The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-11-07

at stake putting i'm their best licks at
all times, yet with an absence of en-
thusiasm, upon the part of the gen
eral public, hat has marked most
former presidential campaigns. the
battle of the ballots in Madison to-
day was featured by the amount of
toll devoted by electors to marking
the four sheets of paper which were
handed to the individual voters.
Largely due to the fact that the
number of booths in the four city
wards were limited, and hat it re-
CURED from a few to many minutes,
according to the voters familiarity
with the party tickets, amendments
and referred laws, to i~ntelligently
mark the ballots. voting was going
on almost continually in the various
precincts, and there were long pc
RODS when the electors were COM
PEELED to wait their turns at the polls.
Joviaiity Contagious.
1t was, for the most part. however,
a good natured lot of voters. Com
plants were few, the waits being TAX
en- at a matter of course. An over
cast sky throughout nearly the entire
day did not have the effect of lessen
ing the exchange of cheerful bicker-
ings between voters and candidates
or active party workers.
Women shared with the men cleo
pioneering honors. Lady adherents
of the suffrage and temperance
amendments, while keeping a trifle
more than the prescribed distance
from the polls. were on the ground
early. Not only did they put in a
word where they believed ii would
have a beneficent effect, but they
made a generous distribution of lit
erature, which included the follow
ing printed advice Vote Yes on
the seventh amendment, then booze
can never touch our children" Vote
Yes on the sixth amendment-giye
mother a right TO vote for home and
children" The present is the most
spirited campaign South Dakota
women have waged.
offices Closed.
Banks and county offices were
closed during the day and the post
office was Chased after IL O'Clock in
the forenoon. There were two de-
liveries of mail in the morning in the
business section, and one delivery in
the morning in the residence district.
There was a pronounced absence
; of strangers in the city. Passenger
trains which ordinarily bring dozens
of transients to the city on nearly
every trip, today discharged nothing
like their usual quota of travellers.
That commercial men generally are
voting at home was made evident.
+, Where twenty or more would not be
an unusual number of travelling
! salesman to reach the city on Tues
day forenoon, only one or two regis
tered here this morning.
A large number of votes were
sworn in. In the First ward ii was
/ necessary to obtain a second supply
of affidavits. Two or three foreign
born residents of legal age were un-
der the impression that they were not
privileged to vote after having made
their declaration of intention Of be.
coming a United States citizens. an
less having obtained their naturaliz.
alton papers. They were rounded NJ
by party candidates.
One $500 Bet.
III II tOllStI AdAlNtA3 tNNliilaAih AhA
more than $1,000 will change hands
in Madison on the outcome OF the
election. Nearly all of the wagers
that have been made here have beer
made on the candidates for president
Local democrats conceded the cleo
ton of Norbeck to the g~overnorshiE
by a substantial majority. 4 few
small wagers are said TO have beer
laid on the suffrage and temperance
results. Two Madison men are re
ported to have bet $500 on the presi
dental outcome. A number Of $Jt
and $25 bets were placed today. al
even money. A report circulated tina
odds were being placed on Hughes il
the east, did not affect the local bet
ting.
Good Vote Looked For.
1t is thought that the vote toda.
will be a heavy one. Election judge
said this afternoon that while it ha
been learned that a considerable
number of qualified voters are out o
the city, some had arranged to vot'
by mail. 1t WIS estimated that clos
to 100 votes would have been sworn
in at the four city wards before tn
polls closed at 5 o'clock.
The judges OF election did not holt
a very optimistic view of the ballo
totaling. Some were inclined to thinl
that they would be extremely forum
ate IL they had finished the count b.
the early morning hours.
The election officers were as fol
lows:
First Ward-W. M. Downs, super
intendent; James Keegan and l.. w
lUnzelman. judges, and Charles Jone
and Horace Huxford, clerks.
Sncnnd Ward--W A Drake sinner