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Show ' FIRST WARD. U Heavy Voting, Much. Scratching- and I'J No Discord "Were Features. li The heaviest vote ever polled In the j j First ward was recorded yesterday. Beforo noon over 1000 votes had been 1 1 cast In the eleven districts of the ward ; and by the time the polls were closed ;i, the workers for each of the three par- jli tics expressed entlro satisfaction over HrH the result. In Xo. 2, where the regls- V i tratlon Avas the heaviest of any ward-in ward-in the city, more than half had been 1 polled by 11 6'clock and at 2 p. m. the Htfif fvote showed -150 names on the list. Hi Three ballot boxes had to be used for ! j this precinct, us the registration was ,? over 700 and the boxes are made to O bold but 300 ballots. ; Hl I AH through the ward the party work- t,; c't'a were on hand early, and with autos arid vehicles they worked like beavers in an effort to poll tho full strength ' I of their party. "Women were among HhJ tlu most prominent of the poll work- B I org and did more than an equal share 1 in bringing out the delinquents and N I holdbacks. Early in tho day it was seen that H 'j mratched tickets .would be the result, as It took tho average voter some minutes min-utes in which to prepare his ballot. One mat), who is always known to cast a hurried straight ticket, spent three minutes In tho booth scratching, and caused some laughter among his friends when he at last emerged. Friendliness and a lack of discord marked the polling of the vote in this ward, and while betting waa lively throughout tho districts and much discussion dis-cussion was Indulged In it waa all in tho happy and friendly spirit and no troublo was reported at any of the districts. |