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Show HEM VOTE KIM GOT Deep Interest Taken in the Llcction in Many , Large Cities auspices of the W. C. T. V.. in the Interest In-terest of the state-wide prohibition. The V. T. C. IT. has established headquarter head-quarter in each ward and from there the women will go to places near tho polls and hold outdoor prayer services. ser-vices. The supporters of Howard F. Lea, Republican and William P. Borland, Democratic candidates for congres In the Fifth district were active. Lea is the only progressive Republican congressional candidate in Missouri. WYOMING FOR CAREY. Cheyenne, Vyo., Nov. x. Reports from various points in the state Indicate In-dicate that the vote will reach lu.Oi'O, the highest In years Carey workers report that the former United States' senator Is running strongly for governor gov-ernor all over the state. (Continued on Base Seven) I ( Elections of far-reaching importance' were held throughout the country to- . dav. In all states members of the I next house of representatives are i being chosen except In Maine and Vermont which have already mad their choice In twenty-eight states, governors and full state tickets are being elected and in many of these I slates the legislatures elected will name United States senators. Most of the other states where governors gov-ernors are not being elected will name United States senators. Other (Males are electing minor state officers. of-ficers. , The early reports from all sections of the country show that the poll Is proceeding quietly with no Indications of election disorders and with general gener-al prospects of a heavy vote. The weather at most points is propitious pro-pitious for bringing out the vote. Snow lias fallen in New York state and other eastern localities, but west and south the weather generally is clear and cold. The exceptional Interest In-terest taken in the election was shown by the heavy vote reported from many points during tho early hours. In Boston more than n quar- J ter of the registered vote had been cast in the first two hours. In Al-I bany. New York, many districts had ', half their vote in before 10 o'clock. At Cincinnati, where President Tart cast his vote, the poll during the early hours wa.? unusually heavy. Milwaukee, St. Louis, Omaha and many other points report n heavy vote. In ' West Virginia women were at the polls In large numbers for the first time, seeking a constitutional amendment amend-ment permitting women to hold certain cer-tain appointive offices Vice President Sherman and his three son cast their vota in Utica, New York, at 9 :3d a. m Ex-President Roosevelt remained at Sagamore Hill early In the day, in tending to cast his vote at Oyster Bay at noon No serious disorder had l?on re-orted re-orted nt any oint u to the middle of the day IN NEW JERSTY. Trenton, N J.. Nov. S The battlo for governor opoued at G a. m. this in. ilng a ud the early vote was not as heavy as expected. A told rain fell in parts of the state. In Trenton the vctinz has been l'ght ;n the precincts where there Is normally a heavy Republican vote. In these there seems to be considerable consider-able cutting In favor of Woodrow Wilson, Wil-son, the Democratic candidate for governor. gov-ernor. A big vote Is being polled In southern New Jersey for Vivian M. Lewis. Owing to the abolition of practically prac-tically ull the vot.ng machines, It Is expected that the returns tonight will be late. HEAVY VOTE IN INDIANA. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. S. Reports from over the state Indicate thnt ono of the heaviest votes In the history of off year elections in Indiana will be polled today. The fight which has been made on' state lcg'flnture candidates and In i congressional districts. It Is said, will 1 bring out the entire registration, i There is much scratching of tickets. SPLIT TICKETS. Cincinnati. O, Nov. S The voting proceeded quietly up to noon. "Split tickets were reported to bo plentiful except in the ilver ward and the west section of the business district In the strong German precincts Indications Indica-tions are that Governor Harmon was holding the big plurality he received two years ago. MICHIGAN VOTE HEAVY. Detroit, Mich., Nov. 8. Fair, sunny sun-ny weather greeted the early voters throughout Mlchican today. In sev-i sev-i cral of the cities the extensive use I of voting machim-s will permit an early ear-ly count. At Kalamazoo and Muskegon Muske-gon the early vote was heavy. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Concord. N. II.. Nov. S. Fine autumn au-tumn weather prevailed In all parts of the state today. A heavy vote w. polled throughout the first congresslon al district. In which Congressman Sul-loway Sul-loway was ftmngly opposed by Mayor Reed of Manchester. Democrat. HEAVY VOTING IN NEW YORK. New York, Nov. S. At noon the indications in-dications jiot withstanding the decrease de-crease in reeistrai ion, the lotjil city vote might measure well up with that iu fonier years. The voting was remarkably re-markably free from disturbances, SOUTH DAKOTA. j Sioux Falls. Nov. S. Reports from different points throughout tho statee rhow a reasonable heavy vole Is being be-ing cast. Reubllcans con'.Inue: to bo confident of a clean nweep in the, stale. j IN MISSOURI. Kansas City. Mo.. Nov. S Interest I !in the const tui iofin! , amendment providing pro-viding for siate-wlde prohibition over-shadowed over-shadowed even' o'hi r consideration in tbe election In this cliy today. All-; day prayer services are being held in every waid In the city under the I HEAVY VOTE BEING CAST. I I (Continued from Page One) COLLEGE TOWN DEMOCRATIC. Princeton, N. J., Nov. S "I do not I like to make predictions In the faro of too great nn uncertainty," said Woodrow Wilson, Pcmocrntle can 11-date 11-date for governor, when he was asked today to make a forecast of the result of the election. Dr. Wilson voted at 11 o'clock In u f.irniture nhop which hail been trpnsformcd Into a polling place. The shop was crowded with students and citizens. The town of Princeton, which usually usu-ally elves a Republican majority of 500, is claimed lor Dr. Wilson by 500. |