Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
Voting Heavy and Early

Voting Heavy and Early
 The voting was heavy early in the morning and except for short period in the afternoon, queues of greater or less length stretched from all the ballot boxes. Again in the evening just before the close of the polls the voting was heavy. All through the day the contest was spirited and challenges at most of the polling places were numerous.
 Interest centered about the con- test between Corpstein and Frank Woods for the mayoralty. Early in the day victory was claimed by Coprstein, based largely on the ac- tivity' of his workers in the second precinct, which it had been thought would cast a majority for Woods, Irvine and Mills It was evident that the Corpstein workers were getting out their strength and near the close of the polls they claimed that they had brought out 90 per cent of it. The estimate turned out be fairly accurate one for when the ballots were counted in the evening pre- vious to taking a 0lly of the vote, jority of 271. .-t-...
 surprises Are Many
 The first surprise came in the sixth precinct, supposedly a strong Corpstein precinct. That was the first one counted, giving Corpstein 1S6 and Woods 193. At the same time Woods was leading in the fifth and had been given a majority of forty-five in the first. Taking into account the probability that the fourth was Woods ward. and before the second had been heard from, the Corpstein faction were conceding the election of Woods, but claiming the election of Barnett and probably Powell.
 But with the returns from the sec ond precinct and the dwindling fourth, it became apparent before 9 o'clock that Corpstein was re- The Woods people worked under fatal handicap, the absence of a poll list They had had no oppor- tunity to make one up, as the great register was not completed and given to the public until 4 o'clock yesterday morning. They could make only a house to house canvass, street by street, and take every voter who could be induced to go to the polls. Corpstein or Woods. That was I very good way, but an election day is too short to cover a large section of the city in that manner. Though the workers had plenty of automo- piles, the workers did not know where to send them.
 No Commissioner Chosen | In the matter of the choice of two city commissioners, a general election must certainly be held to determine which of the four candidates polling the | highest vote shall hold office for the ensuing two years. In other words, with five candidates in the running. the primary of yesterday eliminated | but one, w. s. Norveil, who boiled a total of SAT votes as against John D. Mills, the next highest with total of 1.543 votes. This leaves it up to the voters of Phoenix to choose two commissioners from field of four can didates, whose names and total of votes cast yesterday are as follows:
 J. A. Irvine 191 | Charles w. Barnett. t..............2,137 137 1 J. Fred Powell .2,O12 John D. Mills l, 543
 Probably not in the history of the city of Phoenix has there been a more l intensely contested or more bitterly fought primary election than that of yesterday. Fewer candidates permitted their names to go before the primaries than ever before. In the case of the contest for the office of mayor a ma . jority of one was all that was neces sary to insure an election at the pri- mary election.
 It was not believed that the election would run so close that it would be necessary to hold a general election for the two vacancies to be filled in the l city commission, but that is just what did happen. None of the candi- dates for the officeeof commissioners received majority of the votes cast for that office. The grand total of the votes cast for the various candidates follows:
 Woods ................... 225i
 1S J. A. R. Irvine .219l C. W. Barnett .213I J. Fred Powell .207; John D. Mills .154: W. $. Norveil S4I