The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-08
New York Bank statement,
WOMAN AT THE POLLS.
Woman I'm Detroit Votes the state
Ticket-First Instance Ofthe Kind i'm the
Last Half Centurv

A Woman I'm Detroit Votes the STATE
Tichet-First Instance of the Kind i'm the
Last Half Century.
From the Detroit Advertiser, April 8.
A steady rain to-day is aiding the general laol,
of interest that inevitably attends the spring
elections in this city, In making the voting in
Detroit so very quiet as to be tremendously dull
A light vote is being cast here, and there are
no crowds, no excitement, no fights, no
food for items. Mrs. Nannette B. Gardner.
whose success In securing the registering of
her name week before last was duly chroni-
cled at that time has cast this morning the
hrst vote Tor State officer deposited in an Anne
rican ballot-box by woman for the last half
century. Mrs Gardner arrived at the polls of
the First precinct of the Ninth ward at about
1913 o'clock, in a carriage and accompanied by
her son. lad of ten years, Mrs. Starring, and
Mrs. Giles B. Stebbins. Barely dozen by
ISLANDERS were present at the voting place and
the larger part of these were laboring men. No
demonstrations whatever followed the appear
ance OF the ladies, the men remaining quiet and
civil, and contenting themselves with comments
soto 0oce on the last political development, and
with speculations as to how the newly enfran-
chised would vote. Mrs. Gardner presented
herself at the polls with vase of
flowers and also prepared ballot, which
she had decorated with various appropriate de-
vices, in her hands. The inspectors asked the
questions in regard to name and residence
usually put to ali applicants, and her name being
found duly registered her ballot was received
and deposited in the box without any further
proceedings Whatever. There was no argument,
no challenging, no variation frem the routine
traversed by each masculine exercser of the
elective franchise. Mrs. Gardner voted as we
understand, for the Republican candidates
generally, with one Democrat and one lady.
After the vote was deposited she pre-
sented the vase of flowers to
the inspectors, and also handed them a
large picture, representing an immense crowd of
women in darkness just entering the portals of
an arch inscribed Liberty" and upon which an
eagle was perched The gates were held open
by Columbia and the Goddess of Justice. The
foremost woman held in her hands a scroll in
scribed ''The Fourteenth Amendment" To the
right were imps of darkness fleeing away, some
with barrels of whisky On the left was pic
tured the Capitol at Washington, with men
crowdng its steps, cheering, etc. Streams of
light flowed upon them, while, with the excep-
tion of this and the foreground, the picture
was darkness intensified. The following lines
appeared underneath
We come, free America, five millions strong
In darkness and bondage for maay years long
We've marched in deep silence, but now we unrolI
The fourteenth amendment which gives us q soul.
Glory, glory, hallelnjah glory, ETC.,
AS we go marching on"
Cotum6fG-"Welcome, beloved daughters;
Take your places beside my sons.r
After the vote had reached its restlng-place.
there was faint attempt at a hurrah among
some OF those present, but this was frowned
down by the others as tending to interfere with
the solemnity of the occasion. The ladies then
left the voting-place, and matters resumed their
usual appearance thereabouts.