The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-07

ZION. To citizens, friends in the East sent tels-
grams of which the following were typical:
John c. New:
NEW YORK. Nov 6-Ochiltrees dispatch n
few days since to you 10 correct. Harrison will
carry the State at least by 80 000 Ny friend
Boyhan will be elected to Congress
JAMES O'BRIEN.
Jno. Q. New:
NEW YORK, Nov. 6-Gong well all along our
line for Ben. j. Fl. BREsLTN.
The kilograms received from this State were
equally encouraging, but among them were
many rscounting outrages by deputy marshals
throughout Indiana like those that occurred
here. In every county could be found Demo
cratic rascali.y in illegal voting and Democratic
bulldozns through q system of unwarranted
arrests.
FIRST WARD.
10 the First ward the voting went on without
any special incident. the colored voters being
alert and eood-humored. In the second precinct
OF the ward early ia the morning. the colored
voters gathered at New Bethel church, on Beeler
street, and there falling in line. marched to the
polling place.
SECOND WARD.
In the precincts of the Second ward the voting
went on steadily, the throngs Of voters at the
polls cracking jokes at each others expense, or
questioning visitors as TO "how things" were
going elsewhere. In the second precinct lit
tie knot Of thrd-psrty men, four in number,
each with a white badge nearly half yard long
diplay ed on his breast, was subjected to a round
of good-natnred badinaee. General Harrison
voted about 1870 o'clock in the third precinct
of the Second ward. Accompanied by his son,
Russell, he walked fr ON his residence on North
Delaware street, about three squares
and half, to the poll and the
chute being open, cast his ballot After
voting a crowd gathered about him and a short
Of han hall m
those who shook hands with the General were
H. ID. Pierce, nephew of the late Vice-presdent
Hendricks, and w. o. DeVay. wholesale paper
dealer, both of whom. heretofore Democrats,
expressed the hope that the result would be a
Republican victory. The General then walked
away. accompanied by his son, returning to his
home. The number of his on the poll-book
Was 23I.
THIRD WARD.
In the first precinct of the Third ward an in
cident occurred early in the morning which
came near ending in q fight. The polls were to
be opened at o'clock, but at o'clock A. NJ the
Democrats came and took possession OF the
eastern side of tie chute, which has always
been occupied by the Republicans. About
o'clock the Republicans appeared and were
about to take their usual place, when they were
told they could Int have It. They demanded pos
session and the Democrats refused 20 yield. A
very excited. Finally G. S. Darnell called on
all the Republicans present to take position be-
hind him on the Republican side of the chute.
as there was going to be trouble. number
had clubs and canes. Then Darnell told the
Democrats if they did not Immediately go
their own side of the chute they would be
pitched into the street They went. After that
the voting was active during the early part of
the day and the challenging was brisk. Quite
number of colored voters live in this ward and
at least one half of their votes were challenged,
and they were required to get property-owners
to swear them in. In several instances mems
votes were challenged who had been residents
OF tho ward and precinct for years. The Demo
.cratic challengers seemed TO be acting under
especial instructions to challenge every colored
Republican who presented his vote. They
seemed to act upon the presumption that every
ono OF them was illegal voter In
several instances after the voter had secured
rea-estate owner to swear in his vote both the
voter and his hacker were arrested and bauled
foff down town in a big two-horse Democratic
wagon. One young colored man, Richard
Thompson, who lives in house just back Of the
/ polling place in the second precinct, offered his
vote. aud it was challenged He said he would
60 and get some one to swear IL IN for him. IF
you do I'll have you and the man who swears in
your vote both arrested" said Democratic
challenger to him. Thompson soon came back
with Thomas Smithers, who made the necessary
affidavit, and the vote was taken. and on the
order o; Morris Digger both OF them were
rested and hauled off. Thompson's stepfather,
who is a respectable colored citizen, was pres
ent. and said the boy had always lived at home,
although he works at 400 North Illinois street,
and that was the residence he was given upon
the Democratic POLLOCK. The crowd Of coloYed
men present jeered the deputy marshals as
they drove off with their prisoners. Several
other arrests were made during the day-al
colored men. They were hauled off and in an
hour or would come back and be greeted with
cheers by their friends on their arrival.
FOURTH WARD
The Fourth ward has the largest colored vote
of any in the city and it was in both precincts
Of this ward and especially the second that the
colored men were subjected to continued insults
from early in the morning until the polls closed
at night. They bore it all patiently and good
naturally, but IL the same number of white
men had been made to go through the same
series Of arrests and threats OF arrests that they
did there would have been riot in the ward
before o'clock in the morning About 10
o'clock there came near being q serious afrsy.
Revolvers and knives were drawn and matters
looked serious for the time, but better counsel
prevailed and things Quoted down. The colored
men OF the ward deserve commendaton
law-abiding citizens and men who
keep the peace under great provocation
At about o'clock. County Chairman Tom Tag
CART drove up TO the polling place in the second
precinct in q buggy. There were several hun
dred colored men upon the sidewalks ana in the
having good time. Several OF the Democrats
went out to the buggy and spoke to Iacgart
aud he drove rapidly of and in the course of
fifteen minutes Deputy United States msrshals
began 20 come from ell directions They came
in vehicles and on foot and 10 short time
there we're twenty-five of Hswkinss pets present
They were greeted with shouts and laughter
upon their arrival, by the assembled colored
men. One particularly seedy-looking specimen
of a de putty was hauled mp to the polls in a big
Democrats wagon drawn by two mules He
was tmid. inoffensive appearing young man,
who looked MS though he hadn't taken bath or
changed his shirt since the cam
palcn began. A man OF ordin-
airy Judgment would have picked him out
for an under stable boy in a livery stable
rather than a deputy marshal. "Lerd love Us.
what are you unloading there, white manP said
one. "What you going to do with that
thing, anyhow said another "Did you draw
| it IN a rafflel" the third inquired of the driver
and each Of these inquiries provoked shouts Of
laughter.
"By G., he will DO needed here" yelled the
| driver
IF you're eoin TO bring deputy marshals
round here, why don't You bring menT an
| swered some one in the crowd "A thousand of
| that kind of cattle wouldn't be any account
| around here, and another laugh went up from
| the crowd. The deputy was out OF the wagon
| bv this time, and was surrounded By large
| crowd, who formed a ring around him, and
| guyed him numerically
Say sonry, you better run home, it's supper
| time, and your mother will be looking for you, "
| Said one. what you all don with that rib
hon. bubr said another ''Are you q deputy
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