The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-06

socialist hall on Walnut street where
Mr.. Boylan's speakers drew a packed
house Mr.. johnson was addressing
the biggest meeting of the entire
campaign at the Fay opera house.
His speech extended for about; so
minutes and was clean and able
effort.
Election Day Quite.
At II o'clock Monday night the
saloons were closed by order of Chief
of Police Rice and remained closed
all day election day. The voting was
heavy during all Of the daylight hours
and the total vote was we'll up to the
registration mark. Some few votes
were sworn in at each of the polling
places but there were few challenges
and no charges of voting corruption
followed the final announcement of
the results.
Street sentiment had indicated the
election of Mr.. -Boylan for ten days
before the day Of voting but the sup
porters Of both the Messrs McGhee
and Johnson were confident of their
election.
The Election News.
News Of the election returns was
first given to the people of the city
by the Virginia Enterprise The En-
terprise stationed reporters in every
ward and through the courtesy Of
the Royal theatre was enabled to
throw the returns on a screen across
the street from the Royal with the
aid of a motion picture machine The
city had never had a better election
return service. The total vote of the
city was announced at 9:O3, within
three minutes after the polls had clos
ed. From that time on until the final
results were announced there was an
uninterrupted bulletin service indicat-
ing everything of interest with regard
10 the results. The Enterprise bulle-
tined the election of Fred Verville as
city treasurer, the first definite re-
suit at 10 o'clock. 1t announced the
election Of Mr.. Boylan as mayor and
gave his majority at 11:05 within
three minutes after the judges at the
First ward polling place had conlplet-
ed the count of the ballots. Three big
crowds packed the Royal theatre to
hear the returns while hundreds stood
in the streets outside and others
thronged the lobby Of the Hotel Or
monde, Finch's cigar store and the
Manhattan cafe. The service was uni
versally pronounced by the crowd the
best ever given in the city and was
an effective bit of advertising for the
Virginia Enterprise.
Mayor Boylan Hears Returns.
Mayor Boylan was at the Enter
prise election returns headquarters
from 10: o'clock until the final result
was announced and assisted the report
ers in tabulating the returns. From
9 o'clock until the good night" bull
letin was posted there was a steady
stream of telephone calls and the re-
suit was generally known over the
city within ten minutes after the
First ward votes were counted. Calls
came frequently from other range
towns for election news indicating the
general interest over all the range in
the outcome. Reporters of the En-
terprise were the first to congratulate
Mayor-elect Boylan. Mr.. Boylan was
pleased. beyond expression while he
had been confident through the even
ing and led from the time the first re-
turns were received. While the final
returns were being received band
was waiting for Mr.. Boylan in the
theatre below and when his election
was finally announced there were
cheers from the big street crowd anc
there followed Immediately a big
demonstration in his honor. Mr.
IBoylan made talk to the crowd at the
corner of Chestnut street and Wyom
ling avenue:
"Gentlemen," he said, "this is thu
happiest moment Of my life wan
to thank you all for the support yo,
|gave me. You are all my friends, ever!
one of you, whether you voted for M
or not. want your further supper
in making a success of my admin
istration as mayor. have no grudge
to even up with anybody"
One of the first to congratulate MI
Boylan was Edward c. A. Johnson
: one of the defeated candidates 70
mayor. Mr.. Johnson spent the lat
hours Of the evening at his home witt
{ a few friends. He finally located MI
/ Boylan on the telephone. "Congratu
3 lations, Nike" said he, II am wit
! you and you can depend on me t
]. help you in any way that I can +
make a success Of your administra