The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-14
MR.. DENNY WILL BE MAYOR.
The Election Results in the Defeat of
Sir. Sim Coy's Candidate.
The Board of Aldermen Probably Democratic,
and the Council Undoubtedly Repub-
lican by Thirteen to Twelve.

It was just such an election day as the Demo
Gratis desired. A misty rain began falling early,
and, with the exception of an interval Of rather
fair weather about noon, continued during the
greater part of the day. At 4 o'clock the rain
fall grew heavier and the weather became cold
err. Altogether, it was a dismal, disagreeable
day, such as usually discourages the fastidious
voter from venturing out to the polls. In
the North side wards, during the morning, the
vote polled was light, while, comparatively, on
the South Side, it was large. At noon there
were twice as many votes in the ballot-boxes
south of Washington street as had been depos-
tied on the North Side, the workingmen
on the South Side having voted early.
There was a great deal of voting at noon,
and just before the close of the polls, in
the evening, there was something Of a rush.
There was considerable promiscuous scratch
ing, Denny suffering some in a few of the South
side wards, notably the Sixteenth and Seven
teenth, while in the Third, on the North Side,
some mischief was done by the detection of
William Floyd, the Republican committeeman,
because the funds for the legitimate expenses
had been intrusted to some person besides him
self. In the Fourth and Fourteenth the colored
voters scratched Pritchard and Caylor, the Re
publican candidates for aldermen, while the
heads of the tickets polled about the regular
party vote.
Cottrell was badly scratched in several of the
North Side wards, and lost rather heavily from
failure to poll the Democratic vote. In the
Sixteenth and Twenty fifth wards there was a
great deal of scratching in favor of Herig and
M.Groarfv tho Pac,bl;oo. oo.J;jo{oc e.,
Council.
1t was rather a peaceable and quiet election.
The only trouble worth mentioning that oc-
CURED was at the polls of the first precinct Of
the Ninth ward, where Sam Dinnin and some of
his strikers caused an i~ncipient row by endeavor
ing to run things in a way that was very OBJ
jectionable to the Republicans. The result was
a lively skirmish. in which three or
four persons were struck, Frank Keeling being
slightly bruised by a blow on the neck, but no
one was seriously injured. The superintendent
of police was present at the time, but there were
no arrests. The slate at the police station last
night showed that no arrests had been made for
violation of the election laws, or on account of
any trouble at the polls.
The contest between Smith and Newcomb,
the two Republican candidates in the Sixth
ward, had the effect to draw out a very full
vote, and to that extent helped the head Of the
ticket. In the Twentieth ward W. II. Tucker,
who failed to get the Republican nomination,
worked at the polls in opposition to Mcfarland,
the Republican nominee, who was defeated by a
majority of AZ. The colored voters in the Four
teenth ward scratched Dougherty and
Tho novpnopato c,IaoanIol 10 a1na{,~r
House. In the Sixteenth and Twenty
fifth wards, where the Democrats have
always been successful. the Republicans elected
McGroarty and Herig by overwhelming MAORI
ties. John Newland. the ex-alderman from the
Fourth district, defeated Preston Trusler for
council in the Twenty-frst ward by a majority
of twenty-six. The returns received up to mid
night, although not complete, show that the Re-
publicans gained councilmen in the Sixteenth
and Twenty-ffth wards, while the Democrats
gained in the Twentieth and Twenty-frst. The
Council will, therefore, stand thirteen to twelve,
in favor of the Republicans.
The Democrats, however, have a majority of
two in the Board of Aldermen, Pritchard and
Caylor having been defeated in the Second dis
trict, the former by only three votes. The
official returns may change the result. as they
did in the last election. Their defeat was due
mainly to the scratching of the colored voters in
the Third, Fourth and Fourteenth wards.
There were only about 100 votes cast for the
Prohibition candidate for mayor. and there
were only a few scattering votes for the National
candidate for mayor. The returns received up to
an early hour this morning indicate the election
of Mr.. Denny by a majority of SO, and this is
conceded by the Democrats.
Last night the Democrats at committee head
quarters, while conceding the election of Mr..
Denny by SO majority, were openly threatening
to contest his election, although no grounds for
it were stated.
The defeat of George Breunig for city clerk is
conceded by the Republicans. The reason for
the defeat of Mr.. Breunig was the willingness of
some Republicans to give Shields a compliment
airy vote they having no idea he would be
elected.