The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-10-18
PRIMARY VOTE
SCANT; VICTOR
is IN DOUBT
Congressional Race Figures
Small; Politicians Worry,
FEW WOMEN USE BALLOT
Auto EIectloneering to Homes
Fails 10 Bring Results,

With the llghtet vote on record
10 primary elections in Oklahoma City
heinz cast il wa, declared this alter
noon that the Fifth district eongre'-
sIonai race belongs 10 anybody so lar.
Politicians who have been able 10
plcs the winner in primaries OF the
oast without much trouble admitted
thai they we're at . loss to know who
HI ahead and that the unusually light
vote coupled with the large number OF
essdidates will make il virtually i'm
possible to guess At the winner until
toniph, when the returns begin pour
ing in from outlying polls
Few Votes At Noon.
The voting booths were opened at D
o'clock this morning bu, scarcely any
one ,emed to care whether the primary
was on and up 70 noon very lew votes
had been cast in comparison with past
elections.
A few women were taking hand in
the voting and in bringing IN voters
hu' the majority Of the feminine citi-
xcps seemed 10 prefer staying al hpme
N shopping.
From nearly every precinct In the
city come reports OF lack OF interest
and light voting. indicating that the
vote in Oklahoma county will be tar
sfort OF wha, was expected. A cor.
r, ,pondingly light vote also is said
to he reported throughout the district.
In precinct IS OF ward |. which Is
the courthouse precinct. only eighteen
votes had been cast up TO afternoon
These included fifteen male democrats,
two democra, women, one male re-
publican and two republican women.
There are $50 registered voters In this
precinct
In South Town.
Precinct Is OF the Third ward,
which 10 located At AZ West Cali
foenis avenue, reported fifty.two
democratie and fourteen republican
voess eas. up to noon. One Of the
democratic voters was . woman.
Thess are 40 voters In this district
n precinct Is Of the same ward
eAirty.eigh democrats and three re-
eubiieanS have voted. including one
1smoeYatie woman. This precinct Is
q 100 Wsa Caliiosuis and has $50
Astss Rstlss ynyty.
As>euobiies we're beinR ssnt IN
oasee aumbesv - ths residence dis
lsiets - bring b vomsa votsss bot
vhey returned with only . few oc-
| suSaats and eieetioa workers declared
ShaA ualsss there 10 . big Increase 10
baiioes east this afternooa and this
svenine the winner viii b elected BY
eaiy . lev votss.
In fous precincts Win q total reg
| lstratien d i.7N only . little more
ehsn 100 votes had been east up to
eooa.
Though definite reports had not
bem received from other counties and
voting booths in this county II was
eaid By men coming In that the vote
N the county 10 heavie, IN the city
end will undoubtedly swing the cleo
tioa for the winner.
Light h Weaver Precinct.
IN ward J, precinct J. Claude
Viewers own precinct, the vote was
even lighter than In other precincts
Of the city but Il was said ne was
leading by a slight margin.
The estimate Of pollticlans 10
that the best that can be hoped by
me Time the polls close At J o'clock
tonight will be less than q half nor
NAL vote.
II was expected that the women
would cast 4 much heavier vote be-
cause il is the first congressional
race since they we're given the ballot,
but they were apparently little inter.
cstcd
Al Of the candidates were out IN
aut ,mobiles speeding ltom poll 10 poll
and each one was sure Ihat he was