The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-30
Day Is Quiet.

Election day in Montgomery passed practically without an incident of more than passing moment or signifi- canoe There could be no doubt that an election was in progress. but out ward demonstration that mark cleo tions wherever they may be held. par ticuiariy, those held in the larger cities of the states. were not record ed.
 Untoward incidents were not noted. There were none. It is probable that there never has been an election held in the City of Montgomery that was conducted in a squieter or more order iy manner than that of Monday.
 The explanation of this Is that the arrangements made by the county and city authorities for policing the dis tricts in the immediate vicinity of election booths were complete and carried out tn the very spirit and let ter of their meaning.
 Sheriff Horace Hood and Chief of Police Taylor are due credit for the orderly election The sheriff had q special force of deputies on duty at the precincts of the city proper and at the voting places of the different beats about the county outside of Montgomery city The police details were effective and efficiently arranged and they maintained order whenever 1t was necessary to assert authority. which, fortunately, was seldom and at some booths not at all.
 It was reported early in the day in Montgomery that more or less dis order was developing as an incident of the voting at Birmingham. It was said in the report that the women workers at the Birmingham polls were not shown the courtesy due them. Raa nF hA ar hae la said to have provoked comment was the fact that the women and children gathered about the Birmingham vot- ing places were not permitted to hold their services and sing hymns and sacred songs without Interruption.
 The interruptions came. it Is said. from the presence of bands stationed about the polls. Whenever a group of women and children would essay a song or hymn. 1t is said the bands played flippant music and drowned the voices Of the singers.
 No rudeness of That nature marred the day in Montgomery. To be sure, there were women workers and child ren at all of the voting places, but they were accorded every respect and every courtesy throughout the day. and there were absolutely no efforts made to interfere with their work.
 Efforts Fall.
 Efforts of Montgomery women and children to influence voters were flat failures. The women themselves were zealous, but the children were more or less apathetic. The lunch stands were poorly patronized.
 Toward the late afternoon the lit- tie band of workers at each of the polling places dwIndled. The most ardent remained to speak to the stray voter but except for one or two of the polling places few women remain ed after dinner.
 The songs of the children were not of impressive volume. and the littiest kids dropped under the weight of their placards.
 One little fellow dropped out of the parade, sobbing. A banner. bearing its legend, trailed behind him.
 "I can't carry my flag" he walled.
 Wagons, laden with children, girls in white dresses, and small boys. and bristling with cardboard banners drove through the streets. But there was little demonstration.
 At one or two of the polling places the sight of woman sobbing her hone that the amendment would carry was beheld But for the most part, the only work of the women was to sit Dr. stand in sight of the polling places, leading the children in their songs. and attending the lunch counters. There were some who mingled freely with the men, and talked earnestly but the men selected for the lectures were invariably those who wore a flag badge or a safe and Sane button, and the lectures become arguments that were of no avail.
 Lenders Cheered.
 The demonstration of the day came when Mrs. chatfield. Alabama's w c. T. U. leader. and Mrs. Armor. Geor- yia's W. c. T. U. president drove to he polls in a handsome carriage. The white ribbon workers at each of the polls cheered them, and there was waving of handkerchiefs on he part of the women at the lunch tands.
 Mrs. Nell. another of the local W. 7. T. U. leaders, was at the First Ward ,ox during the morning. and led in the inging. She was visibly affected. There were fewer women and chill ren than had been anticipated. Some that the schools would be nearly depopulated had been exper- | enced. but public school officials had the ultimatum that the chill iren who remained away would be marked absent. and that political zeal ! would be no excuse.
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