Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-03

onioss In the Joint building were
closed this afternoon.
The ladies were early nj the polls 10
cast their nfst ballot IN this state.
Precinct 7, with polling place a, the
Joint building, was occupied all morn
Ing.
County CLERK stanton femaiued Ia
bis once this motning, but there was
no business.
Nearly every precinct In town had
cast near 100 votes by 1880 O'Clock
his morning. ..r
People who have been watching the
polls anu listening 10 convcIsations
there ASSERT that the lAdisa afe scratch.
ing the members Of their SEX on both
tickets.
It's said that the three fret ballots
tAst In tho Fourteenth precinct today
were allowed 70 20 unnumbefod. The
Judges were undoubtedly = little OK.
cited.
At 2isO .. m. 255 voIss had been cast
nj precinct 81 out Of registration Of
s8s. In precinct so At the sans hour,
100 votes had been east out OF a regis
tfatloa Of 900.
One horse OF q double team hauling
two-seated election rig this afternoon
became frightened sud jumped over
the polls OF the vehicle, rendering n
useless for the time being.
Hsld's band sought to enliven the
Democratic voters, while thu Donhalter
band dld similar service tor tho RI.
publloanL Both Organizations far.
niahed good music.
County Commilsionsrt Geddss aud
Chtialopheron stayed 10 their ofilce
today In order To attend 10 any
difficulties that might arise IN tbs
election In any part Of the county.
Hut three complaints Of orroneoua
REPATRIATION have reached the county
clerk today and oae VI them ives the
Aoknoslsdged error Of tho REGISTRATION
agent and not Of the copying In tho
CLERKS once.
At Republican hsGdquAtien II Wa
calculated that not more than forty
psr cent Of the total registration had
been voted up 90 2 pm. anu that not
more than 70 per oeut would DO voted
DURING the sntire day.
County Chairman Holmes Of the
RepnbllcAn committee was not 10 be
found at headquarters this afternoon
% his opinion a. 10 tho outcome today
could not be learned, but others In the
Office were very eon1dunt
, There were very lew Voters In Salt
l.ake City today who found Il neees'
taTy 10 call tot assistance from the
Judges In vollnK their bAllots. Thia
speaks highly Tor the intelligence Of
Utah's people.
Tho watchers Of tho different par.
lies were the most vlgliaut men al the
TOLLS today. htch party was entitled
10 one. he rtu0d within the guafu
rail, while the ohalltngefs were com.
PEELED 10 remain on the outside
In precinct eighteen ~hero the
Judges we're very competent, thirty.
i've ballots were oAtt during tho iiut
hour Of voting, from 60 5 am The
Judges were e., A. Bergen, J. A, Az.
defson anu Samuel l.. Agmor
In the ThiTty.nith precinct there
was sumo little disturbance aud .
police officer was teluph14oI tor. ruo
affair was Invest gated bat no seriou,
trouble was found aud In short tmu
everything we moving a.oug smooth.
~ agaiu.
Carriages we're In great dsmaud
today, aud tue livery stables made
money Accordingly, EvtJy convey.
lncu had been hired Tor the occasion.
Tue Republican oJmmItlou suocee iui
Ia getting tlf moai ~ them, aud tuu
bsmoctais suii Pod from IL,
Mayor Hail Of Morcur cont word 10
County Clttk 6innDn this monlpr
tlat there were 500 voters az thai
lace and only onb col Of Judge. Mr.
h!anlon immediately sent word 10 en-.
il9y additional clerks cum silent 20 nc.
eommodato The voler.
The period VI voting covered twelve
souIh Ia llah lO1ay--frlm 7 u. M. 10
~ M lhis ia tic longest space
VINE over given v0i0a In wnioh 10
ossl Well AalloIs Ia thia state. Tht
.hApge ls very much appreciated by
all oillIens.
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