The Detroit times., 1913-04-07
MAYOR TOURS WEST SIDE;
ASKS VOTES FOR M. o.
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tlHie Was Deiug IOst as u result or con-
fusion over the separate ballots.
Some Of the voters In this precinct
were in the booth for half hour pre-
pairing their ballots. Three women
voted early, one Of them being tax.
payer.
The municipal bus line operates in
the Sixteenth ward.
Don't take away our buses" said
one man to the mayor and dozen
others promptly echoed the appeal.
I'VE are going to have street cars
running In this ward pretty soon."
said the mayor.
That's all right, but we can use
the buses. too" chorused several.
In the ninth Of the Sixteenth ward,
20 votes were cast at 10:45 o'clock.
No women voters or challengers were
seen In or near the booth. The male
enrolment In this precinct Is over
400. Sixty men voted In the NTH OF
the Fourteenth. and 3S In the fourth
Of the Twelfth before the mayor ar.
rived.
Aid. Sherman Littlefeld assured the
mayor that indications were for
large municipal ownership vote In the
Twelfth ward. The aldermen said that
apparently few women were taking an
active interest in the vote In his
ward.
Women challengers elected TO stay
outside OF the booth in the fifth pre-
cinct OF the Tenth ward. They went
inside occasionally to see how the vote
was progressing. They said they were
enjoying their experience very mucn.
Over 300 voters are enrolled In this
precinct and only 20 had voted at a
late hour in the morning. Three wom-
en- voted on the amendments.
AT the rate the people are voting
only about one-half the voters in this
precinct will be accommodated a
clerk in the seventh Of the Tenth told
slow because five or six ballots are
being put in one box. and 1t will take
some time to properly sort all the bal
lots Out of an enrolment OF 700,
just SO had voted in this precinct be-
fore noon. No women are registered
In this precinct"
There was furry OF excitement in
the eighth OF the Eighth this morn
ing, when the clerks were unable to
And the municipal ownership ballots.
After a careful search the precious
ballots were found buried under one
of the boxes. Eighty-one ballots were
cast in this precinct before IL o'clock.
man and his wife acted as SUI
frage challengers in the ninth Of the
Eighth. Six women are enrolled In this
precinct and three managed to neglect
their morning house work long enough
to vote. The total morning vote
was IS.
A strong showing was made by the
early voters in the First ward. The
mayor visited the booth in the seventh
precinct shortly before noon and was
told that $50 votes had been cast,
eight women voting.
The mayor announced that he was
satisfied with the morning vote, al
though he expected to find II a little
larger.
~ think there will be heavy vote
this afternoon as soon as the fac
tories close" said the mayor. ION
account OF the length OF time 1t re.
quires to prepare the ballots | would
urge every voter to go TO the booth
as early as possible. In some OF the
larger precincts the booths are not
large enough to properly accommodate
the voters during the afternoon and
evening rush Another year this in
convenience VIII be remedied."
The mayor was cordially received
at the booths and heard assurances
on all sides that the vote on munich
pal ownership would be large.
In the lower precincts OF the west
side wards suffrage workers were
scarce Monday morning. A few wo-
men braved the chilly blasts and re.
NAMED on the street corners near the
booths to plead their cause with the
early voters. Others. who acted as
ohallengers In the stuffy booths. smil.
ingiy stated that everything was go.
ing along in a satisfactory manner
None 81 the women had any complaint
10 make. although their eyes were red
from the tobacco smoke that Allied the
Looths and II was necessary for them
to leave the booths frequently TO get
l. Il.