispatches yes terday afternoon the New York bet tins recorded at 5 to 1 on Hughes, but down here they arc not so liberal. The Hearst people in italeigh will roil 'em j two candidaies will lead the ticket high It the comic candidate gets away much, full ballots being cast by prflc with the'gtiods. tically all the voters. The county The first bel talked about was made commissioner candidates are rttn- ty.-n weeks ago when a citizen wagerea 11 five dollar hat tli.it Hearst would j sv eeri Greater New York by 7.'.. win. Th ileal si mail has refused to back bis ap- Judgment for ' articles of wearing parol, but he Will blossom forth lik a daisy or wear a dinky cap, according to the returns. Lallt night the sports were busy, but mostly with their gab. They wanted to rake up a few stray dollars and they talked freely and largely. There was 110 lid on the lip. Around the clubs there has been no betting, but more or less conversation of the buzzing kind; and on the corners the politicians have been spinning hot air at the rate of three hundred and fifty words to tho minute. Late In the evening a betting commissioner appeared oil the scene with money enough, lie said, to choke an ,.icl,hant. He was offering to put av amount at the rate of to 1. but he had to be satisfied with the stray wagers of the piking brigade. Tonight the crowds Will assemble around the offices of The Evening Times where Associated Press bulletins from New York will be received and flashed. They Will make some people celebrate and send others to bed. HUSBAND'S JEALOUSY LEADS TO A TRAGEDY (Bv the Associated Press.) Reno, Nov., 6. In a pistol duel here lust night at a saloon Edward Ferrell, a gambler familiarly known as "Sliv ers" was killed by Charles Kuchs, a bar-tender. Kueh's Jealousy over the 1 attentions which Ferrell Is alleged to j have been paying his wife led to the tragedy. AGED MAN DEAD OP INJURIES BY FIRE. (By the Associated Press.) I I Chicago, Nov. 6. An aged man Idled from the effects of n fire last night at 1G Paulina street, and five other persons were rescued from the .,...,: building. Of these., four were nearly as old as tho victim of the lire, one was blind and another deaf. Tho victim was William Ogden, a carpenter, 70 years of age. VOTERS BROUGHT OUT IN FORCE BY SUNNY SKIES AND BALMY DAY HEAVY VOTE IN WAKE TODAY Seems to be a Minimum of Scratching BOND ISSUE BEATEN Some Republicans Here Who Always Voted Straight Radical Tickets To day Cast Straight Democratic Hal lots Day Passed Quietly 'ew from the County Splendid. Splendid weather, an ideal autumn day, brought out. the voters in full force today all over Wake county, judging from the figures gathered up to the time of going to press. All ihe indications are for a full vote, Or very nearly so, notwithstanding ths fact, that it ;s an off year. Chairman Holding's prediction yesterday is be ing amply justified by today's turn out of electors in the county. There seems to be a minimum of scratching on the part of democrats, nearly all the votes being of tlta straight variety. In some localities there is a good deal of mixing of tickets by republicans. The day has passed with perfect, with absolute peace and quiet here. It is an ideal election day, such as might be held in Utopia. In several cases in this city repub licans who have heretofore voted the straight radical ticket today voted the straight democratic ticket, and others have voted for some of the democratic nominees. It is not likely that any one or nlng right straight up with the rest of ihe ticket. It is unquestionably evident that the good-roads bond issue is beaten by a huge majority. Tho law re- I quires a majority of the qualified voters to carry the issue, and few are being put In the bond-issue box. and of those few very many are against it. The following are some facts gleaned from the polling places; First ward, first division 167 voted up to 0:10. Few democrats scratching, but many republicans voting mixed tickets. Usual vote here Is 340 to 350. Not many voting on good-toads bond Issue, and most of those against it. Second ward, first division Heavy vote up to 2:4.j. Out of usual total of 175 to 200, there had been cast 136, with only ten or fltfeen scratch es. Not many voting on good-roads bond issue. Of those voting, as many for as against. First ward, second division 98 votes cast by :l:I0 o'clock: fifteen straight republican, few scratches. Fourth ward, first division 10S votes cast by :' o'clock, 90 to 9i dem ocrats, X straight republican, rest of republicans scratched. Third ward, first division 113 votes up to 1 : 30, Third ward, second division 33 votes up to 1 : 30. Outside east, south 90 votes cast up to 2:43: S2 or S7 democratic. What republicans did vote scratched. Outside east, north 64 votes cast, tip to 2:43. Very little scratching. Auburn and Garner. Information from Garner is to Ihe effect thai only a fair Vote Is being polled, the democrats casting about two votes to the republicans' one. It is clear that the proposed bond issue will be overwhelmingly defeated. Everything is quiet. Very few voters are scratching tickets. At Auburn 4 3 votes had been cast by noon. There are only about 75 to vote in that precinct. There also very few mixed tickels were voted. The vote is 5 to 1 democratic, and heavy. A 'phone message from Apex at 2 o'clock said the precinct would go democratic by 150 majority. About 25 scratches by democrats on state senator. Such is the Case in Many of the States of the Union APATHY IN OTHERS NOT TO BE OVERCOME This Apathy Proceeds in Most Part From Confidence in the Result The One Party is Certain of Suc cess; the Other Has No Hope Particularly Does the Above De scription Apply to the Southern States. (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 6. The intense interest in the election in Philadelphia had the effect of bring ing out an unusually heavy vote throughout tile city during the morning hours. The weather was perfect, the temperature being high enough to permit the workers to go about without overcoats. The polls in Philadelphia as well as through out Pennsylvania opened at 7 a. m. and will close at 7 p. m. There was considerable friction between the republican workers and those looking after the interests of the fusionists, but no disorder of moment was reported during the morning hours. Chairman Edmunds of the city party, the reform body which has fused with the democrats, issued a statement at 10:30 a. m. lu which he charged that the wholesale mark ing of ballots by republican organi zation workers for the republican candidates on behalf or Incapacitated voters indicated a large purchase of votes. He concluded his statement with a prediction of a sweeping vic tory for the fusion ticket. Early reports show that Edwin S. Stuart, of this city, republican can didate for governor against Lewis Emery, Jr., the fusion candidate, is running ahead of the local republi can ticket. Reports from all parts of the state indicate a heavy vote. Local lights have stimulated the interest and It is believed the total vote that will he cast will nearly reach that polled In the last presidential election" Be cause of fusion on congress, legisla tive and county tickets there is much scratching of ballots which Indicates a late count. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. C. Mild tem perature and a heavy frost, with promise of a fair day, marked the opening of the polls in Pittsburg and Allegheny. A large early morn ing vote was polled. Blue Skies in Massachusetts. Boston, Mass., Nov. 6. Blue skies and crisp, cool weather made an ideal election day. This with the extraordinary campaign that has been waged pointed to the casting of a heavy vote throughout the state. Vote-Getting Hay In Rhode Island. Providence, R. I., Nov. 6. Per fect weather favored the state elec tion today. Besides the vigorous campaign waged by Gov. George H. Utter, republican, seeking re-election, and by Mayor James H. Hlg gins of Pawtucket, his democratic opponent, the struggle for the con trol of the state legislature which will choose a United States senator to succeed Mr. Wetmore, was ex pected to arouse the votets from the usual "off year" apathy. Nutmeg State Aroused. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 6. Jr'lne weather greeted the voters ot Con necticut who went to the polls early today and the Indications are that the vote all over the state will be heavy the Interest seemed Tully up to the standard of so-called "off years." Look for Big Vote 111 Illinois. Chicago, Nov. 6; A cfear sky and Indian summer temperature greeted Ihe voters of Illinois today, and the indications are that the greater por tion the entire registration will be (Continued on Page 2.) 1
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