The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-07
LOOK OUT FOR THEM
Rahke and Iron Scheming to
Carry H%aughville To-Day.
The Crap-Shooting Elements Desperate
Fight for the Democratic Ticket
Outlook i'm the Other Suburbs.

Gus Rahke, "BilH' Iron and the crap
shooting element OF the same stripe will
show their hand in the Haughville election
to-day. They have come TO realize that the
election in West Indianapolis means that
they must hunt a new home for their gam
bling bells. They knew I%rvington would not
tolerate them: the elections in B~rightwood
have always gone against an open policy:
Mount Jackson is too sure Republican for
gamblers TO ever cast thsir eyes In that d.
~rection. so Haughville was selected as the
most vulnerable point for the use of Doodle.
And even in that suburb their success is
extremely doubtful. as a large number of
the better class OF Democrats are opposed
TO making their town a dumping ground
for the gambling scum of Indianapolis, and
that is what ii will practically be il gam
bling and Democracy garry the day. For
several months past Iron and Rahke have
cast longing eyes on Haughville, knowing
that in the success of their doodle"
schemes in that town rested their only
chance for a continuance of their games.
One of the many schemes 10 carry the
town is to vote a lot of Hungarians. The
plan for carrying this out was to appoint
several Hungarians as election inspectors.
By this move the Democrats expected to
bring in a lot of newly-arrived Hungarians
who cannot speak English, or at least
would claim they could not. The inspector
then would be the only man on the election
board who could understand what such per-
sons said, and woul interpret 1t to suit
himself, thus voting all of them for De-
mocracy. But in this well-laid plan Iron
and Rahke did not consider that all or the
Hungarians could not be obtained and that
some Of them were good Republicans; men
who are American citizens In fact, and not
- hA0nF 80 Thnts not ~ 4 fin ana
state that such is the fact; men who be-
lieve In the enforcement Of the laws, and
will give their time and energy to the party
that VIII keep the town free from the law
defying element. From this class or Hun
garians the Republicans have selected their
election judges to act in the precincts where
this scheme was being put in operation.
This will only balk the game SO far as the
inspectors are concerned. The Republicans
are fully alive to the emergencies they must
face, and have appointed as challengers
men who are personally acquainted with
nearly all Of the voters in their respective
precincts.
Party dissensions in the Second district,
owing to claims Of Doodle having been used
in the convention to secure the nomination
quite a number Of Democratic votes TO Ed
Moore, the present trustee, who was de-
feated in the convention. Some of the bet
ter element who were in the convention Will
not vote for Greiner on account Of their be-
lief that he would be lenient with the gam
blers.
The general opinion of the citizens who
are true TO the interests of Haughville
seems to be that a vote cast to-day Tor the
Republican ticket will be a vote for good
government, good morals and no gambling,
while a vote for the Democratic ticket
would be to say: "Come Rahke, come Iron,
come all We who love TO gamble; VIZ wei.
come you with open arms and will thank
you If you will destroy the good name OF
our little town"
The Republican ticket is as follows: Clerk
o. ;. Wright; treasurer, DIR. A. L. Preston
marshal, Alfred Il. Turpin; trustee from
the First district, Thomas Powderly; trustee
from the Second district, DIR. f. c. Thomas
The Democratic ticket is as follows: Clerk
John Dugan; treasurer, Thomas Forest
marshal, Wesley Huddleston; trustee from
the First district, Jake Russell, and trustee
from the Second district, William Greiner
President Patterson. Of the present Town
Board, holds over for another year.