Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-06

piShSy VI "
cans in line n the most of those who
found their way into the booths during
the first hour that the polls were open
cast their ballots for the republican tick
ct. The early part of the day was. evil
IDENTIFY republican. The representatives OF
the party We're on the aler, and their eff
forts were telling in the effect It. was
having at the polls. s
Fifteenth Precinct-The polling place
In the fifteenth precinct is in front of the
old High school building and the old yard
was crowded with voters this morning as
it has been crowded with school child
rem on many other occasions. The voters
We're in line waiting their turns to en-
ter the booths and there was no crowd
Ing nor trouble in the ranks. Over one
hundred votes were cast during the first
hour the polls were open. The judges in
this precinct were prepared for darkness
having their lamps out on their desks
when the polls opened. The republicans
were pleased with the way they We're
getting out their vote in this precinct
and predicted good results for their
party.
Sixteenth Precinct-There was no great
fush at the sixteenth precinct polling
place Which is located neaer the McDer-
mott hotel. There was plenty for the Of
fcials in the polling place to do, how
ever, the vote being steady. About one
hundred votes were placed in the ballot
box during the first hour the polls were
open. Occasionally a voter asked for
instructions on how to prepare his ballot
was referred to the instructions which
were tackled up in the booths. The repub-
llcans We're in prominent evidence which
this polling place arid the leaders of the
party who We're keeping track of the way
the vote was running were elated over
the results which the early part of tho
day showed.
Tw~enty-fifth Precinct-The Judges
were a little delayed in getting the polls
opened in the twenty-ffth precinct. but
when an opportunity was afforded the
electors to get into the booths they filed
INTO the polling place rapidly. Som Of
those who voted early were content to
make a cross in the circle and vote
straight tickets. Others were doing some
scratching, Judging from the length Of
time tney main in the booths. AL
most without exception those who came
early TO the polls We're properly regis.
tered and no challenges of voters were
MADE Ihere were many republicans
among those who were first on the
ground to vote and the party evidently
got the best OF it at the hands of those
who entered the booths.
In precinct "a, in the same section. 20
votes mad been cast at 1880 O'Clock. Thi,
Is a little more h "a one-third of the en-
tire registration, which is III as shown
by the printed list and 1ss as returned to
the once OF the county clerk last Tues
day. su
During the morning the ballotinE was
also slow in No. IL, the booth of which
Is located near the West
house. There are 2S3 registered
in this precinct.
In Nos. rs, ~, II and II, in each Of
"hlch there are a large number of
voters, the balloting was lively from the
the polls opened. The Judges had
40 tins for anything ave attend to |
r.; IA
The balloting in all of the places eve,
orderly and, judging by the length of
time 1t took many of the voters to mark |
their ballots, considerable scratching
done. In all of these precincts could
oe heard severe den%unciation of the acts
Oh the rowdies and thugs who last night
the republican marchers. "