Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1910 — A LIGHT VOTE BEING CAST [ARTICLE]

A LIGHT VOTE BEING CAST

The railroad subsidy election in Rensselaer and Marion township was being held yesterday as The Democrat went to press. A very light vote was in prospect. In Precinct No. 4 but 59 votes were in at 1 p. m. This precinct polled 211 votes at the last general election, and the prospects were that only about half the regular vote would be cast. The vote in the other precincts showed about the same percentage as No. 4. But a small number of farmers had come in during the forenoon, and it was thought the vote from the country would show the most falling off. In the city a fair sized vote was being cast and it. was drought these were about equally divided between those “for” and “against.” the proposition.