The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 5, 1912, Page 1

Join The Star's Election Party: at the Butler Hotel Tonight -- may not be interested in anything but elec- tion returns today, but tomorrow, Thanks attle You're All Invited UST a reminder that The Star’s big election show will be held in front of r J the Butler hotel tonight. ug and its dinner will interest Election returns will be flashed See page 5 today. NO, 214. If you have a just __THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, WASH., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1912, ANDES Be HOME there. EDITION YOU are invited. complaint, if you have a protest, MAKE IT TODAY AT THE BALLOT BOX WITH YOUR VOTE. Today your protest won't be jeered at by the POWERS: Today your protest will be respected and it will be heard throughout the state and nation. It avails you nothing to complain bitterly of injustice and wrong year after year, if, on election day, you are soothed or into voting to perpetuate that wrong and that injustice. For four long years the people of this state and nation have asked for the bread of equal rights, for the bread of a square deal, and they have been handed the ye of robbery tariff and high cost of living, the stone of crooked gang rule and boss-controlled judges. Today the voters of this state and nation have the oppor- ity not only to ask for their rights and for the square deal. They can demand them and THEY CAN SECURE THEM. Vote for YOUR OWN C ‘YOUR OWN MEASURES. Vote for the MEN who will SERVE YOU. AUSE today. Vote The Star honestly believes that the voters can MOST EFFECTIVELY SERVE THEIR OWN CAUSE IN THIS STATE TODAY BY VOTING FOR THE CANDIDATES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY. THE STAR ADVISES ITS READERS TO STAND UNITEDLY FOR THIS— MN PARTY. Vote to kick the bosses out of politics. BAVY VOTE IS FING CAST HERE intermittent rain this; At progressive headquarters the ly large vote e#rly vote is regarded as favorable today. in the °° the promtessive ticket from top ithe largest in the (© dottom. Democratic headquar cont of the total | ‘e7. howe are equally confident In by 12 o'clock that it means democratic victory. that the major. The republicans, not to be outdone, ‘are marking their 87° pretending to see hope for The | gt a their entire ticket also. “Bob” Hodge, progressive candt- date for wernor, 37 years old, voted No, 37 in his precinct, 61 In “Trimmer” Humphrey's cinet, which ts located in the Wash ington hotel district, only three the country pre-| votes were cast by 10 o'clock, and the same early rash. (each of the voters declared that he half of the total had voted against the “Trimmer by 11 o'clock. (congressman. CONVICTED | ‘OF MURDERING SON, tened to 25 years in the peniten- tlary. When the verdict was read Mrs. Lindloff cast a sneering glance at In Precinct 176, 120 in exactly 120 min- having voted by i ‘was led back to her cell in the coun- ty jail. “There in no justice here.” sob- bed the convicted woman. “Those) that are guilty are turned loowe and j those that are innocent get the | worst of it, 1 will show my inno-/ leence before | am through. It will) only be a question of time. I aa} not kit! my boy.” The Lindloff bey diel June 15 last, and the atate charged that he was poisoned by arsenic, the pres lence of which was disclosed by} | chemical analysis | | Mrs. Lindloff was arrested June) 14, on suspicion of having potnoned | two husbands and her three chi} dren. The bodies of William Lindloff, be * one of the woman's husbands, and Leased Wire) Alma Lindloff, a bavi“ B go ns ‘&—Charged with) humed, and on June 2 of. Walter son Ar-)S. Haynes, who made the chemical) Lindtoff, crystal, analysis, reported that he had found) the internal organs of CHAFIN VOTES IN BOOTH 13 TUCBON, Ariz, Nov. 5.--Bugene ? INTACOMA Wires) | A Mov. §—The vote in) Chafin, prohibition candidate. for Sd county up to noon was the presidency, went to the polls ing proportions. | here early today. He voted at poll- ing booth No. 13, in his home pre than ten thousand peo dy M their ballots by noon 100t t his Et piended, fen Chafin closed the ih day of The proavesaive (ene last night, having made earry by a comfortable LPPEATR RENAE FE “= \# Watchers at polling places * |® are requested to ring up the # * progressive headquarters, © *% Main 7033, as soon as election & * returns are available in whole ® * or in part. * \* * Sl a le le le ae Utah for Taft? SALT LAKE, Nov. 5.—Very |eloudy weather, threatening rain, t month We ences shows| made st doubtful if the voting In than 8 per cent as much | Utah would be heavy today. Pres fa the average month of ident Taft is the favorite in what tt Population was one-| little betting has been reported on at it is now the state result. 548 speeches in al bich, he main- claims that {t# | ging, is a record é a. ? T E WO 'WHAT’S THE USE? MEN NEW YORK, Nov. 5.—Up to noon fe today Chas. D, Hilles, chairman of 80 VOTE | tx republican national committee, |bad not appeared at republican oa Frew Leased be! op | headquarters here. There were but to cast Waite firet SO &DX | few workers there, and these would ti they hh gle tay make no predictions concerning a itatteey 96. SAIL | victory for President Taft. Miller, $4, and Mrs. Bensie ‘ a, 88, all of one precinct, fed at the polling place at They were the } of the precinct Wires u Nov. 5.—The appealing to voters to dry, has collected the consumption of and since loca) option Ad It Through The Seattle Star a Main, 9400; Elliott 44 Over 40,000 Paid Copies Daily ITS. LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY HOW ROOSEVELT, TAFT AND WILSON SPENT DAY PRINCETON, N, J., Noy. 5--At 10:51 o'clock this morning Woodrow Wilson, democratic nominee for president, cast ballot No. 112 at the fire engine house here. As he was emerging from the booth, Wilson said: “Whoever arranged that ballot made the democratic electors as hard to find as possible. They are almost concealed.” As Wilson stepped from the booth, Mre, Wade Mountfortt of New York stepped up and handed the democratic nominee a rabbit's foot, which he smilingly accepted. Governor Wilson's original plana not to receive the election re turns at his home have been changed. Elaborate preparations are now under way for an election party tonight. CINCINNATI, Nov. At 12 o'clock today President Taft cast his vote in the Third ward, precinct M, here, after automobiling from the home of his brother, Chas, P. Taft The president slept late, and partook of a hearty breakfast. He seemed unconcerned regarding the election. The returns will be received by the president over a private wire in his brother's home ere. . It required exactly five minutes for President Taft to mark his ballot, one minute longer than Col. Roosevelt spent in the booth at Oyster Bay. The number of the president's ballot was 103. He waited behind A. HM, Hug! printer, for his turn to «te. OYSTER BAY, Nov. 5.—Col. ndidate for president, voted here for the Roosevelt and Johnson electors at exactly 12:06 o'clock this afternoon. Robert Duvail, an at torney, who met the colonel at the entrance to the booth, sald: Colonel, do you think you know how to vote the bull moose ticket?” ji TAFT IS LEADIN SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT I'M ELECTED IN WILSON — THAT'S ALL! WATCH FOR STAR EXTRA. Watch for the first Star extra at o'clock tonight By that time the election returns from at feast half a dozen states will be in. The Star will give you the com- lete returns of the election by a special leased wire 1 Tie Star will be ahead of all others in covering the re- turns in nation, state and county. Watch for The Star ‘extras. 7 ‘IT WAS A FOOL BET ANYHOW” YOU MAY SAY TOMORROW A\' Vi / IT wite 6E AFTER You TOMORROW Theodore Roosevelt, the progressive | “T think 1 do,” responded the colonel with a grin, but he carefully | f ted his ballot, just the same, fone ballot was 265, and he remained in the booth just four minutes, The number of the former prest- |) GIRL MADE FIRE |“SURE TO BEI FOR EXCITEMENT (By United Press Lenned W 8ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5.—| bara Arnold, an 18-year-old nurse girl in the family of Rev. Wm. Williamson, confessed here today that she set fire to the Berlin hotel, in this city last Friday night, to create ex- citement. Two women and one man perished in the flame which caused a property lose of © hundreds of thousands of dol- 1 SECOND” (Dy United Press Leased Wire) NEW YORK, “Even if the progressive national ticket loses, the party wins, because we are sure to be second, mak- Ing us the dominant party.” This was the 6 ment made here today by Senator Jos. M, Dixon of Montana at progres- sive headquarters at noon, Dixon said he had no reason to his prediction of a ‘elt victory, but said he had received no word as to how the voting throughout the coun- try was going. jars. The girl declared that also tried to burn the Win mere hotel, a family hosteiry. That election bet will get you to- morrow. In the clear, white Hght of the day after, you wouldn't make such @ bet. It was a fool bet, anyhow You didn’t even follow the dope. public have been on the presiden tal result, The wise ones have left the gubernatorial fight severely alone. Eleventh-hour bettors who are of. fering that Roosevelt beats Taft And the dope was wrong. You were) find no takers. The sporting fra- self-hypnotized. You argued your-|ternity, who never let partisanship self into believing the things Would) warp their judgment, seem agreed happen that you wanted to happen./that ‘Taft will be third tn the race And, mebby they didn’t. —perhaps a very poor third, There The voting in Seattle has been|have been b that Debs will get heavy, but nearly all wagers made| more votes than Taft, THEIR O IN FIRST Latest reports on the elec tion in Massachusetts, where first returns are being flashed, that Taft carry tay state. A bulletin late Bed- five Wil Taft indicate will the this afternoon from New ford, Mass., out of 25 680, that stated precincts gave son Roosevelt 467, 1,238. he total vote Bed- aft in New ford four years ago gave T §,065, 2,799, The Norwell fol lows Roosevelt Bryan vote at 104 son 78 For publican 86; I Acus' 104 r: Walker, re sird, progres «s, democrat, 73. net the vote was Wilson 52, Roose- govern 97 sive At Taft velt 50. In 1908 Acushnet gave Taft 118, Bryan 12 Wilson shows a gain of 230 per cent over the vote given Bryan four years ago. BULLETIN KINGSTON, Mass., Nov, 5.—The Vote of Kingston for the presiden. tial candidates follows Col Roosevelt aft 128, Wilson In 1908, Kingston gave Taft 2: Bryan 68, Hisgen 14 (By United Preset Leased Wire) NEW YORK, Nov. 5.—Telegrams poured into democratic jonal headquarters here today, reporting country. Committeeman Wallace of |Utah telegraphed that President | Taft was leading Roosevelt there, |and that the republican defection the state. From Oregon National Committee- man King wired that an eleventh- ed democratic headquarters stat- that Wilson would Committeeman Jones of New Mexico also wired his belief that Wilson would win there, and Tom | Taggart, from Indiana, sent word ‘that the vote there was the heavi- est in years Telegrams from Colorado reach- ed demacratic headquafters stat- ing that success was probable in that state. NEW YORK, Nov. 5.—“It looks like the greatest landslide in the history of the country,” said Wm F. McCombs, chairman of the dem- ocratic national committee at Wil son headquarters here at noon to- 'day. Advices from everywhere, he jsaid, indicated that Wilson was sweeping every state. “The early vote everywhere is the heaviest in the history of the country,” he added. ‘Neck and Neck’ in Oregon PORTLAND, Or., Nov, 5.—A light vote is being cast throughout the state, on account of the heavy weather. In Central Oregon ft is raining hard, demoralizing the ru- ral vote, and the progressive pro- vietory Wilson and Roosevelt are run ning neck and neck throughout, with President Taft a good third. Woman's suffrage is polling good in the more urban centers, but is being slighted in the rural dis- tricts, and does not appear to have an over-good chance, “Roosevelt Luck” in Californi SAN FRANCISCO, Novy, “Roosevelt luck” brought general rains in Northern California, where Woodrow Wilson, democratic presi- dential nominee, was expected to poll his heaviest vote today, and pre ed hundred of voters, par ticularly in the country districts, from going to the polls, This con dition, progressive leaders contend led, would play havoc with the ex pectations of democratic managers, who had confidently predicted that the northern counties would roll up a sufficient Wilson majority to overcome the big Roosevelt south of Tehachapi. Looks Like Wilson COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 5. That Woodrow Wilson, democratic nominee fér president, will carry jonic, an@ May pull the state ticket ws vote Tait 97, Wil-| a@ record-breaking vote all over the| would be sufficient to give Wilson/| ponents consider this an omen of] WN CAUSE, THEIR G RETURNS {with bim are the indications here today. There is considerable betti that Roosevelt will run ahead President Taft. The socialists exe pect to poll about 126,000 votes, an@ the probibitionists 25,000, James M. Cox, democratic cane didate for governor, is a favorite im the betting at odds of 6 to 1. Massachusetts Close , BOSTON, Nov. 5.—-With perfect joday, a record breake ing volte was expected. The prov sreselves are the deciding factor, but Wilson appears to be a slight favorite. It is estimated that ap | Proximately half a million votes will be polled Democrats in Montana MISSOLUA, Mont., Nov. 5.—Ab though the democrats are claiming Montana by 15,000, a conservative estimate of their plurality reduces this to 2,000. The registration showed a 30 per cent increase over two years ago. Senator Dixon prob ably will be defeated for reelee tion. |TO RE-ELECT BERGER | MILWAUKEE, Nov. 6.—With fine weather here today, a record vote is expected The effect of Senator La Follette’s denunciation |of Roosevelt and his mild indorse | ment of Wilson is problematical, |. The reelection of Victor L. Berm ker, socialist congressman, i@ praw teally assured. | ADMIT T. R. WILL | CARRY BIG STATE > y YORK, Nov. 5.—The last edition of the New York Mail Inst night practically conceded that | Roosevelt would carry the state of New York, It announced that when | the betting closed, even money was being offered on Roosevelt, without any takers. The Mail also reports | that the betting against Taft was 25 to 1, without takers. ‘DEBS LOSES © HIS VOTE | | TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 5—< | As he failed to register, Eugene V. | Debs, socialist candidate for presi.’ jent, was unable to vote today. Hie failing to regi: was due to being | away every time when registration | was possibile. ELECTION FRAUDS "ARE CHARGED | INDIANAPOLIS, Noy. 5,—Blec (ton frauds are charged here today at Terre Haute after heavy early voting. Progressive detectives are working diligently investigating the matter. | Political sharps refuse to make | predictions as to the result in Ine diana. Gov. Thos. RK. Marshall, demo- cratic nominee for vice president, voted early and then went to the statehouse to resume his duties, Nebraska Doubtful LINCOLN, Neb, Nov. 5.—The j consensus of opinion here today is |that the race between Col. Roose- |velt and Governor Wilson for the jelectoral vote of Nebraska will be | close, with President Taft running |@ poor third. | The democratic state ticket prob- ably will be elected. William J. Bryan's four-days’ tour of the sta’ has helped the democrats, but it is considered doubtful if this will overcome the Roosevelt trend, es pecially in the rural districts. T. R. Strong in South JACKSON, Miss., 5 gressive leaders early a, | ed they would be able to cut down |the normal democratic pluralities in Mississippi today. Col. Roose velt, they said, is showing unex- peeted strength. The voters also are passing on the proposal to adopt the initiative and referendum laws. Close in Connecticut NEW HAY Conn., Nov. ly reports from the principal |cities and towns in Connecticut in- dicated that the race between the jthree presidential candidates will |be extremely close, The democrat- ie and republican managers both jelaimed the state by 15,000 plu jrality, 6—