Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1940 — Page 2

VOTE HERE BY 1 P.M. A MACHINES USED

Leaders of Both Parties Confident; Long Lines Form Early.

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landslides after learning that Ward 21, Precinct 3 had exceeded its 1938 total vote long before noon. The first call for paper ballots came from that precinct when .812 of the total 1300 registration had voted before noon. The voting capacity of the machine is 999. In 1938, the total vote in that precinct was only 717. Election officials were prepared to

send paper ballots to 72 other precincts where the number of Tegise |

tered voters exceed the capacity of the machines. The drizzle which was prevalent | during much of last night stopped shortly before the polls opened at 6 a. m. Weatherman J. H. Armington said he did not expect any more rain today despite cloudy skies and descending temperatures.

3 Fights Reported

Only three minor fist fights Jnarred the. early voting hours. Election sheriffs reported the disturbances. were of - little consequence. The usual jamming of machines slowed voting in some precincts. At 1304 N. Delaware St. a machine broke down five minutes after the polls opened and it was out of operation for one and a half hours. Many voters who had been standing in line for a half hour or more were forced to leave in order to get to work on time.

Lines Block Long

At other precincts where.the lines were a block long dozens of voters were seen leaving before ‘they got into the polls. Several machines were jammed by the failure of voters to close the booth curtain lever properly before pulling party levers. Mechanics had to be called in to untangle some of them. Both Republican and Democratic headquarters ‘started sending out] fleets of hired automobiles before 8] a. m. to taxi voters to| the polls. Any voter who called either headquarters for transportation 80% it with dispatch.

More Clerks Hired

The chief concern of all election workers appeared to be in handling the increasing lines of voters. The Election Board, as early as 7 a. m, swore in additional clerks for some of the bigger precincts where the regular staff was unable to check the registrations fast enough to keep the line moving. During the first three hours, about 110 voters who had been challenged at the polls, appeared at the Court House headquarters to get affidavits of their registration. Nearly all of ‘them were found to be properly registered in the master files but through ‘errors had been omitted from the precinct books. Election officials said that most of the errors were traced to the work of a former registration clerk who was discharged for inaccuracies seveal weeks ago.

200 Staffd in Line

Shortly after the polls opened,

more than 200 were standing in line at 732 N. New Jersey St. creating a hopeless jam. The situation was declared an emergency and deputy election commissioners ordered another voting machine set up to run a double line of voters. Straight ticket voting was evident during the first hour in Precinct 9, Ward 13, where about 100 passed through the polling place in less than an hour. Watchers at several other precincts in Ward 13 also reported that there appeared to be little scratching because of the rapidity of the voting. At many polling places, even on the far north side, voters were standing in lines for several minutes before the 6 a. m. opening time. Twenty persons were in line before the polls opened at 4211| Graceland Ave. and 50 were waiting at 2317 N. Capitol Ave. 80 in Half Hour Eighty worked the machine in - Precinct 12, Ward 10, at 811 N. Rural St. during the first half hour. Straight voting prevailed in Precinct 2, Ward 9, where) 18 passed through the machine booth in 10 minutes. . Few of them could have scratched in that rate of voting. All polling places in the city were guarded by policemen. They were acting under arders of Chief Michael F. Morrissey to “keep peace but play _no politics.” The officers were instructed to stay at least 50 feet] away from the polling place. Calls for deputy election commissioners started coming into the

Members of the precinct board

at 28th and Meridian Sts. take the

name and address of a voter. In the group at the table (left to right) are Ruth Hunter, Clarence Coffin and John Saxon.

Record Vote Due in State As 1,750,000 Jrecpiopt Polls

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Crawfordsville, Sullivan, Monticello, Petersburg, | Warsaw, - Brookville, Mt. Vernon, Logansport, Lafayette, Greencastle, Clinton, Columbus, ‘Bedford, Winamac, New Castle and Bloominggon. Only two towns, Corydon and

Boonville,

Covington, reported the balloting { was light.

In Ft. Wayne, approximately 15 per cent of the registered vote ‘was cast in the first hour and a half and County Clerk Dorothy Gardner estimated the total Allen County vote would be 85,000. Republicans were jubilant over the prospect of returning to power for

[the first time in eight years, and

scoring a clean sweep of the state] from President on down through every .office on the ticket, with the native Hoosier Presidential candidate—Wendell L. Willkie—carrying the ball for the whole team. Democrats pointed to a 243,000 margin returned for President Roosevelt in 1936 and were flrmly convinced that a reversal of this total is impossible. Forecasts today covered every range of opinion, and betting was reported to be extremely heavy here on both the state and national races, with much even money in| sight. Some partisans were taking |

wagers that Lieut. Gov. Henry F. jo f5, their sons will vote in un-|

Schricker, the Democratic nominee for Governor, will win even though | Willkie carries the state.

Bays, Bobbitt Confidént

However, that if the Republican Party can come from northern Indiana to. a line running through the state east! and west from Indianapolis with |

upwards of a 35,000-vote lead, it will

win the election. Lake County appears to be definitely Democratic, and it is a ques-

tion of the size of the vote. This]

must be offset by large G. O. P, margins in.the Second, Fourth, Fifth and Tenth Districts to balance the normally Democratic territory to the south. Marion County, with an eligible registration of 306,000 votes, will see an extremely close race in the opinion of most observers. Fred Bays, State Democratic Chairman, asserted that his organization will return a ‘very substantial majority” for President Roosevelt and the entire ticket. Arch N. Bobbitt, State Republican Chairman, predicted a G. O. P. victory of such proportions that it will “make the nation sit up and take] notice.” Schricker and his opponent, Glen 'R. Hillis, of Kokomo, both issued election eve statements expressing confidence in the outcome. The polls in the state’s 3898 precincts will be open from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. and the largest vote in the state’s history probably will be registered regardless of the weather. Both parties have taken cognizance

most observers believe |

Liberty, | of the “silent” vote with some ap-

| prehension. At stake in addition to the 14 Indiana electoral college votes are: A U. S. Senate seat; 12 congressional seats; every elective state office; one Supreme Court judgeship; two Appellate Court judgeships, and county offices in local elections.

1,600,000 Voted in ’38

In the last election in 1938, the state cast 1,600,000 votes for U. S. Senator and intense interest in the campaign this year makes it certain that this figure will be topped heavily. In the last election the |G. O. P. pulled almost even with the Democtats in total vote, elected a Secretary of State and seven CongresSmen, which leads them to believe that the trend in their direction started two years ago will bring them victory this year. State issues have been all but obliterated under the glare of the Presidential contest between Willkie and Mr. Roosevelt, which in Indiana has been dominated by the third term and war. What effect peacetime conscription will have on Indiana’s vote is another question {which politicians are watching care- { fully. Some predict that women op- | posed to campulsory military train-

precedented numbers, and the rise in Willkie's strength has been traced from the date of enactment of conscription legislation even though he favored it. | Another unpredictable factor is the labor vote since John L. Lewis lindorsed Willkie. This produced an {immediate split in labor's ranks which is impossible to estimate be|cause the Democratic administra[tion of Governor M. Clifford Townsend has been the most friendly to labor in the state’s history, notably in the 1937 Legislature.

G. O. P. Claims Farmers

The farm vote, friendly to the New Deal since 1932, is counted: upon by Republicans this year to swing into their column and offset the industrial vote in such centers as Lake, Marion, Vigo and Vanderburg counties. Another factor in this election is the state pride in a native son as a candidate for the White House since Mr. Willkie is the first Hoosierborn Presidential candidate. Mr. and Mrs. Willkie will vote in New | York City, but her mother, Mrs. Phil Wilk, will vote in Rushville although she is handicapped by a broken arm. No particular festivities are planned in Elwood, Mr. Willkie's birthplace. State issues have been confined to an attack by the Republicans on “waste and inefficiency” while the Democrats have defended their “progressive program.” Eighteen counties in the state will use voting machines, which should facilitate a rapid count.

Court House headquarters early. Deputies were sent out to 1953 Tallman St, where an election sheriff was reported to have had a blackjack and had uried to use it on some one. More than 10 per cent of the registered voters in Precinct 10, Ward 9 had voted before 7 a. m. The total vote at that time was 115 and Republican clerks reported that 74 of them designated themselves as! Republicans before entering the! booth. Two machines were being used in that precinct and the delayed voting indicated that many were scratching.

IN INDIANAPOLIS

Here Is the Traffic Record J County City Toul 1939 ........i00 34 43 1940 ........... 43 n3 —Nov. 4 | Injured ...... 8 | Accidents Dead vee 0) Arrests MONDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Violations Tried tions Paid Speeding ...... 2 2 $20 Reckless driving 2 1. 0 Failure to stop at through street 3 [3 i Disobeying traffic | signal 1 |1 3 Prunken driving 1 [1 25 All others...... 23 20 10 =r Total 32 + 28 $58 MEETINGS TOMORROW Economie Forum, Hotel Washington, P Indianapolis Trade Compositions Associa-

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MARRIAGE LICENSES

(These lists are from official records in the County Court House. ‘The Times therefore. 1s not responsible for errors in names and addresses.)

Stephen J. Moody, 21, Bridgeport, Ind.; Waneta B. Bell, 20, Bridgeport. Ind.

William F. Cawles, 22, of 734 Union; Helen R. Coons, 16, of 58 E. Wilkins.

Ralph D. Maze, 26, R. R. 1, Acton, Ind.; Virgin E. Possman, 18, of 444 Virginia.

Edward J. Meredith, 24, of 2435 E. 16th: Dorotrs J. Hollister, 28, of 1152 Dudley. James R. Johnston, 25, of S018 Guilford; Gladys E. Anderson, 27, ‘of 222 E Harley Sanders, 23. of 1248S. Harris; Madeline Gann, 19. of 28326 McPherson. John H. Scott, 24. of 6061 Park; Ann E. Holman, 20, of 523 E. h. Lawrence McMichael 24, R.. 1, Box Tel: Delors farung, 22 22, Beech Grove. r arton of 1132 Stuck, 18, of 1250 Cameron. Craly Mary

. BIRTHS Girls . John, Sara Durhin, at Method Dallas, Dorothy Flint, at Methodist. Salence, Dena of aha, 5 City erine r Kenneth, Louise Hansel, at st.’ EL Sur Boys

Herman, Lena Schaeter, at Methodist. Robert” abitrey SARE tt \Methadit ultz, James Hazel Miller, ae Col es nodist,

Ravelnt.on, 8 Spink-Arms Hotel, noon. heta Tau, luncheon, Seville,

Lyle, Sarhe Weed, at Coleman. Robert, Anna Lewark, at City.

1H. R. Cromwell,

REPUBLICANS SEEK POWER IN CONGRESS

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William D. Byron (D.) in the Sixth District. Republican: leaders rate their chances for Senatorial gains best in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Wis- | consin and Washington, where they {hope to unseat Senators Joseph F. | Guffey (D. Pa.), Senator Sherman Minton (D. Ind.), Senator James M. Slattery (D. Ill.) and Robert M. LaFollette (Prog. Wis.). In Ohio and Washington, the incumbents; Democratic Senators Vic Donahey and Lewis B. Schwellenbach, are not candidates.

Senator Schwellenbach has been appointed to a Federal Court. Qthers besides Senator Donahey who are retiring are Frederick Hale (D. Me.) and Ernest W. Gibson (R. Vt.). Primaries eliminated Senators Henry PF. Ashurst (D. Ariz.), William H. King (D. Utah), Rush Holt (D. W. Va.), Lynn J. Frazier (R. N. D.) and Edward R. Burke (D. Neb.). Maine has already elected its new Republican Senator, Ralph Brewster,” former Congressman. Vermont is almost certain to send two Republicans to the Senate—Senator Warren R. Austin; for a six-year term, and Governor George Aiken, for a short term. : In New Jersey, two of the state’s wealthiest men—Senator W. Warren Barbour, a Republican and former amateur prize fighter, and James husband of Doris Duke and former Minister to Canada, are battling it out. In New York, Rep. Bruce Barton (R.), an advertising executive, is seeking to unseat Senator James M. Mead (D.).

EINSTEIN VOTES PRINCETON, N. J, Nov. 5 (U. P.),

his first vote as an American citizen today, He recently became a citizen.

—Dr. Albert Einstein, world-famous! physicist and mathematician, cast |

IT'S PEOPLE'S DAY TO DECIDE ON THIRD TERM

Largest Poll in History Is Seen; Weather Helps Bring Out Votes.

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toral votes—and still win with his backlog of sure Solid South support. Mr. Willkie probably must take all the industrial states to win. This angriest campaign in recent times ended shortly after midnight with Mr. Willkie's final appeal for support, broadcast from coast to coast. President Roosevelt had just left the air. He had spoken from the quiet of his Hyde Park, N. Y., home.

No Fourth Term Is Pledge

From both came solemn promises to safeguard the nation’s peace and pleas for national unity in a world aflame. Mr. Roosevelt had pledged again that he would not seek a fourth term and in the last hour of the last day before the election he sat at home with his family and reminded the people that they are at peace, free to live their ordinary lives, to do and say and worship as they please. “Tomorrow,” he said, “of all days they will be free to choose their own leaders. In our polling places there are.no storm troopers or secret police to look over our shoulders as we mark our ballo

Hear First Returns

Mr. Willkie spoke during a midnight rally at the Ritz Theater here. “I cannot say anything to you,” he said, “about how well I have led this crusade. But I can say this to you, that no man ‘in history has ever felt a deeper sense of obligation to the cause he has led than I do at this time.” The nation seemed determined to cast more votes this year than ever

before. Forty years ago the Presi-

dential poll aggregated approximately 14,000,000 votes. Four years ago approximately 45,000,000 were tabulated. Through the final hours of election eve the Presidential candidates campaigned, expressing confidence of victory and firing last minute salvos of protest against the misrepresentation of the opposition. Hitting hard at what they believe to be the weak spot in Roosevelt defenses, Republican campaigners from coast to coast drummed the third term issue and the Democrats drummed right back. There never was such a hook-up of radio facilities for political purposes as in the final three hours.

Stage and Screen Join

The stage and screen, the arts and sciences contributed spokesmen to both sides. Bing Crosby spoke for the anti-Roosevelt forces In Hollywood. Walter Huston was master of ceremonies of those for a third term. There were pickups here and in Washington with the hot bands of

Count Basie and Benny Goodman

beating out a Roosevelt tattoo from Carnegie Hall, New York. Third term—third term — third term. That was a Republican refrain. From Washington Senator James F. Byrnes (D., S. C.), made the Democratic answer. “Far more fundamental than the custom of no third term,” he told the, 10 p. m. to midnight Democratic radio audience, “is the custom that no man shall be elected President without previous experience in state or national public life. This custom is so deeply imbedded in our political institutions that prior to this year it has never been challenged.”

Both Nominees Protest Before the solemn moment of his

final radio appeal as a Presidential candidate, Mr. Willkie sharply com-

plained that his political opposition had “attacked me with a smear campaign designed to make you question my record and my moMr. Roosevelt was abreast of that with equally sharp objection to “misrepresentation” which he said Republicans had undertaken to persuade civil servants that legislation would be put forward to jeopardize their pension position.

| FOR LINCOLN AND WILLKIE

FAIRMONT, W. Va, Nov. 5 (U. P.).—C. H. Payne, 94-year-old Civil War veteran who cast his first ballot for Abraham Lincoln, voted today for Wendell L. Willkie and predicted that the Republican nominee would be elected. “I've been predicting elections as long as I have been voting,” he said. “If I'm wrong this time, it will be my first time and my last prediction.”

THE INDIANAPOL

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Rae Rie A

These “early birds” were lined the polls opened at 1818 Ruckle St.

ELECTION BOARD ~ TEMPERS" RISE

G. 0. P. Member Charges Attempt to Disfranchise N. Side Precinct.

By SAM TYNDALL

The voting was only four hours old today when words began to fly in the election's first partisan fight between members of the County Elections Board. Election officials had been commenting, a moment before, on the harmony between - party workers when Robert Smith, lone Republican board member, charged in an angry voice that the two Democratic members were “making a deliberate attempt .to disfranchise Republican votes in a far North Side heavy Republican precinct.” The feud started yesterday but had remained quiescent until it flared anew today. Republican workers in Ward 21, Precinct 4, at 5555 N. Illinois St., with 1400 registered voters, had asked Mr, Smith to get the Board to provide an additional voting machine,

Not Enough Machines

County Clerk Charles R. Ettinger, board member, said there wouldn't be enough machines to furnish an additional one. Mr. Smith then asked that Australian paper ballots be sent out. Mr. Ettinger answered, “Wait until tomorrow.” At 8 a. m. today, Republican workers from that precinct beseeched Mr. Smith with phone calls, asking for paper ballots. They reported a line of voters outside the polling place one block long. They said more than 300 persons were in the line, and .that they feared all in the precinct would not be able to vote before 6 p. m. on one machine.

450 Vote by 9:30 A. M.

By 9:30 a. m. about 450 had voted. Mr. Smith then repeated his plea for paper ballots to be sent there immediately. “Let's call the inspector there,” Mr. Ettinger said. “If he needs them, we'll send them.” They called Floyd J. Mattice, attorney and a Democrat, appointed by County Commissioners. Mr. Mattice reported, “We don’t need any ballots yet.” Mr. Smith glowered, and said: “Flor the record, boys, I move that we send ballots to that precinct immediately, Mr. Chairman.” Chalmer Schlosser, board chairman, and Mr. Ettinger remained calm. No Second to Motion

Finally Mr. Schlosser said: “The motion failed for want of a second.” “So that's your attitude,” Mr. Smith said. “All I can say is, that it is the deliberate attempt to disfranchise those voters out there.” Mr. Ettinger replied: “I'll trust the inspector. He is an upstanding citizen. And furthermore, there haven't been any complaints.” “I've received calls all morning, Mr. Ettinger, and, also, while I am at it, I would like to say mow that there was a deliberate attempt at juggling voting machine locations so that this precinct, the heaviest Republican in the county, could not get two machines.” He paused a moment and continued: “Well, if they need ballots out there, I'm going to get them to them.” County Clerk: Ettinger said: “The ballots are in custody of the County Clerk.”

Here Are the First Returns:

Willkie, 2061

r Roosevelt, 495

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closed at noon. Two of the town's nine registrants did not vote. In 1936 the vote was Landon 4&, Roosevelt 1.

ROOSEVELT, 5 TO 3 HAS LOCATION, N. H,, Nov. 5 (U ).—Second New Hampshire community to report election returns today, Hart's Location gave for President: Roosevelt 5, Willkie 3. In 1936 Hart's Location gave Roosevelt 11 and Alfred Landon 4.

WILLKIE GETS 26 OF-40

PITTSBURG, Kas., Nov. 5 (U. P.). —The first 40 votes counted from the Pittsburg’s two precincts today gave Wendell L. Willkie 26 votes and President Roosevelt 14.

ROOSEVELT 8, WILLKIE 0 MARTIN STATION, Ala., Nov. 5 (U. P.).—Martin Station, first Alabama community to report on the Presidential vote, gave Roosevelt 8, Willkie 0. Two of the remaining three voters in the community said they would not vote, and the third was not expected to cast a ballot.

ALL 24 FOR ROOSEVELT

HENDERSON, N. C., Nov. 5 (U, P.).—Nutbush precinct in Vance County cast its entire 24 votes for President Roosevelt today. The rural County town today gave Willkie 32, Roosevelt 10. In 1936, the vote was Landon 26, Roosevelt 15.

WILLKIE 32, ROOSEVELT 10 MOUNT WASHINGTON, Mass. Nov. 5 (U. P.). — This Berkshire precinct has maintained for many years a record of a unanimous Democratic vote and the first in the state to report.

IT'S F. D. R. IN GEORGIA CARROLLTON, Ga. Nov. 5 (U. P.).—Of the first 600 persons to vote in the main Carrollton precinct this morning, 572 cast ballots for President Roosevelt and 28 for Wendell L. Willkie, Ordinary Matt Griffin reported.

FIRST TOWN GOES WILLKIE SHARON, N. H,, Nov. 5 (U. P)).— This town, first in the nation to announce its election returns, gave: Wendell L. Willkie, 24; President Roosevelt, 7. Polls were opened at the stroke of midnight. The vote was completed and canvassed in five minutes.

C Sharon, normally Republican, : gave Alf M. Landon 13 votes in|pen

1936 compared to 3 for Mr. Roosevelt. In 1932 it gave Herbert.Hoover 11; Mr. Roosevelt 1.

MICHIGAN HAMLET FIRST POINTE AUX BARQUES, Mich,

very tip of the Michigan “thumb” maintained its record today of being

gave: Roosevelt 2 and Willkie 13.

Nov, 5 (U. P.).—This hamlet on the|S™

the state's first Presiniet to report. It|St.

‘Early Birds’ Wait for Polls to Open

up and rubbing sleep from their eyes at 6 a. m., ready to vote when

Something's Dipsy-Doodle About That Voting Today

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tempted to instruct her as to how to operate the machine and pointed to a lever in the process. “Young man,” she said, “I know enough about it to know that you are not supposed to point.” The election worker gave up, and in two minutes, the elderly lady had somehow figured it out for herself, voted and left. » = ”

As Usual, a Fight

Good old Precinct 7 Ward 15 at 303 W. McCarty St. came through in record time to maintain its citywide championship of never going through an election without a fist fight. The fight—nothing serious—was over at 7:11 a. m.,, a draw and no negotiations for a return engagement. ® 2» At 4211 Graceland Ave, a private "home, the family dog rounded the house at about a quarter to six and stopped short with a paw skid when he saw about 20 voters waiting to enter the home and vote. He gave two short blasts, looked quizzically again, and then retreated around the house. ? 8 a =

And So It's Jammed A Democgatic election official at 709 E. Morris: St, Ward 13, Precinct 5, called headquarters and got Robert Smith, Republican Election Commissioner. “Key 11 B (for Paul E. Layman, Democratic candidate for Judge of the Appellate Court, second division) is jammed. What will I do?” Mr. Smith talked very seriously, but ended up by saying he didn’t know what to do. As he hung up he smiled and said: “Key 11 B jammed, and what will he do? Why ask me? I'd say leave it jammed.” #” » ” A Washington High School teacher, who had a premonition that voting places would be crowded, arose at 5:15 a. m. and went to the polls at 1130 Broadway. She was right. By the time: she and her husband had voted, she found that she would be tardy for school. She said she had often. arrived later at the "polls and earlier at school. =a

The Line Forms

At Denny and .-E. Washington Sts. there was a line of voters threequarters of a hlock long at 6:30 and voting officials said they had been voting swiftly since the opening. There were only two party workers on duty and they were spending their time standing on the curb, talking to each other—Republican

and Democrat. ”

A Bride Votes

A bride and bridegroom returned

yesterday from their honeymoon and rented an apartment on the East Side. The bride left her luggage at her mother’s home, where she had lived before her marriage. When she showed up at her old precinct to vote, her vote was challenged on the grounds that she has a new residente.. The matter went to the Elections Board. It was finally decided that if she would make an affidavit to the efféct that she had intended to keep her old residence at her mother’s home, she could vote. ) So," she made an affidavit that, although she remained over night in the new apartment, she actually

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8S. Weather Burea mm INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST: Cloudy and colder tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy and colder. Sunrise 6:19 Sunset TEMPERATURE ~—Nov. 5, 1939— Comey 33/1 p. m.

BAROMETER

6:30 a. m

Precipitation 24 hrs endin Total precipitation since Deficiency since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Cloudy and colder, light showers in north portion tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, colder in east portion Ilinois—Considerable cloudiness tonight and tomorrow; colder tonight, freezing temperature in northwest portion Lower Michigan—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, occasional light showers tonight; light rain or snow in north portion tomorrow; colder. Ohio—Cloudy and much cooler, occasional rain in east and extreme north rtions tonight: tomorrow mostly cloudy and colder, occasional light rain or snow flurries in north portion. Kentucky—Cloudy and much colder, occasional rain in. east portion tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, colder in east and central portions. WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Stations Weather Bar. Temp. Amarillo, Tex. Clear 30.27 34 Bismarck, N. D. ... ston

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had intended to remain last night at her mother’s home. : » ” 2 s An East Side man called the Elections Board and complained bitterly that his vote was challenged on the grounds he was not a naturalized citizen. “When did you get your papers?” he was asked. “Well, I took out my first papers three months ago.” “Then you're not a naturalized citizen,” he was told. “I know that, and that isn’t what makes me mad. I've voted for 20 years and never been challenged before, so why this time?” he came back. a =»

One for Roosevelt .One of the cars being used by election officials in rounds of the voting places bears this legend painted on [its side: : “This is the car Hoover promised me. “This is the car Roosevelt gave me. “I'll be darned if I'll let Willkie take it away from me.” 8 8% »

Around the State

in suburban Harmony precinct. At Elnora, preci nct officials planned to cancel the absent voter's died Sunday in Detroit shortly after ballot of William Scott Hardin who mailing the ballot. Dr. E. H. Cowan, 93, surgeongeneral of the Grand Army of the Republic, cast his 19th Presidential ballot at Crawfordsville. He cast his first ballot in 1868.

ing instructor at Anderson, flew back to his home in Richmond despite a low ceiling and high wind to cast his ballot. He was accompanied by Harry Darlington of Anderson and they returned soon after voting. At Valparaiso, where a record vote expected to reach 16,000 was being cast, Jacob Mooker, 98-year-old Civil War veteran, was one of the first at the polls. He cast a

At Brazil, Mary Ann Stewart, 107, cast a vote for Wendell L. Willkie|

Lowell Little, civilian pilot train-||

LOTS 0" ACTION " IN GOP OFFICE

Some Workers Stay on Job All Night; Bradford Is Confident.

By EARL HOFF

Suppressed excitement was the keynote today at the Republican County headquarters at Pennsyle

vania and New York Sts. Party workers were busy as early as 5 a. m. The headquarters had remained open all night and some of the workers had no sleep. A steady stream of voters wanting last-minute information, asking for transportation and seeking small favors, kept the workers busy.. There was no tapering off of the demand for campaign buttons.

A Very Busy Lady A telephone operator started work

at 7 a. m. and talked herself hoarse

by 10 a. m. . The tempo picked up at the headquarters as the “10 o'clock reports” of voting from the precincts began rolling in. Every phone in the headquarters rang continuouslye After the reports were all in, County Chairman James Bradford estimated there had been 110,000 votes cast by 11 a. m. in the county and “we're going to win by at least 18,000 votes.” Mr. Bradford was a busy man at the headquarters, passing among tables, encouraging workers and talking to voters who came to seek information.

Bradford Confident

After Mr. Bradford's statement, party workers picked up his confldence. One of the busiest men at the headquarters was Rae Powell of the legal staff. He constantly ane swered telephone calls instructing precinct workers on legal matters. Inactive at the headquarters were three sleepy eyed ‘photographers who, armed with their “boxes,” awaited calls to speed out to pree cincts and photograph alleged elec tion frauds. They sat at headquar= ters all morning with only two calls to answer. Activity and exciten#®nt at the headquarters tapered off at noon,

WISCONSIN IS CONFUSED

MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 5 (U, P.). —Wisconsin went to the polls today in an election confused by Henry A. Wallace's cross-party ine dorsement of Senator Robert M, La Follette (Prog.) over the Demo= cratic candidate.

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Untrimmed and some furtrimmed styles. Really unusual values but broken sizes only—so come early for best pick.

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WINTER COATS

Regular $6.99 to $9.99 Vitae

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