South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-07
Million and a Half Hold Bal
anCe of Power and Have
Election 0OpeSterS
Far at Sea.
100000 ARE CASTING
BALLOTS IN ILLINOIS
Arrive at Booths Before
Breakfast - Rival Man.
ayers Claim Fair Voters
Are with U.s."
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CHICAGO, Nov. THE algebraic
KS" on this hectic day-the $780,
600 women voters-trekked TO the
polls i'm large numbers this morning
with the politically dreaded bal
ance of power" in their handb bags.
They went about their work very
seriously and with every indication
of earnestness-at least in Chicago
while campaign managers, district
captains precinct bosses and COM
mon wa. heelers looked on with
doubt and misgiving.
They can't be figured on vail
ed one captain, down in the first
ward-the famous first-made so by
the political peregrinations of Bath
House John" and "Hinky Dink."
The wall seemed general The
W omen were the political thOrns in
the side of the dOpesters. And there
are 100000 of these thorns scat
tered throughout II states.
100000 Women i'm Illinois.
In Illinois alone, approximately
100000 women are voting for pres
ident today These figures are
based on the registration, and al
lowances made for the many who
undoubtedly viii not cast their bal
lots. In Chicago alone there are
more than 100000.
Publicly campaign managers On
both sides are prOclaiming TO lie
high heavens that the women are
with US" Privately they admit
they don't know any more about
how the women are voting than
their questioners. The wall of the
precinct captain, They can't be fig
ured on" seemed TO fit the case per-
fectly.
The banoting of the women in
Chicago early was heavy. There
were only "A few in line when the
polls opened at "a. m, but starting
a half hour later they came in
seemingly never ending numbers.
and by s o'clock thousands had
voted. This decpite the advance
figuring Of the wiseacres that the
women won't be around till they We
powdered their noses"
Go tn Polls Early.
Mrs. and Miss Chicago went 10
the voting booths this morning
without powdering her nose. Judging
from the early balloung. Fair
weather and the hot campaigns
which have been conducted i'm Chi
cagO were largely responsible for
this. politicians said. Chicago and
Illinois have just passed through
city. state and national campaigns
that for bitterness have never been
equalled, veterans say. The women
vote has been the main bone of con-
tention Political managers have in
a general way counselled women
voters to follow the male voters. But
they very frankly admit they don't
know whether they have succeeded
or not.
Charges that women were being
nisled By scheming hangers-on into
voting opposite TO their convictions
appeared early. In several wards il
was reported TO the police that
women had asked how 10 mark their
ballots for either democratic or re-
publican candidates and had been
told wrongly The charges became
AAAANFNt tNN AAAN tAttl ~ '-A N'f'tN anu
promised 10 make some 18th hour
fireworks.
As reports continued 10 sift into
the various headquarters during the
forenoon, If became increasingly
evident that the early ballotine
would break all records for both
men and women. The greatest rush
OF womeV came between Z and 10
o'clock. and from then on ii slump
cd percepubly until > o'clock when
10 was figured the greater mass OF
them would descend on the booths.
But never again can IL be laid on
the doorstep n femininity that il is
Indifferent 90 the sliHgs and arrows
Of political fortune. Illinois wOm-
en- demonstrated today by going 10
the polls-mauy of them without
their breakfasts and the usual
morning coimeure-that they are i'm
this old political game from bell 20
he'll. They were given the vote
and they voted.
Reports from other states where
women were voting today indicated
generally the same condition Of af-
fairs