Arizona republican., 1910-04-05
M'DERMOTT WINS OVER
 FIRST IN THE FOURTH
NOMINEES FOR COUNCIL SE- LECTEO AT YESTERDAYS
 PRIMARIES.
All Ssloonkeerers Were Unconsciouc
 Violatcrs of the Law.
For Councilman:

For ounIlinldu-
 Second ward. republican. Dan Me Dcrmott. lIS. republican, C. T. Hirst'
 41: democrat. $ J Dostcr, ,,24
 Fourth ward. republican,. Claude Cisuey. 26; democrat. William Suthcr-
 land I
 Dan McDermott is the republican nominee for councilman in the second 1 ward as the result of yesterdays pri- mary election. only in the second was there any evidence at all of contest or even of activity among the poll | ticians In the fourth everything was cooked up. and ready to sCrT long before the time for the primaries | There was no opposition there to Cis- ney, the present councilman, who will | be the republican nominee. or to Sutherland the democratic nominee | The only contest was in the second be tween Hirst and McDermott.
 l The forces behind McDermott were tquite active in the morning getting out the vote. It became apparent carly in
 the afternoon that the Hirst men were
 not taking q strong interest in the campaign and that McDermotts
 chances of getting the republican nom- ination were two to one. Then the Me Dermott men. confident of victory
 ceased their efforts though they were
 ready at all times. to go out fOl moro support at the least sign of opposi 1 ton.
 In the fourth the peace and quiet
 of the grave reigned. There were but ! four men who took the trouble to come i out and cast their votes for Suther-
 land. the democratic candidate. | An amusing incident of the day was ! the apparent misunderstanding of the primary law in regard to the closing oi | the saloons. The law is quite specific
 but it is a new law with which the i city officials are just becoming famil- | far. It was given out that the saloons would not be compelled tO close ] their doors during the election hours | They opened up as usual yesterday morning serenely unconscious that
 they were violating the law. The new primaries law states that intoXIcating l liquors shall not be sold or given away | during polling hours. The law does not mention the word saloons SC | that it is apparently illegal to serve | liquor in ones own home during cleo | ton hours
 The saloons went on doing a fair | business all morning. The word had been passed from the city attorney tC 1 the marshal and then to the saloon proprietors that they could keep open
 It was about l o'clock when Recorder | Thomas happened to be talking to H II. McNeil at the Ford hotel. where the polling place for the second ward was
 situated. There was a copy Of the law ! handy and they began to read it anC discuss it. Suddenly Thomas camC upon the part that relates to the sell
 ing of liquor on primary election day
 He went up the street and notified
 several saloonkeepers before he got tc
 the city hall. McNeil told Al William:
 of the Ford and the Ford cafe closed
 with a bang The city marshal thcT
 called up the saloon men and by
 o'clock all were closed tight.
 The penalty for violation of tho law l is fine of not less than $50 nor more
 than s1O0. The law provides that thu i peace officers of the city shall sec tha
 it is observed but there is no pcnalt,
 for them in case they don't.