Hammond Times, Volume 11, Number 120, Hammond, Lake County, 7 November 1916 — Page 1

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x Ninety-seven Ballots Cast in one Hammond Precinct by 7:10 This Morning; Early and Heavy Vote Unparalleled voting conditions in Lake county astonished leaders in both the republican and democratic parties today and indicated that somebody was going to be swept into office by a landslide. News from TIMES reporters and correspondents over Lake county brought out the fact that the great silent vote has voted early. There was a big rush to get to the polls and men who have been disinclined to announce their political affiliations this year began to come out in the open and declare that they had voted for Charles Evans Hughes. Vp with the sun today, hundreds of voters were at the twenty-two polling places in Hammond when the doors were thrown open. So heavy was the voting between 6 and 8 o'clock that it was a foregone conclusion that twothirds of the vote would be in by 12:30. At 7:10 ninety-seven votes had been cast in the eighth precinct, and in the twenty-first In Conkeyville at 8 o'clock. A " hundred and. eighty bid voted in Homewood at 11 o'clock. J. M. Wilcockson, in charge of the Business Men's Republican club with headquarters at 155 State street, stated that the vote was coming Tut voluntarily and few had tjj. be reminded that it was election day. The club had twenty-two cars donated for the day and found the task easy because the majority of the voters, owing to the great interest in the election and the ideal weatner, were glad to walk to the polling places. ' Reid-Murdochs' Gibson and the Betz plant permitted their, employes to be as late as 10 o'clock in getting to work in order that they might vote. The Western Steel Car Co. at Hegewiseh, and the Simplex clased at noon, the Standard Steel Car Co., and the International Lead Refining at 3 o'clock, while Grasselli. Conkey's and other Industries released their men at any time during the day tney cared to vote. By United Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 7. Charles TV'arren Fairbanks, republican candidate for vice president, all but lost his hat when he voted the republican ticket today. As he reached for the voting buoth lever he continued talking to the Crowd about the booth. He bumped his head against the top of the booth and his hat went rolling. Other voters scrambled for the hat and nearly pulled it to pieces trying for the honor of handing it back. Fairbanks voted ballot number S21.

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i . ft nil r.j -- ,r. 1 President Wilson voting-. UGHE CASTS HIS VOTE EARLY Hy t'nlted Pre.) NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Republican candidate Charles Evans Hughes voted ballot 13 at 7:03 in the Victoria laundry voting booth on Eighth avenue. He arose at 5:15, took an hour to dress, left the Astor hotel with Charles D. Shepphard, his publicity agent, and two detectives at 6:50. The governor walked three blockg to the voting booth and r turned. Only a few stragglers and a flock of newspaper men and photographers were on hand as he went Into the dingy little building. He greeted a friend at the door: "This looks like a republican day," he said as he nodded to the policemen and judges. He stepped into the little booth which wasn't large enough to change his mind in and voted the straight republican ballot. As he stepped out nr-wspaper men snapped flashlight after flashlight. The room became so filled with smok that every one was choking and a crowd gathered outside. When the smoke cleared away the candidate was still smiling broadly. JITNEY MEN GIVE DEMOS CARS FREE The Gary Jitneymens association last night donated the use of 87 automobiles, without cost, to the democratic committee for election day. Chairman Finerty accepted the offer. Action of the jitney men was nil due so much because of their enmity of the republican committee for many of the jitneurs are republicans but the jitney men, it is said, are angry because of the attitude of tie city administration toward thern and the attacks of the trust newspaper, the Gary Tribune. 2 "AJ - - - i 5s --i 1 vx-r"'

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In many Gary precincts 40 per cent of the voting had been cast three hours after the polls had opened. There .were little indications of trouble. Box Shortnge In Ilnmmond. Both to county democratic and republican headquarters in Gary word came from Hammond to county headnuarters at Gary early that so many ballots were being cast that the boxes would be too small. Both parties agreed that extra ballots should be forwarded. Busy I,nt Mght. Chairman Finerty and Chairman Norton at democratic and republican headquarters, respectively, worked far into the night getting ready for today's battle. Complete county returns will be received at G. O. P. headquarters tonight. Two rooms will be reserved, one for the chairman and his staff of tabulators, the other for the press. No one else will be allowed inside the rooms. S BANKRUPT By United Press. NEW YORK. Nov. 7. Harry Jlorganthau, chairman of the finance committee of the democratic national committee, said today the campaign had cost the 'party $1,830,000 and that today the committee had a deficit of $200,000. This amount would be raised and all obligations discharged regardless of how the election went, he said. By United Press. PRINCETON, N. J.. Nov. 7. It required sixteen men, three automobiles, four hours and fifty-four gallons of gasoline to deliver President Wilson's vote for himself here today. The president with his bodyguard of secret service men and newspaper men made the trip from Shadow Lawn early in the morning afTialthough It was only 9 o'clock he was the fiftieth voter. The booth was in a fire engine house. The president's arrival was quickly learned by residents. Wilson received his ballot from H. H. Rose, a republican election official. He shook hands with all the officials and introduced them to Mrs. Wilson, who was in the automobile outside. The party left immediately to return to Shadow Lawn. The president had awakened before 5 o'clock and had breakfast before 7 before leaving to cast a straight democratic ballot. WEATHER. I nettleil weather tonight and We1 nendny with rain. Cooler tonight. Much cooler 'Wednesday. Moderate to frenh variable wind. t - ,4 .iitm - the submarine Deutchland, showi on tihe western front

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Three Accidents on Eve of Election -r- Collision, Fire and Runaway-in the Calumet Regton on Night Before Election. One man was killed, another is perhaps fatally injured and a third remained unconscious for several hours as the result of three accidents which occurred the night before election. THE IJKAO. XIck Sonten, a Roumanian having no relatives in this county, aged 24. and boarding at 4408 Elm street. Indiana Harbor. Saaten was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a truck and received injuries Including .1 rupture of the liver which caused his death last night at St. Margaret's hospital, a few hours after the accident. ; THE IA'Jl IlKD. Frank Curtis, a railroader living at Ciibson who has relatives in Chicago. Curtis was lying- in bed last evening and enjoying- a cigarette when he fell asleep. .The bed clothes were set afire and ie was ablaze when he awoke. His! hands and side are badly burnedi Alex Clbruskl, polish, aged 35. living in East Hafjmond. Cibruski was driving his h5srse on Kennedy avenue when the ,33al, became frightened at a passing automobile and ran away, throwing him from the wagon. His head struck the macadam and he was rendered unconscious. The police found him in that condition and he was taken to St. Margaret's hospital. YES we are thinking of blowing a horn THIS evening. IT makes our bosom heave like a MOVIE vampire's TO think how many of us guessed it WRONG. THREE best bets SILEXT vote LANDSLIDE WOMEN'S suffrage. IV Capt. Koenig of the Peutschland had his name on the ballot DARNED if we wouldn't have voted for the jolly old sea dog. BEAUTY page assures us that "decolletage lines offer great variety" VARIETY of what? MORE light please! AFTER all when a man wants to get married real badly HE doesn't care whether she's much of a help to her MOTHER or not. DETROIT Free Press editor says "it's mighty hard to become affectionate with a souse" HOW do you know? WILSON says he's glad paign's over the camUK ought to be, he got off easy. NOTICING some of the fall stylos in party gowns WE'LL says that it is hard to decide if a blind man is in or out of luck. WE dare the Indiana women TO take a vow not to use their powder rags UNTIL women get the vote. SERIOUS CHARGE LA GRANGE, ILL., Nov. 7. With the opening of the polls a grocer hung up I neeis oi ii papci marKea j-iugnes and Wilson. At 10 a. m. Hughes led 21 to 19. One ballot is split, the voter leaving a wing on the democratic sheet and a leg on the republican Lady flies are voting but no attempt is being made to count the votes separately. Democrats cnarge republicans with puttg syrup on the Hughes sheet to attract voters. Ail mfmhers of Hammond Lodge No. 210, K. of p.. are requested to meet at the home of Christ Meyer, 415 Bauer street Thursday, November 9th at 1 p. m., to attend the funeral of our late brother, Henry Meyer. 11-7-1 C T. WOLF, C. C.

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ELECTION . PARTY FOR SUFFRAEETS (By I'nlted Pres. NEW YORK. Nov. 7. Help Woman's Suffrage, have the social time of your young or old life .and get the election returns simultaneously is the way the New York ,State Woman's Suffrage patty asks folks to attend its ball here tonight. General election returns are everything, but, at the ball tonight they will be of secondary interest so rar as the suffragists are concerned. The workers will have their eyes on the returns from South Dakota, West Virginia and Montana. In the two first mentioned suffrage is an issue and all suffragists are waiting 5or the moment to give a regular commanche war whoop if they carry. In Montana Miss Jeanette Rankin is running for Congress. She Is making her race with several million women watching anxiously. The invitations o dance emphasize that lively one-stepping will be all the go. SYSTEM AT G.O.P. HEADQUARTERS TONIGHT Thanks to the energy and foresight of Chairman E. Miles Norton, Vice Chairman Walter J. Riley, and Secretary Tom Roberts the business of getting returns, announcing them and tabulating results will be placed on a systematic basis at republican headquarters in Gary this evening. It will be the first time in the history of the county it was ever done by either party. Seeluaion For Tabulators. The chairman's private office and a hallway wil be used by the working staff. Doors will be nailed up. the hallway barricaded by a partition and access to the other parts of the headquarters will be through a small opening. In the chairman's o-ffice will be E. Miles Norton, Walter J. Riley. Tommy Roberts and the chief tabulator, 11. C. Francis, the best man at figures in town, and two deputies. In the hallway adjoining will be the press table. Four telephones, adding machines, and tvpewriters will be used in the process of collecting returns. No one besides the chairman, vice chairman, secretary, three tabulators and a few newspaper men (those on duty) will bo allowed inside the "battle" room. Not even candidates, mayors, judges or other potentates in the scheme of county politics will be permitted in. "If any work is to be accomplished there will have to be quiet and privacy." said Mr. Riley, who has put in a good deal of time and effort arranging for to-night's work. In the old days men crowded into the tabulating room, others snatched away 'he return sheets before the press table men were through with them, while in many instances bibulous and happy party patriots insisted on giving the tabulators and prohibition newspaper men drinking innumerable bottles of beer. The net result of bothering the tabulators was that no definite results were obtained even the next day. Tonight even Charles E. Hughes can't get inside the press-tabulating room. Anl once the staff enters no one can get out until tomorrow morning as the doors are to be nailed up. Times' ads show yoa how to save moneys

THE VOTE

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As a matter of Interest to those who figure on .returns tonight The Times presents the Tenth district vote in 1312 and 1914: 1912. Tenth District Democratic vote IS, 401 Republican vote 17,204 Progressive vote 9,793 Total Progressive and Republican vote 26.937 Peterson's plurality 1,107 Peterson lost the district by combined Progressive and Republican vote 8.596 1014. Tenth District Republican vote 22.318 Progressive vote 8,637 Democratic vote 17,733 Total Progressive and Republican vote 30.955 Wood's plurality 4,583 Wood carried district by combined Progressive and Republican vote 13220 VOTE CAST By United Press. NEW YORK, Nov. 7. America is casting a record vote for president today if an unusually heavy run of early balloting is an indication. Reports gathered by the United Press showed a vote up to noon heavier than that ever recorded in that length of time, in many cases aggregating as much as half of the total registration. Ideal weather in almost every state aided in bringing out the vote. In New York, Illinois. Indiana and Ohio, the pivot states, the forenoon run on the polls showed that the "silent vote." on whose word at the poll depends election, was speaking very loudly. (By I nltcd IVess Cablegram.) I.O.N DO , Nov. 7. There was only one American aboard the steamer I.nnao, sunk by a German sub Oct. 2S, It was learned today, t'apt. Henry Mainland reports from Wales said, was the one American On bonrl. He said his ship flew the American enMlgn when she was held up and scuttled with a bomb after the crew had been taken off. Mainland left no doubts as to the nationality of his ship. It Is of Philippine register. ELECTION RETURNS Hammond Moose lodge has made arrangements to receive election returns on Tuesday night by special wire, commencing at 6 p. m. and continuing all night. Moose lodge will have open house on this occasion, to which the public is invited. 11-6-2 Borchert Wins Ring. Secretary of Police Oscar Borchert is today proudly displaying a hundred dollar diamond ring which he won in a contest at the All Saint's bazaar Saturday evening. Br. Borchert wants to thank hia'friends for their support.

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Hi all for Hughes, (By I'nlted Preim.) TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 7. At 2 ;.,. k this afternoon incomplete returns from twenty-five of Topeka s thirty -two precincts give Hughes 1.708: Wil son, 1,127. The double election board made It possible to get early returns in Kansas. MARSHFIELD. M.iss., Nov. 7. C. K. Hughes polled 210 votes here today against Wilson's 96. In the race for governor, McCall, Republican, polled 234 against MansSeld, Democrat, 53. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 7. In nine precincts complete up to 10 o'clock gave Hughes 37S and Wilson 329. a (DIXLCTIW) KEW YORK. ot. 7 Republican National Committeeman Wilcox got htm flrat returns from the national elee. tlon today when he read the I'nlted Pre dlapatch from Manaaehuaet, Mr. Wilcox read It twice, then he mlled and aa the amJle arrew brORder h turned to vlidtora and read the dis patch aloud. "Thafa Jut," he said. "This little town's vote is indicative of today's results over the entire country. I am aratified with the start we have made." By United Pre.) PITTSFIELD, MASS., Nov. 7. New Ashford, smallest town in Massachusetts, fourteen miles north of Pittsfield in Berkshire county, was the first town in the United States today to announce its election results. The polls closed at ten o'clock. Out of 25 registered" voters, 23 went to the polls and made known their choice for president as follows: HUGHES 16 WILSON 7 In 1912 New Ashford's vote on presdent was: Roosevelt, 6; Taft, 7; Wlson, 4. NEW YORK CASTS BIG VOTE NEW YORK, Nov. 7. The republican and democratic state chairmen both predicted today that New York state would probably cast the heaviest vote in Its history.. Their reports from upstate sections were that tne weather was everywhere fine and that particularly in the rural sections the voters were early at the polls. At both headquarters these circumstances were pointed-to as favorable to the success of their respective tickets. New York state in the last national election cast 1,587,983 ballots for the presidential candidates. The belief 'was expressed that these figures wuld be exceeded today. CAPT. BOY-ED'S FL; TO WED YANKEE GIKJ. BLOCKED BY CENSOH TV x r i, 1 A: V is IV- UY Miss Virginia Mackey-Smith. An overzealous American navy censor, stationed at the Sayville wireless station, i3 blamed for the temporary wrecking' of an international romance, involving Captain Boy-Ed, the German naval attache recalled at the request of President Wilson, and Miss Virginia Mackay -Smith, daughter of the late Bishop Alexander Mackay-Smith. The attache asked permission of the kaist'.r to marry the American girl, and the iatter's reply, "His Majesty ha3 graciously granted your request to marry," looked too much like code and was held up by the censor.