The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-04

was spared by either party to get out its
vote. The Democrats were. however. paced
IN an embarrassing position on account OF
the uncertainty of a number of former
Democrats They did not know whether
lhey were hauling a Mckinley or Bryan
man 10 the polls when they brought a man
from his work to the polls. In the third
precinct IL was estimated that at least one
McKtnIev t. DenoSrats Were No'I corod
man was challenged late in The afternoon,
ana though a freeholder was present to
swear him in he had not voted at . o'clock.
Inc inspector was afraid OF the threat
made by the Democrats TO prosecute the
colored man. though the latter was a legal
In the Second ward the organization OF
the two parties was splendid. That of the
nepuDlicans was as perfect as II could De.
mere were bicycle couriers for each pre-
clnct, and several at the service or the
ward committeeman. The couriers sue
ceeded in locating and sending TO the polls
several careless voters who had to be
prodded a little. There were very few or
this kind of voters yesterday. however.
The bicycle couriers in this ward kept the
ward committeeman and the county chair
man Informed from time TO time how the
vote was progressing. At 10 O'Clock they
knew that the Republicans had half their
votes out, and that there were Republican
gains all along the line. At 2 o'clock a
comparison of the vote with that OF two
years ago showed that there were already
cast as many Republican votes as were
cast In 1894. AT this time a total OF 2,0zo
votes had been polled, and 1t was figured
that 1,545 of them were safely Republican.
This showed a Republican gain over the
total vote of two years ago amounting to
over n hundred.
There were some disputes in this ward
about pastors. They had not been put on
the tickets. and there was no disposition
work unless they had to. Ex-Judge Nc
Bride advised that it would not be neces-
sary to put them on except when the voter
called for them. This rule was followed
fhr0lOhnIlf huf none were Used so far as
could be learned, no one calling for them.
In the second precinct there was a delay
of half an hour in opening the polls. There
were no pastors on hand at the time for
opening the polls, and the Democrats
thought they saw a chance to turn a num-
Der of Republican votes away by delay.
They insisted upon waiting for the pastors.
but the Republican members of the board
insisted upon going ahead, and were about
the latter came to time and let the polls be
opened.
THE THIRD WARD.
Probably 80 per cent. of the vote in the
Third ward was cast by 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, and in every precinct heavy
gains for the Republican ticket were re-
ported. The gold Democrats were unusual
ly active in this ward, Otto Frenzel, Fred
Gregory, George Wolf and other Palmer
and Buckner men working like beavers.
Several staid Republicans in the ward who
were supposed 10 De lot ChlIllc our
prised their friends by announcing after
they had voted that their ballots went for
Bryan. In the fifth precinct all of the
votes but four were in the box by 2 o'clock.
and the four absent voters were expected
In on late afternoon trains. There We're
2Os voters in the poll book. In the sixth
precinct all but two OF the Republican
votes and every Democratic vote was in
the box by 3 o'clock. In the seventh pre-
cinct 202 out Of the 26 votes were cast by
8 o'clock.
The votes in the Fourth ward did not
come in so rapidly. This was partly due to
the fact that there are so many men living
here whose work require them to start
from home before the polls opened. They
were SO scattered over the city II re-
CURED many wagons to carry them 10 the
In the first precinct was the exception 10
this rule. as there was an early rush TO the
polls. which kept up steadily until a httle
after noon, when most OF the votes were
polled. At noon 22i out OF $40 votes were
cast. In the third precinct 2S3 votes mad
been cast at 2 O'Clock; out or a total OF 500
of these 1S3 were considered Republican.
The fourth precinct was very SLOW. The
voters here are scattered. Only 10 votes
were i'm at 2 o'clock. The loss was to the
Democrats, for of the 10 votes 14 were
counted by the Republican committeeman.
The sixth precinct was another slow one.
1t Is the precinct which includes the
cerealine mill and the suburb known as
"Cerealine Town"
Some trouble was experienced In the sew
enth precinct. This Is n heavy colored pre-
cinct, and there was a good deal or delay
i'm casting votes here. Men would remain
i'm the booths unusually long. and several
spoiled ballots were returned to the clerks.
1t was the lack of knowledge OF the man
ner of voting that caused the delay here
the day. Later in the after
noon there was a blockade. About forty
voters were waiting In line to get a chance
to cast their votes, but there seemed to
be a hitch I'm the proceedings. 1t was
claimed that the Democratic election Of
fcers were taking all the time possible for
their work i'm the hope OF shutting out a
lot of Republican votes.
In the eighth precinct there was the same
deIay. though ii was not SO aggravated in
character. There was fast work from noon
until 4 o'clock, however, and at ina time
less than twenty votes were still out, ana
only eight of them were Republican: In
this precinct Harry Phillips presented him.
self to vote, and was challenged by the
Republican committeeman. He claimed TO
live on West Second street, but the agent
who has the renting of the house In which
he claims to live says ne does not live
there. The mans mother. with Whom ne
claimed to live, also denies that his resi-
dence ia at her house. Edward j. Sherer,
Democratic councilman at large, made the
necessary affidavit. however, and Phillips
voted. Other affidavits were made. and IT
is probabls that the matter VIII reach the
courts.
The Fourth ward has probably made a
gold Democrats in the ward, and 1t was
generally supposed that they were voting
fc- Mckinley. Few Democrats were
thought to have voted Tor the f'epupncan
who seem to nave forever forsaken the
party which has married Populism. They
stamped the eagle on both tickets. 1t
looked as u Mckinley would run ahead OF
on account of gold Democrats VINO voted
the Popocratic county ticket.