The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-09
here as elsewhere, the vote was polled un-



and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
South of Washington street in this city
there are between seventy-fve and eighty
precincts, with an average of almost two
hundred votes to the precinct, and it is
safe to say that larger per cent of the
vote was polled than has been the case for
longtime. In nearly every instance the
polls were opened on time for the reason
that nearly every ward south of Washing
ton street Is Democratic, and By noon more
than one-half the vote on an average in
each precinct had been polled. At many
voting places men were waiting when
the polls were opened ct 6 o'clock.
most of them being laboring men who 90
80 work at o'clock. and who desired to
vote first. Many of them had to leave,
however, without voting at that time, ow-
ing to the time required for each man to
vote. 1t was this fact that caused much
alarm among the Democratic workers
along in the afternoon. During the fore
noon there was no troub bio in getting voters,
factories to keep the ball rolling. but in
the afternoon the vote fell off, and the
crowds around the voting places began Go
grow anxious. Then the Democratic
wagons were brought into requisition, and
1t Is safe TO say there were one hundred of
them OF all kinds doing business south of
Washington street during the afternoon.
The republican voters on the South Side
old not experience this anxiety. Obeying
instructions they went to the polls early,
and by noon the full vote was practically
In. At many precincts the Journal re-
porter ran across Disguised Democrats.
Ihey were ward workers acting
disRusted because there were Dem
ocratic votes in the precinct they
knew they would not get One of them
said: What do you think of Fifteenth
There are four In this precinct, and they
won't vote, because they are sore about
something In another precinct. the 143d.
one of the Democratic workers was exceed
inglY vrathy. There are five or SIX DEM
ocrats In this precinct who won't vote on
account ot our committeeman, John Dugan.
He has been drunk all day." And thus it
went. There was any amount of com plalnt
among Democrats about their committee
mon, bad selections having been made in
most caseA
1t can we'll be said that there never. In
the history of the city, was q more quiet
election than that of yesterday. About all
the voting places there were groups OF men
oil day, but the disturbances were infre-
quent and short lived. The presence of the
msrshaIs no doubt contributed largely to
this desirable result. yet the most partisan
Democrat can not charge single one OF
them with being offensive In the exercise
of his authority. They were simply there
as peace officers and In many cases were IN
known even to the challeDgers and others
about the voting places. A great many of
in private residences. Outeide of the few
loungers who stood about the small bon
fires all day, the voters generally went
away as soon as they had cast their ballots.
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almost the limit of the time allowed for
each man to vote led to the belief that con-
siderable scratching was being done. but
the Democrats, who would be most largely
Affected on the South Side, explained this
by saying that the voters were taking their
time to il IN order to be sure of properly
voting.
In the Ninth ward tho only incident oc-
curing out of the ordinary was the
obstreperousness of Assessor Wolfe He
Quarreled with Republican challenger
for refusing TO allow q Democrat not
down on the poll-books to vote.
Persons about the different precincts
claimed that considerable scratching was
being done in the Ninth.
The voting Ia the Tenth ward yesterday
was very quiet, but the poll was heavy,
particularly as to the Republican side. At
none or the precincts was there any tr0u-
BILE, and there was little challenging done,
except In the one-hundredth and the
ninety-fifth. In the former there are q
large number of italians, most of whom
are Democrats. and they wanted and tried
unfortunately. No trouble arose from
the fact, however. In the latter
belllcose Democratic sheriff, with q
mouth as large as baKe-oven. made 10
extremely disagreeable for the Republican
men at WORK at the polls. There were no ar
rests made. and all applying v0tefssucceed-
Ell In casting their ballots. discharged that
In the one-hundred-and-thi precinct. In
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cratic clerk of that hosiery Brooks. ran
IN a dozen or so Democratic travelling men
who were noD-residents. but beg ond that
the vote progressed quietly and
was all brought out The day at
the other precincts was without
| incident, except that the vote pollcd was
very heavy, and the full Republican
strength was gotten out.
In the Eleventh ward the voting was
light during the morning hours. but began
| TO pick up about noon. A slight disturb
ance occurred in the morniD over the put
| ting up of some posters. They were torn
down as fast as put up oy the Democrats.
| In the Twelfth ward the vote was gotten
| ont fairly early, and throughout the day
| every thing was quiet.
In the Thirteenth ward the poll In the
! different precincts was variable. In the
/ one hundr red and-twenty-frst over one
| halt of the vote was ont by Q o'clock, while
| IN two or three other precincts the morn
| ing vote was comparatively light.
| In the Fourteenth ward the vote was
| gotten out pretty early, and there was no
| trouble except In one precinct, where q
| Democrat who moved from the city last
| September. and who came back with
out his family. was sworn In and
voted. As soon as the fact
/ was discovered the marshals were put on
| the track of the illegal voter and the man
| who swore him in. AS Is usual there was
/ considerable trouble IN the Fifteenth ward.
but it was yesterday confined to one or two
| precincts
Republicans had much trouble in the
| one hundred and fifty third precinct of
| which John A. Lang was the officious in
spector. A young man named John Smith
| entered the polls to vote. and was chal-
| lenged by Lang Smith said that Frank
| Stechhan knew him. and had been his en-
! ployer for two years. He was recognized
| By Charles Carroll. and. believing that
| Carroll knew where he had lived for six
| months past, made an affidavit to that of
| feet. He was allowed TO vote. and LanQ
then ordered the deputy sheriff TO arrest
smith on u charge of perjury. He was
| however, released on bail furnished by
| Merrick L. Nlnton and Frank Stechhan
/ Later an old resident named Stroupp. who
| has lived in the precinct since 1871. was