South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-07

tire day urging their lTleu0s TO get
out and vote. 10 was reported that
one candidate had five machines in
charge OF his cO-workers that were.
lining up the voters in the west end
and in the big seventh ward.
10 word was received from the
rural districts where a heavy vote
Is always polled. II was expected
that the farmers and others living
in the country would turn out in
good numbers. however.
Constant vigilance was exercised
by party workers and election Of
fcials 10 insure that there was
no illegal voting or that no
mistakes I'm casting the ballot
we're made. Deputy election
sheriffs were especially careful in
the west end, and refused TO allow
more than three voters at a time in
the voting rooms.
In the fourth precinct of the sec
ond ward there were 30 votes cast
before o'clock this morning. There
had been 81 woes cast at 1890
O'Clock. The greatest rush was eX-
pected in the afternoon az both the
third and fourth precincts.
Few estimates as 20 the compare
tive strength Of the two parties in
voting were made by the election
officials Save in one or two in
stances. the poll was about even. In
the third precinct Of the sixth ward,
IL was said that of a total Of so
votes cast, IS had applied for demo-
cratic ballots. This precinct has al
WAYS been strongly democratic. In
the third and fourth precincts of the
eccond ward the voting in the morn
ing was swinging republican. Demo-
cratic leaders said that this would
be offset by heavy democratic vote
which would be cast in the after
noon.
Many states Seen.
Many states were in evidence Mon
dav night and early Tuesday. The
printed states did not bear the names
of the candidates but merely gave
their numbers. The states varied so
greatly. however. that one naturally
"neutralzed" the other. The states
we're made by both parties and bore
the numbers of some of the favored
candidates.
There was practically no chal-
longing of voters during the morn
ing.
me election everywhere seemed
10 be working tremendously. The
only attempted challenge so far as
il is known was made down in the
second precinct Of the first ward
when one democratic voter was
halted on the grounds of nOn-resi-
dence.
Following is a partial list of the
votes cast up until IL o'clock, with
the 1914 registration.
Voting Light i'm south End.
During the forenoon the voting in
the south side was light. In the sec
ond precinc. of the fifth ward there
had been only rs votes cast at noon
and the prediction there was that
not more than 80 of the normal 450
would be east. The heaviest voting
at nearly all the fifth and seventh
ward precincts was expected after 4
O'Clock for the reason that most of
the factories were TO close at that
time ina order TO give employees a
chance 20 vote. With the exception
of the fourth precinct of the seventh
ward, where IL was expected that
close to the normal vote of 500
would be reached by 6 o'clock. il
was the belief Of the election clerks
that full returns could be ready 10y
Il o'clock tonight at the latest. This
allowed for twice the time usually
spent in tabulating returns.
In the second precinct of the sew
enth ward there were So votes cast
by 1880. The normal vote is 575.
IN the fourth precinct OF the sew
enth ward there We're go votes cast
at IL o'clock. A total of close 20 500
was expected during the day. Only
s. votes had been cast at il o'clock
IN the first precinct of the seventh.
The normal vote is over 500. In the
third precinct OF the fifth ward,
where the normal vote is 420 there
were IS votes cast at 1850. one
challenge in this precinct was the
only one in five precincts of the two
wards during the forenoon.
Expect Afternoon Rush.
At Il O'Clock 126 ballots had been
cast in the third precinct of the
fourth ward. az the poll located at
in this precinct and it was expected
there would be a rush ON the polls
after = o'clock. The voting was
evenly split between the republicans
and dem oSrats. although the repub-
iicans predicted the heaviest vote in
the precinct. which has always been
democratic. This was denied los the
democrats who claimed members Of
that party would east the heavier
vote before the day was over.
At l o'clock 1873 votes had been
cast in the first precinct of the NTH
ward. the polls being located az the
sidney Unger cigar store ON +. JEFF
ferson blvd. AT the last election
there We're practically 400 votes
cast in this precinct. Dope had it
that the republicans were exceeding
Is active in this precinct and had
outnumbered the democrats who
had voted.
Voters In the tnird ward were
rather inactive during the morning.
Al O'Clock 1872 men had east their
ballot I'm the first precinct Of the
urara A fha last a1o-afiau aen voted