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


LATE RUN WITH VOTER.
declared that not in nine years had there
been such heavy vote so early IN the day
They were feeling confident of doing more
than hold their own in this precinct.
The vote in the fourteenth precinct was
very slow in coming out, and at $50 o CLOCK
only 10 out of a total of 269 had been polled.
These were evenly divided among the two
parties, 81 TO each. .
The fifteenth precinct made an excellent
showing. with al out of a total OF Zl5 votes
poIled. These were divided as follows: Re
publicans, "a; Democrats, 81.
Rumors that the Democrats would work
some of their old tactics, such as rushing
in punches of illegal votes at late hour,
were afloat i'm the Sixth ward, but nothlng
of the kind had developed up TO 4;5o CLOCK
SEVENTH WARD.
Conditions in the Seventh ward were
quiet and orderly throughout the day yes
terday, and the Republicans felt and
showed great confidence in the outcome of
the election The ward is naturally Re
publican, but the opinion seemed prevalent
that it would be abnormally so at this
election. In the thirteenth and fourteenth
precincts the former located at % North
Alabama street and the latter at 139 North
Delaware street, there were rumors that
clique of gamblers had something up
their sleeves" which would develop about
5 o'clock, but, as one Republican ex-
pressed it, 1--WE are ready for them. We
know what they are up to and will counter
act it"
The only disturbance in the Seventh ward
UP to the middle of the afternoon was
family quarrel among negroes at 722 Fort
Wayne avenue third precinct.) The fight
at this precinct grew out of an effort by
colored man 10 force his way into another
home. There a show of weapons, but
the police quelled the affair before it be-
came serious.
In the first precinct 119. out of a total
vote of 222, had been polled at Ito, which
was considered a fine showing. Of these
votes the Republicans claimed 119 and the
Democrats 90.
In the second precinct. at 1:50 o'clock,
the Republicans had polled 1O5 of their LOO
their 90. The result of two years ago-Book-
walter, 90 and Taggart, SO-was expected
to be surpassed by the Republicans. This
expectation was based on the fact that at
the hour named there had been polled by
the Republicans more votes than were cast
in the precinct altogether two years ago
A slight loss was anticipated on account of
several Republican travelling men being
absent from the city.
The vote in the third precinct had been
nearly all polled at 100 o'clock. OF the
total of 123 there had been polled at that
hour u.s. divided as follows: Republicans
SO: Democrats, 80; Prohibitionists. 3.
The vote for the fourth precinct was got
out admirably, 100 of "A total of 100 having
been polled at o'clock. OF these the Re-
pubicans had 50 and the Democrats 20.
The fifth precinct, the voting place locat-
ed at fire headquarters. had quiet. steady
voting all day long. At 1890 nearly three
fourths of the vote had been polled, and
the Republicans were claiming to have the
The voting in the sixth precinct was
steady and heavy, 192 votes having been
cast at 2:10 o'clock. OF these the Republic
ans claimed 125 and the Democrats 81.
There was little challenging in this pre-
cinct which. indeed, was true of the entire
Seventh ward
In the seventh precinct. at 2:4O o'clock.
1S6 votes had been cast, of which the Re
publicans had 12l and the Democrats 60.
The total vote is about 242. so that the
voting done with rapidity. Men about
the voting place declared that the vote was
the heaviest in many years.
In the eighth precinct, at ITO o'clock 134
out Of a total OF 216 votes had been pOlled.
OF these the Republicans secured S4 and
the Democrats go The slowness of the vOt-
ing attributed to the fact that many
of the voters are working people, who vote
late in the afternoon.
The Republicans and Democrats ran al
most meek and neck In the ninth precinct.
the former having, at 1 o'clock, II votes
polled and the latter so. The total vote in
this precinct is 234. There is no Prohibition
or Socialist vote in this precinct
In the tenth precinct, at 1850 o'clock,
| conditions were reported as being favorable
to Republican chances, although no fig
ures We're given, except that 65 out of a to-
tai of 135 votes had been polled. The di-
vision of these votes between the Re-
publican and Democratic parties not
stated. The Republicans were said TO have
lost a few votes, one man going 10 the
hospital and two others moving out of the
The result i'm the eleventh precinct was
very close at 2:15 o'clock. the Republicans
having poled 81 and the Democrats 81
votes. Both sides We're working like
beavers. with the odds trife in favor of
the Republicans. The Republicans got out
their vote better than The Democrats in
the early part of the day. there being II
Republican votes nolled before $50 o'clock.
The report given in the twelfth precinct
at 12:45 o'clock was that the vote was slow
in coming out. due To the fact that many
voters are workingmen. The outlook for
Republican success i'm the precinct was
said to he very bright.
The thirteenth precinct was not doing
as well desired a 2:25 o'clock, only 119
of the total vote of 215 having been polled.
OF these the Republicans had 80 and the
Democrats 20. Arrangements were said TO
have been perfected for getting out the
Republican vote better in the closing hours
OF the voting
Voting was brisk all day long i'm the four
teenth precinct. OF the total vote of l24.
at 200 O'Clock. rs had been pooled. divided
as follows. Republican. 40; Democratic, 40.
EIGHTH WARD.
The Eighth ward up to the middle OF the
! afternoon cast "A good vote! both parties
/ getting their votes out well. Everything
/ was quiet about all of the precincts and
/ there were few challenges and none of any
! consequence. In the ninth precinct TIE
! Democrats challenged several Republican
/ voters. including man who had lived IN
| the precinct for thrty-fve years, but all
were voted. At 2:30 in the afternoon the
/ seventh precinct had cast la out of 276
/ votes and i'm the eighth precinct $50 out of
/ go. In the ninth and twelfth precincts the
! party vote was about even in proportion
/ to their numbers. and. if anything. there
! was a gain for the Republicans. In the
/ eleventh precinct 103 votes out OF 165 had
/ been cast by . o'clock. In the thirteenth.
/ one of the large precincts. UP till O'Clock
/ there had been leo Democratic votes and
/ cinct showed a perceptibe gain II was
I asserted all over the ward that if the Re
publcans did their duty in Republican
wards the Eighth ward would he taken care
| of in the most salts factory manner.
NINTH WARD.
The voting in the Ninth ward yesterday
the vote being poled early in the day At
! > O'Clock in the afternoon five precincts re-
ported that they had their entire vote in
/ and each party was senoing its workers in
! those precincts TO help out in other pre-
/ cincts. The workers in other precincts i'm
/ both parties were complaining of lack of
! conveyanCes. but were doing the best they
/ could with what they had. The Repub-
! lican workers were particularly enthusia site
i and asserted with confidence that they
| would elect the Republican candidate for
/ ward councilman and would reduce the
| Democratic majority the rest OF the
! ticket To less than one hundred. The nor