Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-08

throughout tic city voting districts
Slhc voting las been extremely light
4 md ii was estimated Mt Headquarters
nj 2 o'clock this afternoon that The
ro,ns will average about o5 or posi-
bly 30 to- l,c distrlcta tho sentiment
generally is In favor Of the capitol. In
,c district there were 16 votes for
md one against.
Tic voting at . clock. at "a few
districts in various DARTS OF the city
8nlicatcs tic amount Of interest. taken
IN tile matter III Salt Lake City. In
district No. $ there were % votes cast
4 and twas reported that the senti-2
mcnt was about equally divided. while
4 Ii district Al there we're 10, votes
about 4 10 lii favor of the capitol. III,
district M. IA there were lust ~
votes. all supposed to be and in IL
district 20 there were Is with tho
same sentiment. District 10 regis
tered ~ "ycs'' and none in the mega
I've and III, tile ::s4tll there were nine
Tor aid none against Probably the
biggest vote was cast lin district 40 and
III was reported that all Wcre "Scs:'
Al this place II votes lad been cast
1t the hour mentioned. At Tho f.Nt.s'
&, a. polling place but 10 votes lad
ken cast AMI In district No. 81 only g.
And 50 ii goes MI over. tic city and the
horkcrs began to do things late this
safcrnopn 70 get out tic favorable
tote.
dip to II late hour this afternoon, re-
Forts from over the state indicate that
he early vote on the state capitol 6ques-
ion has been very light. And while IT.
s$claimed that a great many Of TIM;
country districts are casting the ma
iority Of their votes against the tax
I0r the erection of the building, yet II
Is not anticipated that this vote will
overcome the heavier vote of the larger
cities, which 1T is expected will be
largely in favor of the capitol PROPOSE
Zion.
The light vote is largely accounted
Tor, u Is claimed, by the fact that there
Is no money available with which to
: hire vehicles to convey the voters to
{ The polls AS 1t is not a party ques-
Ion, no campaign funds have been col
/ lected by the different political factions
Tor the purpose Of getting out their
nartisans. and although all parties are
Interested in the matter of the state
capitol vet an apathy is being shown
which bodies Ill for a heavy vote.
The condition in the various precincts
Is fairly illustrated by the report from
tae precinct of which the voting center
IS at the joint city and county build
ing, Up TO O'clock this afternoon
there had been only IA votes cast: and
from comments heard among those who
mad Voted, 1t Is judged that even some
{ q those votes were cast against the
capitol a Z, 8;
VIEW ON THE ISSUE.
County Commissioner Clinton. who
nas Just returned from wool buying
mp through the south. states that
mere IS not only&an apathy shown to-
WARD the building in the southern
portion OF the state, but that decided
4 aposit!nn to the question has been
4 a ,a,. II statements made by resi-
8 NY, !, of Cache valley and Weber are
: =, sl pc credited. both those counties will
ip III, up vote against the Capitol.
!, mere has been some misunderstanding
tns as to the qualifications for voting.
~ this state ca pito1+ election. For
ste information of voters it may be
stated that.
ra ~ y not necessary to take your tie x
z ipl IN order to vote. All that is
, ,,ecessary is to show that you are u
nsa voter, and that your name
S s,ss on the official voting list at last
,n sSe,on, and You are entitled to cast
your ballot
- ne polls close at o, clock p. m. Your
t t1.e must be registered before that
= Any further information desired on
haa matter may be had by calling up
4 p i,,aasdqua rters, at the Windsor hotel,
M ~ telephone No. 1885. Or No. 44Os4 on
Z me Independent.
.a Nii'le there are no funds available
Z ~ No. procuring rigs in which to haul
s,s .,p. 10 and from the polls. there are
~ .raii y. workers in all parts of the city.
( ,a nv y is hoped before the day is done
.,s. q substantial majority for the
a' ca pitol will have been achieved.
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Whereas. The legislature of Utah
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