Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1928, Page 4

HOOVER, HOPEFUL, GASTS HIS BALLOT Votes Straight Ticket Along With Four Other Mem- bers of Family. (Continued From First Page.) hot far from the Hoover home on San Juan -Hill. They were Mrs. Hoover, the Lou Henry of Hoover's college days; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, jr, and Allan Hoover, younger son of the nomi- nee and a Stanford senior. It was Allan's first visit to the polls. The . Republican nominee for Presi- dent received his ballot from an_elec- tion official of Stanford precinct No. 2, in which his home is located. Long lines of students and members of the faculty of Hoovers alma mater had preceded him into the clubhouse booth. The ballot sheet was a large on about {18 by 20 inches square. Hoover's name “was not upon it, nor was that of his Democratic opponent, Alfred E. Smith. Instead there were listed the yespective groups of electors for each of the parties with presidential candi- d. in the field. Names of candidates for {he Senate and House and various posts also were on the sheet with a dong list of referendum proposals. While no one saw the actual mark- ing of the ballot, Hoover and his family voted the straight Republican ticket. The nominee, under the California system, did not “scratch” the opposition . but placed a crossmark in a little square beside the list of Republi- can electors and beside the other Republican names. The Hoover family waited until many of the university voters had been to the polls and returned to their class- yooms. There must have been a pretty general cutting of classes today, how- ever. Entering an automobile in the holly and palm lined driveway of their palatial residences, they were driven down the steep winding road to the vast campus, stretching away at the foot of San Juan Hill, They were cheered as they entered the clubhouse, a building of Spanish design, like all other structures of the big university. The actual voting con- sumed but a few moments, but there was the picture-taking to reckon with. The whole function completed, Hoover and his family were driven back up the picturesque slope to the house et its crest, where they lunched and gettled themselves to receive the first weturns. Hoover expected that a few minor polling results from certain points in the East might reach him early this afternoon. He has several direct trans- continetal wires leading right into his home, and he will follow eagerly each shifting of the straw that shows which way the wind is blowing. He is con- fident that the straw will blow his way under a Nation-wide hurricane of Notes. Appeals to Voters. _ He has invited a few close friends fand neighbors and the 40 or so cor- respondents who accompanied him here from Washington to sit in with him and his family in the momentous vigil this afternoon and evening. In the same room last night Hoover ‘made his final appeal to the electorate via a Nation-wide radio “hook-up. It ‘was an appeal not for w:‘r\‘.isnn votes, but for an exercise of the Mghts of suf- 1rage by all eligible voters, regardless of party. Whatever their decision is, he told his unseen audience, “it will be right,” for he has faith in “the will of the ma- Jority,” ‘representing as it does “the common Wil and conscfence of ' our people.” 2, “The American voting 500th.” he said, “is the place where every ballot should be lodged upon the conviction'of each individual and to the principles and issues of the-party which will best serve the future of America. It is only by this consecrated independence of judg- ment that we may truly give expres- sion to the will of a#great people. ‘Therefore, I urge upon every citizen to vote, and vote early and to vote seri- ously and earnestly as conscience and mind direct.” 3 In closing he expressed his gratitude to the “miliions of men and women who have given our cause their support and labor during these months,” and added that “any American may be proud to have been chosen their leader.” “Good night, my friends,” were his final words to the voters. Mrs. Hoover Is Present. Hoover sat at a desk in the hand- somely furnished study of his spacious home. A brace of microphones was be- fore him. The desk was in a corner, beside a huge fireplace and near tall casement dows, hung with heavy draperies. At the other side of the big room were seated Mrs. Hoover, dressed in black and with a jeweled elephant pinned to her dress; the two sons, Mrs. Hoover, jr.; George Barr Baker, close friend and adviser of the nominee since war relief days; Lewis Strauss, war-time secre- tary to Hoover, and George Akerson, the nominee’s indispensable and amiable assistant. Paul Gascoigne, director of radio activities for the Republican cam- paign, made the announcements. In a small room in the basement were a corps of radio and telegraph operators, with complicated apparatus, | charged with sending the spéech over a far-flung hetwork of wires to scat- tered radio stations. They had a loud speaker for testing purposes, and other members of the household joined with the press in hearing the words of “the chief.” His own radio efforts done, Hoover leaned back in a chair and listened intently to the speech of Gov. Smith immediately - following. He gave little outward evidence of his reactions, but others in the room smiled and nodded their heads at several of the governor's remarks. Day Memorable One. At the imposing Hempel residence, next door, newspaper men were pound- ing out storfes of the day's events and telegraph operators were clicking away at a battery of instruments linked to lines leading to every corner of the Nation. 1t had been a memorable day for y in the party, starting with sion of ovations in half a dozen California cities and towns through which the Hoover special train passed en route to Palo Alto, the excitement had been climaxed by a wild and reck- Jess demonstration as the train steamed into this lively college town ing, shouting, cheering, waving persons grected their distinguished fellow citizen as he stepped from his private car. The whole town had closed up shop and university bulldings were vacated. Bare- headed college boys in brilliant hued ters were here, there and every- where—even on roofs, in trees and up telegraph _poles. All' gave Hoover a yegular college yell as he started toward 2 waiting automobile, and a red-uni- formed college band struck up “Hail Stanford, Hail” Overhead an airplane dipped and circled. Flags were every- where. *'Palo Alto's entire police force had made careful arrangements to keep the crowds back, but careful arrangements mean nothing to college boys. They broke through the human police chain and closed in on all sides, Akerson struggled manfully to elbow a path through the happy, hoarse-throated thousands, and he was finally successtul, thanks to varsity foot ball training. Nominee Enjoys It. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, although in imminent dang: being crushed, en- joyed the whole business. They were among home folks, and glad of it. Eventually they climbed into an open car and with great difficulty it started forward. * Newspaper men had to. fight {hnr way by main strength to fgeir Home of Washington Topham, 43 U ing to ballot. TOPHAM MOURNS OVER ‘HUMILIATION Black Crepe Drapes Suf- frage Advocate’s Home as Election Arrives. ‘When neighbors awoke this morning to find the brick house at 43 U street draped in mourning they were genuine- ly concerned, and some of them hasten- ed to find out what was the matter in the home of their old friend, Washing- ton Topham, long prominent in local affairs and because of his interest in District of Columbia history. ‘When they inquired of Mr. Topham, however, he smilingly assured them that the broad band of black crepe which traversed the entire front of the house under the second-story windows was not significant of personal bereavement, but was simply the expression of a prineiple. Mr. Topham has been a lifelong resi- dent of the National Capital, and today, ‘when 43,000,000 fellow Americans from Maine to California, day laborers and bank presidents together, are exercising their rights as freemen in one of the most_exeiting political contests in the Nation's history, he .mot the right to vote. He had merely entered fully into the spirit of hington’s “day of humiliation,” an expression of protest to the Nation over the unfortunate sit- uation of residents of the District of Columbia. Mr. Topham has long been a promi- nent worker for District suffrage. He sees no just tion, Mr, Topham ex- glamed today, for the gross discrimina- fon between Washingtonians and other Americans on election day. So he draped his house in black last night so that it would be strikingly evident when the neighborhood awoke in the morning. Besides decorating the front with crepe he placed on the front door a specimen ballot from a Prohibition party,| caucus which his son sent him from Zalifornia this Fall and also with printed matter urging suffrage for Washington. ARMORY FIRE PROBED. Police Take Finger Prints Where Kensington Damage Is Slight. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., November 6.—In- vestigation was made by the Mont- gomery County police this morning of a supposed attempt to burn the Na- tional Guard Armory at Kensington, and finger prints were photographed but no other clews obtained. L J. Leroy, janitor of the building, reported to the police the discovery yesterday of a spot in the main audi- torium where a fire had been started with kerosene. The damage was slight. Apparently the incendiary had gained access to the building through a broken window. The armory recently was com- pleted at a cost of $50,000. ' It contains a fire station. automobiles. The riotous procession of automobiles and cheering citizens and students went rapidly along Palm Boulevard through the campus to San Juan Hill. Groups of school children waved American flags. Police tried to block the private road leading into the Hoover grounds, but scores of students Jjumped fences and hedges and reached the house. The first persons to greet Mr. and Mrs. Hoover at the home were Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, jr., who have been staying at the residence for more than a month. At this point Hoover broke his rule against baby kissing in front of news- paper men and photographers, rigidly adhered to during the campaign. He grabbed to his arms 1-year old Herbert dren of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover, jr., and planted sound, grandfatherly kisses on their cheeks. It was little Herbert's first birthday, besides, so he got a few extra embraces. Then the whole Hoover family posed for the photographers at the door of their home. About this time Mayor Rolph of San Francisco arrived on the scene, and extended the greeting of the people of his city to the nominee. Mayor Hoge of Palo-Alto had met Hoover at the train. To make his hos- pitality plainer, he had wired ahead a message of welcome to every member of the party. He sald they were to be guests of the city during their stay in Palo-Alto. Governor Boards Train. Gov. C. C. Young had boarded the special train at the first stop in Cali- fornia, appropriately named Roseville, He introduced Hoover to a large crowd at the station and the candidate told of his happiness at being once more among “home folks.” ¢/ Gov. Young left the train at the next station, Sacramento, where several thou- sand persons had gathered. Hoover again greeted the cheering crowd. Other demonstrations were accorded the nomi- nee at Lodi and Stockton. Camp Fire Girls at the latter place presented Mrs. Hoover with flowers. Gov. Young introduced Hoover at Sacramento as “a fellow Californian and the nexi President of the United States,” and Mrs. Hoover as “the next first lady of the land.” The throng roared its ap- provai Hoover said that only one thing marred his visit there—the iliness of his old ccllege chum Lester Hinsdale, who "ably approaching a million votes. street. Mrs. Everett F. Fairbanks point- —Star Stail Photo. BORDER STATES FLOGK 70 POLLS Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennes- see and Kentucky Claimed by Rival Camps. By the Associated Press. Democratic and Republican camps in the border States of Oklahoma, Mis- souri, Tennessee and Kentucky today confidently awaited the verdict of the eclection, while a perturbed electorate sought the quietude of the voting booth to make a final choice. Issues that have been bitterly fought were resulting in an‘almost unprece- dented flock to the polls, wtih reports that despite inclement weather in some sections, an unusually heavy vote was being cast. A bloc of 53 electoral votes is at stake in this group of States, of which the Republicans have won a ma- Jority in the last two presidential cam- paigns. : Vote Heavy Despite Rain. Although rain threatened throughout the central portion of Oklahoma, the early vote in the State as a whole was reported heavy. In Oklahoma City re- ports from different voting places in- dicated that an unusually large num- ber of woman voters were casting their ballots. Both major parties claimed success in this State in last-minute statements, the Republicans by from 25,000 to 50,000, and the Democrats by 8,000. A schism over religion and pro- hibition in the Democratic ranks was claimed by Republicans to augur a rep- etition of the victory of 1920. An anti- Smith Democratic organization, which conducted a militant campaign, claimed pledges from 85,000 Democrats that they would not vote for the party nom- inee. On the other hand, Democratic leaders asserted the breach had been healed and that Republican dissidents, dissatisfied with the farm relief situa- tion, would shift sufficient votes to bring them victory. From over Missouri came reports of a rush to vote, and it was estimated that a fourth of the State's million and a half potential voters had signified their choice by 10 o'clock. Many towns re- ported a line waiting for the polls to open, and from all sections came word | that the vote would be the largest on record. Favorable weather prevailed, which was claimed by Republicans to assure success, as they looked for a heavy -plurality in the rural sections. Democratic leaders remained firm in their calculations, however, that Gov. Smith would carry St. Louis by from 60,000 to 75,000, and that this plurality, with a turn to Smith in counties adjoin- ing St. Louis, would give the nominee sufficient lead to overcome any out-State loss. Kansas City with a registration of 244,000 and St. Lou.s with about 365,000, expected new high record votes, with half the ballots in the box by noon. In some Kansas City precincts more than half the vote was out before 10 o'clock. Tennessee Flocks to Polls. Favorable weather was turning out the voters in Tennessee, and both ma- jor parties looked for victory. Demo- cratic leaders predicted their national ticket would go over by 20,000 and their State ticket by 30,000 to 35,000. Vic- tory estimates by Republican leaders varied from 20,000 to 60,000 for Hoover, but with no claims for their State ticket. Neither party, however, expect- ed the State’s congressional delegation to show any changes. A record vote of around 400,000 was expected. In Kentucky likewise a fair and brisk Fall day brought out the electorate in unprecedented numbers and reports from over the State indicated a new high total would be established, pro;z- n this State fair weather is known as “Republican weather” because it means !that roads in the mountain sections, Hoover, 3d, and 3-year-old Peggy, chil- ) normally Republican strongholds, will be passable and the mountain vote thereby increased. Republicans were making the most of this despite a hard- fight the Democrats waged in the {rugged sections. Republican forecasts for success by 50,000 were matched by Democratic claims of victory, with Senator Alben W. Barkley, Democratic campaign manager, asserting that re- ports indicated a tide toward Smith “running so strong that it is impossible to impede the progress toward victory.” {PAVLOVA POKER PLAYER ON SEA-GOING VOYAGES Famous Dancer Addict of American Game During Ocean Trips. RIO DE JANEIRO (#).—Anna Paviova is a confirmed player of the American national game, poker, during her frequent sea trips. Qn voyages to and from the United States and Europe she does not have as much opportunity to enjoy the game, but on the longer voyages of nearly three weeks between Europe and South America there is plenty of opportunity for this pastime. Recently Pavlova completed an en- gagement in Buenos Aires and Monte- video with her company, and on board ship rest and relaxation ruled. Every evening for several hours Pavlova with her husband and three companions of NEW YORKERS CAST THEIR VOTES EARLY 40 Per Cent of Ballots in Manhattan and Brooklyn in Before Noon. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 6—The board of elections announced at 10 o'clock this morning that approximately 40 per cent of the registered voters in Manhattan and Brooklyn, the two boroughs equipped with voting ma- hines, had cast their ballots. It was also said that 50 per cent of the reg- istered vote had been cast in Rich- mond (Staten Island). No official esti- mate had been received up to 11 o'clock of the percentage of votes cast in the Bronx and Queens, where paper ballots were being used. Police Commissioner Warren has as- signed almost half of his force of 17,000 men to see that order is pre- served at the 3,843 polling places in the city. The main duty of the 1,500 special deputies from the office of George Z. Medalie, special assistant at- torney general in charge of elections, will be to detect frauds in voting. Although the sky was overcast, rain held off and election officlals were gen- erally of the opinion that the vote would be large. Several Arrests Made. Two negroes and a white man were arrested for illegal voting when they presented themselves at the polls in East 119th street. The white man was Isaac Mouber, 22 years old, a student phar- macist, arrested for voting on his fa- ther's papers. At almost the same time five other men were arrested in rapid succession at other voting places. John D. Rockefeller, jr, and Mrs. Rockefeller walked from their residence, at 10 West Fifty-fourth street, to vote in a public school in West Fifty-fifth street, arriving there at 7:30 o'clock. They voted leisurely as there was no one ‘waiting. Hughes Family Votes. Charles Evans Hughes, his wife and daughter, cast their ballots In an Eighty-fifth® street school at 8:50 o'clock. Mr. Hughes declined to com- ment on the election, but posed for photographers. Mrs. Francis J. Quillinan, daughter of Gov. Smith, and her husband voted at 10:15 o'clock in the same school. “I am voting for the best man,” Ar- thur Smith, son of the governor, said as he stepped into the booth where he voted. He arrived at the store at i0 o'clock with Mrs. Smith, who preceded him in the line. He wore a black derby. MILLIONS BALLOT THROUGHOUT NATION; RECORD VOTE SEEN (Continued 1 of Montana and Edwards of New Jer- sey, all Democrats. The entire membership of the House is chosen every even year. In the pres- ent House there are 231 Republicans and 193 Democrats, and even though the House Republican organization has its bloc of independents, the wider margin of safety has made it less easy for Democratic-insurgent coalitions to succeed than in the Senate. Both Democrats and Republicans are pre- dicting gains in today's election. Returns to Be Slow. ““The heavy registration this year, be- lieved by poiitical observers to forecast a Nation-wide vote of between 35 and 40 millions, is regarded as certain to slow up the collection of returns. Four years ago, when the vote was 29,000,- 000, the result was known fairly early in the evening. That would be possible this year only in case of a very decisive majority one way or the other. While in most States the polls close not later than 7 p.m., there are excep- tions which would still further delay definite information as to the result if the election turned out to be close. The last polling places to close their doors are in Washington, Oregon and the City of San Francisco, where the hour is 8 p.m.,, Pacific time, or 11 p.m., Eastern time. The earliest and con- sequently the first to be heard from in every election, are in sections of New England. Just as the radio has played a star role in the campaign, so it will carry the returns to millions more than ever listened in at any previous election. The country will be blanketed by big and little networks crowding the ether with election figures, Balloting Is Heavy. Reports gathered by the Associated Press from every corner of the country told an unvarying story of a national turnout, quickly leaving previous rec- ords far behind. Almost everywhere women were among the voters in un- precedented numbers. The first hours of the voting were orderly, despite the bitterness of the issues which were being washed out in the tidal upheaval at the ballot box. In widely distributed precincts some minor troubles developed. New Jersey, where party leaders have been quarrel- ing over registration, reported a few arrests. The day's Nation-wide tendency to- ward early voting was reflected in a new record in the two Massachusetts precinct; which for years have prided themselves on being first to report their returns. Both of them came under the wire this year before 7 a.m. with 100 per cent reports of the choice of their handful of voters. Always heavily Re- publican, -these precincts gave all the best. of it to Hoover, Two early count- ing precincts in the South, one in Ala- bama and one in South Carolina, show- ed lopsided majorities for Smith. One collection of precincts in Housfon, Tex., however, reported Smith and Hoover running neck and neck. Throngs Wait to Vote. Reports as to the magnitude of the early vote everywhere were so unprece- dented as to 'be almost unbelievable. In East and West and South the open- ing of the polls found long queues of men and women waiting eagerly. ‘Throughout succeeding hours the run grew steadily in proportions as election officials worked at top speed to record the Nation’s verdict. In Kansas City officials estimated that one-fourth of the total vote had been cast before 8 a.m. Chicago was voting at the rate of 100,000 an hour. At 10 am. 40 per cent of Manhattan and Brooklyn had voted. The early turnout in Milwaukee was three times that in the corresponding hours of the Fal]l primary. Buffalo re- ported 75,000 votes cast by 10 am. One-fifth of the registered vote of Ohio was in the ballot boxes by 9 am. Worcester, Mass., produced increases of from 30 to 50 per cent over the voting records of early hours on previous elec- tion days. Everywhere the story was the same. States like Pennsylvania and Vermont. where the overwhelming Republican preponderance has made national elec- tions mean little in the past, turned out in unprecedented numbers. In all of the usually solid Democratic South the taliles mounted quickly past all previous records. The whole Nation was voting heavily and voting early. Six dozen Chinese eggs go into one pound of egg albumen, which sells here in the wholesale market for from 30 to 40 cents a pound. Difference of prices between China and New York is easily seen when it becomes possible to buy and transport helf way around the her company occupied the same table in is chalrman of the Sacramento Hoover Club. the ship’s smoking room and played, always poker, ¥ v world the powder of 10 or 12 dozen eggs ?r kthe price of a dozen eggs in New ork, s. s YOTING TOD! Distribation of locked ballot boxes starting this morning. Left to right: Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams, Mrs. Edna L. Johnston, Mrs. Howard I. Earle, Miss Bonnie Custenborder and Mrs. Harwood Read. —Star Staff Photo. LOCAL POLITIGAL CLUBS ARE AGTIVE Republicans and Democrats Help to Get Out Nearby State Vote. ‘The Republican and Democratic head- quarters in Washington were extremely busy places today. The anomalous sit- uation of voteless Washington, which is active in furnishing transportation by automobile to get voters to their &elllng precincts in Maryland and Virginia, was impressive on this “Humiliation day.” All day long, since the first streaks of dawn, party workers at the Republican headquarters, at 823 Fifteenth street, the Democratic headquarters, 16 Jack- son place, and the Al Smith Democratic Club, Southern Building, have been sup- plying automobiles to workers in Wash- ington to get them to their polling places. This work was complicated by the fact that at many polling places the voteis had to stand in line for hours, and by repeated complaints that efforts were being made in some places to block some voters from exercising their right of franchise. + Throngs to Hear Returns. Early this afternoon people began to gather at each of these party headquar- iers where “open house” will be held into the early morning hours for reception nd dissemination of the returns from all parts of the country. ‘The election returns will be received tonight over a special wire and two radios at the headquarters of the Re- publican State committee of the Dis- trict, 823 Fifteenth street. ! Members of the Hoover and Curtis Club of the Dis- trict and their friends have been in- vited to gather there to hear the results during the evening. A. E. Chaffee, who has been director of information at the Fifteenth street office during the campaign, said both floors of the headquarters would be util- ized for the reception of the refurns. Special Service Planned. At the headquarters of the Democratic State central committee and the Fed- eration of Democratic and Smith-Rob- inson Clubs, 16 Jackson place, a pow- erful radio has been installed. Expert election workers will tabulate the re- turns as fast as they are received and National Committeeman Costello and State Chairman Colpoys will interpret these returns. Special “request” service will be given for groups of Government employes who desire returns from their home States. At the Al Smith Club headquarters in the Southern Building there has been an ebbing and flowing throng to get the latest returns. By radio the results and interpretative comments by experts are being received. PRESIDENT BALLOTS EARLY AND STARTS RETURN TRIP TO D. C. (Continued From First Page.) teacher at the time of her marriage to_Mr. Coolidge. Upon their arrival at the home the President and Mrs. Coolidge found their street to be as })enceful and picturesque as ever, except for a handful of children near the front of the Coolidge home, and several neighbors either at win- dows or on their verandas. Mrs. McKinney, whose home is on the lot next to the President’s home, and whose husband is an officer of a savings bank, was on the veranda to wave a greeting. Mrs. Coolidge ealled her by name as she waved in acknowl- edgment. Mrs. Duhurst called a greet- ing from her house on the opposite side of the street. Gene Dickinson, a retired police turn- key, another neighbor, was out to watch the Coolidges’ arrival home. The Presi- dent wore his high hat for this home- coming occasion and Mrs. Coolidge wore a black coat and a fur at the neck. Her hat was a tight-fitting black felt. A quantity of personal belongings, 'mostly gifts since he has been Presi- dent, were brought by the President on this trip home. He looked on atten- tively as these things, which were either in crates or barrels, were carried into the house. Among these treasured gifts was a handsomely carved chair presented by the government of Poland. After re- maining for nearly three-quarters of an hour at their home, the President and Mrs. Coolidge went to the Dickjnson Hospital to visit Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, Mrs. Coolidge's mother, who has been seriously ill for nearly a year. They noted little improvement in her condi- tion, although the visit today greatly cheered her. Following this visit the presidential party headed for the station and at 10 o'clock started for the Capital. A spe- cial radio equipment has been installed in the drawing room of the President's car, and through this medium he and the members of his party will hear all that is broadcast about the election prior to the time they arrive back at the White House. The President has given no intimation that he intends to remain up beyond his regular time for retiring for the purpose of hearing the returns. TWIN NAMED FOR SMITH. of Winchester Arrivals Given Name of Gov. Byrd. Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘WINCHESTER, Va., November 6.— Boy twins were born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garrett early today. They were named Alfred E. Smith and Harry F. Byrd, the latter Gov. Byrd of u‘?mlt grower, Second Virginia, Garrett is Curtis Not to Get Brother-in-Law’s Vote—Lives Here! Edward E. Gann, the brother- in-law with whom Senator Curtis makes his home here, is not voting the Hoover-Curtis ticket. It's not as bad as it sounds, though, for Mr. Gann is only in the same plight of thousands of other disenfranchised citizens of ‘Washington. Mrs. Gann, however, has a vote in Topeka, the capital of the Curtis home State, and, needless to say, is exercising her right. THRONGS LINE UP AT NEARBY POLLS Maryland and Virginia Ac- tivities Indicate Unusual Volume. (Continued From First Page.) under way, quick progress is expected to be made and the final result known in_several hours. ‘The heaviest balloting in Arlington County was reported at the Claredon precinct, where the votes are being cast at an average of 100 an hour. In the Lyon Park precinct 310 votes had been dropped into the ballot box at 10:30 o'clock. ~Three humdred and seven h; edyat the Virginia High- lands pfecinct 4t 11:30 o'clock and 400 at the Ballston precinct at the same hour. The Del Ray precinct also re- ported a large vote, and East Falls Church appeared to be the only poll- ing place in the county where the vote was normal. The lack of adequate voting booths and election clerks delayed the voting somewhat at both the Clarendon and Del Ray precincts. At the latter only two_booths were erected for the 1,700 |, qualified voters, but when the rush became great:two more were added sev- eral hours later. Approximately 200 voters were in line at the Clarendon polls when they opened and within a half an hour the number had swelled. to about 300. At least one-third of them were women who accompanied their husbands. Some of the women brought their children to the polls and left them in automo- biles while they voted. The slow prog- ress of the line toward the voting booth in the Clarendon Fire Engine House caused quite a few of the voters to drop out. This crowd, like those around other voting places in the county, appeared good-humored and exchanged repartee over the outcome of the election. A large picture of Gov. Smith nailed to a telephone pole near the voting place by & Democratic cam- paign worker was the object of consid- erable comment. Scattered reports from the various precincts in Fairfax County indicate that the vote there will be the greatest in history. The largest number of votes are being cast, of course, at the Herndon and West Falls Church pre- cincts, the two largest in the county. The Herndon precinct has 725 reg- istered voters and at 11 o'clock nearly one-half of them had cast their ballots. Three hundred and ten of the 625 qualified voters in the West Falls Church precinct had voted at the same hour. G. 0. P. WOMEN WIRE HOOVER AND CURTIS Messages Expressing Confidence of Candidates’ Success Are Telegraphed. Telegrams expressing confidence that Hoover and Curtis will be elected today were sent to the Republican presiden- tial and vice presidential candidates by the League of Republican Women fol- lowing a meeting last night at the ‘Washington Club. The meeting, over which Mrs. E. A. Harriman, president, presided, was ad- dressed by E. F. Colladay, national committeeman of the District; Mrs. Virginia White Speel, national com- mitteewoman; Samuel J. Prescott, chair- man of the Republican State commit- tee, and Mrs. Edward E. Gann, sister of Senator Curtis. Other members of the State com- mittee were present. Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl sang a group of songs and Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “The Star Span- gled Banner.” Those presiding at the tea table were vice presidents of the league, Mrs. Sam- | uel J. Prescott, Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph, Mrs. Louis A. Dent and Mrs. D. Percy Hickling. Mrs. Marion Butler of North Carolina was chairman of arrangements for the afternoon. Stricken Sculptor Now Busy. Laurence Bradshaw, who was stricken by paralysis while serving with the British forces during the World War, has just resumed sculpture in London. He is completing eight life-size bas-re- liefs for Brompton Oratory. One con- taining six figures, depicts St. Philip re- storing Paola Fabricio to life with a fdelity that shows that Brashaw's pow ! 400,000 VOTING IN'PACIFC STATES Religion, Prohibition and Water Power Are Issues. Small Fights Keen. By the Associated Press. Upwards of 4,000,000 men and women of the West were casting their ballots today, after one of the most exciting campaigns in the history of this region. Generally favorable weather reports and early heavy balloting indicated the vote would be large and that a vast percentage of the 4,600,000 persons registered by the 11 Westernmost States would exercise their rights as citizens. In all of the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast States national candidates and issues overshadowed State and local contests. But the latter were by no means devoid of interest. In Wash- ington a race for the governorship was made spicy by exchanges between Roland H. Hartley, incumbent Repub- lican, and Scott Bullitt, Democrat. Late yesterday the fight had reached the libel threat stage with newspapers in- volved. Montana also has a State fight with the cleavage mainly around “pro- copper company” and “anti-copper company” adherence. Religion Among Issues. In all these Western States religion and pfohibition were issues, especially in | New Mexico, where a large population of Spanish and Mexican antecedents has the vote. In California, largest of the group, a favorite son was being voted for and against. This is the home State of Her- bert Hoover, Republican candidate for President. It is generally agreed that Gov. Smith, his Democratic opponent, will get a large vote in Northern and | Central California, but that in the south the majority for Hoover will be a wide one. In Arizona, Gov. George W. P. Hunt, Democrat, seeking his seventh term in his present office, is expected to in- fluence the voting for President, al- though the Republicans claim the State y & small margin. After religion and prohibition, the tariff comes in for a major effect. In the mining, wool and beet sugar pro- ducing States the tariff is most impor- tant. In Colorado, Washington, Cali- fornia, Arizona. and parts of Nevada, water power will determine many votes. In all the States farm relief cuts a figure. Idahp Weather Rainy. There were exceptions to the good weather reported. In Idaho rain cut down early voting. In Utah the voting was heavy after clearing skies that fol- lowed a morning shower. In Northern California, Oregon and Washington the usual late Fall rains were not expected to restrain voters seriously. This also was true of cold weather and snow in some of the Rocky Mountain sec- tions, where they are used to it. Early voters made a veritable raid on the polls in San Francisco and Oakland, Calif. In San Francisco voting ma- chines are used and some difficulty in their operation by inexperienced per- sons was reported. Extra paper ballols’ were provided for the overflow. San Francisco is expected to give Smith a small majority. Alameda County, in which Oakland is situated, is expected to give a lead to Hoover. Final pleas were made by all candi- dates in one form or ancther last night. ALEXANDRIA QUIET, WITH VOTING HEAVY| 1,833 Votes of 5,000 Registered Had Been Cast by 1 P.M., 40 Per Cent of Them by Women. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va. November 6.— Balloting was moderately heavy here | this morning, with the prospecs of rec- ord-breaking returns. Of the reg! tered voting strength of 5,000, only 1,833 ballots had been cast by 1 o'clock. but late afternoon has provided most activity in the past. Forty per cent of the voters are women. The third and fourth ward booths | were crowded and lines formed for the | i noon balloting, which was heavy. There | { are four wards in the city. The presi- | i dential, senatorial and congressional | tickets are being voted on. Rumors that many votes were beng challenged proved groundless. The police were prepared for disorders, but in every respect it is a quiet election. B DEMOCRAT TO RESIGN. Connecticut National Committee- man Will Quit Party Post. | HARTFORD, Conn., November 6 (4. | —Thomas J. Spellacy, Democratic na- { tional ccmmitteeman for Connecticut, | announced today that he speedily would | { submit his resignation to the national committee. For the time being no ex planation of his intended action was given, Mr. Spellacy long has been a domi- nant figure in the Democratic party in Connecticut. He succeeded Homer S. Cummings as national committeeman | about six years ago. | Edisons Vote at 6 A.M. WEST ORANGE, N. J.,, November 6 () —Mr. end Mrs. Thomas A. Edison I been unable to v BIG VOTE IN EAST; WEATHER 15 FAI Industrial Area on Atlantic Seahoard Expects to Shatter Records. By the Associated Press. An outpouring of the electorate in the industrial East early today indi- cated a record-breaking vote for the Nation’s Chief Executive. Voters flocked to the polls in droves in the citles and country dis s in the Atlantic Sea- beard States. In many places lines were formed waiting for the polls to open. Fair weather aided in bringing cut the large vote. There was heavy voting in New York State. Voters in New York City gath- erpd by I » polling places long be opened at 6 o'clock. dity with which the ballots were cast indicated to election officials that there was little splitting of tickets. Syracuse and Binghamton reported the early voting as extremely heavy, not only in the cities themselves, but in the country districts. “Women votd in equal numbers with the men in Syracuse. Heavy Pennsylvania Vote. ‘The vote came out early and in heavy volume in Pennsylvania. The e voting was the heaviest ever known Philadelphia. In the 4 8 trict many mines were closed, and other industries closed early to give their employes opportunity to cast their bale lots. Little or no splitting of tickets was indicated by the rapidity which the vote was cast in Philadei- phia. There was fair weather in the promised to break _all and heavy voting. The n County showed a big turnout, while in Atlantic City and Trenton the polling places were throng- ed with early comers. Numbers of in- dustrial plants closed early. ‘The weather was fair. No disorder was re- ported. Bay State Balloting Big. Massachusetts cast a big vote early. There was a threat of rain, but that had no effect on the voters, who came to_the polls in record numbers. Maine, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut went to the polling places early, with every in- dication that all records for heavy vot- ing in presidential years would be bro- ken. The weather was inclined to be threatening. There was a large turnout of voters in Maryland. The weather was fine. Delaware and West Virginia also re- ported keen interest in the balloting. MEETING BROKEN UP ™ BY FOUL-ODOR BOMBS 4,000 Persons Forced to Abandon Hall at Hoover Gathering in Wichita Falls. By the Associated Press. WICHITA FALLS, Tex., November 6. —Election eve brought an attack by foul-odor hombs on a final Hoover cam- paign gathering here, which forced £bout 4,000 persons to abandon the Municipal Hall in the midst of a spirit- ed address by the Rev. J. Frank Norris, Fort Worth fundamentaliat pastor. ‘The Baptist pastor finished his ad- dress, as did the Rev. H. D. Knicker- bocker of Little Rock, Ark., who fol- lowed him to the speakers' stand, but a third pastor, the Rev. Paul Henry Packard, a-former Christian Church gxifllster here, was forced to guit the all. Dr. Packard went to the studio of Radio Station KGKO, where he deliv- ered a criticism of Gov. Alfred E. Smith, which was broadcast. ‘The bombthrowers were not appre- hended. ‘Local Democratic leaders is- sued immediately statements deploring the act. Mr. Norris recently “dared” Demo- cratic officials to bring libel suit against him after Texas Democratic headquar- ters announced that it had been sug- gested the party sue an unnamed person for alleged slander in connection with an anti-Smith soeech over a Fort Worth radio station. SMITH CONFIDENT | OF VICTORY AS GIFT ON WIFE’S BIRTHDAY (Continued From First Page) a busy one for the Democratic nominee. Shortly after noon he ‘broadcast a final plea to the farmers of the Midwest; later he met newspaper men and told them he felt “all right” about the out- come, and in the evening he summed up his campaign in a radio address. Declares Self Unfettered. In his final talk to the voters, deliv- ered in the quiet of a broadcasting room at Carnegie Hall and relayed over 90 radio stations, Gov. Smith assured them his hands were untied and free. “I have made no promises to any man or any group of men,” he said. “No- body was authorized to make any prom- ises for me, and, in fact, none has been made. I can enter upon the duties of the greatest office in the world without commitment to anybody except the American people.” The governor re ed his adminis- tration of the affairs of New York State and said he was willing to stand on that record. He. cited the record of legislation which he had favored and which had been enacted into law in the face of a Republican Legislature. Urges All to Vote. He asserted it “the duty of every American citizen, man or weman, to vote according to the dictates of con- science, solely upon the basis of what he or she believes to be for the best interest of the country itself and not upon the basis of any passion or any prejudice.” He thanked the voters for the recep- tions accorded him in the many cities he visited and expressed regret he had t every State in the Union. “Particularly,” he said, “am I grateful to the women of the country for their cordial greeting to Mrs. Smith and my daughters.” The governor's expression of confl- dence on the result of the balloting was xpressed in a message to Senator Robinson, expressing his “deep gratitude and appreciation” of the campaign he had made. “Together,” wired the governor, “we have laid before the people the funda- mental issues of this campaign. The people do not err: in the last analysis their decision will b> right, and we go together to victory DAWES WALKS TO POLLS. Vice President and Wife Cast Bal- lots in Evanston. CHICAGO. November 6 (#).—Vice President Charles G. Dawes and Mrs. Dawes walked to their polling place, a short distance from their Evanston home, and cast their ballots shortly after 10 o'clock. waited 16 minutes for the polls to open to cast their vote at 6 o'clock this line and therelyy Mr. and Mrs. Dawes expected to leave for Washington later in the day to at- ers at a sculptor have been fully re-| morning. They;were at the head of the tend the dinner for cabinet members tored. cast votes No. 1 and 2. given by President Coolidge.