The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-04
Strenuous Campaign Closes
Scenes fb0ut the Polls TODAY

Last night witnessed the final round
of the campaign. Both parties made
their last effort to entice the voter
under the dollar" or under the flag"
1t was a grand finale and fitting
close TO a clean and strenuous cam
paign. The rallies certainly brought
out the population in full force.
Everybody seemed to be on the streets.
enjoying immensely anything and
everything that happened. There was
enough people out to overflow a dozen
meetings The crowd surged from
one attraction to the other 1t did not
seem to be the least partial, and every
thing seemed to arouse enthusiasm. 1t
was gala night.
Few if any of the politicians slept
a wink last night. The final prepara-
tions for the real battle demanded
their attention. Besides, meetings
were held by both sides in different
parts of the city up to late hour.
Good nature prevailed on all sides.
There were no brawls over favorites.
or collisions over party lines In
fact it is generally conceded that this
has been one of the cleanest and at the
same time flercest campaigns ever
waged in Pima county. Few person
alities have been INDUCED in by either
side and the candidates have had to
stand on their merits This policy has
seemingly pleased the general public
in marked degree.
Today everything has been compare
lively quiet. Election day is always a
legal holiday. The banks and public
offices, both city and county, were
closed. The courts, too, ceased their
daily grind. The saloons. as a matter
of course. were closed with the opening
of the polls. and their doors will not be
opened until after o'clock. This lull
in business put quietus on the city,
except as far as the political aspect was
concerned. NsH
The betting on the outcome 1ivened
up today. Little money had been
wagered up to last night, but in the
excitement and enthusiasm of the
closing hours of the campaign both ell
ements became more confident and at
the same time more venturesome. The
betting generally has seemed to favor
the Democratic ticket. In fact. Re
publican money has been a scarce
article. At least a dozen G. o. P.
bluffs were called on the streets last
night to the amusement of crowds.
The betting today was on the strength
of candidates principally. Several
$100 bets were made on the Corbett-
Manning race, with the odds favoring
the latter. A few bets were also
made on Wilson and Morrison. The
wagers in general were light.
The workers wereout early. The
polls opened at o'clock sharp, and
the carriages of both sides have been
on the run ever since. Two polling
places were opened in the city. One
was located at the city hall. Here e
J. Trippel acted as inspector, Charles
Hoff and Paul Heermans as judges and
H. E. leighton, Frank Treat and Har-
ry Edwards as clerks. At the polls
on Ochoa street A. NJ Franklin pre-
sided as inspector, George Sutherland
and John McGee as judges and Ralph
Sturgis, S. Conley and w. S. McKen'
ma as clerks
The vote during the morning was
very light. But 700 votes were cas-
up to II O'Clock. However this after
noon things livened up, and by
o'clock $50 votes had been cast in each
polling place, making total of 1,30(
votes. A steady line of voters were
at the polls from / o'clock on. Few
challenges were made, and in fact ii
was an exceptionally quiet election
The contest has been fought hard ant
bitterly, but at the same time goot
nature has been in evidence at al
times.
The campaign managers refused tc
even make an estimate this afternoon
Neither Rochester Ford or Andres Re
bell even cared to make guess. This
would indicate an exceptionally close
contest. However, it is generally
conceded that the Democrats will elec
majority of the officers. The .ques
ton is. how many? Reports from out
side indicate clean sweep for Democ
racy.