The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-03
This Afternoon the State and
City Seems Safe.
Desperate Democrats Here Get Out q
Brass Band Az q Last
Resort.
A HEAVY VOTE BEING PoLLED


will be one Of the largest ever polled
here. A great deal Of interest has been
shown in the contest all over the city
and the polls have been crowded near
~ all day. In some Of the larger pre-
cinots. especially Rogers, where they
are voting slowly, il is doubtful II
there will be time to vote all the vot-
ers.
This afternoon the Republican lead.
ers expressed themselves as satisfied
with the prospects. They said there
was no doubt but that Paducah had
gone safely Republican. The vote
polled was heavy. and The Democrats
seemed to be badly frightened. Many
of them realized that they were defeat
ed, and this afternoon redoubled their
efforts, but apparently to no purpose.
1t IL impossible to make even an esti'
mate at this writing, but from the tai
ly kept by the challengers it seems
that there is no doubt OF Republican
victory.
Everything throughout the day has
passed of quietly and orderly. and
outside Of the election there seems to
be nothing doing in Paducah.
The polls will close at 4 p. m. and
there will be n rush just before that
time. The result of the city election
will probably not be known until mid
night or probably later. as the ballots
are much harder to handle and count
this time than ever before.
At . O'Clock the vote was as follows
in the precincts named; South Side
Court House, 337; Kirkpatrick's, $50
Rogers, 40i; Hennebs gers. 22O
Gallmsn's. 239; plow Factory, $40
With all but one precinct there ha-
been 1908 votes polIed.
At that ratio pretty near full vot'
will be polled.
IL became evident soon after tn
polls opened that there was to be
big vote cast, and for hours they stoo'
in line waiting for their turn to go Il
aud vote.
There was some little talk at tn
n side Of the court house over tn
s'u vt the election officers had tn
," ~. open, but Capt. Farley ant
~ 20 'ournoy, the election com
MT % " notified OF it went t
missioners. vhe. :,
..sa.,.o, N rs claimed the hol
was too small t0aami =. -, !.
they had q carpenter saw .,.s ..
their presence, and ehen L.,
box. 4.
The police officers seemed 10 be.
evidence at most Of tho polls, and some
Of them were asked away by tho Re-
publicans. The Republican oAndi'
dates and their friends were Johnny
on.the. spot all day, and whenever .
police officer became too actiss. they
went to HIM and politely told him that
II he had voted he had no further
business about the polls. and one officer
was ordered away from one precinct
by the sheriff Of the election.
A great many Of the Yeiser men
were out in buRgies, but they didn't
vonture near the polls with any voters.
The Republicans have been in evidence
abort all the voting places to see that
no triokery was psrpetrated.
In 0allman's precinct the election
officers misconstrusd the ward bound
aries, and attempted to shut out lot
Of Republican voters, bat che Repub.
licans promptly showed them where
they were wrong, and swslve Repub-
loans who had been turned down were
allowed to vote.
The most ridiculous feature of the
days proceedings was the employment
Of band BY the Democrats to drive
over the city this afternoon with q
hope Of stirring mp some enthusiasm
among the Democrats. II was mis-
cradle failure.
The musicians started from the once
Of Chairman Il. @. Caldwell, Of the
oity committee. ct o'olook Ia x'csy.
Eyall with banners on the side -,