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

a resident three months and a resident of the
State for sixteen years; Lafayette Canada, resi-
dent in ward three months aud State nine years;
Allen c. Simms, residentin the ward four months;
James Purden, resident in ward thirteen months.
All of the above were voters, and IN the of
Simms, who has for two months resided in
challenger Moodys own property. the opposi-
ton was especially despicable. In the second
precinct the same plan OF challenging negro
votes was adopted. One case Is worthy to be
cited Henry Oberton. q negro. has been resi-
dent of the precinct since April When the
poll Of the ward was taken by Daniel Mcbride,
Democratic challenger in yesterdays voting,
Overton's name duly entered on the poll
book. When Overton offered his vote yester-
day Mcbride challenged IL, and refused
to withdraw Overton was dolly sworn
7. Edward johnson. who for two years has
been a resident of Kansas, attempted 10 vots
the Democratic ticket, but Republican chal-
lenge soon shut of such illegal action. In GEN.
eral the voting was comparatively quiet
throughout the entire ward.
SEVENTH WARD
Voting was very quiet The vote of Edward
Goodnict, Republican, who had resided In the
ward since Aug. ii, was challenged, but sworn in
as his case was evidently legal. No other ground
less attempts were made In the second precinct
the third party ticket was in a few instanc es
polled. but not to any alarming extent Several
gains for the Republican ticket
were reported and in some in
stances from Democratic sources. The
challenges were few and mainly agains. Repub-
lican voters, and especially colored men. David
K. Shrieve, living at No. 13 Dorman street, was
challenged on the ground OF non-resldence, but
it was proved that he had been resident OF the
precinct for the last three mouths. Not Re-
publican vote was lost in the entire ward.
EIGHTH WARD.
The polls extremely quiet from the time
they were opened. and by noon a large majority
Of the possible votss were in. In the frst pre-
cinct the Republicans challenged the vote of A.
Link, who has been working in Illinois for some
time past. His case was quickly dis
posed of. In the second precinct another
case OF Democratic negro bulldozng was at
tempted, but without accomplishing any result
In the second precinct the voting Quiet
and believed to be more favorable to Republican
interests than the Democrats had thought prob
able. In the third Chicago plasterer attempted
to vote straight Democratic ticket but he
was summary challenged and, failing to be
sworn in, the Democracy is less at least one
| illegal vote. Throughout the entire ward
force Of women had been stationed at the polls
| to furnish third-party Prohibition tickets, but
| their supply did not lessen rapidly.
Isaac HUMPHREYS, colored, attempted to vote
| in the Eighth ward. but he was informed that
| his ward the Eighteenth. Before the Re-
| publican challengers could interfere he was
sliced by the marshas and driven in carriage
| TO his polls and allowed to vote Republican
| ticket in his precinct In the Eighteenth ward.
| AS soon as his vote vote was cast, he was
| sezed by a deputy marshal and placed under
arrest for illegal voting. Humphries is legal
| voter.
NINTH WARD.
| Over 700 votes were cast in the first precinct
| alone. The Republican vote was steady and I'M
scratched. so far as known. The Hebrew vote
| went almost solid for Harrison. The second
precinct polled heavy vote. An elective ''vest-
pocket" vote was cast, and Democratic poll.
| ticians were averse to saying whether or not
they considered it of any benefit to their side.
Challenges were many on both sides
during the earlier part Of the day.
| but no votes lost. Some notable
| cases Of negro challenging occurred from the
| Democratic side Of the chute. Nathan Hale.
resident OF the ward for five years; Josh
| Lsngsdale, born and raised in the ward; w. L.
| Hamilton, a resident in the city for twenty.
four years, and in the ward seven years; Charles
1 r. Crawford, seven months Ia the ward were
all legal Republican voters, aud known TO be
| such, who were compelled by Democratic bull
dozsrs to resort to af6davits to establish their
| identity.
| TENTH WARD.
There was not q great deal Of trouble 10 this
ward. but it was averted only through the for
bearance of the Republicans The deputy
| United States marshals interfered with voters
4 frequently out made no arrests. A large YoNe
was polIed in the ward and the Prohibitionists
| got In quite a number.
ELEVENTH WARD.
1 The deputies in this ward were continually
| threatening prominent Republicans, ana it
looked all day like there might be trouble at
any time. The Republicans did little chal-
longing. but the Democrats made it point to
| challenge every man whom they did not know
| we'll. Notwithstanding the disadvantages under
| which the Republicans lsbored, they claim to
| have held thsr own.
| TWELFTH WARD.
| The Democrats made their boldest attempts
at intimidation in the Twelfth ward. There are
many coored voters In this ward. and before
| the polls were open half an hour il was evident
that the deputy United States marshals had
| been instructed to scare all weak kneed Repub-
licans from the polls by making arrests. A
| plentiful supply of half-drunken deputies had
been distributed around the polls OF both pre-
| cincts and every time Republican attempted
to vote they crowded around the window aud
\ made threats of all kinds. The first serious
| trouble began when ID. L. Francis, legal voter,
| stepped up to cast his ballot The Democratic
| challenger objected TO the vote, and then the
| lady with whom Francis boards was visited, and
| she stated that Francis had been boarding at
| her house for a sufficient length of time
to enrtle him to vote. The vote was
still refused by the inspector, and d. E. Pepper.
| of the Atlantic and Pacific tea store. who knew
Mr.. Francis well. stepped up to swear in the
| vote. The affdavit completed and signed
| by Mr.. Pepper, but before rheinspector accepted
| it deputy marshal. Riley by name, arrested
| Francis Harry :. New. a short time before had
| told the deputy that their intimidating scheme
| would not 60. Then, when the deputy started
| to go away with Francis Mr. New followed With
| the purpose Of going on his bond. He wasted
| to know why the arrest was made, and repested
| his remark that the deputy could not buiitpze
| legal voters in that manner. He said that they
| could not arrest a man without warrant. Just
| then Jerry Collins, who has spent more time in
| the work-h house than out marched up behindMr.
| New and grabbed him by the shoulder. Mr..
| New asked him by what authority he came ND
| and seized him in that manner. Collins showed
| his badge. MIR. New then said he would 60, but
| told the deputy he desired him to understand
| that this arrest would be followed up by serious
! consequences 10 the deputy. Mr.. New was
| taken to United States Commissioner Morfiss
| Office and released on his own recognzalce.
| From that time every Republican who at
tempted to vote threatened with arrest.
| The Republicans were hampered, some Of their
| regular challengers being kept away by urgent
| business. ana Daniel Burton, the inspector VINO
figured in the tallysbeet forgery cases, accepted
| two votes over peremptory challenges. W. Ii.
| Cooper Joined the marshals and Inspector Bur
| ton in their efforts TO intmdate the Republicans
| and several times climbed up into the
| chute and made threats to ward the Republicans,
| who desired to vote. Mr.. Burton frequently
absurd his authority as an inspector
| hv giving instructions 70 n