South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-06
BRIGHT SKIES
SEND MEN To
VOTE EARLY
Expect Total of Ballots Cast
in Municipal Election to
Come Near Full Regis
tered Number.

Shining indian summer weather
seat South Blenders 70 tho polls early
and in great numbers today. At noon
reports from many OF the precincts
showed large percentage Of those
registered had already cast their
ballots and the continuance Of
bright weather promised a heavy
total tonight when the ballots are
counted.
Contrary TO reports disseminated
from some quarters, no trouble was
experienced at the various polling
places Tuesday. Workers for both
Ackermann and Carson were much
I'm evidence. Of course. but nothing
outside Of verbal clashes Of the
usual sort marked the morning
hours.
Republicans who spoke confident
Is about republican weather" and
who pretended 20 see an omen Of
N.ctory i'm the sunshine OF Tuesday
were not so confident when they
were reminded that election day last
car was as near like today as 10
could be-sunshiny and warm-and
the republicans until California
was heard from"
Registration Errors.
At least seven men had lost their
votes up 20 o'clock this afternoon
owing 20 errors on the part of regis
tration clerks. The registration
board. in session all day at the city
1aIll refused To rectify the errors.
laying the only method OF procedure
would be for the voter to make an
afidavis This. however. was not
satisfactory. because election in
-pectors refused go accept the af-
favits
The applications for registration.
% the seven cases noted thus far.
bore correctly the name and address
Of the voter. but through an error,
che registration had been filed in the
wrong precinct. The fact that the
address was given correctly shows
eyond doubt that the error was
made by the registration clerk,
members of the board admit.
Points out UnfairnCss
Al 1880 o'clock the registration
application of "a republican voter was
brought 90 the registration board.
with the error i'm the assignment TO
precinct The affidavit method for
giving .he vote was suggested. but
since inspectors in other precincts
where the same trouble had arisen
had refused 20 honor the affidavit.
Waiter McIuerny a member oS the
board. said it was not fair 20 allow
au affidavit TO DE accepted in the
one place where a republican in
-pecror would accept the affidavit of
republican voter
-S.x other men have lost their
votes through that same kind OF a
mistake" declared Mr. McInerny,
and the only thing we can do now
Doe consistent and make the rest
lose their votes. too
Both parties wound up stirriug
campaign with several rallies Mon
cay night
Free booze, in plentiful quantities,
featured the close OF the Carson
campaign az Washington han last
night il viii be remembered a sim
Star party opened the campaign
about a month ago in Billy Myers
saloon ou the east side.
Two patrolmen were detailed 10
watch the meetins With orders 20
Keep an eye ON proceedings until
The last celebrator had departed. the
tt.o stood ready 20 put a stop 20
any trouble which might arise from
the flow of beer
\ Motley Gathering.
a motley gathering. mostly cf iu-
eligible oters collected az tn,
meeting place-drawn by promises
af free drinks. IL was evideut--to
near the closing remarks OF the Car
sou campaign. with obvious impa-
thence the men sat through talks
made by John SwyEart Thomas
Iott. paul WoIter and several oth-
ers. Including Mike Horvath WIN,
-poke IN Hungarian. and then On,
speeches over. the audience moved
ia body 10 the saloon downstair.
where beer was furnished free of
charge.
That the beer was the drawing
ard OF the evening program bee.
anne evident early. when the light.
the hall went out OF commissiCn
cor nearly an hour the men waited
telling each other Of the free thiug.
Which we're 20 come later. II they
would wait for the meetlns. unit
tho lights were repaired
The only remark during the hOul
rr more OF talk which elected mucf
resp0nse from the audience VIA.
made by John Swygart. DIR. Car
son has no objection 20 You people
having q good time. and enjoying
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