The daily sentinel., 1909-11-02
LIGHT VOTE CAST IN TODAY 5
ELECTION.

Continued from FIRST Page.)
Several election officers declared !
that no sample ballots had been turn !
ed over TO them for distribution at
the polls.
As under the old election laws the
counting of the vote will begin inn
mediately after the polls close this
evening. The result of the counting
of the vote will be certified to the
city clerk The city council, the pres
ent one, will meet, within two days
after the election, and sit as can
vassing board and duly canvass the
election returns.
The new commissioners will take
up the duties of their office one week
from today, as the charter provides
that they shall commence service on
the first Tuesday following the cleo
ton.
From all reports the last day head
quarters of Rev d. ID. Forsyth, the
political manager for ID. w. Aupperle.
have been maintained in the offices
of the Y. NJ. c. A. There he has held
from there he has issued orders to
ward workers, carriage drivers, etc.
He has also found time to visit the
polls several times, riding in car
riage.
People have been asking all day,
why is the voting so light There
is no question but what the light vote
has been a surprise and disappoint-
ment to the men who have agitated
the cause of certain candidates in GER
tain churches. rney were expecting
an extremely heavy vote. The fact
that not SO many carriages or autos
have been used as in the past is only
one of the minor causes of light
vote.
VIII a. House. general secretary of
the Y. NJ. C. A.. Alderman r, L. Ma
gill, Eugene A. Smith, r. Nj. McClin-
took have taken the lead, in connec-
ton with Rev. ID. ID. Forsyth, Rev.
G. A. Munro. Rev II. IL. Beach and
one or two other ministers, in get
ting the people out to vote today.
These gentlemen were frequently out
after the voters in an auto. 1t is
presumed that the auto was not hired
D1 Vi lutll
Several violations of the provision
regarding the use of carriages and
other vehicles in carrying voters to
the polling places. on the part of
some of the leaders of the "charterite
party" are reported. Yet the men
who were expected to violate this
provision, that is expected to do so
only by these certain pious leaders,
and who were TO be watched, obeyed
the law implicitly. But then you
know, 1t makes difference as to who
is violating the law.
One of the really amusing and
comical features of every campaign in
the city during the past two years
has been the election day parades
given by Kawlie Bickeel, the great
man of the Yellow. From early
morning till late at night the gen.
tleman could be seen on election days
in the past and today even more so
than in the past. rushing from polling
place to polling place in an auto or a
carriage. waving his hat to the ad-
miring multiudes on the sidewalks,
reaching a polling place. jumping
from his seat, rushing into the polling
place as if to demolish 1t, asking one
of his workers" for match to re
fire his big Havana, then rushing
back to his auto and dash for the next
polling place and SO on around and
around the circle. 1t is delightfully."-
refreshing performance. Watch for
II.
Rev. G. A. Munro. Rev. II. II.
Beach. Rev. e. NJ. Smith, Rev. ID. ID.
Forsyth, w. A. House, and number
of other gentlemen supporting d. w.
Aupperle have been out in their bug
gies, in carriages or in autos all day
rounding up the voters and seeing
that they get to the polls. 1t is esti-
mated that at least two vehicles have
been used by the church and char
terite party in getting people to the
polls to every one used by candidates
whom these people are fighting
The big street parade featured last
April on election day. of which pa
rade Mr.. w. A. House acted as grand
marshal. was not assembled today.