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ALL MERCHANDISE ADVERTISED IN THE ?TRIBUNE IS GUARANTEED First to Last?the Truth: News?Editorials?Advertisements Sritottne THE WEATHER Cloudy, followed by rain, to-day; to? morrow clearing and colder; in? creasing east winds. Fall Report on Page Twenty Vol. LXXXI No. 27,387 (Copyright, toil, Nflw York Tribune Inc.) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1021 * * In ?ruater N?w York I Within 2O0 Ml!?? V.lmerthara Mayor Hylan Is Re-Elected by 417,00?T Tammany Ticket Sweeps Five Boroughs Marines Put On Trains to Guard Mails 1,000 Sent to 13 Cities With Orders to Shoot to Kill in Federal] Warfare on Bandits Three P.O. Officials Here Suspended Hays Finds Superintend? ents Guilty of Derelic? tion ; Others May Follow From The Tribune's Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. ? Marine Corps guards, heavily armed, were ordered to-night on board all trains carrying registered mail. The imme? diate detail of 1,000 marines to this duty, signalizing a declaration of "open warfare" by the government ?gainst the railway bandits, came after a day devoted by virtually every agency of the government -to the prob? lem of ending the rapidly mounting number of losses from train and mail hold-ups. Forced to drastic action by the re? newed series of robberies of the last few weeks, and particularly the $2,000, 000 ma;l truck hold-up in New York on October 24, Postmaster General Hays, after discussion with President Har? ding and his Cabinet at the meeting to-?_ay, telegraphed instructions to? night to the postmasters of the thir? teen largest cities. Officers of the Marine Corps left to-night for those places and it is planned to place the guards at all mail centers and on all lines within, forty-eight hours. As a disciplining step in the New York situation, three of the highest officials of the New York City post office were suspended to-day from the service. They are Elijah M. Norria, superintendent of mails; Henry Lipp nian, superintendent of registry, and Waiter S. Mayer, superintendent of money orders. They are charged with being "guilty of definite dereliction of dut-" in connection with the mail truck robbery. Mr. Hays intimated that other suspensions 33iay follow. Major General John Lejeune has taken over personal direction of the marine detachments. He plans to draw the guards from the posts on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The New York force will come from the navy yard there. Others will be taken from Philadelphia, Quantico, Mare Island ?lid San Diego. Called Open Warfare "We are going to do everything in our power to the limit of our numbers. It is a new job for the corps, but we shall live up to our traditions," was his brief statement. Secretary of War Weeks has offered to co-operate with the Navy Depart? ment by contributing sawed-off shot? guns and other arms and ammunition. "This is war?open warfare with crook, and bandits,'' declared Postmas? ter General Hays. "The United States mails .shall be protected to the last pos? tal card. We" are going back to the stage coach days and consolidate all valuable mail and then shoot to kill." Organization of a permanent force 03" at least 1,000 postoffice guards who will supplement the marine corps men ts rapidly as possible was also begun to-day. These men, now in the employ of the department, many of them for? merly in the service, are being picked for their dependability and ability to shoot straight. "There is no length to which the de? partment will not go to prevent these mail robberies," said Mr. Hays. "For the twelve months ended April 9, 1921, there had been a total of $6,300,000 stolen from the mails. It was on that date that we arranged for the arming of the essential employees and for the reward for the capture of the robbers. There seemed to follow then a period of very dciinite lessening of the trouble. For the six months following, that is from April 9, 1921, to October 9, 1921, there had been a total stolen of ??318,869. This was an improvement at the rate of over 1,000 per cent per an? num, ami was in fact a splendid re? sponse by the service to the effort bade. Posta! Employees Killed . "In this effort postal employees were injured and killed and some robbers **re slain. Then came the recent New York robbery, which should have (Continued on page four) Soviet Envoy Arrives in Berlin to Plan Alliance Karadban's Mission Regarded a? Move Against Allies for Refusal to Recognize Reds Bu Wireless to The Tribune Copyright, 311.1. Now York Tribuno-inc. BERLIN, Nov. 8.?The Soviet envoy ?arachan, on. of the signers of the ?Brest-Litovsk treaty, arrived in Berlin to-day, and, according to reports, will ?Pen negotiations with Germany look? ing toward a Russo-German alliance Tiving Germany huge concessions in KuRsia, as well as enormous trade ad? vantages over the Allies. .Karachan's mission is regarded as we Soviet's move against the Allies in retaliation for the failure to invite soviet Russia to the Washington con ?renee and their refusal to grant her ?cognition and credit. On Germany's part, her readiness to 'nter a political and economic alliance With Russia is regarded as due to her gJMte t?. lore the Allies to revise the r*Parations bill. The l?usso-C?crman ??han?:?', if consummate?*!, will be di? eted above all against Poland. ta v e"*,r',u*">to" K'UUP?Est?? tr:i!n servie? i?___?w Haver?, Nuvsmber I'd. Seo ?.?Iver ^"?MMatr-Advt. Albany Elects a Democratic Mayor For the First Time in 22 Years ALBANY, Nov. 8.~~Albany to-day for the first time in twenty-two years elected a Democratic Mayor. Intense disapproval of the methods employed by the Republican organization here, and of which William Barnes is the head, brought about victory fcr the Democratic candi? dates. It is generally conceded that nothing short of a miracle can save the day for William Van Rensselaer Erving, the Republican can? didate for Mayor, With moi-e than two-thirds of the election districts in the city heai'd from, William Flackett, the Democratic candidate, is leading with a plurality oC about 3,000. Each new report seems to add to his majority. Returns on the vote for Common Council members would indicate that the Democrats also will have a majority in 'he Aldermanic Board. President estimates are that ten or eleven Democratic Aldermen will be ; elected out of the eighteen members of the council. Il_-_r-,_I Democrats in Jersey Gain on Wet Platform Claim Control of Assembly, WhereThey Had Only One Vote ; Repeal of Yan Ness Dry Act Principal Issue U. S. Senator at Stake Issue of 14 Million Bonds for Penal Institutions of State Is Defeated TRENTON, N. J., Nov. 8? Starting with one representativo in the State Assembly during the last term, the De3nocratic party, advocating less stringent liquor laws, as the result of to-day's election may be the control ing party in the lower house of the Legislature during the coming session. With the probability of a split Assem? bly ticket in Essex County, although the majority of the delegation apparently is Democratic, the political complexion of the next House of Asse3nbly was in doubt at midnight. The Senate remains Republican by the number of hold-over members of that party in the upper house. With the election in Essex County in doubt for Asse3nbly, the Democrats are claiming sixteen out of the forty-eight Assembly places. These are: Hudson, 12; Sussex, 1; Warren, 1; Huntington, 1, and Cape May, 1. Balance Is Republican The balance of the state except Essex is Republican. There are twelve As? semblymen to be elected in Essex, and if the Democrats succeed in winning these places they will have twenty eight Assemblymen in the next House. In New Jersey there was but one issue and very little real interest. The issue was the Van Ness act, providing the machinery for the enforcement of tho prohibition amendment. It was in ? troduced by Mrs. Jennie Van Ness, of I Ess?x, and Mrs. Van Ness apparently I has gone down in overwhelming defeat. j The Republican party pledged itself to ? the strict enforcement of the act. ; while the Democratic platform de j clared for its repeal. In the populous counties the act was particularly dis j tasteful, principally because it deprives i a defendant of the right of a trial by jury. The Democrats also will gain in the j Senate. There were Senators elected r in Burlington, Cape May, Gloucester, Hunterdon and Passaic counties. Re? turns indicate the defeat of Senator William H. Bright, of Cape May, by | Major Edmund Howell, Democrat, in the most vigorously fought battle of tho state. In Hunterdon David Hagans, Demo? crat, won over W. Egbert Thomas, and in Middlesex Fred W. Devoe seems to have been successful over Morgan P. Larson. Emmor Roberts, Republican, won out in Burlington over Ralph W. Haines. Horace M. Fooder, Republican, won in Gloucester. Senator Alvin Smith, Re? publican, was re-elected in Passaic and Senator Henry T. Kays, Democrat, was re-elected in Sussex. Frelinghuysen in Danger The vote to-day was light and the interest lighter, but nevertheless from a party standpoint the election was a very important one. Next year there will be a United States Senator and a Governor elected, and the trend of to? day's vote indicates that .Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, Republican, will have a very difficult time being re-elected, as it is taken for granted that he will be opposed by Governor Edward I. Ed? wards. Frelinghuysen is an avowed dry. The proposition to issue $14,000,000 (Continued on page six) Democrat Wins Virginia Governorship by 50,000 State Senator Trinkle Elected Over Henry W. Anderson, Republican RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 8.?-State Stenator E. Lee Trinkle, Democrat, was elected Governor of Virginia to-day by a plurality of at least 60,000, according to returns from various sections of the State compiled by "The Times Dis? patch." Returns from all of the prin? cipal cities and representative returns from the rural sections were included in the reports upon which the estimate was based. _ Henry W. Anderson, the Republican nosninee, apparently had carried the 9th District, normally Republican, by between 3,500 and 4,000. Some Democratic gains in the district were indicated, however. ?lohn Mitchell, negro, running on a "lily black" Republican ticket, polled about 20,0(10 votes, according to tho "Times ?Dispatch" estimate!. Democrats Win 2 Republican Cities Up State ?Victorious in Syracuse for First Time in Twenty-two Years and Capture Albany After a Desperate Struggle Buffalo Gets Wet Mayor No Change in Binghamton and Gloversville ; Sweep Is Made in Ithaca Democi'ats for the first time in twenty-two years captured two of the biggest up-state cities from the Re? publicans?Albany und Syracuse. In Syracuse, the home of Governor Miller, the Democratic sweep was com? plete, every candidate on the Demo? cratic city ticket being elected. In Al? bany, the home of William Barnes, the Republicans joined hands with the Democrats in electing a Democratic Mayor. In both cities the vote was a protest vete?in Albany against the Barnes ma? chine and in Syracuse against the local organization, which is directed by Gov? ernor Miller's representative. There were a few other Democratic inroads, notably in Oneonta, where a Democrat was elected Mayor for the first time in the history of this Re? publican stronghold. In Buffalo two Republicans ran for Mayor. One ran on a dry platform, the other wet. Frank X. Schwab, wet candidate, won. Mayor George S. Buck, who Was elected four years ago by a majority of more than 15,000, was de? feated yesterday by a majority of 2,563. Democrats Win Syracuse First Time in 22 Years John H. Walralh Swept Into Mayores Office on Landslide; Big Celebration Follows Special Dispatch to The Tribune SYRACUSE, N. Y., Nov. 8.?For the first time in twenty-two years Syracuse to-day elected a Democratic Mayor. He is John H. Walrath, who was swept into office by a landslide with a plural? ity of 7,090, carrying with him the entire Democratic city ticket with the exception of one minor office. Assemblyman Chamberlain, in the 2d Onondaga District, and Smith, in the 3d District, are apparently re-elected. They lost the city, but the vote in the rural districts is cutting down the Democratic figures and they will be returned by materially reduced plural? ities. Assemblyman Soule, in the 1st Onondaga District, apparently has been defeated by Harry Stever, Demoprat. His district includes eight city wards and he lost these by 2,500. The rural vote, it is not believed, can possibly overcome this figure. The count in the country districts is proceeding very slowly and will not be known until late. Democratic head? quarters to-night claimed the election of Stever by about 800, Republican headquarters and the headquarters of Justice Andrews had no statement to make on the race. Making the most of their first chance to celebrate in nearly a quarter of a century, Democrats here to-night are tearing the town wide open. Buffalo Voters Elect Beer-and-Wine Mayor incumbent Defeated by Candi date Whose Battle Cry Was to "Modify Volstead .Act" Special Dispatch to The Tribune BUFFALO, Nov. 8.?Frank X. Schwab, who ran on a platform favoring the modification of the Volstead act to per? mit the use of beer and light wines, was elected Mayor of Buffalo to-day in a close contest. He defeated Mayor George S. Buck, candidate for re-elec? tion, by 2,563 votes. The vote was: Schwab, 62,532; Buck, 59,969. It was one of the keenest contests Buffalo has known in yeaTs. Park Commissioner John F. Malone, who received the highest vote in the city primaries, was defeated in the city councilmanic contest by John H. Meahl, present County Clerk. Meahl received 59,520 votes and Malone 57,040. Justice William S. Andrews, candi? date for Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, won by almost 25,000 votes (Continued on ntxt p?je) i PnrtriilRn Ion, Augusta, G?. Golf ?vent? begin ThankB?lvlntf. Is'. ?. O-flce, 8 VV. 40 ?t. ?Advt, ? Andrews Has 15,000 Lead In Judgeship Republicans Believe Big Upstate Plurality Will Insure His Election to Appeals Court Bench Scudder Carries City by 257,344 Democrat Loses Nassau, and His Margin Here Is Disappointing to Party With returns in early to-day from the greater part of the state Judge William S. Andrews, Republican candi? date for the Court of Appeals, was vic? tor by a plurality of not less than 15,000, with the possibility of the fig? ure rising to well above 50,000, de? spite an estimated plurality of 271,000 for Townsend Scudder, his Democratic opponent in New York City. At 11:30 o'clock last night the Re? publican State Committee closed its headquarters, satisfied that the judge- j ship had been won, and George A. Glynn, chairman, issued a statement; claiming the election of Andrews by a I plurality of 100,000. These figures he based on an estimated plurality of 375, 000 for Andrews upstate, which would offset the conceded plurality of 271,000 for Scudder in New York City. Carries Eric by 35,000 Buffalo gave Judge Andrews a plu? rality of 24,000, indicating a plurality of 85,000 for Erie County. Syracuse, the home town of the Republican can? didate, was carried by about 5,000, de? spite the fact that the city elected a ! Democratic Mayor. In Jefferson County I the vote was 15,000 for Andrews and 5,300 for Scudder. Niagara gave An? drews about 8.000. Republican leaders in Westchester County claimed a plurality of 22,000 ! for Andrews, and returns from Suffolk County indicated that that district had ? been won. Indications as the count in j Nassau County approaches completion were that Judge Andrews would carry the county by 10,000, giving him a gain) of 2,000 over first estimates. Cattarau- i gus County, according to early returns, gave a margin of 3,500 to the Repub? lican candidate; Orleans, 3,500; Steu ben, 4,500, and Tioga, 5,000. Rockland, Broome and Genesee counties also gave indications of adding comfortable mar? gins, to Andrews's plurality. Returns from Albany County dwin? dled from an estimated Republican plu? rality of many thousands to several hundred, but with every indication that the county would be carried. The plurality in Greater New York for Scudder was considerably smaller than Democratic leaders had estimated. With returns in from 2,570 out of a total of 2,709 election districts, the Democratic candidate led Judge An? drews by 256,864 votes. How the Boroughs Voted The vote by boroughs was as fol? lows: Manhattan, 78 election districts miss? ing: Andrews, 123,978; Scudder, 202, 453. Brooklyn, 48 districts missing: An? drews, 134,841; Scudder, 210,564. The Bronx, 80 districts missing: An? drews, 34,308; Scudder. 75,214. Queens, 25 districts missing: An? drews, 29,572; Scudder, 70,619. Richmond, 13 districts missing: An? drews, 8,126; Scudder, 16,752. * Shank, Fought as Clown, Is Indianapolis Mayor Auctioneer-Actor Beats Demo? crat by 20,000 in City's Bitterest Contest INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 8.-~Sa3nuel L. Shank, auctioneer and . vaudeville en? tertainer and heralded as "the friend of the masses," won a decisive victory to-day when he was elected Mayor of Indianapolis over B. M. Ralston, his Democratic opponent, by approximately 22,000 votes, the greatest majority ever scored by a municipal candidate in this city. The unofficial returns from 162 of the city's 166 precincts gave Shank 59,443 and Ralston 36,180. The entire Republican ticket went into office with the head of the ticket. It marked the close of the most bit? terly contested campaign in the his? tory of Indianapolis. Shank, criticized by his enemies as "a vaudeville clown," and fought by business men and the wealthier class regardless of political affiliation, apparently has carried prac? tically every ward. Mr. Shank is an auctioneer and has a firm grip on the working class. It is the second time he has been elected to the same office. Eight years ago he quit during the last month of his ad? ministration, in the snidst of a street? car strike. He was charged with being too friendly to the unions and brought a storm of protest from the Merchants' Association when he refused to order the police to ride the cars with strike breakers. Following his term as Mayor, Shank went into vaudeville, featuring him? self in a monologue and a motion pic? ture act, which had for its purpose the ""education of the public." In it he showed how many hands ?"ood products went through before reacning the consumer. Re-elected as the City's Mayor John F. Hylan Hylan Says Victory Is Rebuke To Ten Newspapers of City In Statement After Re-election, Mayor Charges Press Has Slandered Name of New York in Attempt to Discredit Him; Calls on Them to Reform John F. Hylan; re-elected Mayor of New York City, issued a statement last night to the press of the city. He said that the vote was a direct expression of rebuke for those papers ivhich had employed "a studied course to discredit me." He then enumerated the dailies which he alleges have been "picturing the conditions of the city in false colors." FirsV among these the re-elected Mayor places The New York Tribune. His statement follows: <i>-? "I humbly accept this most em? phatic verdict of the people of New York City. I am gratified beyond words that they should express their confidence in me m such a decisive fashion. It repays me for all the burdens and heat of the light that I have carried on against great odds in their interests during the last four years. I pledge that my future course will be one that will confirm their faith in me, which they have so generously expressed at the polls. "The recorded verdict of the peo? ple carries a serious and important message to certain of the news? papers of this city. I say on this point I harbor no resentment or bitterness toward them. I am con? cerned solely with the effect on the public interest that ensues from the course which they have pursued in the last four years. Says Press Slandered City "Whether influenced by narrow partisanship ov bitter personal hatred of me or sinister motives, certain newspapers have pursued a studied course to discredit me and U3y administration by all inanner of 33ieans, fair or foul. If the result of their course of unfairness or of their venom was limited in its effect to me personally I should be mute. But it takes on a brader, a more vicious, aspect. It has resulted in picturing the city and conditions in it in false colors through the eyc3 of all the people throughout the country who do not have the opportunity which our own citizens have of determin? ing for themselves what the truth is and what the facts are. It adversely affects the business interests of the city in so far as people in other parts of the country and abroad are mis? led. "In a word, their course has been a vicious force in destroying the high repute which the city should enjoy in the eyes of the entire world. "The people by their vote -have shown their resentment of this course and the papers guilty of the mis? conduct which the people h?ve thus rebuked should reform. I call on them to do so, change their course and hew to the line of truth, fair? ness and honesty in their n.iws columns when discussing the activi? ties of the city government, any of its departments or its people, and not to indulge in malignantly false misrepresentation concerning them. They should also adhere to the same policy in their editorial columns and I not indulge in half truth with false implication or whole untruth con? cerning the city government or any of its departments. "Such a course will not exclude newspapers from the field of fair and honest criticism based on actual fact with a design or purpose to better conditions which never can be per? fect and which can always be im? proved. On such >& basis they can and should co-operate with the ad? ministration in advancing the repute of the City of New York and the cause of good government in mu? nicipalities, in the eyes of the entire nation. "That the newspapers in this city which are not properly subject to the condemnation clearly contained and implied in the registered voice of the people may not be done an in? justice, I shall enumerate the news? paper which have offended?some to a grosser degree than others?against the standards of honest journalism, the ordinary standards of decency, and a proper regard for the fair name of the city in which they are published. "These papers in the order of the degree of their violation of these standards arc: Papers on Mayor's Blacklist "The New York Tribune, 'The New York Herald,' 'The New York Sun,' 'The New York World' and 'The Evening World,' 'The Brooklyn Daily Eagle,' 'The New York Times,' 'The Evening Globe,' 'The Evening Mail' and 'The Evening Post.' "The result shows that thousands upon thousands of the readers of these papers have aligned themselves with me and against the course set out in the news and editorial col? umns of tnese papers. I trust that the civic patriotism of these papers will be educated by t^he result, and that their future course will be one for the advancement of the good of the city as distinguished from what it has been in the last four years. "On behalf of these readers and all the readers of the city, I invite the co-operation of every honest agency in this city in progressing our city government to the point of being the exemplar of efficient and honest gov? ernment in the United States." Curran Urges All to Aid Hylan Henry H. Curran, defeated candidate for the Mayoralty, conceded the election of Mayor Hylan last night at 10 o'clock in his headquarters at the Murray Hill Hotel. At the same hour Mr. Curran sent a tele~ ?/ram to Mayor Hylan congratulating him on his re-election. The Cele gram read : <3 "I congratulate you on your re- ' election as Mayor of New York and I wish you a successful administra? tion." Mr. Curran then gave out the follow? ing statement : "The majority rules and the ma? jority has spoken. I deeply appre *.-.-_ I ciate the work of all the men and I women who aided in the cause which I have had the honor to lead. Let us now bend our efforts as citizens to the good of New York. Service and citizenship come first. "To the incoming administration I extend my congratulation find good wishes for success in service to the people of New York." Democrats Control Every Vote in Estimate Board i __________________________??. Increase Majority in Board of Alderman Banton Leads by 100,000; Koenig May Win Place in General Sessions Mayor Hylan was re-elected yesterday by a plurality of 417,000, the largest ever received by a Democratic candidate in this city. He swept into office with him every Democratic candidate for a position on the Board of Estimate and Appor? tionment and almost all of the Democratic candidates in the city. With only ninety-eight election districts missintr out of a total of 2,709 in the city, Hylan was leading by 403,264. The vote stood : Curran Hylan Panken El. dists. ? (R) (D.) (S.) mi?_iog. Manhattan ,.121.749 256,520 28,493 18 Bronx.36,995 117,858 20,014 28 Brooklyn ,?_.,._?,?... .121,388 244,980 38,636 49 Queens..,_..,35,786 86,744 2,715 3 Richmond! ...,.....,.:? 8,760 21,840 259 0 Totals .324,678 727,942 90,117 ; 98 A Comptroller Craig was re-elected by a somewhat smaller ? vote than that obtained by Mayor Hylan. He ran almost;two to one ahead of Lockwood in Manhattan ; more than two to one ahead of him in the Bronx ; led him by 50,000 or more in Brook? lyn and ran almost two to one ahead of him in Queens and Richmond. Murray Hulbert led Vincent Gilroy by a substantial plu? rality in every borough in the contest for Presidency of the Board of Aldermen. Julius Miller, Tammany candidate for President of the Borough of Manhattan, led Ernest F. Eilert by almost 100,000. Riegelmann led in Brooklyn by 55,000, and the strength shown by the Democratic candidates for the Bor? ough Presidencies in other boroughs left no doubt that the six? teen votes of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment would all be Democratic votes for the next four years. With Helnry H. Curran. President of the Borough of Manhattan, and F. H. La Guardia President of the Board of Aldermen, the Demo? crats had onlv eleven votes in the hoard. Democrats Increase Aldermanic Majority The Democratic majority in the Board of Aldermen will be increased materially, the Democratic candidates for mem? bership in the board profiting throughout the city by the record vote cast for John F. Hylan. A stronger Democratic repre? sentation in the Assembly also is expected. The returns in? dicated that there would be forty-five Democrats, fourteen Re? publicans and six Socialists in the next Board of Aldermen. Joab H. Banton, Tammany candidate for District At? torney of New York County, had a plurality of more than 100, 000 over his opponent, John Kirkland Clark, the coalition can? didate. It was regarded as likely that the Democratic candidates for the Court of General Sessions and the City Court rode into office in a body on the Hylan plurality. Republican leaders were hopeful, however, that Morris Koenig, brother of Samuel Koenig, president of the New York County Republican Com? mittee, would be successful in his fight for a seat on the Gen? eral Sessions bench. Lewis Only Republican in Lead Harry E. Lewis, District Attorney of Kings County, a candidate for the Supreme Court bench, was almost the only Republican who led on the face of the returns, however. With the aid of the Republican vote in Nassau and Suffolk counties, he stood next to Judge Mitchell May, the leading Democratic candidate. Senator William M. Calder said early this morning that he expected Mr. Lewis to win by 10,000 plurality. Senator Calder said also that Peter A. Seery, the Republican candidate for Sheriff of Kings County, would win by 25,000. Judge William S. Andrews is expected to be elected to the Court of Appeals by the upstate Republican, vote, although the vote in this city was heavily against him. Aside from the tremendous Democratic vote?a vote which gave Hylan an actual majority of about 200,000?the surprise of the election wTas the light vote polled by the Socialists, whose ticket was expected to profit by the exclusion of the two Social? ists elected two years ago from the Board of Aldermen. An unusually heavy vote was cast in this city. Coalition campaign managers estimated after the polls closed that 95 per ! cent of the 1,268,364 registered voters had cast ballots. The number of women voting was large. * There was little disorder and few evidences of attempts at fraud, although both the major parties were oil the alert