| Show LIGHT VOTE IS RECORDED AT PRIMARY Few TaKe TaRe Advantage of Chance to Register Choice of Nominees I CLOUDY WEATHER DISCOURAGES VOTERS Returns From Many Districts Dis Districts Districts Dis- Dis Too Meager to Indicate Indicate In In- Winn Winners rs An unusually light vote had bad be boon been on recorded in each eRoh of the voting districts districts' of the city rity up until 1 30 0 o'clock clock this afternoon Scarcely a district in the tho eit city had recorded more moro than 10 0 percent percent per percent cent of tho registered vote yote and the total vote cast at that hour bour was on only 1 2385 If tho samo same slow pro progress is continued con con- throughout the tho afternoon and until tho polls close at 7 1 0 o'clock tonight tonight tonight to to- night the total vote voto recorded will scarcely exceed HOO out of a registration registration regis regis- of nearly in all districts Tho The heaviest rote voto was cast in tho the fourth precinct there having haying been franchises exercised durin during tho the day ay until 13 0 o'clock clock this thi afternoon Tho The first precinct ran second with votes and the others in order were Fifth precinct third precinct and second precinct No basis of estimate as to the tho number number num num- ber her of votes cast for any ono one of tho the twenty seven candidates for nomination nomina tion for places on the tho city eity commission nor for forth tho cand candidates ates for o city ity auditor Tho The vote voto M so light and ana is scattered among so many candidates that not even their own lieutenants would venture ven yen turo ture a n prediction as to the outcome save that every e ono one claims claim a victory for his own banner Tho The Socialist vote ote is is coming out strongly in tho the west side aide according to workers for that party who are arc chain chain- the tho candidacy of ot William M. M Knerr and E. E M M. hompton hempton for corn com missioners missioner's and John W. W Somers whilo friends of William Villiam Newton say he will get a heavy J vote ote in the downtown dis die Former Governor Heber M M. Wells Vell Commissioner 1 U I She Shearman rr in a arid ct Thy ua arc receiving largo large votes in their respective districts and Charles Charles' Tyng is ui running I strongly with a voto vote scattered over o many widely widel- separated districts Inclement nt weather with threatened rain and a damp cold wind have havo discouraged discouraged dis dis- many voters especially women women wornon wom worn en on from going Koin to tho the polls polIs rho general gen- gen oral eral apathy of the voters it is believed be be- hewed lie will be removed ed before the gen gen- oral eral election two weeks hence and a afar afar afar far heavier vote will be recorded A few automobiles are arc in use uso today bearing the tho banners of the various candidates candidates candidates can can- to conrey voters oters to and from th fh nn h Bui But little interest was evident amon among the voters in the thOe- first precinct only onty a slight ht vote voLe being reported from the various various various va va- va- va rious districts this afternoon Only 92 had harl voted ted out of rc regis regis- registered registered is' is at the first fire district by 1 0 o'clock this afternoon In tho the third district at nt the same samo hour only had voted Tho fourth district r reported ported 64 votes cast out of total voters re registered Tho The number of or votes otes cast in tho the sixth district bv by an early hour bour this ibis afternoon was 55 65 5 out of a total re regis regis- is of COO Shearman being boing said to tobe be 30 th the leader ador amon among the tho candidates for commissioner In Iu tho the seventh Bc district 76 Ot votes 8 were cast out of or an even evon 1000 registered District 9 report reported cd 47 votes cast out of re registered There Thera were 75 76 voted out of or a total of over o registered in in p the thc eleventh elo district District SO SD reported 68 votes vote cast out of registered reS In ifa n district 01 the voto vote was heavier than in iii other districts 10 1 out of registered votes being cast cat I Light Vote Voto in Second In In the second precinct the inclemency of ot tho the weather seemed scented to keep tho the voters voters vot rot ers era from the tho polls pons So small was tho the voto vote by br 1 i 0 o'clock clock this afternoon that it t was was impossible to get a a. line on tho the lea leaders ers In the tho twenty fourth district for instance instance in in- stance only twenty five had voted bv by 1 L 0 o'clock out of a total of O registered regis regis- In the twenty fifth district 59 had bad voted by the same hour out of GOO COO re reg- reg stored voters In the twenty sixth district 69 voted 1 by 1 0 o'clock out out- of OL registered In the twenty seventh district only 45 15 had oed by bv an early hour this afternoon afternoon ari aft aft- out of registered The thirtieth district showed a total of 57 51 votes cast h by 1 I 0 dock o'clock out ont of 30 re registered Third Is the Same I I I i I J Light voting up tip to an carl early hour this afternoon was the rule at the third thir precinct In the tho thirty eighth district 16 had voted at 1 0 o'clock clock out of a total of 32 rC registered In the thirty second district 56 voters vot vot- ers ore cast their votes out oC or a total of registered The thirty fourth district distract i iotes 79 votes s cast out ut of ot a 1 i total of j iCO Io o regis tere I Only SJ wore were reported as otin Voting out of a total of registered in the thir thir- fifth y-fifth district At 2 o'clock this afternoon it was us r re reported ported in the thirty sixth district that time ho JIO voto veto was starting to como corno in rap rap- idly The total votes cast up tl that hour lour wn wai was 76 76 out of a total re registration i of or No ITo Change in Fourth In the time fourth precinct tho reports received re JO I this afternoon were that in the forty first district a cr very cr Jj light bt vote ote wd hail been ciu cast t by ly noon I 10 votes hn ha- lug u ng been polled Tho Those o in in charge or of orI the he boot had haci no idea as Ri to who was WUI leading j so o many conflicting claims C Continued on pago page 2 LIGHT VOTE IS RECORDED AT PRIMARY r Continued from page pago 1 in jug ing mado by the various candidates and their representatives Although over voters are re registered regis registered regis regis- s. s in the second forty ond district only had bad voted by 1 0 o'clock lock this after after- noon This was said by those in char charge charge- o oat at the polls to be due to man many changes chang I of residence in the district urine during the thelast thelast e last year It is claimed that former Governor Wells and Shearman are lead lead- lug ing fn In n tho third forty district arc are re registered but only had hd voted by 1 0 o'clock clock this afternoon Newton ap ap- leading In tho forty fourth forty fourth district out of voters ro registered in tho the district had voted by 1 0 o'clock clock this afternoon In the forty fifth district had bad voted by noon In these last two districts districts dis dis- dis- dis it seemed to be impossible to toll tell who wore the leading candidates In tho the sixth forty district votes Totes were cast b by 1 0 o'clock clock out of a total of ro registered voters oton Fifth rUth N No Exception In the fifth precinct th the voting has hns been li light ht little interest apparently bein being be be- in lag ing taken in the tho election In the fiftieth fiftieth district only out of COO re registered reg reg- voters had voted b by noon nOOD Shearman seemed to bo be leading for or commissioner com missioner and Green Grean for auditor In tho the first fifty district out of registered voters had cast Met their votes until 1 o'clock this afternoon G George or e D. D Keysor who is popular in that district scorns seems to be lc leading for tor commissioner In the tho second fifty district votes were cast by 1 0 o'clock clock this afternoon out of 1100 voters registered Thero There was no idea ide as to who was leading leadin claims being made b by all the tho candidates candidates candi candi- dates despite the li light ht vote At tho the fourth fifty district only 71 had bad voted by 1 0 this afternoon those at nt tho the polling place saying sayin that they had no idea as to tho total re registered regis registered regis regis- s. s or tho candidates leading tho the field |
