The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-06-16
Adverse Majority OF 1880 IL
Cast Against $37S,O0O
Bond Issue
EVERY PRECINCT Is
CARRIED BY OPPOSITION
Women Voters Fail to Sup
port Building Program To
Degree Anticipated

BY an adverse majority Of 1880 the
voters and taxpayers Of the Mt. Yer
non city school district on Wednesday
rejected the proposal OF the Mt. Yer.
non board OF education to authorize
the issue Of $375,000 Of bonds with
which to erect new High school
building. The vote cast In the sever
al wards and precincts was: Yes 5s7;
No 1917.
The result appears to have been an
ticipated both by the proponents and
the opponents Of the building propos-
al. While the advocates of the new
building, under the leadership of the
Parent Teacher association, were ac-
tive, they were unable noticably to
affect the adverse sentiment that
made it's appearance promptly follow
ing the announcement of the purpose
bond issue proposal to vote. The
day before and on election day the
strongest and most enthusiastic advO-
Gates of new building expressed no
conviction the proposal would carry.
The most they would venture to do
was to express hope it would carry.
Others, experienced in estimating
and weighing the weight and trend of
public sentiment, had no hesitation
in declaring the proposal would fail
decisively. The only inaccuracy that
may be attributed to them is to be
found in an over-estimate OF the
strength of public disapproval to be
registered against the bond issue.
Their estimates were that the issue
would be defeated by a vote of four
'Or five to one. The unofficial figures
place the strength of the opposition
slightly in excess Of three to one.
The total number of votes cast at
the election was 2,4O4 which is 10 be
taken as fairly indicative of real
interest and concern on the part Of
the voters and taxpayers. A large
vote was cast by the women. They did
not cast, however, as great vote in
the course of the afternoon that re-
ports of the morning voting appeared
to promise. In many of the precincts
in the morning the number of women
voters approached closely that of the
men. Before the close of the after.
noon the proportions changed mater.
tally in favor of the men.
A study of the figures also indicates
that the women did not give the bond
issue the approval and the support it
was anticipated they would give be-
cause of their supposed interest and
concern in the children's welfare and
therefore amenable to such an appeal
as was made. 1t would seem that they
are as readily moved by an appeal
to 'pOcketbook as are the men who
are supposed alone to be insensible to
the appeal through heart interest.
The result of the election was
known by 1920 p. m. The polls closed
at $3.50, Eastern Standard time, and
but short time was necessary for
the precinct officers to count and to
determine the vote. Reports were tax.
en- to the office of the board of elec-
tions where the figures were taBulat-
ed by Clerk Pierce Thayer.
The first precinct to report was
Fourth ward, Precinct-A (the Y. M. c.
A. precinct.) This gave 35 yes and
81 no. When First ward, Precinct
ID, reported Is yes and 72 no and Sec
ond ward, Precinct A, 20 yes and 1903
no sufficient was known to show the
proposal was beaten decisively. There,
after it was a question only of "How
much?"
No precinct cast an affirmative ma.
jOrity The vote was closest in Third
ward, Precinct A, where 80 voted yes
and 104 voted no. The smallest af.
firmative vote was cast in Second
ward, Precinct B, which recorded 10
favoring the bond issue. The largest
negative vote was polled in First
ward, Precinct G, which gave 1876 bal.
lots against the proposal
The vote cast in the 16 precincts is:
First Ward, A....... At 113
First Ward, B....... 18 88
First Ward, C..!.... Al 1876
First Ward, D....... IS 72
Second Ward, A.... 20 103
Second Ward, b.. 10 "a