The Detroit times., 1913-04-07
"SiK- Stockings Pay
Eary VlsH 10 Polls

Early indications pointed to one of
the heaviest votes. Monday, in the
history OF the city.
The downtown precincts, with the
exception OF the first OF the First
ward, where the voters come early,
showed little activity early in the
morning, but In the silk-stockihg dis
tricts the booth officials had their
hands full. Enough has been said
and printed, evidently, to convince
the best people" that they ought to
take hand in the election.
With one or two exceptions, there
was little disorder in the early hours.
The 'foist of the Foist" had to live
up. to It's reputation. The officials
there objected to the presence in the
booth OF Frederick H. Holt, challenger
for the suffragists. They refused to
recognize his credentials and declar-
ed that they would not permit him In
side the booth. policeman inter-
fered and told the officials that they
would accept Mr.. Holt or be given q
ride In the auto patrol. After that,
Mr.. Holt had no trouble.
The next victim OF the "foist" was
a challenger for the Civic Uplift
league. Mr.. Deimel, who was also
threatened with election because the
officials didn't care to have him
around and didn't like the looks of
his papers. Again the officer inter
fered. and Mr.. Deimei was allowed to
remain.
II want to say that Mr.. Croul has
instructed his men WE'LL" said Mr..
Holt. III the officer here had been
a weakling, would undoubtedly have
been beaten up. But he came right
to the front and told the officials that
would be protected by the whole de-
partment, IL necessary The lieuten-
ant looks in frequently, and I don't be-
lieve there will be any trouble"
At $50, there had been SO votes
cast in the first of the First.
Challenger Elected.
There was a little trouble in the
fourth precinct Of the Fifth ward.
where Chairman Joseph Towlen OBJ
jected to the presence of challenger
for the Civic Uplift league, and eject
ed him. An appeal was made to the
police. and the challenger came back,
escorted by an officer, who told Mr..
Towlen that the man had right in
the booth.
81 wasn't sure about him, so l put
him out" said Mr.. Towlen When
the policeman told me he had a right
in the booth. was perfectly willing
TO let him stay
The challenger. a colored man, grin
ned and said he believed there
would be no trouble about his pres
ence.
Only 10 had voted in this precinct
at 9:15. The suffragists had no chal-
lengers there.
In nearly every booth there were
challengers both for the suffrage party
and for the Civic Uplift league. The
suffragists had both women and men.
The second district of the First ward
had only eight votes, more than an
hour after the polls had opened. The
first of the Second also had eight. Tho
Progressive challenger there was also
acting for the suffragists.
The fifth OF the First, at Q o'clock.
showed 35 votes. Two women chal-
lengers were present.
The ninth OF the First, at Custer and
Woodward-aves., showed 60 votes,
shortly after 9 o'clock. This is large
double booth. and It was full.
Vote Comes Fast Here.
The tenth OF the Fourth, at Phila-
delphia and Third-aves., had 95 votes
at 9:15. The booth was full. the door
was locked. and half dozen men
stood in line, waiting TO be admitted.
There were no suffrage challengers in
side the booth. Two young women
stood 100 feet from the polls. wearing
suffrage badges. They said they had
no challenger cards. and consequently
had not been admitted. They didn't
know what good they we're doing. but
were standing there because they had
been told to do SO.
In the ninth district Of the Second
ward. Seward and Woodward-aves., So
had voted at $3.50. Kep. Palmer was
one OF the clerks.
The tenth district Of the Sixth ward,
Lincoln-ave. and West Grand blvd,
had only nine voters. There were no
suffrage challengers.
The eighth OF the Second had 81
votes at $50. with no suffrage chal-
lengers. The seventh OF the Second
had So. One woman had voted. The
seventh OF the Third had 76, includ-
ing one woman.
Although voters began pouring into
the seventh precinct booth in the
Eleventh ward. Grandy and Harper
ayes, at o'clock, not municipal
ownership ballot was given ont by the
clerks until o'clock and only then
following the insistent demand OF Gus
Sonenburg. No 81 Grand River-ave.
and William Rick, a member OF the
police force. When these men de-
manded the municipal ownership bal
LOT they were told there we're none in
the booth, but, as both refused 70
move until search was made, tho
ballots finally were forthcoming Rick
told County Detective Conn that the
chairman of the board in the booth
told him that an Injunction against
voting on municipal ownership had
been gotten out and that no ballots
were being given ont on that account.
In the seventh OF the Sixth. so had
voted before o'clock I'm the third
of the Fifteenth the voting was very
heavy, In the third OF the eight.
zenith, six had voted at 8 O'Clock. In
this precinct six women we're regis
tered and one woman challenger was
on hand.
Mayor Marx voted I'm the fifth of the
Fifteenth. being the sixty.fifth voter
in the booth. He was given an en-
thusiastic reception by the crowd In
and around the booth.
II was almost impossible to cast a
vote In less than 10 minutes Most
Of the voters took ~. from the tine