The Detroit times., 1912-01-20
VOTERS EXPRESS SELVES
AGAINST FRANCHISE AS
THEY COME TO REGISTER
"Anti" Sentiment Particularlx
Strong Near Burroughs Ad-
ding Machine Co.'s Plant
WOMEN SHOW INTEREST
Billy Boushaw Will Try To De
liver Notorious River Precinct
To Franchise Boosters
WOMEN SHOW lNTEREs1

II the sentiment expressed BY nen
and women who visited the poIlin3
booths, Saturday morning, to regisfr1
OF get removal certificates, be an
ground for judging, the rhompson
Hutchins street car franchise is SURE.
ly doomed to defeat on Tuesday.
While champions OF the franchise
We're found In some OF the "Piety
Hill precincts, there were few 81
them In sight In other districts. IN the
eighth district OF the Second ward.
Cass-ave. and Vienna-st., near the
plant OF the Burroughs Adding Ma
chine Co., the officials in charge Of
the booth stated that the feeling
among the voters registered there
was strongly against the franchise.
Two-thirds OF the 200 men regis
tered here" said one Of the officials.
are working men. and they are dead
against the franchise"
Yes, and the whole precinct II
against It," said a bystander. The
people are against II because they be-
liieve that better terms can be seclir-
ed from the ID. U. r. Why. II Pingreo
were alive today he would tell the d.
y. X. TO give us threecent fares an
the tine or take their old traps and
get out"
In this precinct, IL new registra-
IONS had been recorded up to noon.
one OF them was woman
Registration in most OF the upper
precincts OF the First, Second. Third
and Fourth wards was somewhat light
during the morning. The officials,
however. predicted that business
would pick up in the afternoon. Up
to noon the following showing was
made In the districts mentioned:
First ward, seventh District, Brush
st. and Warren ave., seven men and
four women; eighth district, John r.
st, and Harper.ave., IA men and three
women; ninth district, Custer ana
! Woodward-ayes.. 10 men and eight
women: tenth district. Woodward and
Mott-aves., 80 men and as women.
Second ward. ninth district, Sexart1
and Woodward-ayes., % men and six
women; seventh district, Hancock ana
Cass-aves., ave men and four women.
Third ward, seventh district, Farms
worth and St. Antoine-sts., six men
and one woman.
Fourth ward. sixth district, TuscoIa-
ST.. near Third-ave., 10 men and sir
women; seventh district, Third and
Prentis-aves., 20 men and six women.
This ratio Is said to have obtained
pretty much over the entire city
There were many applications for
transfers from voters who had re-
moved from one precinct to another
Voters began calling at the booths
the moment they were opened at 8
o'clock. The majority OF those who
visited the downtown booths were
men. but, as has been shown, In the
residential sections many women
were among the callers. In fact, the
lirsJ two persons TO register In the
lseyenth precinct of the Eighth ward
were women, Mrs. Nj. w. Beals, No.
l26 Commonwealth-ave., and Mrs.
Schultz, living on Avery-ave. They
We're at the booth before IL opened.
Both expressed themselves as against
the franchise.
1t was noticeable In number or the
booths. particularly In the third pre-
cinot OF the First ward, that many or
the voters called to make sure that
they we're registered. They said they
/ didn't want TO take any chance OF los
ing their votes. Some didn't hesitate
to say they were against the fran
chise. but others kept their Intentions
| to themselves.
In the "foist OF de foist," Randolph
and Woodbridge-sts.. BILLY" Bou.
shaw, the recognized king" or the
precinct. was conspicuously present
in the polling booth. lie is credited
with controlling tho votes of large
number of men, particularly the riff-
ran who make their homes In cheap
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