The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-03

I Dauots anu tne amount of scratching thaf | was done
 | mere was evidence at several polling places of scratching the democratic ticket l III m the congressional race and voting for the republican nominee. or failing 10 vote | at all in this regard.
 | FIVE POINTS BESIEGED 1 During tne trsC two auars mat the I Five Points voting place was opened the olficlals were besieged. They were the
 first to send in an sos" call for addi-
 tlonal boxes. At 10 o'clock call came
 r oo the sheriff's office TOT three of them. 1 These were supplied
 l Close on the heels of the Five Points 1 call came one from the city hall for 1 another box. From that time on the calls
 came in all during the day and many ad- i ditionai boxes were sent out to the va rious precincts.
 One of the most unique voting places IS Precinct T, where street car is 1 anchored at Mountain Terrace june
 ton. All day long men and women ! climbed on and off this election special 1 which had been equipped with ballot l booth, judges and clerks tables WOMEN EARLY l In many boxes women were the first
 to vote and in the instances where male voters cast the first ballot the women We're very close behind them
  1 ton officers was the fact that the women knew how to mark their tickets and very few were required to ask the managers | for information. The women certainly have learned quickly said some of the managers in discussing this question "and l they are taking it most seriously. They VIII indeed be a great power in the 1 political game"
 | Several polling places were Late in being opened on account of the failure of some l of the male officials to appear, according | to voters in the various precincts. As a l result, more women are serving at the l polls than were assigned There are three at Inglenook. Two male officials ], were not present at clock yesterday morning. and two women, the first to | vote, were called on to serve
 | At all polls the men were most respect i ful and courteous. There was no loter- | ing or loud talking. Everyone apparently i came with but one purpose in view and i that was to cast his or her ballot as quickly as possible and get away. 1 At the two voting places at the court house long lines of persons stood waiting an opportunity to reach the managers i desk and cast their na'iot
 HAD ESCORTS
 l Many women were accompanied to the polls by their husbands and in some irf- stances the women declared their hus- | bands were republicans and they were i democrats. In many instances they were scratching the ticket and were not I voting straight for either party Among the, early voters at the East l Lake fire department was Mrs. Sarah l.. 1 Kemp, P years of age. Mrs. B. A. Cooper was the first to cast a ballot at 1 Fountain Heights Precinct 3l.
 Mrs. R. B. Broyles was the first voter at the Woodlawn city hall. Beat 23-l. 1 Mrs Henry Morton cast the first ballot at Renners store in Bessemer Although 1 a was the first to vote at the city l hall in Bessemer, the women were there i E large numbers and the election of 1 ficials were swamped with electors es- ! pecially feminine voters who were anx- ! ions to cast their first ballot | With the exception of largeiy ncreas- | ing the number of votes cast, the new l voters have quietly stepped into the place 1 to which they are entitled by their en- ] franchsement. For the first time in ] local history voters of the fair sex have
 stood a the sides of the men with equal rights and have cast their ballots.