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

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vote Nay Reach 1900.
Predictions are freely made by
those who are around the booths
that the total vote In the city Will
reach $4,000.
"A morning canvass OF the vote In
the east side districts indicated that
a record vote would be cast during
the day and evening. The old poll
tlcians looked upon the actions Of
the early voters with disQuietude.
They were plainly bewildered. and
the majority refused to make any
kind OF a prediction excep. that tho
vote would be heavy.
Naturally. the vote was compsra-
lively light in the upper precincts OF
the wards east Of the Third ward
boundary line. because the voters In
these districts are mostly working
men used to voting after 6 o'clock
In the evening. A heavy evening
vote Is looked for In these precincts.
In many precincts the morning
vote was almost ~ heavy 40 the
morning vote at . general election,
where there IL . big list OF candi-
dates to draw the voters to the
polls.
The heaviest morning vote on the
east side was cast In the seventh
precinct of the Seventh ward.. whore
237 male voters and Is women cast
ballots before IL O'Clock. Over 81
women are registered In this pre-
cinct. Another unusually big pre-
cinct vote 10 being recorded In the
nth precinct OF the Fifteenth ward.
Medium and Mack-aves.. whore 17y
men and Is women voted before
II 40 o'clock. More than 400 new
voters registered In this precinct.
Monday. including ~ women.
erines Baby 70 PeIIs.
One woman left ner baby In .
cab outside the booth In this pre-
cinct while she went in to vote. She
freely admitted that she voted
against the street car plan. Her
husband being out of town. she said
che wanted to make sure that the
family registered one vote against
II.
III the "Foist Of de Foist" voting
was brisk after 8 o'clock. The
presence OF two burly challengers
In the booth prepared to take down
the name and address of every vot-
er seemed to have a depressing ef-
feet on de boys until BILLY" Bou-
shaw got busy and trotted them over
to the polling place. The news that
q Burns detective was in the booth
watching the vote caused de boys"
to be a bit backward at nrst. At
1910 o'clock, Boushaw had voted 50
of his colony. Boushaw has prom
ised to deliver his precinct to the
supporters of the street car plan BY
handsome margin.
The morning vote In other lower
precincts was: First OF the Elevs
enth, IS. including two women: 6rst
OF the Thirteenth, So; nrst Of the
Fifteenth, g.. including six women:
first OF the Seventeenth, 90. includ-
ing Ave women: fourth OF the Sew.
entecnth, A, including three women:
second OF the Seventeenth. ia.
including l2 women.
In the upper precincts a great
deal Of interest Is being manifested
In the street car plan. The new
registration has been heavy in most
Of these precincts.
The eighth precinct Of Ia Sew
enteenth ward voted 81 men and
two women before IL o'clock: the
seventh precinct list showed that
r.. including six women, had voted.
There were no challengcrs In the
upper precinct booths.
1--WE are honest and don't need
watching" said the chairman OF
the seventh Of the Seventeenth.
when you refer to us. kindly call
us the honest election board"
The morning count In some Of the
upper precincts was: Fifth OF the
Thirteenth. 65, including two WON.
en-; sixth Of the Eleventh, 60; ninth
OF the Ninth, 40; seventh of the
Fifth. "a; sixth OF the Fifth. IS;
sixth OF the Third. 80. One woman
is registered in the sixth OF the
Third, but she did not visit the
booth during the morning. In many
or the other precincts, especially In
the Polish districts. no women we're
registered.
Political Workers Scarce.
During a trip around the east side
OF the city. not political worker
was seen. Only one automobile with
q banner, Vote 7es." was seen and
that was alongside q booth In the
Seventeenth ward. There were nu-
merous Job holders and city Kali
hangers-on In the booths. serving -
clerks. there being nothing In the
law to prevent this. The better
known ward politicians. however.
were conspicuous BY their absence.
Not an alderman was encountered
during the entire trip. In the
booths, especially whers burly chal.
lengers were stationed, there was
little talk about the car plan or
anything else savorins Of politics.