THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME"
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VOL. XLIX., NO. 7320.
JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1936.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRICE TEN CENT?
NEW ENGLAND
TOWNS FIRST
TOCASTVOTES
Returns to Be Later than
Usual Due to New York
lime Extension
INCLEMENT WEATHER
MAY EFFECT RESULT
Huge Registration, How
ever, Forecasts Record
Smashing Balloting
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3—In an
atmosphere electric with excite
ment America's voters applied
themselves today to the high duty
of choosing the next President and
a host of other public servants
from New England—Millsfield, New
Hampshire, voting first—to the Pa
cific Coast where the polls will
close at 11 p.m. Eastern standard
time, or 7 p.m., Juneau time.
All indications point to a record
smashing avalanche of votes des
pite rain, snow or threats of them
bothering the electorate in many
sections. Some statisticians were
uncertain whether the total vote
would reach the 45,000,000 forecast,
but with 55,427,000 voters regist
ered the nation's interest has been
whipped to a tense point in the
months of the long campaign.
Experts warned that returns
would be much later than usual.
New York, which usually goes as
the country goes, formerly cleaned
up its tally early but this year
has extended the poll closing time
three hours, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
