Arizona republican., 1908-11-04
MAR|COPA'S
 PERFORMANCE. The Result Of the Election Not
 Quite Clear SOMETHING WAS SAVED. But Just How Much Will Not Be Determined Until the Completion of the Count Which is Still In Progress.

One of the developments of yester days election in the city was that there are a great many more names on the great register than there are vot- CTS living, present and out of the pen iTentiary There has never been such a showing for Phoenix precinct. It was confidently believed that there would be a vote of not less than 5000 and yet there was an increase over two years ago of only little more than 170. To that number though may be added nearly as many more that many having been shifted into the newly formed Wilson precinct. These voters all came from the fourth ward, thus accounting for the apparent falling off of the vote in that ward.
 There was one time in the day when it looked as if the expected vote would be cast. That was about half past one o'clock when there had been cast in the first ward more than 500 votes and voters were still pourinf in. The registration gives this ward about 1000 votes.
 IL is pretty certain that practically all of the vote in the city was got out; at least a larger proportion of it was cast than ever before. Election work CTS were never so busy and automo- piles and other vehicles were kept rushing from before the polls opened until the last minute before closing.
 There was no disturbance at any of the voting places. The workers were too busy getting out party strength to waste time quarreling with each other about methods. The challengers had frequent run-ins regarding the legibil- ity of several Mexican voters but when they were settled, things ran along smoothly until the next difference of opinion arose.
 1t was learned early in the morning that certain active democrats the eve ming before had drawn HOO silver dol lars out of the Valley bank. What one wanted with so many silver dollars conld not be conceived unless the disks were to be used for the influencing of a certain class of public opinion.
 It therefore became the business of the republican managers to ascertain where this vast product of the mint was being dispensed and an eye was kept on the movements of a certain class of voters after leaving the polls. So many of them pointed in the same direction that the fund was located in a rear room over a saloon. What fur ther evidence of the improper use of money, that was gathered has not been disclosed, nor has it been intimated what further action will be taken.
 At a late hour in the afternoon Chairman Mintz and Secretary Ingles of the republican county committee were confident of the result in the city. They had carefully checked up the voting lists at the various polling places and had asceTtained that nearly all whom carly and frequent polls had shown to be republicans had per formed their duty. They were not dis appointed with the early count which indicated that Cameron, at least had carried the town everywhere by a heavy majority and that in all prob ability the greater part of the county ticket was within hailing distance of him.
 The early return from the country districts strengthened their hope. No where had the republican ticket done worse than had been expected and in many places it had far exceeded ex- pectatlOnS-
 The early part of the night was not distinguished by the usual election night cheering except in the rotunda of the Hotel Adams where messages from different parts of the country showed the remarkable race Ralph Cameron was making. Reports as to the territorial election were received nowhere else except at The Republican office
 Returns from the country at large came in slowly and though they indi- cated the election of Taft there was little in them until late at night to arouse any wild degree of enthusiasm.
 The earl count inspired hope that the republican county ticket was elect ed and the gains were maintaining so far as the city was concerned, but the | ccnntry did not do as well as had been | 
 HEARD.