The Detroit times., 1916-11-07
ELECTION CROOKS,
FEARING ARREST,
KEEP HANDS OFF
1coatiaasA from rsE. oosl

upiift we're on nand AZ eFctt 20 .
and were particuisrlg coEsr..Hu
and aggressive IN tho prro.nl
where irregularities have been dis
covered
Vets were engaged IN death
struggle. They manned each booth
with chailengers They sent men
10 distrihute cards ard circulars ay
the thousands Az each booth tGe
paid empioys of tho Home Rllo
league, With bis stack of literaiu,
usually found a swest Aced mother
" woman or a girl standing only q
few yards away from him. pr1y.d
ing each voter with a card .nst-u~'
ing him 20 vote 70 defeat The saloon
interests.
"WetG" Working Hard
saIoonkeepers and their friend
covered the city in their aUtoml-
q bilcs 10 escort men 20 The polls On
two occasions automobiles bearing
great an'i-prchitition banners car
ned material evidence ~ ths sf.f
for which their owner stands a car
touring the Fifth ward was j.5e-
ally stocked with whisky Arofrfr
was encountered IN The seventh
which provided alcoholic persuasion
10 the voter
Even In tho wards where t-aut-
were uncovered challenge We're
comparatively few and only sw8.
percentage ~ tho votes challenged
were not allowed
Billy Bousbaw's first ~ tho First
OF course. was On exception Atao
only So votes were cas-; mp 20 11.+5
o'clock this morning. % OF them
were challenged
Contests o. the election are 80
bitterly drawn that sentiment "a
NJ. general Wards which are usu-
ally considered stronghoids % the
Democrats party. have precincts H.
which mnch sentiment iu favor ot
Mayor Marx is heard The seventh
IL good example. aitho the big
vorkingmen's vote in the evening is
expected 20 overcome this on the
other hand. outlying wards which
Normally are heavily Republican
have strong forces ~ Connolly
workers. Connolly challenges arc
found IN almost every booth
The fac. that women appear 70
be taking lively interest In the
library and school board propost
ticns Is strengthening the chances
OF the prohibition forces In most
cases. the women accompany their
husbands to ths polls Wet sent!-
ment appears strong on the east
side. In the north Woodward and
northwestern section OF the city, dry
sentiment appears TO predominant
Ia the lowest west side. II appears
10 be about evenly divided.
Lid Is on Tight.
No I'D ever locked more tightly
On the saloons thar did the one
which the police let drop this cleo
ton day.
Even tne few places which wise
nen-about-town fall back on IN last
emergencies. were closed The 20
lice department had 100 plain
clothes men scattered thru the city
70 enforce the liquor law. Apparent
~ they rad little TO do. for the
word seems 10 have gone out among
the saloonkeepers that their chance
Of defeating the prohibition amend.
msnt woulc be lessened II they pre-
sented TO the voter the spectacle Of
op~n law violation. and then asked
him 20 approve OF it by his vote
The lengths 20 which the booze
gang has gone 10 sew up the vote
of the ignorant is shown in the
cards which are being distributed
about the booths and other places
They do the talking for the voter.
"Mr. Chairman is the way the
cards are headed. They make for.
nal demand for instructions 20 vote
mo" on prohibition and yes" on the
socalled "home-rule amendment
In spite OF the most generous op-
portunity to register ever offered De.
troit voters, there was the usual mul-
titude OF "I-didnt-knov" citizens In
the council chamber OF the city hall
Tuesday morning. seeking 2 chance
TO vote. tho they we're not regis
tered.
Many Voters oisfrsnehlsed.
To these the election commission
turned a cold shoulder They were
informed that registration closed las,
Thursday.
Members OF the commission were
surprised NJ the number OF voters
who were lef: behind in spite OF an
pie opportunity to qualify. Ranged
around the long table In the cham.
Der thfuout the morning wac a con
tinuous crowd ot complaining and
fsgruntled electors who walled a..
being robbed OF their franchise
The commission also was Eepr
busy taking care OF registered voters
who had been Improperly entered on
The books and were tho victims ~
other techadpI pittakes that did rot
disquallfy them CITY Clerk Lind.
say accommodated these voters un-
der his au;hori,y from the commits
sion TO correct tho registration lists.
The United States government
vigilance bureau in the district at
torney's ofiice was not greatly ia cyi.
dtnce Tuesday morning
An announcement bad been made
Monday that District Attorney Kin
pano and his assistants would be on