The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-02
I'm KEEPS
||E VOTERS
IRON POLLS
Total Vote Will Not
Exceed 10000, 1t
Is Estimated
DEMOCRATS
ARE HOPEFUL
Use of States By In
structed Men Causes
Friction

The com DinAuOn or April roo
weather dished up by Uncle Sans
forecasfer III Detroit and the Quies-
cat attitude OF the public generally
- the spring campaign that ended
to-day. resulted In an extremely light
vote being cast turnout the city up
+ N noon Monday.
EARLY afternoon voting was not
much heavier, ani the yavning
hoar6 members In the booths kept
- their spirits by saying. wait un-
q evening. Then the vote will come
oot.~ The polls viii be open until
\ O'Clock and this fact kept many
lrVm getting their ballots In before
oonxting the days work Even the
kusy workers for the candidates
aave1 msst OF their energy for the
cVoning hours.
\ rrom Indications early this after
- the politicians who are inter
eqte1 IN the sire OF the vote cast
were Doping II out that the total for
lnc d<y would Approximate $1,000.
1Ab vas based on the assumption
1hof not more than half the total
vols would be In by O'Clock
Theee was very little friction at
- pe1llng booths The most diffi-
city vsS experienced with men
800 wanted their ballots marked for
1heu md Who brought In printed
Xo1s which they wished to have
vo(ed. The law reads that when a
vuaer asks 10 have his ballot mark
- for him, the inspector shall read
~ names OF the various candidates
~ ne voter shall say which candi-
1a1e Ne wants 90 vote for.
Challengers I'm many cases held
- presenting q printed slate did
~ conform to the Law and that the
SU@es would have TO announce his
0no1ce Ia each instance. The argu-
nnonts invariably wound up by call
- City Clerk Lindsay on the tele-
$500 The city clerk figured that
Un1ens the law In made more specific
~ voeld be necessary TO consider
1nne he voters statement that he
~unoD1 kA vote east for the men
Doo1 met ths requirement Of an
nonncing his preferences
Heyond the numerous arguments
Uver states and the necessity Of fill
~ n vacancies on many election
1oards the city clerks and the city
e1octiou commissions forces had ht-
lDe % do while the vote was being
oasG
ne lightness Of the vote was a
noo1 thing In one way for the cleo
~ officials. They did not havS 70
Dofry up the voters and the latter
1Dund II necessary TO spend several
m1nutes sorting over the nine sep
ofute sheets on which they voted
md later folding them mp before
HANDBAG them In. There were many
eoenments. mostly adverse. ON the
ounber OF constitutional amend
nsonf blanks
B y hoped by the bulk Of elecc-
11ou oGRicials that the bill now before
~ rogislature. which requires that
3 ~ DpoDosed amendments to the
UU111tution be printed on one bal
~. will be passed. II win save
y ~ i1ne IN handling the ballots. b.
~ >o1srx and the officials both. and
m nnkan cutie a saving in white
t0oer a. well
Women voted In very few mum
oe.s while the rain and snow fell
Earring tn morning hours, but be-
Nm 70 put In an appearance az the
1fferpoon rot under way aid the
B weather temporarily showed some
Improvement. The presence Of wo-
0en candidates on the school board
|icket caused some enthusiasm
among women voters and Il IL ex-
teeted by women leaders that
)oodly feminine vote win BE- record
VI before the polls finally close to
ajsht.
The Law aid not act az a deter.
sent In preventing the posting Of
POLITICAL advertising on the exterior
n the polling booth In the third dis.
ir1ct OF the Third ward. Large pos
lers promoting the candidacy 81
Alex n. Reinhoid for school int
|. spector, were prominently displayed
\ &fst above the entrance door OF the
10th. A few feet from the door
hood Abe Asher. no longer a mem
Ut OF the election board. which
>0wever. does not prevent him from
Interviewing and influencing ,he
toiers before they cast their bal.
+ bts.
The nrst precinct OF the Second
Fard, handled so eficienuy for
amy years from the political view.
Sosnt by Frank HIbbler and Tom
Dodge. h now one OF the tamesi
orecincts In the cry. thanks to the
NV system. The board f. com
>e<<d Of business men who dom
NOV voter In the precinct. and
80 are conducting the election Jus
y they would their own bushes,
4 )-sies.
Handicapped a. they were thu.
oo<ping by a slip-up IN the a.
4 1molirs Of the knook-down booth,
I'D IN the city hall voting place
><S were ready for business At
fttech. They got their coats If
q ~ POT the booths together lIk'
01dl~rs setting up pup-tents.