The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-03
Reports at Noon Indicate
Sixty-five Per Cent of Bal
lots POlled at City Pre-
cincts.
MANY VOTE STRAIGHT
Citizens in Strong Progress
Sive Districts Mark Choice
Quickly-Others Indicate
Much Scratching.

At noon today it was estimated
from reports received from political
workers of the various parties that at
least sixty-five per cent of the regis
tered vote in Richmond was in and
workers at Progressive, Republican
and Democratic headquarters would
not be much surprised if over 95 per
cent of the vote had been polled by s
O'Clock this afternoon.
In several precincts 1t was reported
that the vote was being polled rapidly,
indicating that the voters were voting
straight for the most part. AS the
majority of these precincts have been
strongly Progressive in the past, the
encouraging to the committeeman at
Progressive headquarters.
In large number of precincts the
voting was slow, and it was frequent
sight to see rows of men lined up
waiting their turn to enter the polling
places. They waited patiently for the
most part, and nearly all of them kept
their places until their turn came,
which was big factor in the polling
OF such large vote by noon.
Indicates Scratching.
In those precincts where the voters
marking their ballots poll workers for
the various parties agreed that this in
dicated considerable scratching. 1t is
believed that most of the scratching is
on the county ballot.
Apparently the average Richmond
voter is not holding strictly to party
lines in making his selections for coun-
ty and township officers.
Reports from various parts Of the
county indicate that the vote is COM
ing In almost as rapidly as it is in
Richmond, and that the voters are not
wasting much time in the preparation
of their ballots. There reports are
more gratifying to the Progressive
workers than to the Democrats and
Republicans, for the county outside of
Richmond was strongly Progressive
two years ago.
The election up to noon today was
being conducted as cleanly as it was
expeditiously in Richmond There was
no trouble at any of the polls up to
| that hour. and very few men who had
failed to qualify themselves at the
registration attempted to cast their
votes.
Price More Confident.
Progressive County Chairman J. c.
AISC was lOudy OI d COIu.
plete victory for his party. Republi-
cans, while hoping for a victory all
along the line privately admit that
they will be satisfied if two or three
of their candidates for county offices
are elected. They really believe that
H. c. Fox will be reelected for judge.
The Democrats, while claiming every
thing. will be satisfied if two or three
of their county candidates are elected.
The Socialists, who cast q vote of
$40 two years ago. are confident that
today over 1000 votes will be cast for
their candidates.
At the various polling places in
Wayne township reports were that the
100000 Purtelle traction subsidy pro-
posal would be defeated by large ma
jority. Reports from Boston township
where a $4,000 subsidy proposal for
the same line is being voted on. indi-
cate its defeat there.
Indications in Richmond are that the
state centennial memorial will be lost
in Richmond. but the vote on the con-
stitutfonal convention proposal probab-
ly will be close, with the indication
that the majority of the total votes
cast will favor the calling of this con-
vention. This proposal is much more
favored in the precincts outside the
city.