The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-06

The election yesterday was withou. any notice
able feature unless it can be called about the
quietest the city has ever experienced There
was Democratic boast that the party had a
superlatively good organization. "If it works
as we expect it to-" said one of the managers
night before last 1--WE will surely elect Rodge
One seeking for evidence of this strength at the
polls would have gone away disguised. It hap
pened that there was less attention to voting In
stalwart Democratic precincts where the over
balancing majorites are always looked for. than
in many another which does not often figure
prominently in forecasting. Republicans and
Democrats were alike overburdened by some
cause that kept them away from enthusiastic ex-
pressions of confidence.
There were clouds all day threatening snow,
and just enough rawness in the air to thin out
the loungers at the polls. Everybody who was
sufficiently interested to remain at the voting
places wore an overcoat and gloves. Yet, with
all this half the leisure time was spent in stamp
ing vigorously to keep the feet warm 1t was al
together cherries outlook. In the South Side
precincts Democrats mourned for votes, while
the Republicans were in something of better
humor, because they had evidence of scratching.
in favor of Many and Quill. vest-pocket bal-'
lot showed up in some force in the Twenty third
ward precincts and those of the Twenty-fourth.
Something of this was observed in the Twentieth
ward, also. 1t came from railroaders and Ger
mans In the Twenty-third ward Many pulled
up nicely until o'clock. He was ahead of Rodg-
ers then, but Sim Coy came down to Schmidts
brewery and effected slight change. but not
sufficient to discourage Many's friends. Sim
soon retired. and late in the afternoon had lost
his exuberance Of confidence. Scratching went
on oil over the city, but it was hard
to tell at the close Of the polls
which candidate had the best of it.
There was not precinct in which pencils and
pastors were not used to an extent ranging from
the usual to degree Of some significance
No trouble was reported in any precinct. and
but little challenging had to be done. The day
marked very light vote. every precinct falling
below thepoll of last November.
At the close Of the polls, had anyone been
asked to venture guess on the result the
answer would have been unsatisfactory Up to
o'clock the general complaint was on the light
ness of the vote Both parties felt the effect of
it, but the Democrats tried to stifen their hopes
that the Republicans were laggards
and would not come out. Said
Democrat of official standing There is an i'm
preston that the township election takes place
tomorrow Some people can't get it into their
heads that once in while We have an election
on Monday. am surprised that the Repub-
lcans have remained away from our polls in such
numbers. It seems that all persuasion and en-
treaty can't bring them up to vote"
.'We have" said said another Democrat in
another precinct. least four votes to the Repub-
leans one While the vote is light, we will
cover all losses after the men quit work this
afternoon" His prediction was correct. so far
as it related to the workingmen coming up late
in the day to increase the vote beyond the
low estimate set upon it earlier in the
afternoon; but the returns show that instead
of covering Democratic losses. it assisted
in achieving q marked Republican victory. 1t
was about this time, too. that the North Side
wards from which the Democrats looked for a
great deal of help. on account of a probable
large stay home Republican vote, began to
show marked increase.
HOW THE RETURNS CAME IN.
The Second precinct return of the Fifth ward
was the first to reach this Office. It gave
Many ITO majority a harbinger of sue
cess but greater one than was ex
pected After this the figures began to
flow in rapidly, showing that all anticipations of
light vote had gone awry. At an early hour
enough was had to show that the vote reached a
point only little short OF the November poll,
and that Many, Quill and the other Republican
candidates had been elected by decisive MAORI
ties. 1t remained, then, to figure on
the size of the majorites, and. while
the gains fuctuated q little in reducing
or increasing the probabilities. by IL o'clock the
glorious fact was reached that Many's majority
could not be less than Col. with only one pre-
cinct out Within a half hour that came in ad
vancing the majority, according to the central
committees estimate, to 60l.
To make the defeat more CALLING to the ruling
branch of Marion county Democracy Sim Coy,s
own precinct was carried by one majority.
1t Is not necessary to recount the active forces
of the campaign against Sim Coy's Rodgers and
his associate on the ticket, Marshall Palmer. 1t
Is sufficient to state that the glorious result
shows that In the strong Democratic wards of
the South Side decent Democrats, intelligent
workingmen and the railroad vote repudiated
the often asserted claim that they can be- con-