Arizona republican., 1920-11-03
VOTE
 HEAVIEST IN
 CITY' $ HISTORY

The electioneer realized his dream in Phoenix and Maricopa county yester- day-he got the vote to the polls.
 Ideal weather conditions and hun dreds Of workers were important con tributing factors in the polling of the heaviest ballot ever recorded in this city ana county. In many instances the vote was 100 per cent; in others ii was as high as 95 per cent and early evening forecasts were that the county average would be more than so per cent.
 It was by far the biggest turnout ever realized in this county and be- spoke the interest of the entire com munity in the national, state, county and precinct campaigns.
 Notwithstanding the record ballot, it was one Of the most orderly election days in the history of Phoenix The usual election day heat of bitterly Waged contests did not make itself evil dent about the streets of the city. as has so frequently been the case in Phoenix There were no disturbances of any character to mar the orderly processes of ballOting, insofar at least as police records showed last night.
 Hundreds of automobiles aided ma terially in getting the voters to the polls. Workers were almost as plenti- ful as voters and they saw to 1t that no duly qualified elector was overlooked. This was especially true in Phoenix. but the many managers had not over 1 looked the rural precincts by any means. the different campaign organi- zations seemed to have an unlimited and never ending supply of autos at call and they went far and near to get ] persons to the polling stations. The Vote Was Early
 Voting started as soon as the polls ! opened at o'clock in the morning and 1 there was scarcely a dull moment throughout the day. In many of the l larger precincts of the county a 6 per cent vote had been boiled up to noon.
 The noon hour, as customary. was q ! busy one, approximately 15 per cent of the total vote being cast during that hour. The two-hour period from 1 . o'clock to the closing hour at o'clock l also brought out a heavy vote in the city precincts. In some of the rural districts the morning hours were pro- ductive of the heaviest vote
 Counting of ballots started late in many of the larger precincts of the county, owing to the belated arrival ot voters. Many crowded to the polls just before the closing hour and managed 10 get within the 50-fOot limit in the nick Of time As a result, balloting in some precincts, continued as late as 6:30 under the statutory provision which makes it possible for a voter tc cast his ballot after o'clock if he is within the 50-fOOt limit at closing time
 Tons of campaign literature were distributed to voters on their way tC the polling places A voter who leis- urely strolled along found himself bur dencd by arms full of last minute ap- peals.
 Officials We're Prepared
 Elaborate preparations had bCeI
 made by the board of supervisors fol
 handling a record vote. Six electioI
 officials had been provided at eacl
 polling place and in the larger pre-
 cipcts two additional clerks served or tIe board to expedite the voting.
 Notwithstanding the heavy vote fev were kept waiting for a period of nor, ifhau few minutes. The clerks judge and inspectors had been well informec
 on the methods employed with a resul
 that the voter was seldom delayed