The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-07
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and were PARTICULAR .0rsI '.ual
and aggressive I'm the p~,rIar
where Irregularities have been e..
covered
Vets were engaged IN death
struggle They manuod each boo %
with challenRe-s They sent men
10 distribute cards ard r.rcIiars at
The thonsands Al each booth the
paid emDloye n The Home It1.n
league. with bis stack of iteraiu-..
USUALLY found "A SWEEP FACED mother.
~ woman or girl standing ,miy
few Yards away from him, prov a.
ing each voter with a card instruct
INK him 20 vote 20 defeat the saloon
Interests
"Wsts" Working Hard
saioonkeepcrs and their friend
covered the CITY in fh,.r autoun
bilcR 10 escort men 20 fSe polls ON
two occasions au'om0 f.Irs bearing
great prohibition banners car
ried mate-isl evidence uf tte stun
for which their owner stands car
touring The Fifth ware WAS Hue-
ally stocked with whisky Another
was encoun crcC .u tho Seven ="
which prov ded alcoholic pcrslas p
20 the voter
Even In the wards where f-aafs
were uncovered challenges 0r-e
comparatively few and nulr @ sma.
percentage ~ tho votes challenged
we're nor allowed
Billy DoushaW A-s- ~ the FIRST.
OF course. was an execution AFr7
only S. votes were cast MP fo .I.4S
O'Clock tbs morning - OF 'sem
were challenged
Contests o. the election are SO
bitterly irawr hat sentiment
n. general Warts Which are uFa-
ally considered s,ronEh7.ts ~ 'ra
Democrat, party haze rrecincfs So
which much sentiment '- favor ~
Mayor Marx = heard The seVer'
IL good example. althC The h'E
vcrkingmcn's vote in The evening isl
expected 20 overcome this On 'ae
other hand outlying wards which (
ntrmaliy arc heavily Republican (
have strong forces ~ Counolv I
workers. Connolly cha'lerEe-s are .
fOUHu lU AhilhF. VI ~ A''f....
The fac. that women appear -
be taking a lively Interest IN rhs
library and school board proros
items IL Strengthening 'he chances
OF the prohibition forces In uos'
cases. the women accompany thair
husbands 10 the polls Wet ser''
ment appear strong on the east
side. In the north Woodward and
northwestern section OF The city. DR.
sentiment appears 10 predominant
Ia the lowest west side. IL 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 TIE few places which wise
nen-about-town fall back on In last
emergencies, were closed The 20
lice department had 100 plain
clothes mer scattered thru the city
20 enforce the liquor law. Apparent I
iy they Rad little 20 do. FOR the 4
word seems 10 have gone out among 4
the saloorkeepers that their chance /
OF defeating the prohibition amend
ment woulc be lessened IL they pre-
scented 10 the voter the spectacle -
open law violation, and then asked
him TO approve Of Il BY his vote
The lengths 10 which the booze
gang has gone 10 sew up the vote
OF the ignorant is shown In the
cards which are being distributed 4
about the booths and other places
They do the talking FOR the voter
'Mr Chairman is ths way the
cards are headed They make for
NAL demand for instructions 10 vote
mo- on prohibition ard yes" on the
socalled "home-r1le amendment
In spite Of the most generous op-
portunity 10 register ever offered be
troit voters. there was the usual mul
tItude OF 'T-didntknow" citizens IN
the council chamber ~ The city hall
Tuesday morning. seeking chance
TO vote, tho they we're not regis
tered.
Many Voters oisfr2nehise5
To these the election commission
turned a cold shoulder. They we're
informed that registration closed last
Thursday.
Members OF the commission were
surprised At the number OF voters
who were LEI. behind In spite OF an
pie opportunity 20 qualify. Ranged
around the long table IN the cham
Der turnout the morning vac = con
tnuous crowd %, complaining and
o:ssruntlod electors sho vailed ~ .
being robbed OF thei, franchise
The commission also was kept I
busy taking care Of registered vot ers
who had been improperly entered on
the books and were tho vcgms ~ .
other techuNal nAs'ak0s 'ha' diI nor
disoualify them C'v Clerk land .
say accommodated these voters IN
der bis AUTHORITY from the commits
sion to correct tho registration lists.
The United States government
vigilance bureau in The district a.
iorney's Office was not greatly IN cyl.
dence Tuesday morning
An announcement had been made
Mondsy that District Attorney Xii.
rane and his assistants would boz On
duty IN their ofIlccs Ia The federal
guiding thruout the iav tr receive