The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-04
HEAVY VOTE CAST
IN CITY ELECTION
NO DISORDER SEEN
Residential District Voting
More Brisk Than i'm Busi-
ness Section.
SILENT VOTE FACTOR
PrOgreSSives See Victory for
Ticket by Bringing Out
Full Strength.
SILENT VOTE FACTOR

Reports from every section Of the
city at noon today indicated that an
exceptionally large vote for a mupici-
pal election was cast. In every pre-
cinct where a report on the vote was
made AT noon. il was shown that from
third TO one-half of the vote had
been polled.
one unusual feature OF the election
was the fact that big vote was cast
early at the polls in the residential
districts. which districts are. as a rule.
slow in polling their votes. The resi-
dental district voting was much more
brisk than at the polls in the bust
ness districts.
By $50 this morning 20 Of an es,i-
mated total of $50 votes had been cast
at the polling place at the court
house. First ward. Most of the bal
loting was done by shop men enroute
TO work.
one-third Of Vote Cast.
The city building polling place. Sec
ond ward. at noon reported so OF the
$50 votes in. In the same ward the
polls at 307 North Seventh street
reported 30 of the leo votes cast
In the Third ward. the polling place
at North ID and Eighth streets report-
ed IS OF the It's votes in. and the poll
ing place at S02 North F street report
ed 6S ballots out of total Of $50 had
been cast
In the Fourth ward the voting was
brisk for the forenoon. The polling
place on North Eleventh near Main.
reported 81 out of 200 votes in: the
polling place at the corner of South
ID and Eleventh showed so of the 24O
votes in and the polling place on South
f street reported 110 of the 500 votes
cast.
Sixth Ward Vote Heavy.
In the Sixth Ward the polling place
at the corner of Thirteenth and Main
streets reported 81 olt of the 100 votes
entered. In the Seventh ward the
polling place at 244 Pearl street re-
poraed that III of the 343 votes had
been cast
In the two precincts OF the Eighth
ward the vote was not exceptionally
heavy up to noon. but after the shops
close this afternoon land office bust
ness is anticipated
The voting in the Fifth ward. both
north and south of the railroad was
steady throughout the day and a nor
NAL vote in that section OF the city is
the $50 were cast by noon.
AS usual there were no disorders
at the polls today and everything
passed off in a quiet manner. At one
of the north end polls of the Fifth
ward five Italians were challenged be
cause their names were not on any OF
the poll books. but after it had been
proved that they were entitled to vote
they were permitted to do so.
All the political organizations. par
ticularly the Progressives. had effec-
tive organizations for bringing out the
full strength of their vote. At noon
today no violations of the corrupt
practices act had been reported.
Each party had a number OF auto
mobiles and vehicles TO bring voters
TO the polls and they were kept busy
throughout the day.
1t is safe to predict that a vote
nearly as large as that cast at the
general elections last fall will be poll
ed today. which is very gratifying to
the Progressives. who see victory for
their ticket in this fact, basing their
belief that they will get the big bulk
of the so-called silent" vote.