The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-05

a citizen, mildly began to say something. but Il q
chairman said: "Mr Miller you are not an in
epector and can say nothing. This room
belongs TO the board for the present
and no one but member of it has right To
say anything The reading of the returns then
Continued, giving loss of sixteen to Irwin.
twentyseven to DIR. Wagner for coroner, twenty
seven to Griffths and gains to Ayres. DR. Nor
rison aud Hugo. 1t was an effort at wholesale
stealing, being erason of tallies on Irwin,
Wagner and GrIfiths. with their addition TO
Hugo, raising his vote from 255 TO 309 Ayres's
vote was advanced from l62 to 1T8 Morrison S
vote was not changed. Out of this wholesale
stealing Hugo got gain of 81.
Mr. Schmidt. at the close of the reading left
she desk in disgust De explained to journal
reported as follows: 'Tcame here about D o'clock
this evening. At o'clock l had to go to my
building association, and left the returns IN the
care of man whom thought was square L re-
turned about o'clock. Excepting this time. the
returns have been in my hands, but did not
look at them from the time they
were made up until looked at
them when they were opened by Captain Many.
noticed the erasures. There may be nothing
wrong, but it is strange these changes should oc-
sur on tally made by Republican clerk.
don't want to give the mans name with whom
left the returns until l have investigated the
matter"
returns occurred in duplicating the Second pre-
eiuct of the Twenty-third Ward returns for the
vote of the Third precinct. Twenty fifth This
made difference of about 1873 votes against all
Republican candidates
The count progressed slowly and without incl
gent when the country precincts were reached,
ehe votes rnEning even with the published re-
turns. By this time, with legitimate errors and
stealinEs, Irwin was counted out, Ayres having
an apparent majority of twenty. The 1873 lost
by the duplicate printing of the Second
precincts Of the Twenty-tiiird ward returns con-
Dributed nearly half of Avress gains. This also
affected Wagners majority greatly but he will
doubtless 60 in, with 1875 to spare Grifith's
majority was also reduced to 287 by this loss.
Yhe Democrats believed they had
Hugo elected. There was great
the Democratic tally markers. while others of
the gang tried to ascertain the Republican fgur-
ing. They failed in this which caused them
some uneasiness, but they accepted their figures
as leaving Griffith ont At 1:30 o'clock this morn
Ing. ten county and two city precincts, passed d.,
were to be counted. The latter were the Secon
Of the Fourth ward and First of the Thirteenth,
returns which were left in the hands of inspec-
ors for alleged correction of informalites
During the later part OF the count Sim Coy
and Henry Spann went to the county library
room, on the second floor of the courthouse, with
the second precinct of the Fourth ward the
first of the Thirteenth ward, Wayne town
ship and other returns. Wayne township,
No T. is Hiram Miller's precinct,
of which he is Inspector. This takes in the poor
farm and Insane Asylum. Joseph Becker. an
inspector of the Second precinct of the Eleventh
ward. is disguised with stealings, and says he
will not sign the official count
No material change on the maiorities pub
lished will DO caused by the Democratic gain of
133, except as TO the candidates especially men
Eoned