The Detroit times., 1911-03-16
BAXTER FRIENDS
SET UPLOUO HOWL
Want Vote Of Precinct in First Ward
Thrown Out Because Count Was
Started Too Soon.

AS a result OF the election board ;
action i'm starting 10 count the votes
before the polls were closed, an inter
esting situation has developed In the
school board primary in the First
ward, where, on the face OF the re-
turns, Samuel c. Mumford was re-
nominated for school inspector over
Charles L. Baxter by majority OF
"a. Bakers friends are talking re-
count strongly, declaring that the en-
tire vote from the tenth precinct
should be thrown out. This would
give the nomination TO Baxter. Tor
Mumford received about four votes
TO his one In this precinct. comprising
"A choice residence section.
An off-hand opinion from the cor
poration counsel's Office TO MIR. Mum
ford is that the precinct boards &C,
ton would not invalidate the entire
vote OF the precinct. but would prob
ably affect only the votes received
after the boxes had been opened.
However, Assistant Corporation Coun
sci Atkinson is looking into the ques-
ton and will give a definite opinion
during the afternoon.
Ii is believed, however, that the
Baxter supporters will go slowly when
they contemplate the returns from the
First precinct of the First, Billy
Bushaw's notorious stamping ground,
where Baxter received 1876 votes TO
Mumfords 8. Bushaw told the ANTS
repeatedly that Mumford would get
q square deal this time. When School
Inspector Goldberg visited the booth,
at IL o'clock. Tuesday morning,
Bushaw told him that lit was all
Mumford" and that everything was
looking great Goldberg, accordingly,
was somewhat surprised when he
came to look at the returns from the
first precinct.
The Baxter men do not go so far
as TO charge any fraud In the court
in the Tenth precinct. The members
OF the board are all estimable men
and II they committed an error II was
plainly an error Of the head. The OBJ
ject, as one member explains, WAS
merely to save time, and it did not
occur to any Of the members, appar-
emily, that there was any legal OBJ
lection TO starting the count a little
ahead OF closing time, inasmuch as
most OF the votes were In. The mat
ter was not even discussed, as far as
can be learned.
The members of the board are:
Ernest r, Warner, No. 1913 King-aye-.
chairman: Frank w. Warrington, No
1879 John R.-st.; Francis p. Dwyer.
No. Ill Mott-ave.; Arthur K. +. Smith,
No. 127 Englewood-ave.; Augustus B.
Moulder. No. 1871 Leicester-st., and
Thomas j. Reardon, No. 92 Mott-ave.
Mr., Warner Is connected with the
local revenue Office Mr.. Dryer Is a
well-known attorney.
Blood flowed In the voting booth OF
the Third precinct OF the Fourth ward,
Tuesday night, when two members OF
the election board got into wrangle,
induced witnesses declare, by too
frequent visits to the Voigt brewery
tap. close by, and to neighboring
saloon
According to a by-stander. who wit
messed the row from its beginning,
Harry Macbeth, one of the inspectors.
grabbed up a handful OF ballots, after
the boxes had been opened. and in
sisted on doing the calling. Doc"
Everson, chairman of the board, re-
fused 10 let McBeth call, however,
and when he tried to take the ballots
away the latter chung TO them ten
aciously.
Enraged, Everson jumped up and
began pummeling Macbeth ferocious-
w. The latter made little attempt to-
defend himself. The policeman on
duty in the booth finally interfered,
but not until after several OF the bal
lots had been stained with gore.
According TO the citizens OF the
precinct, fights are common In this
booth. Macbeth was pummeled by
another member OF the board In the
county primary. Several OF the mem
bers, Ii is said, made frequent trips to
the brewery tap during the day. Ed
ward Zimmerman, an employe OF the
brewery. is clerk OF the board. The
other members are Edward Raymond,
J. J. Elliott and W. j. Bgan.
No arrests were made az result OF
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