The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-05
VOTE FAIRLY HEAVY IN
EARLY HOURS OF POLLING
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ward, 6S out OF 400 had voted two
hours after the booth opened. A.
Lapin Cohen and Theodore h. Barry,
Candidates for aldermen, were work
ing the lower end OF the ward in au-
tomobiles. Barry complained that
Nose Wartell his running-mate on
the Republican ticket, had deprived
MIN OF witness and challenger cards,
lie also accused Wartell OF compile.
ity in issuing card bearing the fol-
lowing list, which was handed out
throughout the ward; President,
Wink IT, TAFT: sheriff. Milt Oakman;
county auditor, William Gutman: JUS
tice oil peace. Ed Command: register
OF deeds. Otto Stoll: county treasurer,
Edward Stein: drain commissioner,
Frank Schroeder city clerk, X. Ldin-
say alderman, NJ. Wartell estimator,
Sham Pereira. These. apparently,
we're the only candidates for whom
the ward workers cared.
"Wartelis men are disgrace 10
the Fifth ward, said Mr. Cohen. Il
never saw anything like the set or
buns he has collected
In the second Of the fifth, 80 out Of
81 had voted at 9 O'Clock. There
was a woman in this booth. She was
surprised 10 learn that few women
challengers were out. She said that
the plans must have miscarried
In the second of the Third, Bar
netts ward, 43 out OF nearly 500 had
voted In this precinct, 80 new yot-
ers were registered Monday. There
was no woman challenger. A group
OF colored men stood on the corner
and joked with all who appeared The
booth in the first OF the Third con-
tanned two women They had had no
trouble and were receiving courteous
treatment Out of 1872 registered AZ
had voted.
Police Guard Boushaw's Precinct.
Billy Boushaw's notorious precinct,
the "foist OF the foist," was the cen
ter of interest in the early morning.
At least two police officers were on
hand most OF the time, and occasion
ally a pair OF detectives came down
to see that all was quiet. Boushaw
himself was the second man TO vote.
He said that he was working for
Marx for mayor Doremus for con.
Sress and Melody for coroner.
TO hell with the rest of the ticket,
he said.
Only 4S had voted there at 9:15
Suffrage was being sidetracked. Or.
Eugene Rodman Shipper appeared
early in the morning, but at 3 o'clock
he went out to vote.
How're you feeling. cully?' one
OF the men in the booth asked him.
Not very WELL replied Dr. Ship
pen, YEARLY.
Better go out an get shot in the
arm" suggested the talesman.
Shortly afterward, DR. Shipper left
to vote. The woman suffrage ballots
were Immediately dumped on the
floor
Tom Penniman, assistant corpora
ton counsel. appeared as Thompson
Challenger. A man came 10 demand
instructions, and Penniman got into
an argument with Frank Michaels, a
Marx man, over this ballot. The
man finally voted for Earle.
Aid. Lodge came down about 9
o'clock to see that all went well. He
was closely followed by Aid. owen,
who distributed cigars among the
booth officials. Aid owen is on good
terms with the Boushaw crowd
Boushaw was eloquent against
Mayor Thompson.
"He called us rats. he said. Well
sho him what we are.
In the second precinct OF the First
ward. "A men out OF '6f had voted
lat g:2O. Two women were in the
booth. They said they had been
treated with the greatest courtesy.
The officials were angry because Q
morning paper had given them bad
reputation.
The third of the First showed the
heaviest vote OF all the precincts
visited on the east side. There, SO
out OF 400 had voted at 1925. Joha
.Kohler. Marx man, said that iudg-
ing by the short time taken i'm vot-
ing, there must he large number
of straight tickets.
Vote Heavy On West Side.
A heavy vote was being cast In the
West-side districts during the morning
hours I'm the first district OF the