The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-29

~ EaTUluE iNt mysterious CIVIC bpu r.
scattered among The first six wards
and extending from the river to the
city limits showed that 1917 Repub-
lean votes had been cast against 1876
Democratic votes. or approximateIy
eight 10 one Normally these pre-
cincts represent about $500 votes
Thus il VIII be seen about 90 PEI
cent OF the vote had been cast al
noon in tho precincts considered.
Marx scatters Fsvors.
Mayor Marx Tore a smile. Tues
day noon, after deyoting the entire
worning 10 tour Of polling places
The mayors party covered - OF the
2S5 districts in Detroit and dis
'rihutcd Marx balloons. prrpermtf
and literature hbcrally.
'Its al for you Oscar" was the
Nhi peyed message his Eenchman
bad for the MAYOR, a. b. arrived al
,ho majority of H., polling places
ST tied.
The ma or dil not seem perturp
eel by The talk Of uopester- that tn
light Democratic vote found up 10
he noon hou, indicated THAI Q large
part az IN Democrats support
would lr away from homo during
the dp.. pre- una ~ on p friendly
visit TO DIVE q. DufielG. Their
was much spaouratiCn heard as TO
-hc real meaning Cr the light IcmO-
cratic vote indicated whether il
mean DuMcll support to beat Marx
and help "ornoll, in November, or
whether i, mean thar r,aav Demo
cratic voters haI s'r2ycd from home
10 take par, in The FcrrollOakman
! dsht COR county clerk CT tho Re-.
publican ticket Ecth spc,ulations
seem reasonable
In The I2 precincts visited. the
mayor and his TaIly encountered
.0ulg IS D,mocra'ia votes. a. against
$40 on The Republican ticket -
practically 10 10 J.
IN tho mayor'a tour five Socialist
votes and one Troh bitten vote were
found The eighth district Of tho
Third ward delivered TIE Socialist
votes In this precinct there were
only TWO Democratic votes
There was talk in the Third wari
Ithat Ald Edward barnett W.. far
ing badly in his candidacy for alder
man II was said that many Of Ba"-
nci.'. supporters were knitting hun
land voting fcr Ala Guthard alone.
because Barnett has quietly been es.
puu Ing the cause ci Judge Con-
molly.
\ quick witt was made to nook
Iof Paddy NcGraw'- Ne. sanohood ont
in the thirteenth district OF Oh"
! Fourth ward only % votes wor"
found MP to noon L. Republican AMI
seven Democratic.
with 2S5 precincts in the city, the
estimated Republican vote mp 10
noon was approximately 1000
agains, 200 for the Democrats II
is expected that the total vote oy
In o m. when the polls close VIII
reach 10000
Marx said after the trip that he
expects $4,000 OF these votes.
Voting Heavy in North End
While the early vote in the down
town districts was conspicuous by
it's almost utter absence. the vote In
the north end was unusually heavy
In the early hours. The largest
number OF votes counted in any one
precinct until noon was In the sec
ond district OF the Third ward, al
| St. Antoine and Mullctsts. Here
the normal vote. which Is often Dem
ocratic. Is about $50. Al noon 100
ballots were In and crowd was
waiting 10 cast more. OF the 100 all
but four were cast for Republican
candidates. or about 25 10 one.
In the first precinct Of the First
ward. the booth being az Randolph
near Woodbridge, SO votes were In
OF which only IL were Democratic.
This precinct normally casts $50
votes. The election officers, how
ever, declared that the vote would
be heavy there In the late afternoon
and evening as It always is In the
thirteenth, fourteenth and sixteenth
precincts OF the First ward. In the
North Woodward section. more than
l30 votes were cast before II o'clock
and Of these only 20 were Demo
cratic
Until noon The highest Democratic
vote in any precinct was that OF the
second precinct Of the Third ward.
where only rs votes were counted
for that party. In only one OF the
- districts canvasscd did the Dem
ocratic candidates have an advan
tage. That was in the first precinct
Of the Third ward, where IL ballots