The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-10

NA"i 80 NbhAAlAl'f were On mana VI
nearly every booth and members OF
the police department were also seated
within the booths, as close 10 the stove
as possible. If the officers are watch
lul there ough 10 be little trouble.
Tor apparently hey mean 20 stick %
their posts.
Biz BoushaW men were on the
job early Eighteen minutes after the
polls hal opened. - o them had vot.
ed and mad disappeared from the booth
IN the folst OF re Foist There are
o43 registered IN this precinct.
The early vote in the first OF the
Third VAS 20 ont of registration OF
iSt The seconi OF the Thigd showed
- az s 80. 10 was In this precinct
that PIN Ney.lls. Monday night, re
FUSED 10 allow about 40 Negroes. chap
eroned by Abe Ackermau. TO register.
claiming that they We're not qualified.
Abe Ascher Was on hand in the
third precinct ai the Third ward.
Eighteen had voted there 1T $3.50, and
all had voted ne. according 10 Abe,
The Jews are scared by the threat
OF high taxes Y the charter passes. -
he said There won't he a handful
VI ''Npo W. NAN NiaiAC III iAiH PiN'
ciuct
Abe said that the ballots are so
thin that the blue pencil makes q
mark through the paper. so that IL is
easy 10 see how each man votes.
On the table al which the clerks
sat. newspaper lay, folded in such
a manner that the "ad OF the Taxpay'
ers Protective league. with Vote No
Ia huge type al It's head vas very
conspicuous
In the fourth precinct OF the Third
ward, the early vote brought out only
six men.
In the fifth precinct OF the First
ward, there were "a voters out OF a
registration OF III, al S45 This is
In a roomng-house district About
100 removals had been noted
The fifth precinct OF the Second
ward showed 50 early voters in reg
istration OF 790. The sixth precinct
had A. These are strong pro-charter
precincts. and ne comparatively
heavy vote shows that the friends OF
the charter are on the alert. The
fourth precinct had % on, OF a regis.
tration OF Sl3, al 3 o'clock This is
a rooming house district. The sew
enth OF the Second, a silk-stOcking dis.
trict had q in q registration OF 209-
a 10 per cent vote, which is doing
we'll for early in the day
Ia the Fourth ward. seventh dis.
trict 46 had voted al 9:lj; in the
fourth district, 2l in the third dis.
trict OF the Second ward, % in a reg
istration OF 563
The following vote was reported at
80
Eighth ward nfth precinct, where
the large vote will come in late
nine; seventh precinct. 25, Twelfth
ward. eleventh precinct, a pro-charter
district. 30 Ninth ward, fourth pre-
cinct. where little is to be hoped for
10; third precinct rs; Fifteenth ward
Attn precinct. in which Mayor Marx
resides. 40 Twelfth ward, tenth pre-.
cinct, which ought TO go for the char
ter, 30. Twelfth ward. third precinct,
where the vote will be- late. seven;
Sixth ward. seventh precinct. 20
Ia every booth il is predicted that
the count viii be over and lights out
by o'clock. The result OF the cleo
tion viii probably be known with ac-
curacy al the city hall. an hour later.
The citizens charter committee an
nounced that II would start can
vass OF every vote cast, Wednesday,
and would prosecute every Irregular
fly, 10 the full extent OF the law. II
offers a reward Of $500 for evidence
leading 10 conviction OF anyone per-
pctrating d fraud,
II shall issue a warrant for and
= ,.F of ipn ~
or private citizen who lays hands on
a challenger in or near any election
booth, and shall order the release OF
the challenger. said Justice .Jeffrles,
Tuesday morning when he heard Of
an opinion which Assistent Corpora
ton Counsel Atkinson has given Po-
lice Commissioner Gillespie
Mr. Atkinson ruled, virtually, that
challengers bearing credentials OF a
civic organization have no special
rights
I'm the event that there Is unrea-
sonable congestion in the voting
houses. the election officials may deem
IL wise 10 designate those with ere
dentials as among those who may re.
main, thus avoiding friction, Mr.. At
kinson ruled
The fact that this is not a party
election, Mr. Atkinson holds. abolishes
whatever special rights challengers
may have.
Nothing is authority for holding
that others may not view the proceed
ings from outside the rail- says Mr..
Atkinson Under this ruling, II ts
quite possible for the booth officials
to pack the space with their friends
and bar out accredited challengers.
Members OF the citizens charter
committee on hearing of Mr.. Atkin-
sons opinion, appealed to Justice
Je1ries. who declared, Indignantly.
that his court will protect the chal-
lengers.
Mayor Marx has announced that in
case the charter fails to carry he will
ask the common council 10 submit
"al the vital proposed changes" to a
vote Of the people as piecemeal
amendments.
Some of the features which ! think
are ridiculous | will not recon-
mend he said.
He did not enumerate those which
he thinks ridiculous. but II Is evi
dent that those which endanger his
official life. such as the non-partisan
ballot. are ridiculous" I'm his eyes