The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-08

A canvass of the polling precincts
after two o'clock today shows the
vote to be unusually light. In only
one precinct has there been anything
like good turnout.
In Carlisle precinct, Browns addi-
tion there were 1874 votes cast out
of 2l1 at two o'clock. There are IA
voters In the precinct who are out of
the city and this makes the best
average up to 2:30 o'clock of any pre-
cinct.
The vote In Carlisle is estimated as
ffve to one for Roosevelt and two to
one for Turner Adjoining precincts
I'm the addition and residence portion
show almost the same ratio.
Down town the vote Is split more.
In the railroad precincts unusually
large scratching is being done. Tur-
ner Is behind In the lower town and
in but one precinct was Roosevelt
running behind. That is In Brown,
where the foreign and socialist vote
Is considered strong.
The great struggle Is on today but
with few exceptions no one could
imagine a big political contest. bitter
and unwholesone. was progressing in
Spokane. The quiet streets, the slow
voting and the almost empty polling
booths serve not to give Indication of
the feverish activity at the different
headquarters or give foundation to
Ln ,1a .,f ha ,l, alrn IN
that they are winning hands down
with a big vote.
The day was an ideal one for the
voters and workers, although the
morning broke cold and foggy. Old
Sol came out to greet his namesake.
ray of sunshine that heavily burden
ed candidate for the legislature en-
.joyed.
The sunshine set everyone to hust-
ling in better humor. but the late
hour for opening the pools served to
hold back the vate until noon. Work.
ingmgen and others employed could
not vote until the noon hour and the
result was that from 10 to one there
was crush at all the down town
booths.
Although the vote dragged In fear
Although the vote dragged fear
fully slow In most precincts during
the forenoon, the leaders were claim
ing things right and left.
Chairman Dick Nuzum looked
really happy as he jumped out of an
automobile to announce that he had
made the grand rounds and that Tur-
ner would win out here by 5000 and
over. The democrats lay noserious
claims to the down town precincts
but insist that Brownies addition and
the residence district will give big
majority to Turner.
In Belmont precinct there were IL
votes cast at the opening Of the polls
and the republicans claimed two to
one for their ticket.
In Blsbee precinct at 10 o'clock
there were so votes cast, 25 of which
were claimed for Mead.
Damon precinct had 90 cast at 10
o'clock and the republicans claim en-
sikhs NHo NottTb loSt
little time In the booths.
Down town in the tenderloin pre-
cincts there was drag during the
forenoon as most of the denizens who
are voters didn't get up until noon.
In Brown precinct there were no
more than three votes cast up to II
o'clock.
The democrats claimed big VIC
tory In the contest for the labor vote
this noon through bit OF sharp
work, Chairman Nuzum engaged all
the union hacks and then sent out
word to the labor vote that the re-
publicans were using "scab" hacks.
Notice was given that union men
could not ride In the republican hacks
because of ''scab" drivers, but the
republicans speedily advertised union
wagons and pressed automobiles into
service.
Down in Butler precinct there were
large things doing when Col" Tom
Smith offered to vote once. His vote
was challenged by new democratic
watcher who didn't seem to know
the alert colonel or the fact that he
carried the precinct In his vest
pocket.
The green one chalanged the col
onel's right to vote on tho ground