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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1912
Page
2
Report shows heavy voting confined to select precincts with turnout far below registered totals across several sites. Precincts 5 15 28 33 19 25 26 30 39 47 reveal varied participation while counts proceed slowly and election officers address setup and tally sheet shortages.
Trucks spread leaflets by car during the afternoon as part of a broader outreach effort. The activity targeted local neighborhoods and aimed to increase awareness of the campaign message. No incidents or conflicts were reported.
Hayne Debating club at Main Avenue High School held a school wide straw vote for the presidency. Woodrow Wilson led with 412 votes, Roosevelt 116, Taft 12, Debs 4, Chapin 1. Girls used the ballots alongside the boys in this first such student poll.
Officials of the Traction company extend an order to allow election officers to carry ballot boxes on street cars. Conductors will permit boxes if aisles remain clear. The measure aids clerks and judges during the city election in San Antonio.
Twenty Mexicans were armed with rifles and posted outside San Diego polling places to guard the election as a Democratic Republican county race heats up. Americans voiced indignation at the arming and two state rangers were present to assist officials.
Clerks at San Antonio hotels say Monday and Monday night were unusually slow as traveling salesmen stay home to vote. One clerk notes election impact while another jokes about the four year周期 presidential election. Salesmen traveling out of San Antonio expect a rebound after voting.
Tonio arranged to be home for election and so did almost every other traveling man in the state. A few advance guard tourists and drummers too far from home to return registered at hotels Monday and today.
At Turner hall in San Antonio the Bull Moosers predicted Theodore Roosevelt for president and Hiram Johnson for vice president. The final rally drew a large crowd with J. D. Dodson, Bexar county progressive party chairman, as principal speaker.
Tex towns report heavy to light early voting across Roosevelt Taft and Wilson tickets with weather affecting turnout. Cities like Dallas Fort Worth Austin El Paso and Brownsville note varied winds, rain, and strong Democratic or Progressive presence, while counties such as Brooks Duval and Travis show county contests and factional fights.
Across Connecticut Delaware Wyoming Oregon Montana West Virginia and other states voters gathered in large numbers. Weather ranged from mild Indian summer to rain threatening the day. Politicians expect record or near record turnouts with close contests in several districts and challenges to the prohibition amendment in West Virginia.
Straw votes in Washington show residents without voting franchise. Reports say weather remains generally fair as civic sentiment centers on upcoming local issues and political expectations in the capital.
Washington voters cast straw ballots as hundreds of polls opened at sunrise. Forecasters predicted fair weather for voting day, aiding turnout in rural districts near Washington and suburban workers from Virginia and Maryland. Governments reported thousands of employees voting and a possibly record overall turnout nationwide. In other cities, lines formed early and heavy voting was noted in Detroit Indianapolis Philadelphia St Paul Cincinnati Baltimore and Milwaukee with focus on presidential contest and local fusion versus socialist county races in Milwaukee.
Early returns across Toledo indicate a heavy vote with significant scratching in workingmen's precincts. Local precincts report strong participation and a high level of ballot challenges amid the morning rush.
Reports from Des Moines Grand Forks Kansas City Denver Salt Lake City Seattle and New York describe high early voting momentum polls opening times weather effects and anticipated record turnout. Leaders and observers note broad participation with minimal trouble in New York and widespread enthusiasm nationwide.
Governor Wilson votes the straight ticket in Princeton New Jersey to support his preferred slate. He calls the move a steadying act amid political pressures as the campaign unfolds.
A parsed list shows the six national tickets with presidents and vice presidents including Ta te Shery Wilson Roosevelt Chafin Debs Reimer and Seidel. State by state electoral votes are enumerated for California through Wyoming with several states obscured by OCR marks.
Taft, Republican, earned 7,678,908 popular votes against Bryan's 6,409,104. Other candidates included Debs 793, Gilhaus 13,825, Chafin 253,840, Watson 29, and a 82.8 percent majority noted. Taft captured 321 electoral votes to Bryan's 162.
A voter described a difficult morning as he searched a new interior voting room for Democratic presidential electors. He said the campaign has been a heavy physical strain and felt relief after voting despite the hiccup.
In Cincinnati Taft voted in six ballots during a busy afternoon and greeted supporters including Congressman Nick Longworth, son-in-law of Colonel Roosevelt. He moved through streets amid cheers as prediction of Taft’s defeat circulated in Sherman Texas.
Floyd Allen seeks a new trial in the Hillsville murder case. Claude Allen and associates filed pleas in the Virginia Supreme Court after his death sentence was set for November 22 for killing court officers during the Hillsville shootout last March.
A Riverside restaurant advertises a big fish dinner tonight and a turkey supper tomorrow. Dinner and supper times and prices are listed for patrons seeking hearty seafood and poultry options.
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