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Show Klan Figures in j Warm Texas Contest DALLAS. Texas. Nov. 7. Karl" R. U Mayfield, Democratic candidate for iS United States senator to succeed Sen-ator Sen-ator Charles A. Culberson and Georso E B. Peddy. Independent Democrat and endorsed by the Republican stale. committee, are the two figures of 0 vershad owing Interest In today's eleo-tion eleo-tion In Texas. Hayfield, wilh his name off tht ballot In a number of counties and legally entitled to a place on all of the ballots in the state, by virtue of m eleventh hour supreme court rullnp; IbV in his favor, is said to have the K.U Klux Klan astlng a solid vote ror him. although he has not said any- 'H thing about the klan In his campaign- fl lng. Peddy Is figured on to swing the anti-klan and Republican vol.' Peddy's name Is not on the ballot The olectlon climaxes a bitter batt'e l of lawsuits. Injunctions and niandainux pro( i cilings and following the brlf lull occasioned by the supreme court's jf ruling Monday nullifying all pre-clec tlon litigation Peddy. at El Paso, claimed victory iH in u final statement saying Mayfleld wr.s not the real Democratic candi-date. candi-date. Mayfleld at Houston, also ex-pressed ex-pressed optimism as to the result. The senatorlul race overshadows H overwhelmingly the balloting for " o state and congressional offices. PITTM N si IMS SAFE, RENO. Nov.. Nov. 7. Both the Democrat and Republican candidates closed the state campaign In Reno Monday night at largo opposition ral- ! H Im I i. ii, orrats also with an auto- mobile torohllKht procession. Chair- j, I man Ross of the Republican state ceh-tral ceh-tral committee, said this morning that everything Indicated the election of the entlro party ticket, though in some instances the majorities would be small other Republican leaders admitted that they considered the r-eleetlon r-eleetlon ot Key Plttman Democrat, to )'H the I'nlted States senate as IlkeTY. Chairman McKnlght of the Iemocrat stato committee, said Nevada was normally a Democrat state and he H taw no reason to believe from reporrn received from every county that There (Continued on Page Two) oo ' FIRST VIOLENCE OFJLECTION (Continued from Pace Onci would be any change. He claimed the election of Pitt man to the senate, Richards to the house of representatives representa-tives on the first lckot- m V olllo VOTE. COLUMBIA. 0-. Nov. 7. A vote of approximately 1,600,000, practically the entire registration, was forecast: today by Secretary of State Smith on' the basis of advices from over the state showing heavy balloting. Ideal Weather conditions brought out vot-ers vot-ers in great numbers. Women cape-! cially voted todaj early Democrats and Republicans are ad-i herlng to their victory claims Democrats Demo-crats by more than 100.000 and Republicans Re-publicans by 1 J0. 000 for the entire tickets. OTING IV COLORADO. DENVER. Colo., Nov. 7. Ealr; weather throughout the greater part of Colorado, but with cloudiness on the western slope prevailed for election elec-tion day. Temperatures were below normal, but there was no snow or precipitation pre-cipitation to Impede the rural traffic to the polls In Denver early today I the voting was heavj GUARDS N DITY. NEW YoRK. Nov. 7. Tho spirited campaign waged by Governor Nathan Miller and former Governor Alfred E. Smith for the executive chair at Albany Al-bany by Senator Calder and He.uth Commissioner Dr. R. 8. Copeland for a place In the upper house at Washington Wash-ington bore fruit throughout the state today In heavy early balloting. Reports Re-ports from up-state were that over 20 per cent of the registered vote had been cast with western municipalities with rural sections following closely 1p New York City the vote got an ev n earlier start, particularly In the Bronx where fully 26 per rent of the vote was i. port d polled In three hourr Heavy guards wore on duty at all polling places to preent clashes between be-tween factions and guard agaliyt frauds Mr. Smith was an early voter. Mrs Smith mil their eldest son followed ' Al" into the booth. Other early voters were Dr. Cope-land Cope-land and Mrs. Copeland COOLIDGi; HELD I'P. NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Nov. 7. ieo President Calvin Coolidge was obliged to wait flvo mlnuUs before ho could vote at tho city hall today. The vice president went to vote In company com-pany with Mrs. Coolldge, Judge R. V. Irwin ot the superior court and Mrs i rwin, The women found voting stalls Immediately, but Mr. Coolldgo and Judge Irwin were delaved. NO HRDIG STATEMENT. WASHINGTON. Nov. 7 President Harding will make no post election statement, It was said today at the Wrhlto House because he belicve9 the opinion rendered todaj In the ballot hoxe regardless of their nature need no interpretation from the president. I OKLAHOMA MUSKOGEE,. Okla., Nov. 7 As voters swarmed to the polls here today to-day Miss Alice Robertson of the Second Sec-ond Okluhorna district, only worn;' n iio-mle'-r of ( ortgi i : s. Hut .ju! tlv at lo r dl -sk, at campaign headquarters and, toying affectionately with the hundreds hun-dreds of messages expressing confl-dem confl-dem e In her Victory, said she believe, 1 she would win by an overwhelming majority In her rare for re-election on the Republican ticket. ' Regardless of lOtOiy or defeat, however." the con-gresbwoman con-gresbwoman told her supporters, "under "un-der no circumstances will I ever seek office again " Her opponent is W. W. Hastings of Talequah, whom she defeated two yean ago when ho was seeking a fourth term |