The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-09

the time the polls closed at o'clock to
run the percentage of the Republican vote
up to 81 or IS per cent. of the entire vote
or about 22,O00 votes exclusive of all doubt
fuls as shown by the thirty-day poll.
Granting that the Democrats would poll
even 95 per cent. of their vote, and given
the benefit of all doubtful voters they would
not have. according to their own poll, to
exceed 10000 votes.
When it is understood that the reports
at o'clock indicated that the Democrats
could not possibly poll over 50 per cent. of
their vote it will at once be seen that a safe
majority for the Republican ticket is
conservative estimate. The vote was espe-
cially heavy i'm the North Side wards, and
the reports received at o'clock from the
South Side wards indicated that when the
polls closed they would not be far behind.
The lightest Republican vote cast was in
the Sixth ward, the A o'clock returns show
ing that only little over 60 per cent. of
the vote was in. But this ward is thick
ly populated with negroes who have
penchant for voting late. it was expected
that it would show a heavy increase by
the time the polls closed in the evening
The largest vote according to the last re-
ports was polled in. the Third and Seventh
wards. ON the South Side the reports re
ceived from the Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh
Twelfth and Fourteenth wards indicated
that the Republicans would make Ia. 81
gains in each.
FIRST WARD.
The First ward. uD to the middle of thc
afternoon. got out a big Republican vote.
This ward was very quiet. there being no
challenges to speak of and few men In
showed up in several precincts with Il hal.
dozen or more votes and the Soci tlists also
had a small voc. These votes. however.
cid not make an impression ON the Re
publican vote and the Democrats seemed 20
be the losers In the tenth precinct tho
Republicans had out l15 votes out of Id
at o'clock. while the Democrats had east
hut IS. The eleventh precinct had cast
% votes out Of 40. and the Democrats y.
The twelfth precinct showing was about
even. and the thirteenth had out two
thirds of its vote by noon. In the outlying
precincts the vote was even larger. and
the Republicans appeared TO be getting
cut their votes more rapidly
SECOND WARD.
The Second ward, with the exception of
two or three precincts. got out fairly
early vote. and the showing made by the
Republicans was very gratifying to the
n.
There were many travelling men and others
out of the city. but those who are at home
generally turned out to vote The Re
publican vote in nearly every precinct at
noon made a better showing than two
years ago and continued SO until the polls
closed. In the sixth precinct ISL votes had
been cast at $50, 155 of which were Re
publican The seventh precinct was little
tardy in getting its Note out. and i'm the
fourth 40 had been east out of Il total OF
21. with plenty OF time To get the full vote
in. The Republican showing i'm the fifth
was most gratifying. there being but Is
votes out at I O'Clock. At that time the
Republicans had cast 122 out of the total
vote Of 1q6. The second precinct cast LEO
votes out of the total Of $40 before o'clock
The third precinct, one of the largest i'm
the city made creditable showing for the
Republicans from the time the polls opened
until they closed There are perhaps 400
Republican voters III the precinct. and 2SJ
had east their votes long before 1 o'clock
The total vote east at that time was 3q3.
and the large majority for the Republicans
greatly encouraged them The total vote
is about 80 aud the indications were al
that time that there would be A full vote
10 the number OF COlOred men and llhOrers
at work out after o'clock they began Ia
come in and the average vote was cast.
In the tenth 2l0 votes out OF ~ had been
east at 4 O'Clock The eleventh made /,
good showing with iN5 votes out of 200 cast
by { clock. The twelfth had but sixty out
at the same hour
THIRD WARD
The word seemed % have been given ont
by Democratic leaders that the colored vote
i'm the Third ward should not be cast-at
least as many of the colo-cd voters should
be challenged and prevented from casting
their ballots as possible This was partic-