The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-02


Big Burns detectives warmed
their sl.ins 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
ballot. Ii is the intention OF the
league to check over these names
and trouble Is promised II any at
tempt is made at fraud.
"Billy" Boushaw. boss OF the
"Folst 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
Billy" smiling I'm the direction OK
the Burns man. I'VE 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,
BILLY" said he did not look for an
overly heavy vote, Within ID min
utes after the booth had been open
ed, 10 votes were registered in
Bousnaw's booth. The names and
ddresscs OF the voters was careful
ly noted by the Burns detective.
In the first OF the Third, Estima-
tor "Dick" Kramer's precinct, which
has promised the administration a
heavy vote for the car plan, bust
ness was noticeably duh. The booth
was open for 20 minutes before
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
ut fraud was made in the booth.
was on duty.
I'VE do not look for heavy vote
here" said the chairman. "We have
no objection to challengers being
present from any of the leagues,
and there will be no trouble here"
THE people have rapidly sickened
Of the fight during the last few
days, and I am positive that many
voters will Intentionally remain
away from the polls. In my pre-
cinct l look for q small vote. about
evenly divided. am not asking my
friends to vote che way or the 9th
err. II is different when a friend OF
mine is running. then fellow feels
like getting out and doing some
work"
Before 9 O'Clock inc vote in the
following precincts was: Fourth OF
the Third. l. sixth Of the Fifth, Z:
fourth OF the Seventh, 3; sixth of
the Fifth, 4.
In markeG contrast to the vote in
these precincts was the large early
vote cast in the upper precincts OF
the First ward. These precincts are
located in the better residential dis
tricts. In the fifth of the First, rs
ballots were cast before 3 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
IL
was made of the efforts Of the Hon
est Election league to prevent fraud.
and said:
II don't care FOR them there Burns
detectives. They can sit around the
booth all they want
Abe Ascher, who Is king OF the
third precinct of the Third ward.
did not arrive at the booth until az
ter his board had started to work.
Abe explained that he was out late
the night before with q friend and
was feeling tired.
II look for a 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
woman. There were 112 new regis
trations here yesterday, IS Of them
women.
In the first district of the Sixth,
five votes was the total for the first
hour and none Of the five women
registered in the precinct had turned
out yet. There were 60 new regis.
trations yesterday, and about 80 lost
by removals.
The first precinct of the Second
ward, with its election house on the
postofIice sidewalk across from
Frank Hibbler's hotel, was a very
peaceful place at 8 o'clock. Thir-
teen votes had been cast and that
did not include any of the three wo-
men 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
the rounds OF some of the lower
precincts early, Tuesday morning.
They found conditions quiet.