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IN BATTLE OF B
Maryland Holds Second Place
hi Interest With Fight for
Constitutional Amendment
HEAVY EARLY VOTE
Voting Rapid All Over the City and
Mora Than Half the Votes in Many
Districts Cast Before Noon -Forty
Men Arrested Before 11 O'clock;
and Thousands of Warrants Issued
and Distributed Among the Police
Throughout the City Some of the
Tricks of the Politicians ideal
Weather Conditions in Maryland
With Democrats Claiming Success
for the Constitutional Amendment,
Election in Other Cities and States.
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New York, Nov. 2 Half of the
registered vote in Queens borough'
was polled within a few hours after
the booths opened. The civic alliance
claimed a great Hearst "vote there.
Voting was rapid all over.t In the
31st district, in Harlem, more than
half the ballots were cast before
noon. Fear that the predicted rain
would come seemed to influence the
, large vote.
The Harlem Equal Rights League
enlivened the day with a demonstra
tion' for woman suffrage. The mem
bers paraded and held a mock elec
tion. Forty men' were arrested be
fore 11 o'clock.
The mayoralty tight "completely
overshadowed the contests over the
lesser offices. The candidates for the
principal minor offices were district;
attorney, George Gordon Battle,!
dem., and Charles S. Whitman, .re-
publican, Comptroller Robert Moore,
dem., A. M. Pendergraft, rep.; for
president of the board of aldermen,
John F. Galvln, dem., and John Pur
roy Mitchell, rep.t New York county
sheriff, John S. "Shea, repn., and
Christopher D. Sulliman, dem.
aristocratic" upper west side dis-
tricts. On the lower east side the
balloting was fast also.
Police Commissioner Baker was
was on duty at 5 a. m. and soon after
received thousands of warrants for
use against fraudulent voters. These
warrants were taken to police head
quarters secretly in an automobile,
and were then distributed through
out the city in the care of the police
men. The entire reserve force of
the police department was on duty,
Every city magistrate in all the
five boroughs bad Issued warrants.
The greatest precautions to prevent
the Identity of the floaters for whom
they had been issued becoming
known were taken, however, and "
was said early in the day that this
move would do much to make the
number of arrests unusually large.
In the west 47th street station alone
more than 600 warrants were ready'
to be served. . ; ' v -
One of the tricks discovered short- j
ly after the voting began was the
shortening of the strings holding the
pencils in the booths. So Bhort were
many of them that it was difficult'
for the voter to reach the last column
without danger of tearing the 53 I
Inch ballot.
Maryland Democrats Confident.
Baltimore, Md.; Nov. 2 With
idea) weather conditions prevailing,
the election polls opened hre ' this
morning. During the night there was
a slight tall of rain, but when dawn
broke the weather immediately, be
gan to clear and by 9 o'clock there
was not a cloud in the sky. So In
tense was the interest shown in fight
over" the disfranchising amendment
that it was predicted the vote would
be the heaviest polled in years. The
democrats favored the adoption of
proposed measure, and asserted that
the amendment would be passed by a
substantial majority in Baltimore,
and that the legislature would be
elected by large majorities. The
county democrats, too, expected ' to
pile up a large majority in favor of
the measure. On (ho other hand the
republicans declared that the amend
ment was already defeated, as they
had assurances that the vote, of the
CITY MAYORALTY
CENTER OF INTEREST
foreign born citizens would he cant
against. the measure as a unit.
;prom Johnson Confident.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 2 Mayor Tom
L. Johnson, shortly .after the polls
hap opened today, declared that from
what reports he could get, he was
confident of the fulfilment of his pre
diction of his own victory In the
mayoralty right. Herman C. Baehr,
the republican candidate, will lose
by 6,090 at least, according to John
son, who expressed with great confl
dence ills belief that he will be elect
ed a fifth time. For the first time in
many years the traction problem has
not been a feature of the campaign.
Though, the registration was low,
the polling began in a promising
fashion and continued so.
Military In Kentucky.
K Lexington, Ky., Nov. 2 "Bloody
Breathitt" county presented a grim
appearance today with fifty state sol
diers with loaded rifles guarding the
polling places In Crockettsville, War
Creek and Oakdale.
Twenty-five militiamen were Eta
tloned at Crocjcettsville, the home of
Ed. Callahan, who succeeded the
late Judge Hargls as the head of the
eland of feudists which bore the Har
gls name. Callahan had taken en
tire charge of the democratic forces.
His opponent on the republican
ticket was Circuit Judge Adams for
re-election. '
The house in which, the ; ballots
were stored In Crockettsville precinct
was burned last ntght-ntifr new sup
ply of ballots was procured.
Election In Virginia,
Richmond, Va., Nov. 2 Election
day opened generally fair and windy
i this morning. Indications are that
Judge William H. Mann and the en
tire democratic ticket will be elected
over Captain W. P. Kent, heading the
republicans. The republicans expect
to contest the election on account of
the fact that democrats are using a
rubber stamp with which to place
the name of Col. B. O. Jones, can
didate for the secretary of the com
monwealth on the ticket. D. Q. Eg
fflaatnn fha vnmilan lamruinotli nnm.
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Cel. James
was, selected to be the candidate In
Kggleston's place, but it was too late
' to get his name on the ticket. Rub-
ed throughout the slate. The repub
licans allege that the use of the
stamps is illegal. Outside of this the
election is going off about as usual
with democrats claiming about 20,
000 majority.
Democrats Strong In Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 2 Dreary,
drizzling weather dawned on what is
conceded to be the most doubtful mu
nicipal election In recent years, be
cause of the liquor question involved.
Betting has been practically at even
money for several days, notwith
standing that Indianapolis la normal
ly a republican city.
Old time prophets are puzzled over
the development of Btrength of the
ELECTION
Returns Tonight
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Our own Leased Wire from New York City
will give us tne only full and complete report of
the elections in New York City and the country.
NO OTHER newspaper in North Carolina CAN
give such full returns. Are you interested in
Hearst? Bannard? or Gaynor? Then come.
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ALLOTS TODAY
democratic ticket during the past ten
days.
The democratic ticket Is headed
by Charles A. Gauss.
Tom Taggart loomed up in the
democratic campaign about two
weeks a'go and It Is charged by the
opposition that a bountiful fount of
'"brewery Interests" was tapped by
the ex-chairman of the democratic
national committee.
Samuel Lewis Shanks heads the re
publican ticket. He won his nomina
tion In spite of the regular machine
at the primaries and finally brought
it to his support in the campaign.
. Each Bide predicted victory of
about 2,000 . majority. The early
vote was not heavy. The machines
re in use and the result will be
known early this evening.
The Day In Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 2 A warm,
cloudy morning with rain predicted
by the weather bureau ushered in
election day in this city. The state
offices to be filled were treasurer,
auditor general and justice of the su
preme court. In the forty-fifth sen
atorial district a successor to the late
Senator Crawford was balloted for,
and the county offices voted for were
judge of common pleas court, sheriff,
district attorney, coroner, jury com
missioner and director of the poor.
The indications were that the usual
republican majority would be regis
tered for the state ticket. The chief
interest In today's election is the pas
sage of a bond issue of 1,000,000
tor local improvements and party
lines are spilt on the subject, but In-,
dioations were that It would win. by
a goad majority. An unusually heavy
vote was registered, in the early
hour's, especially In the downtown
wards.
Ruin In Rhode Island.
Providence, R. I., Nov. 2 Election
day throughout the state opened
with a slight rain and promise of a
storm. The early vote was light.
The campaign has been conducted on
state Issues and between the repub
lican administration, which holds all
the offices and the democrats. Gov
ernor Aram J. Pothier, who had 7,200
plurality last year over Olney Arnold,
tne democratic nominee, is expected
to win with his associates, but by not
more than 2,000. There are three
constitutional amendments, giving
veto power to the governor, making
the lieutenant governor presiding of
ficer of the senate now a duty of the
governor, and providing for a house
of 100 members, every town to have
one and no town or city more than
one-fourth of the whole. All require
three-fifths vote.
Heavy Vote In Massachusetts.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Boston, Mass.( Nov. 2 Voting
throughout Massachusetts today In
the election for governor was fairly
heavy, almost up to the record vote
a non-presidential year. Eben S.
Draper and Lieutenant - -Governor
Louis A. Frotblngham, ' republicans
seeking re-election, will probably be
re-elected at a reduced plurality.
Draper's plurality last year was 60,-
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THE POLLS IN
NEW YORK
Heavy Voting In Some Sec
tions of the City Early
In tile Day
MANY FRAUD CASES
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Opening of Election Marked ly
Charges of Illegal Registration and
Expectation of Indictments Before
the Day is pver--Taminnny, As
Vsual, Was Accused of Engineer
ing a Vast Plot Br Illegal Votes
In Some Sections; of the Citr
Crowds Gathered Aoiwd the pv,K
A Early As Two QVlork f WjH
Until Time to Vote All Candi
dates Claim Victory1.
(By Leased Wire, iCThe Times)
New York,' Nor. 2 Extraordinary
precautions to prevent fraud, and the !
announcement that wholesale arrests Tl'e Government, it is Said, Should
were expected before the polls close 0wn Ho,,us For Its Representa
tonlght, marked the opening of New tlves As lt ,s Now No Man ot
York's election day after one of the' Moderate Means Can Afford to
most exciting and bitter camoaiens
the city has' ever seen. Five thous
and warrants were issued for the ar
rest of alleged repeaters, and the No
vember Queens county grand jury
handed down indictments by the
wholesale. .
The fight against fraud will be no
more vigorous in Queens than in
Manhattan, however. The republi
can and the independent campaign
managers declared early today that
they had proof of 1,600 cases of, false
fetraijon-arready and It was" ex
pected that hundreds more would
come to light during the day.
Tammany, as . usual, was accused
of engineering a vast plot for illegal
votes.
In Manhattan Judge Swann, of the
court of special sessions, who was
elected on a Tammany ticket, direct
ed the two New York county grand
juries that no warrants were to be
served till after the suspected repeat
ers had been allowed to vote.
Hours before the opening of the
polling places crowds of voters had '
already gathered In many parts of
the city, particularly in Harlem,
where the early vote was exception
ally heavy,
In many instances the
lines began to form about the voting
pieces as eany as & o ciock. in spue cause of the expense attached to a
of the low registration, the indica-j home in keeping with the dignity and
tions early in the day were for a;SOcial position incidental to the of
comparattvely heavy vote. I flce, Tne salal.,. of an ambassador is
This in spite of the weather, which
was cloudy and murky when the day
opened. The forecast had prescribed
showers.
Tammany was prpbably the first
in the field. Long before daylight
the democratic workers were drum
ming out voters. This was taken by
the opposition as an indication that
the Tammany leaders realized they
had to make a desperate fight.
One of the most daring schemes of
the contest was Tammany's attempt
to thwart the followers of William
Randolph Hearst, the civic, alliance
mayoralty candidate, by the Issuance ;
of 20,000 bogus Hearst badges fori
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discovered barely In time for thejtion, although It may interfere with larger following, probablv, than was
civic alliance forces to denounce it. his policy of economy in public ex- ever marshalled under single leader
Taken in conjunction with Tam-penditures. Most of the foreign em- ship in any philanthropic movement,
many's theft of the independence bassies in this city are owned by . are at the bar of j tst.ice to answer
league primaries, which resulted in-a ; their respective governments, and in ' the charge of disobedience of an or
court order barring the name of addition to that the heads of the le- der of a court of the Uiited States
juage wiuiam j. uaynor, aemocratic gatlons here have at their disposal
nominee for mayor, from the league : a fund to pay for social entertain
column on the ballots, this did much I ments, which our representatives do
to focus the fight between Gaynor
and Hearst. Nevertheless, the back
ers of .Otto T. Bannard, republican
candidate, reiterated their predic
tions of a victory for the G. O. P.
"We will win." That Was the word
passed out today by the supporters of
all of the three main candidates .for
mayor.
Bannard said it with a great deal ,
of vigor. Charles F. Murphy, Tam
many's big chief, said: "Judge Gay
nor will be elected by a vote that will
outnumber the combined vote of
Hearst and Bannard". '
. Herbert Parsons, the republican
leader, declared: "Bannard will cer
tainly be elected. The situation is
superb." ,
ine civic ainance say: raore man
half of the votes cast will be for Mr.
I Hearst, He will get over 300,000."
I Eugene H. Outerbrldge Of the com-
! mittee of 100, said he had no doubt
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phi mm nannara wouia so in wun
ease.
The first fight ot election day took
badly hurt and two others seriously;
wounded In the affray, which took
place in a restaurant at 161 East 42d
I street and a otel at 683 Third ave-l
nue. James Sullivan was taken to!
the Flower Hospital, slashed in a:
dozen places and with one eye-ball;
penetrated. He will probably die,!
but Is nevertheless a prisoner on the
charge of felonious assault. A dozen
other men were involved in the flight,
i and all were more or less beaten up.
The fight started with a dispute over
the election. Big bets were placed
on the election last night. ITp to this ;
(time there was little wagering.
When the betting ceased late at
night the prices were: Gaynor, 212 j
to 1; Bannard, 13 to 5; Hearst, C to
J ; Bannard to beat. Hearst. 7 to 5 :
j Fusion county ticket, 8 to 5. :
: That was around the democratic '
strongholds, however. In other
'places Bannard vas 2 to 1. For tp ,
nnst part, according to t'n r?:i.;!i-'
i ii!?, 'he het.!i,jr w:-, ;
, fessionals a,-.;J ; 'Hed ia: :;&
' hor!-:mal:ers feeding on e.-.ch o'-se- ',
i The hookies had waited f-.r o f!.. 1
iif wy moi'.-. i.ui . I'f v ,:..!. .! ,
to own embassies;
Secretary Knox May
Proposed Plan
'. Take a diplomatic Post.
Washington, Nov. 2 It is not im
probable that Secretary of State
Knox, in his forthcoming annual re
port, will endorse the suggestion
which has been before congress for
several years that the government
should own the homes of the Ameri-
can embassies.
During the extra session of cong-
ress several bills were Introduced
mailing appropriations ror the pur-
chase of land and buildings for the
use of American ambassadors and
ministers. These bills, it was said,
at the state department today, will
have the support of the administra
tion, and it is believed the house
committee on foreign affairs will
make an early report in favor of the
legislation. The advocates of
American ownership of the land and ,
buildings for our embassies say they ;
will have a strong argument to put
up before the foreign affairs commit
tee and they are hopeful of a favor
able report. i
The claim is made that under ex-
isting conditions a poor man, how-
ever brilliant and able diDlomat.
cannot afford to accent a mission to
any first-class diplomatic post be- ,
hut $17,500 a year and it takes nearlv
all of it to pay for a furnished house
in keeping with the position com
manded by the United States at for
eign courts.
It is estimated that to buy land
and erect buildings at the leading
foreign capitals for the use of Ameri
can ambassadors and ministers would
take more than $5,000,000. Until
the United States owns the land and
buildings, or congress gives an al
lowance for rent, no man of mod
erate means can afford to serve the
governmen in a diplomatic position
0f the first rank.
President Taft. it is said, is in-
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not enjoy.
It Is whispered around that the rea
son for delay in selecting a successor
to Ambassador Reid to the court of the courts of their county; hence, that
St. James is that the president can-, excuse cannot be advanced with con
not find just the man he wants who vincing force.
possesses a private fortune that will I "The sole question before us is the
enable him to keep up the regal ' guilt or innocence of the defendants.
splendor of the Reid regime. A poor
man, or one with .a few hundred
thousand dollars who succeeds Reid .
will fell the contrast most keenly.
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Zelaya Beady to Flee.
(By Leased Wire-to The Times)
Colon, Nov. 2-Wlreless telegraph j
messages received this mornlna- from ;
, San Juan- Del says that Estrada's
army has hemmed in the government
forces at Managua. Practically all
outposts have been taken by the rebels
andtheyarebelelvedto be hammering
at 0,6 venr Bates of the cathedral.
Zelaya. it Is declared, is preparing to
fl-e to TTondiimvL wlmr ha win ttmt
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j. i v. Buwiiya na-v v much uv-
livefed in Colon for Zelaya. it is
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GOMPERSAND
OTHERS LOST
THEIR FIGHT
District Court of Appeals De -
cides Against Federation
Leaders In Contempt Case
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(By Leased Wire to Tlie Times)
Washington, Nov. 2 The long-ox-pected
decision of the District of Co
lumbia court, of appeals in the con
tempt proceedings against Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell, and Frank
'Morrison, of the American Federa
tion of Labor, was handed down to
day. The decision, which is very volum
inous, is in part as follows:
"It must be remembered that the
injunction affected directly and indi-
j rectly several millions of the people
of the United States. The decree did
not run alone against these defend-
ants, but against about 2,000,000
; members of the American Federation
ot Labor throughout, the country.
Hence, it is proper to consider the
effect of the acts of the defendants
upon this membership and the per
sons who had formerly been pre
vented by the boycott from patroniz
ing the complainant.
"While these acts, if they had af
fected only the conduct of the de
fendants, or if the injunction had
been against them alone, might not
have amounted to more than a com
ment or criticism of the action of the
court, yet, if the remarks, when pub
lished and uttered, were such as to
tend to inflame their followers into
a feeling of resentment to the decree
of the court and lead to disobedience
of its cnmnmniis tha riefenriantu
wnnhl ha rtinpconWo with mntmni
for producing this result.
"Contempt may be committed by
iniirndo and insinuation. It may con
sist in maliciously saying or doing
anything that will have a tendency to
induce others to disregard the au
thority of the court. While the pub
lications and utterances before us
may not, when literally interpreted,
constitute a technical contempt, yet
if the manifest intent of the defend-
ants not only disobeyed the order of
the court themselves, but to inspire
their followers to do likewise, it. may
be regarded as a punishable con
tempt. We think it is this sort' of an
offence of which the defendants are
here g 'ilty.
"V'e have a deep sense of the far
reaching importance of tin's case.
Three distinguished citizens, leaders
in a great cause for the improvement
'
We are not unmindful of tlie V h
position which the defendants itave
attained, but their intelligence for
bids any Inference or conclusion that
the acts charged were committed by
them in ignorance of their duty to
The high distinction which they have
attained, the fairness or unfairness
of the Buck's Stove and Range Corn-
pany and the larger organization to
which is belongs, the National Manu-
facturers' Association, are not mat-
ters to be considered. Neither are
we - as a court of WView, permitted
to modify or extenuate the extreme
penalty imposed. These matters, as
we have suggested, may be presented
properly to the officer vested with
authority to commute or pardon.
"Individual interests dwindle into
insignificance when compared wit.'i
the higher principle involved in this
cause. The fundamental issue is
whether the constitujonal agencies sentatlons concerning , jNorth Card
of government shall be pbe.ed pr de-. Una; and the engendering of as ill
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AMBASSADOR
JAMES BRYCE
WIIMtHERE
' Tenth Annual Meeting of State
Literary and Historical
Association
MEETHERETHURSDAY
-(ja( Literary and Histoncnl As-.---jarlon
Will Holii .Afternoon and
i ening Session Tborsday After
!! ;;ii Seasion In Ilaney If;dl at
: Eveninfe Session atBlind In
lii-Wioii Capit-il Club Will Oiva
'.r-'t ition to Ambassador Eryee,
Ti-o!'-town Members of Literary
!!.'! Historical Association anil
T'eicptes to Fanners' Congress
'. fft Interesting Program.
i e greatest meeting m the his
i ory of the State Literary and Histor
ical Association will be held here
Thursday afternoon and evening, and
the principal feature of thlsmeeting
will be the address of the English
Ambassador, Hon; James Bryce.
Ambassador Bryce has a world
wide reputation as an author, publi
cist and diplomat. Besides being the
representative of the court of St.
James to the United States, he will
be welcomed as the author of "The
American Commonwealth." He will
be the most distinguished foreigner
that has visited Raleigh since the his
toric visit of General LaFayette In
1S25, and his visit next Thursday Is
being looked forward tp with state
wide interest.
During' hia.stajt jn the.clfx Ambas-
sador Bryce wfif be the guest of Col.
Benehan Cameron.
The afternoon session will be call
ed to order in Raney Hall at 3:30
o'clock. This meeting will be open
to the public and everybody Is in
vited. The program for this session
is full of Interest and some valuable
addresses will be delivered.
The first address will be by Presi
dent Junius Davis, of Wilmington,
whose paper will be largely devoted
to the life and times of Maj. Jno.
Walker, a noted revolutionary patriot
of the Cape Fear section.
This will oe followed by a brief
review of the historical work now go
ing on in the state, the work of the
year and the work in prospect, by R.
D. W. Connor, secretary of the asso
ciation. A review of the books of the year
by North Carolina writers will be'
made by Dr. D. H. Hill, president of
A. & M. College, and a well known
author of text boOks.
A very important address will be
made by Col. J. Bryan Grimes, a mem
ber of the association's executive
committee, also a member of the
State Historical Commission, who
will advocate a campaign for mark
ing historical sites in North Caro
lina. This is a subject of vital in
terest to every patriotic North Caro
lin'an and will attract much atten
tion. A valuable paper on "The encour
agement of art as an aid to North.
Carolina History and Literature.
What Can We Do?" will be read by
Mrs. Jno. Van Laudingham, of Char
lotte. The evening session will be held in
the auditorium of the Blind Institu
tion, at which Ambassador Bryce will
'lel.ver his address and announce the
winner of the. Patterson cup. At this
session seats will be reserved for tpe
members of the associate n, and the
remaining hundred or more will be
tor the general public. There has
been a constant rush to secure seatB,
a dozen or more applications coming
in with every mall, and many new
members are being added to the as
sociation, which now has a member
. ship of nearly 600.
Arter the program at the Blind In
stitution the Capital Club will, give a
reception to Ambassador Bryce, the
out-of-town members of the State
Literary and Historical Association
and the delegates ( to the National
Farmers' Congress. Admission will
be by card. . ,.
i This is the tenth annual meeting
of the association, which was organ
ized for the purposes set out as fol
lows: . ' . .. . , , v s-
"The collection, preservation, pro
duction and dissemination , of our
state literature and history;4he eh
couiagement of publio and ;schJol
libraries; the establishment of an
historical museum; the Inculcation Of
a literary , spirit, among our people;
the correction of printed misreore-
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