Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-11-07
THE ELECTION.
Ovev 20 Different Tickets i'm the Field
Probable Strength Of the Poll List OF
Bullion and HALEY.

Bullion and HALEY.
The day opened cold, with a stiff
wind blowing, which soon claimed, and
the sun shone out bright and warm.
The poll was opened about s o'clock,
and voting at once began. 1t was not
very brisk, however, only about one
ballot per minute being cast. This
was about the average voting Of the
day
The crowd about the poll was very
orderly, scarcelya dispute occurring.
Nor was much wire-pulling or swap
ping indulged III. Compare
lively few straight tickets
Were put in the box, tie
voters exercising the great American
privilege Of scratching their tickets to
their hearts content. No onset was
made on any Bellevue man, the ques-
ton not even being raised. 1t is ut
terly Impossible to forecast the result.
At O'Clock this afternoon $50 votes
had been polled. The total number
cast in HALEY will probably be about
456. Some 20 tickets are out.
The Judges Of election are John
NJ. Cannady, +. Cramer and F. H.
Hill; the clerks are +. b. True and
George HILBERT.
IN BULLION.
There were about dozen different
tickets in the field in Bullion, and the
voting seemed to be in favor of the
HALEY favorites. About $50 votes
will be cast.
IN BELLEVUE
this morning were great number OF
non-residents. The prospectors and
miners were in from the hills, rail
road graders, tie drivers, mule drivers
and stragglers from all directions took
part in making up a scene Of great
er activity than has been witnessed
since the foundation Of the town.
The vote promises to be the largest
by far Of any yet polled, on account Of
the presence Of the railroad employees,
and also on account Of the active exer-
tons of nearly every prominent mer-
chant and citizen, in securing votes
for their special favorites. The regu-
lar Democratic and Republican tick
cts are being handed about by old
timers, but there were thousands upon
thousands Of combination and special
tickets III circulation, Of some 20 or
80 vareties-principal among which
were the Republican Furey and Dem
ocratic Watt; The Republican, Dem
ocratic, carrying Singiser with the
Democratic nominees; the People 5
ticket, with Singiscr, Wall, Wilson
and Watt; the anti Mormon, with
Singiser and the county Democratic
nominees; the railroad ticket. with
Singiser and W att; the Democratic
with Republican nominees; the min.
ers' ticket, with Singisor, Wall, Will
son, Watt, Morrill,, Leadley, etc; the
Bixby and the Leonard, and tile
straight, legitimate Democratic and
Republican. It was the rule, how
ever, to scratch, and out OF every 80
voters IS Of them erased and altered
the straight tickets, and some of the
combinations. Swapping was the
rage, and every means was adopted to
secure election by personal friend,
ship, acquaintance or influence
There has never been an election, in
this county or elsewhere, where par
ty lines were as little regarded and
individuals competed on rival tickets.
as to-day.
For any eleetor to hesitate as to
whom he wished to vote for, was a
certain eanse for action by the multi
tude, and the irresolute voter was in
each instance surrounded by shout
ing crowd of ticket-peddlers, eacl
seeking to secure his vote for their
special favorites or for themselves.
The hacks ran full of passengers
mostly Oh political missions, between
the two towns. Considerable money
has been invested in the contest, and
some heavy gambling has also resulted
from it.
1t | ! a. m. to-day, there were 143
votes cast, and about 81 majority