The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-09
USUAL WORK IS
DONE At POLLS
Church Republicans Again Win
Out by Help of Priest
hood.
SM00T CROWD. AS USUAL,
RESORTS TO TRlCkERY
Voting of Dead" Names and
CoJonizing Charged Against
Bunch.

ana UnG CHURCH hepublicdhs ioi S"h
troll of Salt Lake county began Will
the opening of the polls at 7 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. The Americans hat
automobiles in almost every district II
the city and county, Fastening the
work of voting. The Republicans had
about 200 automobiles and vehicles OF
every description scattered through the
county.
From the time the polls opened until
they closed at night the work was
pushed by both parties rs rapidly as
possible. Assisting the church Repub,
licans in getting out the Mormon vote
were all of the authorities of the Nor
mon church from apostle to block
teDchcr Not only did the ecclesiusta
assist in getting the church Kepubli.
can vote to the polls, but they were all
on the Job to try to influence the Nor
mon Democrats to change their votes
from the Democratic to the Republican
ticket. 1t is known that in scores of
cases there were voters wearing Demo
cratic badges who cast their votes with
the church Republicans.
Trusted. to Providence.
In most Of the districts of the city,
the Democrats trusted to providence
and prohib as they had no work
ing organization and in most cases
made no attempt TO get the voters TO
the polls. In tic Third ward. however,
the Democrats were decidedly active.
Carriages and automobiles Of the Demo
crats in This ward brought many voters
to the polls. Early III the day the
Democrats were claiming that they
would carry the Third ward, but later
they realized their error.
There were n large number OF doubt
fu voters who went TO the polls in
almost every district, which made it
hard for the party chairmen to estl-
mate accurately tho proportion Of votes
each party received. In their state
ments made during The day, the church
Republicans claimed all of the doubt
full voters, while the American chair
men Estimated this vote as closely as
possible Both the Republicans and
the Democratic vote would fall far
short of expectation. and 1T did.
Election Is Quiet.
The election As whole was rather
quiet There were few disturbances at
any Of the polling places, the pres
cncc Of special police officers at each
polling place checking the rowdyism.
The early vote cast was unusually
heavy, n large number Of the voters
going to the polls early in the fore
Doou. In the afternoon the voting fell
off somewhat. Before 9 o'clock, how
ever. practically half of the entire vote
Of the county had been cast
Early reports from the county dis
iricts outside Of the city indicated that
the church Republicans have been
guilty of almost the usual number OF
frauds in the election 1T the different
districts. "Dead' names were voted
at scores of country districts, and the
church Republican colonies from
other counties were frequently called
upon in the districts where the Amcri-
said.
First Ward.
The polling was rather light in the
First ward, but throughout the day the
Americans showed up well, despite the
fact That ward bishops were busy at
majority Of the polling places, And the
ward bishops were not the only busy ones
in the First ward. for Nfnky Booth Curly
Callistcr and Benjamin Rich. son OF Ell
der Ben h. Rich. we're on the job in an
automobile.
There was little trouble in the First
ward. only few voters being challenged,
y large doubtful vote WAS evident toward
the middle Of the afternoon at most of the
voting places.
The American and Republican car
riages were busy all the day, despite the
Tact that the vote was rather light,
Second Ward.
In the majority OF voting districts
throughout the Second ward the vote
was slow in being poled, owing to the
tact that the heavier portion OF the vote
ern Pacific shops and stations, as we'll
as the large number of Industries located
~ The ward. The employees of these
cid not get TO tho polls until about 5
j.. M but from then on TO closing time
the voting was brisk.
Third Ward.
The Third ward was the only one I'm
which, from the activity of the workers,
thcro appeared to be the scmblance of
three -cornered contest. The Americans
Republicans and Democrats were all on;
III force and working hard to bring the
voters to the polls.
This was the only ward In which the
Democrats made all active fight. Their
workers were all volunteers. but they
made brave fight. Councflmen John
Iioiley and y. S. Fernstrom were amofis,
tnosc who iaborcd TaliantIy in the Demo-
cratic cause. This ward is always Demo-
cratic III city elections and Republican I'm
county elections. II is almost unauI-
mously Mormon, and the Mormon Demo
Gratis arc each year moved bodily over
to the Republican ranks by their cccle-
siastlcal superiors. This year a deter
JiIfleu eHorl was made by the Democratic
leaders to keep the Mormon Democrats
in line.
The work OF the Democratic leaders of
this ward was opposed by ihe church
leaders. VINO were on the job all day
long. engaging In the wholcsale transfer
business as much as possible. In order
TO stimulate the church Repub ac-
tlvity in this ward. Montgomery's band
and the Taft drum corps marched from
polling place TO polling place In this
ward all day Jody E,dredge also sent
around his bulletins. trying To discouI a GO
the Democrats by announcing thai ihey
had no organization and would poll only
u very small vote.
Fourth Ward
Perfect organization of the American
party In the Fourth ward was very no
ticeable Al nearly every polling place
the Americans had d lent OF other head
quarters at which j careful count of the
voting Was kept. There were plenty OF
carriages and automobiles and The voters
were brought out carly.
All Was orderly In the ward, there be-
ing no complaints Of unfajrness and no
trouoie in any OF the polling places There
were many challenges. but the Disagree
ments were peacefully settled.
I'm, III,