The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-01
POLITICIANS
SAY WOMEN
NOT VOTING
Both Parties Claiming VIC
tory in City Election. /
LIGHT VOTE IS EXPECTED
Political Prophets Do Not Ex-
peCt More Than 1900. q
BULLETIN.

Reports from numsross prssissts
received by the Times at . O'Clock this /.
afternoon were that the school NY
would carry by q safe majority. TAs
majority Of The prseiaet officialA M.
ever, did not anticipate ~ Isvy.o eAss
rying BY q vote Of 8 to 1, % vae ~
case with The 100000 sehsol ~
issue suthorissd By the voesrs b ~
primary two weeks ago.
Evidence ,ha, the democratic Of.
ganiration in Oklahoma City vss
conducting a whirl- wind campsign 70
get ou, its total strength was seen q
noon today when a poll by The Tinss
Of approximately half the precincts Of
the city in both the north and south
parts OF town indicated that the -.
lority party was polling practically
its full strength.
Results Of the poll show thst In a.
northern parts OF the city Russell N
running ahead Of his opponent, and
in the south part his opponent is
leading, a. had been expected and
predicted.
Weather FavofatIs. +
Fair weather for election day, fol.
lowing the most bitter political esa.
psisn the city has svsf Known, ~
not caused half the interest 10 s.
manifested IN the voting q IA Ieea
expsesed Up to nSoa soday. !, Z ..
With more than half sl,s time ior
voting gone. and with reports sscre-
senting every ward ia Ne city m.
there was nothing TO indicate that
the vote would be so large as that
cast IN the primary when l6,0OO votes
were polled for democratic and re-
publican candidates.
The apparent dropping off Of the
vote, politicians ascribed 10 the lack
OF women voting in the election In
the large numbers they voted in ne
primary.
he newness OF the ballot has n.
ready worn off" the wise politicians
asserted when told that the vote vna
much lighter SO far than on primary
day.
Democrats Claim Ilsetjou. \
Democratic managers OF the cam.
paign are claiming the election Of
the ticket by a majority Of ffom 200n
to 400 and some OF them -
placed i as high as 5000 votes, 49,
OF the le" enthusiastic ones esi2
they would be pleased RI de &c.
went over"
kepuDiieans were more eoafaAa.s
,nis morning than ever that thair
'ieket would win. They based theie
ylaim on the fact that they ND can.
Quoted clean campaign and fhss
many OF the independents and de~o..
Gratis would repudiate the methods q
their opponents.
rol'owing is . summary Of ~
) INES poll by precincts, COVERING AZ
oallotlng mp TO noon TODAY:
ward One, R1eeinst Darhk =
Total votes east, lz3.
wo'"e"' 'o'e " percsne oi vo>se
Democratic vote S.
Republican vote 10
ward Or, Prseiset Mins.
Total registration 500.
Votes cast N9.
Women's vote 10 percent ot votes
cast
jority.
Ward oss, Prsei.ss fv,lv,. /
Total votes east lS5. I
Women's vote 50 pereeae u vo(st
cast N
Democratic vote q IL a
Republican vot< @. Y
Ward On, Prseiast yDevea. n
Total registration 100. MA
Votes cast lW. ~
Women's vote Ui-J psscua
votes cast. y, ~.
Democrats leading By q psscess 3
| Ward I've. Heeisst IVA G{,
Total registration 500. fsy.
Votss cast 2Jy. KN
Democratic vote 100.
Republican vote lz6. q
ware N, preSias( 5heea y n
Ictll regislsaslea, elpul ~.
To1l vote eatt 10.
Numbef n voaas's vpoes lG
Number oi mnS vo1o "a.
Figutss - s1ees ~ ovooo
wssd ~, YSol11( ~
l Total voes east n,
| Nuness n wsnasa'v 49,
Nuabss q aea't vo6oe
\ FiUenes On sosoe - ogn