The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-06
WILL BE HoTLY CONTESTED.
Marion Club Election To-day Will BE
a Marlborough Battle.

The annual election of officers of the
Marion Club viii be held this afternoon at
the clubhouse on East Ohio street, from
the hours Of to p. m. Never before has
SO much interest been shown in a club
election, and it is thought that large
vote will be cast. One of the features of
this contest will be voting by the Turner
voting machine. The decisive vote will be
cast by the Australian system, but a ma
chine will be in operation in the same
room and each member of the club will
vote upon it. The machine ia the invention
of Mr.. C. H. Turner. of No. 2S3 North Illi-
nois street, and is warranted by the owner
to be infallible.
There are four tickets in the field. As
each member of the club is pronounced in
his support Of one of them, the prospects
for an exciting and close election are good.
Last year about two hundred votes were
cast ana ana, this year 1t Is expected that the
hundred.
Some false representations have been
made regarding the election. 1t has been
said that an ill-feeling has resulted over
the contest, but such is not the case. Last
night dozen or more of the members
at the clubhouse laughing over the re-
ports. There was no evidence of ill-feeling.
been campaigning and telling campaign
yarns in much the same manner as is
done in a sure enough campaign, but the
contest is purely friendly. The supporters
of the regular and independent tickets say
the contest really rests between the two
tickets headed by Charles Bookwalter and
Robert Oliver. respectively. 1t has
been claimed that mayoralty
candidate is behind the independent ticket.
Oliver says he is not running in the inter-
est of any candidate, but in the interest of
the Marion Club and he will not permit his
political Office. BY the Independent sup
name to be used in connection with any
hustlers' tickets are in the field as blinds,
in the interest of the regular ticket. The
last two named tickets are still In the
field and the friends of each say they ex-
Last night all the tickets were hustler
tickets if the enthusiasm of the supporters
of each could give each name. The in
dependents have issued the following circu-
lar:
1--WE respectfully invite your attention to
the excellence of the inclosed ticket, to be
voted for at the annual election the 9th
inst. The candidates whose names appear
upon it need no Introduction. If elected
they will introduce into the administration
of the affairs of the club correct business
and political principles. They are pledged
to place the club upon a sound financial
basis to make more attractive its social
features; to increase its political efficiency;
to multiply it's membership.
"The regular ticket has always been
successful at preceding elections. We trust
you will agree with us there should not
grow up an unwritten law that no indie
pendent movement can succeed In the Ma
rion Club"
The regulars resent the insinuation in the
circular that the club administration has
not been conducted on correct business and
political lines and are calling upon the
success of the club to refute the insinua-