Show Huge Vote Over Nation CROWDS THRONG VOTING PLACES AT EARLY ARlY H HOUR UH Thousands in Line Long Before Polls Are Opened POLICE ON ON- GUARD Intense Interest Is Shown Throughout Nation NEW YORK Nov 6 AP At AP-At At least 50 per cent of the total registration registration regis regis- of the entire city had vot voted cl by noon according to official estimates estimates estimates esti esti- mates at the board of elections In Inmany Inmany Inmany many of the voting machine districts districts dis ds the percentage was well above the half way figure NEW YORK Nov 6 United Press The Press The nations nation's largest city had more than special guards around the polls today as some persons recorded their choice for the next president of the United States The entire force of the metropolitan tan Lan police pollee department was ordered toi fOl active duty until the final vote is h counted in New York Tork City That means approximately police CHICAGO Nov 6 6 Tiie AP-Tiie AP T The patriotic citizen who vho used to admonish ad ad- Ills his neighbors to vote vote- asa duty duly today was lius busy begging theta them not pt to crowd in and grab ballots ballots' as Cs Chicagoans rushed to the polls at tt the rate of an hour Before 11 o'clock election offIcials officials of of- estimated more than halt half the he registered voters in Chicago and Cook county had hadis is vis- isted ted ed the polls while a heavy vote voto also Liso was as reported fr from m downstate with a bright sunshiny fall day helping to swell the total to what was vas expected to be- be record breal breaking fl figures ure SAN FRANCISCO FRANCISC Cat Cal Nov 6 AP AP Voting started with a rush when the polls opened in San Francisco Fran Fran- cisco isco today The we weather thel- thel was fair and the city and county election commIssion predIcted predicted pre pre- a a record turnout Some confusion confusion con con- fusion was reported at the outset because of assertions published a afew afew few ew days ago that the voting machInes machines ma ma- chines used by the city would pot not pote be e able to accommodate all an those registered because of the unusual length length- of the ballot Regular ballots were distributed to o th the more c congested voting places to o supplement the voting machines In n case of o emergency LOS ANGELES Nov 6 AP AP- AP Polling oIling stations throughout Los Angeles swung their doors open to adream a a stream dream of ea eager er voters at 6 o'clock this his morning At many precincts in t the city It was vas reported at the opening opening- hour that hat numerous voters were on hand the he vanguard of or more than voters in Los Angeles county alone almost 40 O Oper county has lIas Los Los' os Angeles the voting strength of ot per el cent of the he state RENO Nev Nov 6 AP Up AP-Up Up to 10 0 o'clock the voting in Reno was former very cry heavy c compared with Continued on OU page 5 S. 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I CROWDS THRONG VOTING PLACES AT EARLY HOUR Continued from page pase 1 1 years Reports from outside counties coun corni- ties tics were slow In coming comIns in In b but butin butin t tIn in the eastern part of the state Elko and White Pine L also had a heavy vote Tonopah In the south said a larger larser vote than usual had been n cast east up to 9 DE DENVER VER Colo Cob Nov 6 United Press Press Polling polling places here were swamped by early morning voters oters toda today and indications were that t the heaviest vote in history would be cast east throughout tho the state Newspapers attempting to direct voters to the proper points were swamped with calls cans half halt an hour before the polls opened Both Republicans and Democrats have organized transportation squads to get out their thet fun full strength KANSAS CITY Nov 6 AP AP- AP Fifty thousand voters more than a fifth of the registered in Kansas ansas City Cily had i cast their ballots at 8 o'clock tins this morning it was estimated te 1 by election officials At practically every polling place voters voters vot vot- vot- vot ers era were were- in line before 6 S o'clock awaiting alting the opening opening- of the polls CLEVELAND 0 O. Nov NO 6 United Press Press Some Some citizens of Cleveland Cleveland about about 30 per cent of the expected to vote today today had had cast their ballots by 9 30 a. a m m. election election elec elec- tion officials estimated In practically practically- every precinct in the elt city oters voters stood In line Une waiting for forthe forthe forthe the polling places to open at Heavy voting likewise was reported report report- ed In n the outlying districts PHOENIX Ariz Aria Nov 10 6 United Press Press Intene e interest in the gubernatorial gu su- as well as the presidential presidential contest promised Arizona's greatest vote of all time timo today The states state's decision as to Hoover and Smith was in great doubt and both Governor G George orse W. W P P. Hunt Democrat seeking seventh term and Ralph Cameron Republican claimed the governorship go ST ST. JOSEPH Mo Now v. O 6 AP AP- AP The early vote ote toda today in St. St Joseph was the tle heaviest In the history of presidential campaigns here In some Sonic precincts a fifth of the registered registered regis regis- I vote yote of 1000 had been cast b by 8 a. a m. m PORTLAND Ore Nov 6 United Press Long Press Long lines of voters had gathered about the polls here a half i hour before they were to open at 8 S Sa a a. a m m. indicating the heaviest vote yote of r record cord MINNE MINNEAPOLIS POLIS Nov O 6 6 United Press Press More More than 10 pet per cent of Minneapolis Minneapolis' registered vot vot- vot voters I ers era had cast their ballots two hours after the polls opened election of- of of officials officials reported today In ono one precinct precinct precinct pre pre- 20 per cent of the voters re reported rc rc- ported before eore 8 S a a. a m. m An equally heavy turnout was reported in St St. Paul MILWAUKEE WIs Nov 6 United United Unit Unit- ed Press Press Milwaukee's Milwaukee's march to the polls took on almost an air all of stampede his e r- r re e eager w were ere th the citizens to to cast their votes Crowds Crow at the polling pl places ces passed through in a steady stream in the tho first hour It was predicted the s state te would poll a million votes Polls close here he at 8 S p p. p m. m PITTSBURG Pa Nov 6 United Press Press Press-A A misty rain fell early to today today to- to day as Pittsburg voters went to the polls It was predicted 25 per cent of the Pittsburg ote vote vote-or of vital importance importance importance im im- in the national election election- would be cast in the first few fow hours Allegheny c county is listed as Republican Republican Re Re- publican but doubt prevailed as the voters took advantage of the early hours BALTIMORE Nov 6 AP Fa AI Fa Favored by fine Maryland voters turned out out early for today's general election first reports leports from scattered precincts in Baltimore In Indicating Indicating In- In cheating that a heavy vote would be cast OKLAHOMA IA CITY Okla Nov 6 AP AP Despite Despite inclement w weather in iii inthe inthe the central portion o of the state a heavy vote was being cast in Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Okla- homa early today Rain threatened throughout central Oklahoma while the voters in the northern section of the state vv word werd greeted greeted with Ith fair weather It was cloudy in the south part CHATTANOOGA Tenn renn Nov 6 r United Press Press Democratic Democratic headquarters head quarters here today charged that se several He eral hundred negroes ne-groes were fraudulently fraudulently fraud fraud- registered and threatened prosecution if they should hould attempt to vote Hamilton county Republican committeemen com com- countercharged that the Democratic allegation was u a malicious mall mali cious clous attempt to intimidate lc negro voters BUTTE Mont Nov 6 United Press Twenty Twenty secret service ser men and deputy United States marshals marshals mar mar- d the polls today to prevent fraud The deputies were were sworn in by Federal Marshal Thomas Marshall and stationed in ho hostile precincts at the request of oC leaders of both p parties The Montana campaign was the bitterest in the tho states state's history with Governor GovE J. J B E. E l Erickson Democrat opposed by Wellington D D. Rankin Republican United States district attorney who charged that the state government so has been domInate dominated dom dom- mated by tho the Anaconda Copper Mining company |