The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
THIRD WARD

| IN all of the districts. The voters be.
gan to come early, and by the middle OF
| the afternoon much of the total vote
! had been polled. This was especially no
! tceable on the part of the Americans.
/ vino came early, voted quietly and went
away 10 business, r, G.. Sleater. acting
chairman of the Third ward. was on
hand with the first opening Of the polls,
and kept the ground hot between the
different polling places, keeping his as
sstants in line and seeing that every
thing went along with the regularity
, of clockwork,
! At all of the districts great conf
! dence prevailed among the supporters of
| the American party ticket, and early in
! the day the district chairrnen had ar.
rayed their forces in good order. The
voters were brought in from the distant
! houses and carriages and automobiles
were kept active. Many walked, how
ever. and there seemed in most Of the
districts to be disposition on the part
of the people not to wait for the con.
| veysnces.
In the Thirty-First
In the thirty-frst district, which is
ordinarily heavy Republican strong.
had been polled at 2 o'clock. The
American vote showed up early and
gave ind ications Of being unusually
strong. The district chairman conceded
the district to the Republicans, but was
confident of cutting down the majority
Of 700 which had been claimed. Indica-
tions in this district were that the Nor
mons were all voting the Republican
ticket and carving many Democratic
votes as well. The Americans claimed
some of these. however and showed
great confidence in holding their own.
In. the Thirty second district condi-
tions were different from the Thirty
howavor and
counting on capturing a good half OF
the total vote. There was nothing of
especial feature here, and the voters
began TO come 10 the polling place ear
ly and in good numbers. BY 5 o clock
the entire American vote bad been
here seemed to be mostly Republican,
although there were good many Dem
ocrats about the place.
Officials of the parties in charge at
the polling place of the Thirtythird dis
trict reported that the vote would be
heavy. Here also the voters came early
and although the activity slackened dur.
lug the early part of the afternoon it
started in again towards night. and
there were stragglers coming in until
the time of closing. This IS said to be
the strong Mormon district and the
Americans were counting only on get
ting out their entire vote. AT 2 CLOCK
dred and twenty-five American votes
called on had been checked off. By the
middle OF the afternoon the rest had
come in except few straeglers. Voters
came early to the polls and there seemed
to be disposition on the part of the
people to get IN their votes during the
early hours and not run tho risk of
waiting until late in the day.
Strongly Republican
mi rT-r-s
carly as a strong Republican district
Americans counted on carrying only
about one-fourth of the total vote, and
early in the day il appeared that they
would be ont in force. Many Of the
voters here were working people, aud
the voting was done in the early part
of the day with a good proportion be
from their work.
By o'clock in the Thirtv-6fth dis.
trict il was reported that only fifteen
American votes had vet to come in, and
these were all accounted for and pro
vision had been made for al of them.
The total vote of the district was re-
ported at about 500 with the Americans
confidently expecting good 200 and
bringing them in with great success.
There was an early start made here
and a tremendous interest manifested IN
the contest. Most of the opposition ap-
Deared TO be church ReDublican, show"
ing that the whisper which this year
amounted TO almost 4 yell had been
passed around and that the faithful
were following it tacitly,
Workers at the polls Of the Thirty
sixth district commented upon the
strong sentiment in favor of Taft. in
spite OF the fact that the district should
be Democratic stronghold. II was re-
norted early in the day that many
"a hp n
ticket, however. aud the feeling here of
the American district committee was
that the total vote was being brought
out in fine shape, and that there could
be no complaint on the score of lack of
interest. \ feature of the voting here
also was said TO he the strong sentiment
in favor of knight for governor. By 3
clock 450 out of the estimated total
vote OF 7I5 had been pollcd, and the
Americans were claiming a good 2l0 of
these. Although there was nothing Of
especial note in this district in the way
the people came TO the polls, II was re
ported that great activity had been
shown by the people and that they be-
gan TO come early and continued well
all day long,
In the Thirty Seventh.
F'There are no Democratic votes
being cast was the manner in which
Que of the prominent workers decided
the situation in the Thirty.seventh. IL
WAS reported that the Democratic voters
we're coming to the pols in Republican
conveyances Indicating that there had
been consolidation on the part of the
church voters To down the Americans |
In spite Of this. IL WAS said that many
former Democrats were voting the Bry.
an national ticket, which carried the |
entire American county and state ticket. |
Out of the estimated total vote of 500 |.
st was claimed that tie Americans !
would poll fully 225 votes, which was
looked npon os an excellent showing
The split in the Thirty.eighth dis !
trict was said 10 be between the church T,
Republicans and the Americans. who /
appeared 10 be voting the Bryan ma |
tjonal ticket. The total American vote
in this district was listed ms about 30 |
out Of 300, and by o cloclt they had !
all been voted The consolidation of |!
Republicans and Democrats in favor of !
church support was very marked here. ,
and 1t was spid that Democrats were
as scarce as hen $ teeth.
-rb, rTb; ;rt v.uiuth bcinu n npNc district !