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" 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
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. 106
i.. 64
. 106
Precinct is .,'..... .
Precinct ....,..
0ne affldaVltv, J
.104
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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
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Judge and Mrs. -"William It. ,laf t.
SL011V0TKI6
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DEIAVS COUNT
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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 .
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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.
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