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ing. In most OF the Socialist districts
early voting was a feature. with the
women keeping close up TO the men
voters.
FEW WOMEN VOTE IN SECOND
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
The lack OF interest shown by the
women in the early afternoon was
strikingiy illustrated In a canvass OF
n number OF polling places in the
Second Assembly District at
o'clock. In the Second Election Dis
trict Of this Assembly District 40
had voted out OF a total registration
OF s4s, but only twenty-four ballots
had been cast by tho women. In the
Third Election District, out or a
registration Of $50. l27 had voted.
is being women. In the Fifth Elec-
ton District out OF a registration OF
$50, 2O2 men had voted and 20 wom-
EN-. In the Seventh District there
were IS women in the 37s who had
voted up 60 1.3o out of q total regis
tration OF $50. In the Eighth Dis
trict, with q registration Of sig, sls
had voted. but only Is were women.
In the Sixteenth District, out of a
total seg1straton OF. Az, 26l had
voted, 10 being women
Later In the morning tho women
began 10 so TO the polls in all parts
OF the city. In the majority OF sectors
they we're keeping up with the men
in their proportion of registration at
the ratio Of one TO three.
The Barnard College girls weren't
among the early votsrs. but turned
out fairly strong about IL o'clock. On
Columbia Heights in Brooklyn the
women reached the polls at an earlier
hour. Teachers, art students and
women of means were included In
this class.
INDICATIONS ARE LIGHT VOTE
WILL De PoLLEp.
At York and Popsar. In the tene-
ment district OF Brooklyn. the women
preserved the one TO three ratio. The
average vote grew stronger as the
hours advanced and ut noon there
we're waiting lines at the polls all
over the city. But at that hour the
consensus OF political opinion was
that the returns for the day would be
light,
Al nearly every booth we're women
Of the Red Cross and they reaped a
harvest for the Red Cross campaign.
old-umers smiled at this and more
than one remarked that the dollars
were going in different directions
than in the good old days"
A report that liquor was being used
TO coax reluctant votes caused excite
ment at Internal Revenue headduar-
ters in the Custom House and en-
forcement officers were kept on the
run all morning. The First and Eigh-
teenth Assembly Districts In P-SoA
lyn were named a. among those
where an anxious voter IN the know
could be accommodated. There were
similar reports from Staten Island.
In Brooklyn tho early voting was
much less brisk than In former years.
which was accounted for by the lead
ers by the fact that Il Ii an off year.
Women captains. guards and election
officers were punctual and vlgilant At
thedr posts.
A heavy Socialist vote was cast in
the Brownsville and East New York
sections OF Brooklyn. Abraham Ship
laeoff, Socialist candidate for Alder
man, and Charles Solomon. Socialist
candidate for the Assembly. were GER
tain of election. II was apparent that
the Socialist Party in Brooklyn,
which split up into factions last year
had been reunited.
There was little activity at Repub-
lican Headquarters, at Sixth Avenue
and SSth street. The only comment
Of Samuel s. K0enig, Republican
leader, was: I'VE are preparing tc
watch carefully that there Is ne
juggling OF tho ballots"
BIG VOTE IN BRONX INDICATED
IN EARLY HOURS.
Early voting in the Bronx indicated
two things; that large vote woulC
be polled and that most OF the vots'
being cast are straight tickets.
Democratic Leader Arthur II. Muir
ply was abroad early and was conf
dent that Moran and Callahan. can
didate for City Court Judge. would q
down to the Bronx line with 40.OO
majority.
Sheepshead Bay and Coney Islant