The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-02
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tricts dad the early voters turn out
In fair NUMBERS and they seemed TO
10 generally opposed to the car
plan.
Big Burns detectives warmed
their siins In the suspected pre-
cincts, mostly In the lower portions
OF the east side wards. and their
presence may have been responsible
for the light early morning vote.
The Burns detectives and the chal-
lengers Of the Honest Election
league copied the name and address
of each voter when he applied for q
ballot. II IL the intention OF the
league to check over these names
and trouble Is promised II any at
tempt II made at fraud.
BILLY" Boushaw. boss OF the
"Foist of de Foist." was personally
directing the organization of the
board when the Times reporter Wis
tied the booth. early Tuesday morn
ing. A hurley Burns detective was
seated back Of the railing.
Sure. he's good fellow" said
"Biily," smiling in the direction of
the Burns man. We will treat him
| all right. Nothing wrong goes on
In this booth and they can send all
| the challengers down here they like.
The more challengers. the better ]
like IT," $40
BILLY" said he did not look for an
overly heavy vote. Within Is min
utes after the booth had been open
ed, 10 votes were registered In
Boushaw's booth. The names and
addresses Of the voters was careful
ly noted by the Burns detective.
In the nrst OF the Third, Estima
tor "Dick" Kramer's precinct, which
has promised the administration 9
heavy vote for the car plan, bust
| ness was noticeably dull. The booth
was open for 20 minutes before a
single vote had been cast. A chal
lenger Of the Honest Election
league. who looked physically capa
BILE of seeing to II that no attempt
at fraud was made In the booth
was ON duty.
I'VE do not look for q neavy vote
here" said the chairman. I'VE have
no objection to challengers being
present from any Of the leagues
and there will be no trouble here
1.-THE people have rapidly sickenet
OF the light during the last few
days, and I am positive that many
voters will Intentionally remain
away from the polls. In my pre-
cinct look for q small vote, abou,
evenly divided. am not asking my
friends to vote one way or the 9th
er. II IL different when a friend OF
mine is running. then fellow feels
like getting out and doing some
work."
Before 8 O'Clock the vote in the
following precincts was: Fourth OF
the Third. 1; sixth of the Fifth, Z:
fourth Of the Seventh. 3; sixth OF
the Fifth. 4.
In marked contrast to the vote in
these precincts was the large early
vote cast In the upper precincts o!
the First ward. These precincts are
located in the better residential dis
tricts. In the NTH Of the First, rs
ballots were cast before o'clock
In the next precinct, the fourth, IL
votes were In.
Jim" Novels precinct, the second
Of the Third. was also quiet. Only
four votes had been registered a.
$3.50 o'clock.
Novels was standing outside the
booth. He laughed when mention
was made OF the efforts of the Hon.
est Election league to prevent fraud
and said:
Il don't care FOR them there Burns
detectives. They can sit around the
booth al they want"
Abe Ascher, who IL king of the
third precinct of the Third ward.
did not arrive at the booth until at.
ter his board had started to work.
Abe explained that he was out late
the night before with o friend and
was feeling tired.
II look for . light vote on the
street car PLAN" said Abe. who has
always been regarded as a sort OF
political oracle.
The first district OF the Eighth
ward showed 81 votes for the first
hour and one Of them was cast by a
woman. There were 112 new regis.
trations here yesterday, Is Of them
women.
In the FIRST district Of the Sixth,
hve votes was the total for the first
hour apd mono OF the i've women
registered in the precinct had turned
out yet. There were so new regis
trations yesterday, and about 80 lost
by removals.
The FIRST precinct Of the Second
ward. with its election house on the
postoflics sidewalk across from
Frank Hibbler's hotel, was very
peaceful place at o'clock. Thir-
teen votes had been cast and that
did not include any of the three wo-
mon who are entitled to vote there.
Detective William ]. Burns, head
Of the great detective agency bear
ing his name. and several members
Of tho Honest Election league. made