The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-03


i Republican candidates lost nothing of any mo-
4 ment. while the Democrats treated their tickets
4 as something to be carefully considered before
1 they went into the box If the scratching had
any force it followed the spirit of the day in Civ
| ing the Republicans tbs benefit of It
Seventh Ward-Bynura and Sullivan appeared
i to be the principal sufferers. Sahm also was af-
| ficted by liberal use of pencil and paster The
| vote had the vestpocket characteristic and the
/ general poll reached good average Golfer all
/ along had the benefit of the independent largely
| REINFORCED by the Democratic scratcher, and he
| did not fail in this ward.
! Eighth Ward-Sullivan was allowed to keep
| his party vote, with the exception of SOME
| scratching. but Sahm received but little consd-
| GRAFTON. Brink fell under the pencil, as we'll as
| Mitchell Taggart appeared to lose his strength
| here, and irwin showed some gains. The secret
| vote did service here but the direction IL took,
| except that it cast mostly b. Democrats
| could not be accurately measured.
Ninth Ward-Colter took the lead of Repub
/ lican voting Sullivan. usual fell behind his
| ticket Mitchell lost his ground somewhat and
DR.. Wagner had important gains Bynum and
| Harris divided the scratching, but it was I'M
| equal, the latter getting the benefit of it.
/ Tenth Misunderstanding for Golfer appeared
! to be the order III this ward. Merrill greatly
] helped, as was Rollins. The vote went beyond that
| of last spring. and approached that of last fall
| early in the day. The rest of the Democratic
ticket did not escape the pencil
Eleventh Ward This Republican ward pre-
|
and Sullivan, on the county ticket. had the
| worst of it, while Bynum suffered largely.
Scratching, though, went by turns 1t had its
spurts but those named were the marked candi-
dates. The general vote, though, kept up its
prestige for Republican solidty.
Twelfth Ward. Republicans were sangune
of having the advantage in whatever the vest
| pocket voters and scratchers offered Healing
| had some gains and Rollins was given the lead
! of Sullivan. The vote for Taggart and Bynum
| DhaS0S
| was strong
Thirteenth Ward-In this quarter the indie
| pendent Democrat seemed to again recover his
vgor for the voting was by no means satisfacto-
ry to his party managers Coy drove up to the
| second precinct and quickly took in situation
| that caused him TO show anger Albert Ayres,
the candidate for criminal judge. was not at all
confident of election, and spoke promptly of the
scratching and vest pocket ballots causing great
| trouble
Fourteenth Ward -Sullivans friends let the
rest of the ticket go to put him forward Money
was used and a saloon kept open to all Demo
| cratic drinkers. A vigorous attempt was made
to overcome disaffection against Sullivan, and in
doing so Taggart, Bynum, or any other Demo
crat mentioned but rarely. 80
Fifteenth Ward-In this Democratic strong
nold old workers of that party openly held tick
cts for Golfer Saulcy also began to show mag
niicent gains. Scratching, too, went against
Sullivan and Taggart, but the interest seemed
to be confined to Golfer. The rahid anti Bynum-
contest except Pat Manly, who voted a straight
Democratic ticket, except for Congress- Merrill
kept even with his ticket
Sixteenth Ward-The vote here was moderate
and Sullivan held his party vote with some
gains. 1t was mentioned that Bynum had been
scratched by thirty Democrats, but scratches on
Harriss name reduced the net gain to about ten.
! This was about 3 o'clock. The poll of the first
precinct was in Sullivan office. Saulcy ap-
peared as a leading feature in the gains made by
ha vac al-AAfU ia NUQ lapU md
| tracing to the Democrats.
| Seventeenth Ward-The Democrats here
| seemed to be in better form than in any of the
| southern wards. Leon Bailey did not see
| enough in the voting to chill his spirits. He
! claimed the county for the whole Democratic
| ticket but at the same time ne could make moth.
| inc of the secret vote that was being cast. Sui
! livan and Taggart were scratched, Bynum kept
| his own. challenges we're few while Saulcy and
Golfer continued as leading favorable features in
! the race.
Eighteenth Ward-There is an old rookery
/ fronting on Alabama street whose rear borders
| the premises of Sim Coy's clubhouse on East
! Washington street This was used as the voting
| place Coy had this, his own precinct, as cen
ter for his comings and goines in the of
! reform. The vote indicated no important change.
| But the second precinct gave Harris Healing,
| Golfer, Saucy, Sullivan and Taggart the benefit
| of gains. Seven voters were challenged by the
| Republicans. but their votes went in under oath.
| Nineteenth Ward-Colter Saulcy and Rollins
| again stepped TO the front as the favorites,
| while Bynum had many to give him the go by III
favor of Harris. The vest-pocket vote sustained
| its Importance and dumfounded the prophets.
| Twentieth Ward-The conflict here, aside from
the scratching, was in regard to the light vote
/ No one, it was said, had the adya ge bat the
Democrats as in all other southern wards failed
to poll the vote they counted on. This disturbed
them and made them cautious in giving infor-
nation Golfer and Saulcy got the larger benefit
| of whatever scratching was done.
| Tyap fU-f rd- in vail
In both precincts, and they followed the indoIse-
/ ment they had given. But Bynum lost some
votes. though his friends claim that this
covered in gains from Harris. The Democrats
had light vote to contend with, while the Re-
publieaRs, as they were. doing 10 every precinct
! kept up their average.
Twenty Second ward-A light Democratic
| vote and energetic Republicans were prominent
here Sullivan had especial backing in the work
of saloon-keepers. They saw that he lost moth
| ing. Bynum was scratched some and the Sui-
| van money again appeared. Golfer and Saul
cy, though, have had the best of the fight for
their gains were marked, s.
Twenty-third Ward-Bynum and Sullivan got
attention from the scratchers, while the vote
remained light, with a large part of it of the
| secret kind. : ... ..s sj-t 49, :ttn
Twenty fourth Ward---A determined fight was
| made by some Democrats against Bynpm They
! paid attention TO nothing else, and allowed the
other candidates to take care of themselves.
Sometimes they came handy In offers to trade
| Saulcy was afavorlte, with Golfer running even
with the rest of his ticket.
Twenty4ffth Ward---It is rather odd to write
of a Democrat in this ward complaining of a
light vote. hut SOFT was in each of the three
precincts The vote ran somewhat behind that
of last fall and gave hope of
recovering by the time. the i, polls closed.
| Bynum had some scratchers in two OF
the precincts, while Golfer and Saulcy
maintained their part in the canvass by showing
gains The other candidates were keeping even
the average CASTOR their respective tickets. In
all these wards the workngman entered as a
factor of importance in the legislative ticket,
but for the county Offices he went back to old
party affiliations.
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