The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-21


joke, wrott his name on a large number of
white ballots Chose of Mr. Grail being
pink ana headed number Of voters TO
the polls with these white tickets Mr..
Crall's friends had an attack of heart
disease" for about two minutes, till the
joke was explained. Mr.. Grail is thirty
seven years old and lives on Talbot ave-
nue.. He is with George Hitz q Co, com
mission men Mr. Grail is active man,
of very clean record and stands very high
in his ward. He has lived in the ward
eight years and has always been active in
politics. The ward is overwhelmingly Re-
publican and Mr. Cralls election is as
suTed. He will succeed Gavin l.. Payne,
who was not candidate for denomination.
FOURTH WARD CONTEST.
There was just as much if not MOI lively
skirmishing among the candidates of the
Fourth ward as In the First. In the Fourth
ward the primary was held at the begin
ming of Northwestern avenue, just south Of
the Fall creek bridge In this ward there
were three candidates, Jacob w. Watts,
Thomas A. Bowser and William Clarke.
North Indianapolis and Mapeton have
many voters that reside in this ward and
strong efforts were made to get them to the
polls. Mr.. Watts hired a street car. 1t
was run from North indianapolis to Ma
pleton. On the side was a big banner read
ing Free Car to the Fourth Ward Prlma-
rieS. Mr.. Watts has neighbor who IS an
inspector of the street-car company. The
inspector was working for him. In the
early part of the afternoon voters seemed
rather chary of riding in the Tree car
Friends Of the other candidates said that
the voters of that part of town wanted no
favo-s from the company.
What facilities have you for getting out
your vote Mr.. Watts?" a reporter asked.
We'll, ] have a street car running from
North Indianapolis to Mapleton."
Don't you think that Injuries your
cause?'
Il don't know why it should. 1 don't see
why people should object to my hiring
than express wagons
While the reporter talked to Mr.. Watts
the car came TO a stop with big crowd
from North Indianapolis. Mr.. Watts's
friends said that it did not haul many dur
ing working hours but would later. After
the crowd from North Indianapolis alighted
the conductor called out, Free car for
Mapleton."
Mr. Clarke seemed pretty confident al
though he admitted that it was hard to
say what the result would be until the
votes were counted. He had a number of
express wagons at work and they were all
kept busy. An effort had been made, he
said. to brand him as the colored mans
candidate This, he said only made things
better for him. A colored man who was
working for him carried a box of Jim
Dandy cigars. There was a run on the
box and Mr.. Clarke sent a man for more.
At 5 O'Clock there was a long line of men
waiting to vote, with more coming all the
time Everything indicated that heavy
vote would be polled.
A big vote was brought out in the Fifth
ward, which now includes part of Haugh-
vile. There was a good deal of rivalry
between Enoch A: Lowe, Frank M. Conner
and Don ID. Wells. The interest taken in
the primary went to show that Mayor Tag
CART will have hard work before him in
Haughville, as the Republicans are aroused
and intend to make a strong campaign.
John Puryear, present counclmen from
senting the Eleventh ward, were both
thrown into the new Sixth ward by the
Democratic ,gerrymander. They were both
candidates for the nomination in the new
ward and as both have a very large fol-
lowing, the contest was very spirited. The
candidates were both at the pools and
while the rivalry was strong 1t was good
natured.
LIVELY FIGHT IN THE SEVENTH
One Of the liveliest contests of the day
was in the Seventh ward, now represented
in the Council by George W. Shaffer. OPP
posed to him were ]. b. Dill, w. B. Ryan
and Ben F. Gresh. A big vote was poled
Shaffer was renomnated. Friends Of Dill
tried to get one of the other candidates
to withdraw There were charges that
Ryan was simply running to divert the
vote from Dill. Some of the Republican
voters of the ward were dspleased at hav-
ing their votes challenged, but when the
reason was explained to them they went
away feeling that the right course was be-
ing pursued. Recently Democrats have
boosted that they could carry the ward
unless the strongest candidate was NOM
mated In the basement of the courthouse
yesterday afternoon a Democrat boasted
that he and five of his friends We're going
10 vote Tor the candidate the Democrats
regard the weakest
He's the man we want nominated" said
he. I'VE can beat him dead easy"
1t was known to the Republican chal-
lengers that a number of Democrats in
tended to vote If they were permitted. For
this reason challenges were freer than they
otherwise would have been. When the facts
were made known lifelong Republican
voters who dislike to be challenged de-
no thn +ipI,f ina hniY.
while I don't like to be challenged
said one Of them, II don't want to see
Democrats come here to nominate our
candidate for Council either and am glad
they are being watched"
One of the best conducted primaries was
In the, Eighth ward. where there was a
spirited contest between George Fate and
William Aldag. The day passed without
any, unpleasant incidents. There was no
challenging. Mr., Fate was nominated by a
good majority. His campaign has been con-
Quoted on such straightforward lines that
leans and it IS predicted that he will poll
the full Republican vote, beside which he
will get strong support from many of his
own Democratic friends. The split in the
party that occurred when Duncan Dewar
was turned down by the Taggart machine
will add materially to the Republican vote,
1t is said.
THE SUCCESSOR no CLARK.
Frank S. Clark, present Democratic in
cumbent from the Ninth ward. is already
as good as defeated. His record on street.
car passes and other things made him I'M
popular before the Democratic primary.
and the character of his efforts to re-
nominate and 'vindicate'' himself added to
the intensity of the feeling against him.
Normally the ward is Democratic Under
the circumstances Republicans are so GER
tain that they can wrest the councilmanic
seat from the Democrats that there was
one of the largest primaries of the city in
that ward Yesterday. There were four
candidates, more than in some of the safe
Republican wards. A large vote was
polled. The candidates were J. F. Rich
ards, Brice Brown, e. r. French and W.
G. O'Brien. The burden Of the contest was
between Richards and Brown, both good
men. Richards was nominated with a ma
jority of twenty-seven above Brown. Both
the other candidates received large votes,
showing that they were populaE In the
ward. Republicans Of the Ninth ward were
jubiant last night, predicting that Clark
would be completely showed under"
Although the Tenth ward primary lasted
but a short time it was an enthusiastic
occasion. Charles Without had no opposi-
ton and was nominated by reclamation.
About $50 Republicans gathered at Nc
Corkle's livery stable at O'Clock to vote
missioner McGregor, inspector for the
ward, announced there was but one candi-
date for the nomination and placed the
name of Mr.. without before the meeting.
The nomination was then made by accla-
nation Mr. Without made q short speech
in which he said he would accept the
nomination and would make the best race
the Democratic candidate busy. Charles
Without is a cabinet maker, residing at