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Show CUBANS SL0W1N COUNT! VOTES Usual Disorders at Polls Not Seen This Year, Say Reports HAVANA, Nov. 2. Work of can-vasslntr can-vasslntr yesterday's presidential election elec-tion moved very slowly last night and It seems probable that If the rate of counting the ballots maintaining main-taining last night Is continued, the result re-sult of the presidential election in the United States may be known here before Cubans leirn the name of their next president. P E v RETURNS IX. Returns from only 111 o fthe 3.002 preolncts In Cuba had been received ly thi- central electoral board up till the time it eloped shortly before midnight. mid-night. At that time Ir Alfredo Zaas, coalition candidate, was leading General Gen-eral Jose Miguel Gomez, standard bearer of the Liberal party, by 682 votes. Tho tabulation as announced by the eu?ctoral board gave Zayas 11.034 and Donies 10,352. DISORIM KS MISSING. Some of the Liberals charged that the count was being held up by tho government, but this wau denied by official. There was a feeling of Intense relief re-lief when dAspatdhes from all parts of tho Island Indicated that the day had pas-eil without serious outbreaks. The number of persons killed around tho polling places was on greater than expected ex-pected 1 s QUIET ELECTION. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. Reports to the state department today on the eleotio nln Cuba said the balloting proceeded pro-ceeded quietly and that there were less dlsurbtmces than In any previous election. elec-tion. The result. It was said, would be difficult to ascertain for some time although al-though the li'ireml , a 11(1 ldate, Jos' K. Miguel Gomez, appeared to be leading on early returns. 00 |