The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-05


Fourteenth ward. 1873 votes were cas-
by S:45 a. m, out OF the $50 register
ed. Some OF the booths IN the west
side districts. especially In the lower
ones were continually crowded 10
capacity. In the first district OF the
Eighteenth ward the door OF the booth
was held shut on crowd of about 70
voters waiting to -s4iH- admission
while those in the booth were yotine.
Seventy-three votes were east In this
district before 8 o'clock.
There was no positive way OF tell
ing the relative polling strength OF
the various candidates. except by eX-
pressions of their friends who were
numbered among the election officers
in charge OF the booths. Marx but
tons and the Progressive buttons were
very much in evidence on the coat
lapels of the voters. but I'm making
the round OF the west-side districts
between the hours OF o'clock and
10 a. m. reporter for The Times
did not see Thompson button worn
I by anyone. This is accounted for
largely by the fact that the west-sid,
wards are considered normally Re
publican. except the Tenth ward. Ti>c
Marx workers were out In force early
and they worked hard and contin.
uously.
/ In IA OF the west-side voting booths
lnp TO 10 o'clock a. m, there was ~
! one woman in evidence I'm the IA
iterest OF the woman suffrage amend.
ment She was Mrs Wilbur Brother
ton. who occupied chair directly in.
side the door OF the entrance TO the
booth In the first district of the
Eighth ward. She had notebook
and pencil in hand and a CHEEKY good
morning for those voters who entered.
She sat beside a burly. red.nosedoeec.
tion officer who had many encouragln.
suggestions To offer in a rather ban
tering tone OF voice
They are all gentlemen here" said
! Mrs. Brotherton. with a smile. "Wr
are being treated very kindly ard
ccurteousiy. We will not have two
Witnesses in each booth as we are
allowed by law, but the men have
heen very considerable about this
thing and many OF them will look
after our interests in the booths
| Inquiry OF the policemen on duty
outside the booths revealed the fact
| that no women had shown up near
any OF the booths I'm the lower dis
| tricts OF the west side, except Mrs.
! Brotherton. Candidates coming from
the northern districts also informed
The Times that no women were I'm
evidence They may turn out this
afternoon
One or the most interesting side
lights on the voting in the westside
wards was the scrap put up BY Aid
Tom Gilman. In the Eighteenth.
| The concensus OF experienced cam.
paigners OF all parties is that Gilman
viii be reelected in that ward not
outstanding the fact that he is a.
/ cused OF having bartered his vote and
| influence In the council for 81 600
Gilman was campaigning, going
right TO il, and he was out for blood
as one of his friends put IT, In the
| primary he did little more than sit on
| the steps OF a grOCery store III MS
bailliwick, the fifth district OF the
Eighteenth ward. and say that II was
up TO the voters. Tuesday he was
out among the voters, visiting nearly
all the districts, with CHEEKY smile
on his rotund countenance. optimism
reflected from his eyes. assuring his
friends that he was as good rs elect
ed In the NTH district, 10 votes OF
the registered 665, had been cast BY
3 O'Clock. This was one OF the heav.
lest records of the west side.
4 crowd stood around the booth on
the outside, waiting TO gain entrance.
indications were that Fred Wenzel
Will be elected with Gilman TO the
council Wenzel is Republican.
| ha
were also running strong with Marx
In The lead for the mayoral iavorite.
! Aid O'Brien Is almost certain to
be reelected in the Tenth ward.
lO'Brien campaigned hard for Mayor
Thompson, although he was one OF
the aldermen arrested In connection
with the counclmanic graft expose.
lO'Briens popularity in the ward will
Iunquestionably have favorable re-.
suit for Thompson in the Tenth, but
there was some doubt as to whether
Thompson will carry the ward in spite
of O'Brien's assistance. Many voters
in the northern portion of the ward
displayed Marx buttons, badges and
cards.
Littiefield Sure Winner.
In the Twelfth ward, Aid. sherman
Littleheld is almost certain to be re-
turned. The othere were in doubt.
John c. Nagel, in taxicab. was
scurrying around to all the west.side
district booths in the interests OF
Thompson all morning. Nagel prac.
tically gave up hope OF being elected
city treasurer after the "100-votes-for.
Thompson letter was made public. A
touring car loaded with fully 10 cam
paigners. some standing on the run
ming board. flying Oakman banners.
vas spinning around the river pre-
cincts OF the west side wards.
! WOMAN MUST SERVE