The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-09

party. AS soon as the incident became
known to the checkers and judges the
booths were rearranged SO that all were
visible from the officials table. The
voting was heavy all day in the sew
enth district, there being a line of half
dozen or more waiting ali the time
TO receive ballots. Up to 4 O'Clock on.
OF 5l3 voters registered SCI had voted.
Two ballots were spoiled. Only one
person was challenged. He could not
vote as he had forgotten to register.
At O'Clock, when the polls closed,
there were thirty voters in the polling
place waiting to cast their ballots. A
total of $50 votes was cast. twenty
three less than the number registered.
Eighth District-Affairs progressed
quietly at the Ninth ward annex. where
the residents, Of the Eighth district did
their voting. The women formed large
part OF the workers. The American
party had an automobile while the Re-
publicaus had carriages to bring their
voters To the polls. There seemed to
be more straight ballots cast here than
III most of the other districts OF the Vi
cinity. There We're 631 names on the
list OF eligible voters. and of these 42O
had voted by 4 o'clock in the after
noon. There were no challenges in this
district Az o'clock 500 votes had been
pOlled. twenty-five less than the en-
rollment> on the registry list.
Ninth District-A little old, low, one
story adobe dwelling al $50 East Fourth
South street WAS where the humble
residents of the Ninth district aid their
voting. There we're no challenges. the
women turned out in gpodly numbers
and generously good cigars were
plentiful. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon
3z9 votes had been pOlled. The regis
tration list numbers 495. Altogether 40
votes were polled, lacking sixteen Of
the registered voters.
Tenth District-The vote was said to
be close 70 the registration at O'Clock.
The Americans in this district claimed
they had both the Republicans and
Democrats skinned" on state and
county officers
Eleventh District-The district was
quiet except that the total vote would
fall but little short of the total regis
tration
Second Precinct.
Twelfth district-This is the home of ].
Z. kGdredge. ir., and the Republicans had
splendid organization. The workers
were claiming over 100 majority, and more
votes than The Democrats and Ameri-
Thirteenth district-This district is so
scattered that the workers had hard
time getting in the voters At , O'Clock
not more than third of the registered
vote was pOlled. John G.. Cutler lives in
this part of the city and for this rea-
son the Republicans had all the best of
the argument
Fourteenth district-The Americans
made quite a demonstration in this dis
trict. IN the middle of the afternoon
they We're claiming third of the vote
pOiled but this was not conceded by the
workers in other camps.
Sixteenth district-Here also the Ameri-
cans were making a demonstration They
had carriages and workers galore and
were hauling many people 10 the polls.
II was thought here that the railroaders
living in The district were voting a good
part of the American ticket.
Seventeenth district-The voters were
slow in getting TO the polls here and
large vote was not expected. although all
the parties were well supplied with wag-
ons and workers. Many of the voters
are wOrSingmen and rapid voting was
looked for late in the day.
Eighteenth district-George O.. Smith,
the Democratic watcher at this polling
place, conceded that the Americans were
liable TO get a good vote. Democrats
seemed to feel that they were getting
the best Of the argument.
Twentieth district-Here the different
party workers were out in force and by
- u.
voters had been to the polls. Everything
was well managed and no trouble of
any kind was reported.
Twenty-first district-Everything was
quiet and orderly and when { o'clock
came there were only about 100 of the 3l4
registered voters unaccounted for.
Twenty-second distriet-Over % per
cent of the registered strength of this
district which brought out a heavy NO
mems vote. had been checked off at the
poll lists. About noon objection was
raised to the American party running
headquarters next to the polling place.
and the sign displayed to designate 1t
was. on request Of the other party work
ers removed Otherwise all was quiet.
Twenty-third district-Here everything
was quiet and orderly and voting was
rather slow. At o'clock about 200 of
the i0l registered voters had presented
themselves. the larger proportion of them
being women.
Twenty-fourth district-Out of the 400
registered voters in this district, over
half OF them had reported by 30. when
things queted down. the workers stat
ing that the next rush would not come
till after o clock.
Twenty-fifth district-Ben Culver. the
old Democratic warhorse, seemed TO feel
confident of the outcome here, although
the Americans were making strong
demonstration with carriages. automobiles
and workers. This party had automo-
biles in all parts Of the city. and their
most enthusiastic workers were women.
Twenty-sixth district-Sam Allen, Dem
4 ocratic candidate for constable. was a
close watcher of the battle at this place
lie and his friends seemed to think that
the Democrats were making a good rec
ord.
Third Precinct