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

when his right TO vote was questioned.
promising TO return with his first papers.
he mad not returned when a Journal re-
porter was at the polls shortly before the
closing time. Notwithstand ing the desper-
ate efforts of the Popocrats 10 cause trou-
vote of the precinct was polled. AT 5
O'Clock all the votes but two had been
cast. AT that time a number OF Popocrats
hdo tailed to appear.
POPOCRATS DESPERATE.
Equally high-handed were the methods
resorted to by the Popocratic clerk and
Judge. ]. Z. Bell. deputy city attorney, and
w. b. Overman, who created a great deal
OF trouble at the voting place at 400 North
Pennsylvania street, in the tenth precinct
Of the Sixth ward. They began by object
ing TO allowing George ockw to serve
as the Republican clerk. They claimed
that he had lost his residence in the pre-
cinct. Mr.. lockwood was able to prove
that. while his family were about to move,
they had delayed doing so until after the
election in order that the voters in the
family might be protected. In spite. of the
fierce resistance of the Popocrats, Mr..
lockwood served. No less than nine Re-
publicans were challenged by the desperate
fopocrats. All but one OF them, however,
voted. They were given plenty of backing
and the Republi IAN election officers refused
to permit them TO be bulldozed. In the
case Of d. Snitzer, of the Central Cycle
Manufacturing Company, their threats pre-
vailed, and although Mr.. Slitzer was IN
doubtedly entitled TO vote, he did not do
so. He was informed by the Popocrats
that he had no right to claim indianapolis
as his residence, because his wife is trav-
cling in California. and they insisted that
his home must be with her. The judge told
Mr.. SnitZer that they had thoroughly inves-
tigated his case and the board had decided
that he mad no right to vote. Rather than
run the risk of any trouble Mr.. Snitzer
was inundated into refusing to make affi-
MADE f fa f bim hX the f Popocr 1hf f iudses be
was led to believe hat the decision was a
judicial finding by the entire election board.
ward the Popocrats contested the right Of
a colored man to vote, declaring that he
had received a sentence from the Criminal
Court which DISTINGUISHED him. Attorney
Averill went TO the courthouse and exam
ined the records and found the charge to
be false. He secured a note from the clerk
no such showing and the PoDocrats with
drew their objections. The Republicans
challenged a medical student by the name
or Miller at this voting place. He was not
down on the Republican poll book. After
he explained how he had acquired residence
he was permitted 10 cast his ballot. An
other colored man name SDaulding, who
had voted in that precinct for years, was
objected to by the Popocrats, but he was
sworn in and voted.
ATTEMPTS AT ILLEGAL VOTING.
Numerous attempts at illegal voting were
frustrated by w~ide-awake Republican
challengers and watchers. Asa Kelsey
tried to vote at 31 North California street,
but he withdrew without voting when the
Republican watcher insisted that he had
not lived in the precinct the legal time nee
essary to give him the right to exercise the
elective franchise. Although urged by Pop
ocrats to make an affidavit of residence.
Kelsey discreetly withdrew. Hiram Drake
was stopped by the Republican watchers i'm
the fourth precinct of the Fifth ward. 1t
was declared that he cid not live in the
precinct at all. He went away to get house
rent receipts showing his residence. When
he returned with them they were found to
be several years old and were not regarded
as conclusive evidence by the Republicans.
He left again, declaring that he would get
later receipts, but did not come back.