THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE

The United States voted yesterday for their president.
We know that this election is a second-degree election. The American electors vote, in their respective states, for one or the other of the presidential electors. They vote in turn and by imperative mandate for the one of the three candidates who was previously designated to them.
The one of the three candidates who gathers an absolute majority is proclaimed president of the United States.
The electoral votes are 532. The majority required for election in the electoral college is therefore 266 votes.
The two main candidates present - Messrs. Coolidge, Republican, and Davis, Democrat, show great confidence in the outcome of the vote.
Mr. Coolidge expects to obtain 350 votes.
It is a fact that the first results that have reached us are favorable to him.
In Ashfard, in Massachusetts, he obtained 28 votes, against 4 for his competitor. In Somerset, Vermont, the outgoing president received all the votes. The eagerness of the electors was very great. Despite the precautions that had been taken, incidents occurred, notably in Chicago.
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FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
Mr. Coolidge expects to obtain the majority

New York, November 4. The elections are favored by fine weather. A moderate temperature reigns over almost all the United States.
It was by wireless that Messrs. Coolidge and Davis ended their election campaign. Twenty-three stations transmitted their last speeches throughout the territory.
Mr. Davis spoke first from New York. He was followed by Mr. Coolidge, speaking from the White House, who affirmed his confidence in the popular vote.

News from various parts of the United States confirms that there are few abstentions and that thirty million votes can be counted on.
Extraordinary precautions have been taken in some States to prevent any disorder, notably in Marion (Ohio) and Herring (Illinois) where, recently, disturbances had been provoked by the Ku-Klux-Klan. Martial law has been proclaimed in Las Vegas, New Mexico, where it was feared that the voting operations would be disturbed.

Incidents have occurred in Chicago. One man was killed and two others seriously injured following a fight. On the other hand, several demonstrators attacked a detachment of the militia. Bricks were thrown in the direction of the troops and a soldier was injured. Four arrests were made.
The polling stations are guarded by military force to prevent conflicts between the Ku Klux Klan affiliates and the members of the Flaming Circle.

In Lexington, Judge Dan Power, who had been appointed commissioner for the supervision of the polling operations, fell into a quarrel with the two officials who were helping him in his mission. In a fit of fury, he pulled out a revolver and fired several shots at the two unfortunates, who were killed instantly. One of the bullets hit a third person, who was very seriously wounded.