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m PORTLAND AUd III 02EG07i .'EARLY EYEPalGDY RcADS THE JOUriAL' TUATS THE VEHDICT AfiD t'CHE ATiD HORE PEOPLE READ IT ALL THE TIME DON'T YC '.: . 4 USE JOURNAL CIRCULATION l'KSTEKlAY WAS The? Journal Help Wanted columns to get' the best results. t 31,150 " The Weather Occasional rain to night and Wednesday. . - V VOL. VII. NO. 208. PORTLAND; OREGON TUESDAY . EVENING, NOVEMBER v 3, 1808. -FOURTEEN -t PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. OH THAU'S MVS rwi TaXDS. ITVX CTS. Tain n nnrrnrv nrnMirY si I. i 1 i1 ,t i i ii i r. ., i v 1 ,i w ii 1 . it ' " - ' 1 1 1 ' 1 " ip ' " '" " 11 1 " 1 ' 1 " ' 'i ' . ... .i.imm .. in.. 1 i,t. 11. ii..iii.,hiiMii.iii 1, i.i..., . . m .m ! iii 1. 11 Qv:n-l"n" ...... mm f m a mm v. a - - - - , ,ii . i i.i ' i , i i . . m i I .v ' 'I i' VOTERS GO TO E Indications That TJnprece " dented Number of ,'Bal- : lot3 Will Be astPolling ' Places Are, Veryr'iiiet-- Open Until Seven: tv 1 ' . "Tb corrupt praotlcei act has cost theTlepObllran party '5,000 votqs In Multnomah tounty." Such 'was' the' TS' . hment ' declaration of Lou Singer, i .; strong adherent of the G. O. V. after a eanvaas of the polling places about the i city this mftrnlng. Today the voter Sees no Taft autorno , htls ; or ,ko Bryan , carriage rushing up to the poll". When he get there he doa not have to run the ' gauntlet of political hirelings or enthusiast, each one tiiKKtofr' at his coat lapels or pulling hla suspenders 'off or cramming his - poclteta-TuU : of .'candidates', cards, All the .old-time electioneering, has been eliminated. ' - , V t . While "the election loses much of 'its plrturesquenesfl thereby, Still no one will long for the past and gone regime. Today thousands of cross markers will .'.! breathe a sigh of gratitude to thevfram . srs vt the law that has gtven the voter a chance to-express his free, will at the AY Danot nootna. , . "Ksary " Tots' Being Cast;v" " Two things aro.especlalTy tiotleeable about the balloting places today, One , Js the extreme QiettMua about ths eleo tion booths and the other the. heavy vote being east.- At 10:80 this morning fully 25 percent of ths ballots had been cast and voters In a steady atreVnn were making , . their -, crosses .. oo ; ths Owing to" the' marked i reticence- of election Officers only guarded state ments as Mo the wav the vote is orob- ably going can be obtained at this tlmeX put from tne meager ' . inrormsiion gleaned the Indications are that Bryan and Taft- are running neck and neck. Chairman Thosias of the Democratic county central committee, ,s,ccompajd by several members of the committee and a journal reporter mane an auto mobile tour of the polling' places In the business district of the west side this morning and everywhere were surprised at the number or votes Doing case ii the early morning Indications are- an augury there - Is none of the usual ; apathy on the part of ballotera and when the returns are all In It Is ex pected that ths totals wilt be at least one third more than in the June elec " tlon. - , ' Chssrsd-by Teamsters. While- the party wAs .passing down Front street some of the teamsters and freight handlers recognized Chairman Thomas and as tne automooue pro ceeded -through drays and vehicles which lined the curbs, friendly hands were wavell at the- party and many times ths cry of - "Hunrah for Bryan" . revealed the sentiments of organised labor for the Democratic leader. . . v ? Tots, lit Twslvs Prsolacts. . Following was the vote, to II pre cincts at 10:80 this morning; ? Precinct IS .90 'Precinct 80 .'... ..... . Precinct 85 ...................... .'HP Precinct 84'...,....................' 4 Precinot 87 ...... ...... 6! Precinct 33 ' Precinct, 32 ..'.......... Precinct 2 .............. Precinct- 6 Precinct 11 'i.i .......... . 57 8t . . 106 i.. 64 . 106 Precinct is .,'..... . Precinct ....,.. 0ne affldaVltv, J .104 . 47 r bOTJBLE FORCE OF i 4 police : IS KEPT - lv;;::oNDiiTrTopAY Adouble fores of policemen is ion duty v-during he - voting bours today, under an order Issued last night by Chief Orltsmacher. The three reliefs will so alternate that practically 100 officers will be' distributed about the city until 8 o'clock this evening. The order is ss : follows: "You ' will take notice and male the following aetaiis or.oiiicBrB nnovuus rollers -Tor v election any . im y: f irst night relief will report for duty (Continued on 'Page Eleven.) OIL- 'KiNQrMAYBE VOTED ' CHAFN-WHO, KNOWS? New Tork,. Nov. S.--John D. Rocke feller, king of the-Standard Outstepped from his carriage In front-of a little shoo on BUth avenue, around the cor ner from nla residence at No. i Westl Fifty-fourth street, this morning. r Thfs sharp-faced jnart ho declara tion In favor of the Republican candi date arousfcd one of the most aensatlonal discussiona of - the campaign looked bout him quickly and men wnura iniu at he shop, where the polls of his precinct are ttjjcaiea. .! -J 1 .- . - ' ne, - it;ifnia ttf be' Undefflded. His thnnht nnnt1v were in the air and it appeiired that he .had. no fully made . up 'us mind. ; '' rtr A policeman near the" shop gtlnnsd and. safd: - v - , - "I ru.ss the old. duck's trying to de cide whether he'll .vote-for Geno Debs Or wens Chann. since i art Bav; mm Ms? III t;K II HI J V ' 1 4;i Judge and Mrs. -"William It. ,laf t. SL011V0TKI6 'i ' DEIAVS COUNT . 4- t.j : i - . . Ohio Returns Will . Be Late, as Ticket Is-Very V Long.4 .' (United Press Leased Wire.) Columbus, Ohlot Nov. 3.' The scratch ing of ballots is' the feature of the Ohio election" today: .' Reports from Cleveland say ths 'voters are "taking so' long ' to mark their ballots that lt is questiona ble whether, the entire registration can be handled by the time ' tnpoUs close tonight. Reports' at tie state headquar ters of both parties Indicate that a. heavy, vote la being polled ail over tne state. -At Columbus auid Toledo the Vote is ths heaviest thai has been boiled early in the day fof years. In north western Ohio, the Democratic .strong hold, voters were at the polling places early. Indications are that the returns will ds late tonignt. infcine.oi voting machines has been Drevented. in many counties that have them, because-of the great length of the ticket.' In Cieve- ELECTION PARTY -ATYHITEl HOUSE - ' (Dotted Prne Lecead Wtre.l ' Waahlngton, Nov. 8. After easting his vote at Oyster Bay, President Rmae- veit wlu-return nere toaay ana win en tertain an -election -party at the While House tonight Among. the -guests will h Secretary Wricht. - Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, Secretary of State Root, oecretarv or commerce ana jjnoor 8traus, Secretary of the Treasury Cor- lelyou and a nuraoer oi tne presiaeni s personal friends. ri , :'- . . Mrs. Roosevelt " will, entertain her friends the parlors of the White House. . - United Press reports will bs- received by a special operator stationed at the White .House over a direct wire connect ed with the national Republican head quarters in new Tort -, . WISCONSIN CLAIMED , ? ; s ; for taft BY ipo,ooo '(tJnlt'ea Press Leased Wire.) Madison. Wis, Nov. 8. Ths chairman of the Republican state central. commit tee today predicted a plurality of 100, 000 for Taft and 'Sherman. The predic tions was followed by the assertion that Governor Davidson appeared certain of reelection on . the Republican ticket, from the early. -showingmaS-s 'by the voters.' j- ' , ,'.', . f ths frozen face and Bryan, burned him up. It must be a lot of fun to . vote when everybody' Aatpo anxious ,f or your ballot. He -couidnT make -h 'dollar as a repeater, even in Brooklyn.". . i Rockefeller did not hesitate. long, how ever.. He cast his Danot quickly alter ha entered the booth and 'went out, without making any: comment. . The proprietor of the shop watched the-disappearing figure - of -the richest matv in the world with a scornful eye and remarked: ir ' ' ,.- ,' : "The -last time he voted here, he 'woue air" old bvercoat that I. would j not buy; for1 a -dollar.- -' v ' . .;- -. - ;-'; He acted like he didn't know what he was olng to doiwhen hs came, in, but I .guess ,h knew - all rlglit. all- right-' : ' ' '-'.' -'j. '" It la 'generally betleved that' Rocka: feller cast a straight vote fof the Re publican ticket,-tjiough' 'he mayj; hafre rratcheu Hughes anu. voiea iar t,iaruor. , X eart in I5So? FIGHT IS IW 0 Reports Indicate Democrats ; Will Carry New York, lit diana arid Ohio. (TTnlted PreM Leucd Wlra.t .Lincoln, Neb.,' Nov. 3-"Our fight Is won. i await tne veraict wttn confi dence. Reports .indicate, that, we will carry New York, Indiana, Nebraska and other doubtful states." - This is the election' day message of William jr.t Bryan today to, the Demo crats or tne country. Bryan was up early this morning, looking wsll andn-fine.oondition. He votea eariy and it, required -Just 20 sec onds for hJm to cast his ballot. There are omy a lew .voters in tho-Falrvi precinct. , , M The weather throughout the state Is favorable today and a heavy vote is being, recorded In all sections. In this city tne eariy vote was heavier than has been known in a number of years. . Bryan will-receive the returns tonight at hla home- here. A party of close. tv. iu.i nicnui ana state leaaers Will be on hand to receive the results of ths MILT MILLER FORCED - TO SWEAR IN VOTE Milt-Allller, XVmocratir nar tlonal committeeman .from Ore gon, had some. . trouble to. vote today.vjjewaq cempelled; to swear hisjvpte.. In because -ths election 'Judges ,dldn't know" him. Miller only had flv freeholders to sign for him'v and. the. law rei quires six. Just"" as ?- he was about to send a messenger boy Over the", olty to look no another friend. . along came George H. S Thomas, chairman of- tha Detno-' cratlc .state committee. In his "auto and -Miller breathed a sigh w of relief. -His vot was cast In mwsww i-our BRYA TONIGHT P0R THE RESULT - it- Vheri you see the light the horizon, you will know that the news is favorably to Bryan.; ' When the long shaft of light sweeps .from, sidrto'-sicle'parallel ' with', the horizon, it in dicates that.Taftis' in "the leadL . . '' -' , - - ; . . ."..' . x ? In addition",' The Journal will have a continuous bulletin service, covering, the . election news'bf "the whole . country. The returns ".vail! be displayed upon the big bulletin board over the. gas company's office,, Fifth and-Yamhill, beginning about 5 :30 o'clock. This service will be the jquickest, best' and most reliable ever offered' to. the people of Portland. v 4: FoKthe entertainment of I t ' ing machine wiirgiye speeches byrthe two presidehtiaf candidates; 'and" music wilt be rendered Z by The. Journal. Carriers' Band, Thd '!,banj consists of thirty pieces, ah the concert will begin ' j at 8 o'clock." - ; - . - v'-'.-'iJv'" ---'" t t ; -V-VVatjaj "tlie '. sweep . pi thV.blsearchtikit t y:0:i-Hf& t ' r--V Cb'rnV- to-'The:'Jolirriar office-antj' fead .t ie rVtufns, hearPryan';and''Taftspeakt and listen t to.ihe.musicT"--';' '?;' '-'"'. ' .. . - ' ; , .; ; " I STATES UHE HEAVY VOTE Ueturns From All Parts of ; (Country Indicate Cities vAre Polling: Fuji Sfrengrth of Eegistration Fine , y earner, rretaient. s. All la 2. Ins Caa Tots Polls will be open until t .o'clock tonight so that everyone In Portland entitled tfo vote will be given the opportunity. County Clerk Fields has advised the boards of v election '.: to permit everyone standing In line at T o'clock to cast his vote, so that nona may lose his' vote. The election, booths are so- small that they -will not hold the , voters ' s that will crowd around ' them ; ; this evening. J The "only remedy 4 for this condition it is believed 4 Is to allow all those in' line at 7 4 o'clock this evening to vote. '' ' -5:'" : - .' .--' (Special l)iSDatcb. to The JtmrnaH . ChlcagOi-Kov. ' 8. -Although. . surface enthoftlaam has not been so marked as hr ancient cainpaigns,:,lndlcatlons ars that electors are fully awake to the im portance of' today's election. The days of , torchlight parading are over. The advent, of rural, free delivery sounded the knell of ths old-fashioned rally. Even In remote sections the tarmer to day gets his daily newspaper and keeps Informed - on current news and on political Issues and party tendencies. Party chiefs assert that the real work In the campaign of 1908 has been done through four years of reading on the part of voters and that the absence of: a country-wide hurrah and frensy Indi cates noV itpathy but deep seated con-,, vlctlon. They look for a vote that will break all records. In the greater number of ths states the outcome Is a foregone conclusion. Victory is conceded to one side or the other. For instance, the Republicans will not watch Texas with any degree of Intentness, while the Democrats will not spend much time wondering if they are going to-capture Pennsylvania. Big Fights in Doubtful States. But the field glasses of the parts generals will be leveled on a compara tively small number of states in which the battle may fare either way. These are states that are classified as ."doubt ful." , Three big states. New York, Ohio and Indiana, are the scenes of the flrcest fighting of today. Early in the campaign they were spotted as tne Dig oouotrui states, the prooaoie Key to tne iront door of the White House. These three commonwealths have been the scene of terrific struggles. ; The big orators of both big parties have cen tered their rhetorical batteries upon them. The two big gladiators, Taft and Bryan, have rtyi them their sealous personal attfiirt'""- vThs rival party or ganizations g ach orvthe three big cen ters of doubt 1 ave buefcied (into the con test with an 1 itensity -o purpose that led them to ex rt every ounce of muscle and to exhaust every resource in the effort to win. The two national com mittees have riveted their attention on the three doubtful factors In the elec tion. It has been a cheok-to-Jowl fight to the death. Both sides claim victory. and tonight, as the returns from all parts of tjie country come in, . three questions will be shouted from one end of the land to the other: "How goes it in New York?" , "Who wins Ohiot'-VWho carries Indiana t- r On Kiaor Battlegrounds.' On the, rim of the three tremendous fights are - several hot conflicts over smaller, states, whose - electoral vote Is considered doubtfutnough to warrant whirlwind combats. - In most instances these lesser fights are mixed ud with local state struggles. In Illinois, for instance, ths Demo- (Continued on Page Two.) BIG SE playing up and down, describing ah the crowds; that? will assemble to Mr. and Mrs. William Jennings Bryan. Four Tears In the White House? COWfilOWER'S' Ferrid Demonstration f of Lincoln and Nebraska in Home-Brjs '1 believe I am going to-be elec ted. More than that, I believe it is going to be moe than a bare Victory. I believe that there Is a stir ring of the' conscience of the American people; a moral awakening, an uprising that means a sweeping .victory, and I will swear In your pres ence that no one-who vowa for me will -ever have occasjen to be ashamed of the vote he casts." ' "i. "I know not what the future has for me; I know not whether it Is the people's wish that I.shaU be their. spokesman In: ths Whits , House or continue to perform the work which I ha veV tried to perform as a pri vate cltlsen;but I have ' not lived In vain. I have given an impulse to honest politics; I hae helped to create s sentiment In favor of reform and as a candidate I have- but one thing to rely upon the qonfldence of the masses Ih" my fidelity to their Interests.' N r O. -."' .... ' ' (UDlt?4 Prea Leased wira.J Lincoln. Neb.. Nov; 8. William J. Bryan's thifd hdme coining,-last night, was that of a conqueror. . There was no politics in his welcome, as there was no fiolltlcs, save .that- of good citlsenship, n his response to that welcome.- The city of Lincoln was' on the streets, while the state of Nebraska had contributed multiplied!, thousands. ' The candidate was lost sight of, for the' hour, and fellow citisens of all the parties vied in demonstrations in honor of the per sonality of the hero of two lost fights and of al third In which all had beeu dona that mortal man might honorably do to win and to deserve victory. .The actual closing of the campaign had -taken - place at Marysvllle. Kan., where Mr. Bryan had earlier In - the .evening made his final presentation of the issues or the-campalgn and nis last appeal to the-American people for sup port. The personal element, solely,- per vaded last night's demonstration. -After being escorted from the Union Pacific station through, immense throngs or cheering Ncbraskans of .ev ery - party, Mr, Bryan from a balcony at the Hotel Lincoln spoke in part as follows: t ' '.''' - ; ' "Thers sre unpleasant features tn pub f ELECTION arc between the ienith and 1 read these, returns, a huge talk- AnrunrHT rHnUILIUIII HONOR 4 ryan; the Fellow-Citizen, by a Non-Partisan AVelcome Closing Words.- V Ho life, but -its rewards far outweigh its unpleasant part and nothing has oc curred in my life" that 1 appreciate more than the cordial reception, 'that you have given me in my home city ac the close of this campaign. To have lived among you with the publicity that at taches to the present campaign and then to have this evidence of your good will, makes this night memorable In my life. While it has sometimes been humiliat ing to have it thrown up to me that my city has never given me a majority (voices: "We will give It to vou this time") while, I repeat it has been hu- miiiatlng, yet, as a matter of fact, I have always had a lnrge complimentary vote from the Republ leans of Lincoln. "Without the votes or many Republi cans I would trot. 'have been elected to congress in 1892, for my majority was only 140, and without that election I would not have been nominated tor ttfe presidency in 1898 and, therefore I can feel grateful to the Republicans who gave me my start and whose votes were absolutely necessary to my election on that occasion. And whatever - the Re publicans of Lincoln do in thev future, they haje done enough In the past, bv laying the foundation for my political caiser, to, make me their debtor while I live. .... , - . , ., , s Appeal XiiBoolnlsjis. "My friend, I aav at the end of my third presidential campaign.-' Tomorrow, when millions-- of voters will decide whether 1 am. to occupy the seat that Washington and , Jefferson , and . Jack son and, Lincoln occupied (appladse and cries of "You will") you will have vour part in that victory or In that defeat It may be that the election will turn on Nebaska.and. it rhy be that Nebraska (Continued on Page Kleven ) fRACTlCES'lWATJflE'PRE&CHES "The interviews With prominent rrianufacturers that you are publishing: on .patronizing 'Oregon tKade' are extremely interesting: and valuable,", said L. Samuel, general manager " of Oregon Insurance-cdmnaav., i"There is no "doubt in my. mind but that the i": surest and quickest way-of iacreasing the population and -wealth j;- of Oregon is to1 follow, this, policy most vigorously. All uppht;s ',USd by Oregon Life are manufactured here, but a styla-of cakndar X which we Wanted for 1908 could not be made here and wc were compelled;to snd east, for it. Ve wanted the same -calendar f r X1909. so. we indjiced a"Portland,,firm tb put in an .eqttipjjjjent to r;i i sv ' facture .these. calendars here and s-ave tnem the contract. " "Our i iiVn- J dan, 4or...l'909;is rriowire 1 'jan-titpit admit that th v? .fk fuper1dI,'Wha-w'6btaine!v in the east. The price to tiv '- . i ;.", the 'same but 'we 8aVe Affreight bill of $4D,,and 'the' mvi ! t . ; firm freely admits of Jbaying made a fair marMi .f pi r r, r i transaction. That is, what tiue,an 'by encourat 'Ot:' t i:' ' ' IU UULU E. 31; Rowley, Said to Repre sent HillRoadPays $107, 500 Cash for 215-Acre I Riverfront Tract Eridr mous Profit Made. , By far ths largest real estate trans action ever negotiated in ; Vancouver, Wash., . was- closed yesterday afternoon by W. H. Moors of the -Moore Invest ment pomnnnv wHh nM tn-' V. t Rn. ley, who has acted as the land purchas ing agent of the North Bank road, a flS-acre tract of land two miles below the new bridge . over the Columbia for 1107.500. The traot has over a mils of river frontage and Is considered the most val uable piece of acreage west of and ad jacent to the city of Vancouver that had not already passed into tbe con trol of .either thef Harrlntan or Hill systems. - :., .- The Columbia Investment comrianv a corporation owned by the Moore Inter- . ests,. purchased' this .property about a year ago for $25,000. or at the rate of a little -more than 8100 an-acre. : Yesterday's-sale was ati tlin rate of .1500 an acre,, which shows the enormous ad vances scored byVancouver river, front age dut-tsg the past year or two. The sale was a cash transaction, ths entire sura of $107,500 to bs 'paid upon the delivery of the deed. What disposition, tha Hill road wilt make of so large a body of Columbia river frontage 'has not been made pub lic, but it is believed that it has some thing to do with the estsblishment of csr shops in Vanco-iver.for the North Bank road, h a. , ,- v ; -,i PBESIMfClSI HIS BALLOT 1:41. Band of Newspaiier Photoir- raphers Failed t() Get Flashlight PictuA. . (Unltod Freea Leaaed XTlre.i Oyster Bay. Lonv Island. Nov. 8. President Roosevelt cast his ballot at 1:41 o'clock. The polling booths are lo cated In a room .over a barber shop. A group of newspaper photographers had arranged to get a flashlight snap. shot of the president voting, but the powder railed to go orr, as arranged, and the "picture failed. '', - , The president - latighted heartily, as he Raw the predicament of tbe photog raphers, and said: "I beat you that Ume, boys." : .. ... Mrs. Ttoosevelt - and ' Congressman Cocks, who represents this district, ac companied the president and his son to the polls, When the president emerged, Theo dore Junior entered the booth and cant his first vtfte. -lie seemed worried, and remained much longer than his father. He evidently bad trouble mark ing his ballot. ) ,- i..-,. c . E li'SIS HIS ITF ... sawsiMissaPisains) . Confidently Predicts Elec tion of Himself and Ent ire ' Republican Ticket, i (United Press teased Wlre.1 New York. Nov, 8 Governor Chails E. Hughes was one of the first voters in Una at the polling place near the Ho tel Astor, which is his legal reaioeiir. He cast his vote quickly and s ha left the polls he was greeted by ' group of newspsper men, who asked him rot an h!m fot BAjllVBSIUHi II. ll . " . ....... of Taft arid his own reelection as gov erhor. Hughes went- immediately t tne Grand Central station and r'tunie-i to Albany. He will receive thw returns tonight at tbe xeCutlve mansion. is ion. ov Sill K II IIC liES
