The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-08-06
Battle Of Ballots 'Fi AnS
dications Point to SD kfte
Being Cast; Can
on the JOB, H
RACES IN COUNTY
SHOW SOME SPEED
In Many Contests Will be Fight
TO Finish with no Quarter
Governor Race Leads
State.

They're off in the state and coun-
ty primary elections today and the en-
tire field is coming down the stretch
under the whip. Voting started here
comparatively early and BY Q o'clock
was in full swing but from early in
dications the vote Will probably be
light.
IN Grady County the interests
seems to center today around the
state race for governor with con.
Siderable heat being shown over the
Wall1or-Johnson combat for corpora.
tion commissioner.
While other candidates for COVER
nor here may run surprisingly strong
the majority of speculation is ap-
parentiy around the candidacy OF
Judge ]. 3. A. Robertson and W. l..
Alexander At noon today in the city
both were running strong with no
thing to Indicate which would re-
ceiye the big end of tho final count
Practically all county races were
proving interesting in Chickasha.
Except in an instance or two whore
l.ercais 40 contest, as were hook
ing up in fine shape with the con
testants going at il hammer and
tongs. dealing out their last thou
sand cards and plugging up "slow
leaks" here and here The element
OF chance in practically every ICE
was enough to keep things sizzling
and that they are going to fight it
cut to finish is evidenced by the
fact that net Single candidate seen
today would concede an opponent d
thing.
The polls opened this morning at Z
o'clock throughout the county In the
connIy precincts the voting booths
we're scheduled to c'ose at 6 o'clock
while in the city they remain open
until q
IL is probable mat the soldier
vote win cut little iaa here as far as
tue ccuuty Dckal Is concerned, as
ballots were not forwarded to the
various camps by the lection board,
Tho reason for this action is that the
law is not clear the matter in
which the votes are to be delivered to
tho soldiers. Where ballots are re-
ceived from soldiers properly made
out and certified. they will be in
cluded in the official count.
After the first round to the yari-
Gus polls shortly before noon today,
S. c. Durbin, secretary of the coun-
ty election board announced that but
very small per cont Of the city
votes had been cast Excitement is
due to pick up later in the afternoon
when tho shops and business houses
turn out swarms of men seeking the
ballot.
County election returns in the
precincts out of Cbickasha cannot
be determined until late tonight
though finals on the Chickasha poll
will be available only a short time
after the precinct booths close, Mr..
Durbin states.
Following are the city voting plac-
es with inspectors in charge:
Ward J, Precinct South Of Or
egon avenue, east of Fifth street
Vote at Venable store on South Sec
ond street. J. A, Rose, inspector.
Ward 1, Precinct 2-South Of Or
ego avenue, west OF Fifth street.
Vote at Congregational church. w.
S. Buchanan, inspector,
Ward ?, Precinct West of Fifth
street, between Iowa and Chootaw-
Vote at city hall r. w. Murray,
inspector
Ward ?, Precinct 2-North of Choc
taw avenue, east Of Fifth street
Vote at store Ninth and Michigan
]. W. Wellborn, inspector.
Ward 3-North OF Iowa avenue
cast Of Fifth street. Vote at cour'
house. r. G. Lee, inspector
Ward 4. Precinct East of Fiftl
street Oregon to Iowa. Vote at Col
ored lodge hall. Minnesota avenue