The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-25
Mccullough and His Managers Appa-
rentIy Not Very sansuine OF
Success I'm Convention.
IN THE KIssEL PRECINCT
CHARGE MADE THAT THE POLLS
WERE NEVER OPENED.
HiGh-Handed Methods of the Machine
Denounced by Democrats-Conven-
tion in TomIinson Hall.

On the face of the unofficial returns from
the precinct primaries held last evening
John w. Hoffman will be the nominee for
mayor in the Democratic city convention
in Tomlinson hall this forenoon. and he Will
be nominated on the first ballot. William
NJ. Fogarty will probably be the nominee
for city clerk and Edward w. Little for
police judge. although the result in the con-
tests for these nominations cannot besaas
safely predicted in the mayorahy con-
test
At midnight last night the Hoffman
forces claimed 219 out of the 405 delegates,
with meager returns from two or three large
wards which they expected to get practi-
cally solid for their man. They gave Nc
Cullough but sixty-three votes sure. al
| though they conceded that their returns
were not accurate on the Mccullough
vote as on the Hoffman. They claimed,
however that Mccullough could not possi-
bly, get over 100 votes the first ballot.
They let Moore down with not over twenty
five. while they said the Madden strength
would not amount 10 more than fifteen or
twenty votes at the outside.
The figures given out by the Hoffman
managers were as follows. the first figures
representing the votes claimed for Holtz-
man and the second those conceded to Nc
Cullough:
First Ward, 1s-2: Second, 9-S: Third. "a:
Fourth. 80; Fifth. 15-S; Sixth. l9-4; Sew
enth. 23-5: Eighth. 15-4; Ninth. li-4:
Tenth, 60; Eleventh, 30; Twelfth. 33-4;
! Ihirteeuths 2e--3: Fourteenth. Ito; Fn-
! teenth, 1s-5; totals. Holtzman. 2l9; McCul-.
Tough, 63.
The Ninth. Tenth Eleventh and Thir-
teenth wards were the ones from which the
returns were most meager. They are large
wards. and the Hoffman people expect to
get practically all of their votes. IL they
get what they claim in these wards the
total of Holtzman's vote will be swelled to
2S5
HOLTZMAN FIGURES.
However. these are Hoffman figures. re-
ceived and compiled by Henry warrum
and p. ]. Ryan last night in the formers
Office in the Stevenson building. Naturally
Warrum and Ryan were anxious to see
everything coming their way, and the pre-
cinct workers who brought telephoned
in the reports were equally inclined 10 be
oversanguine. consequently figures may
show glaring inaccuracies when compared
with the vote in to-day's convention.
The other candidates were by no means dis
couraged and do not concede Holtzman's
nomination on the first ballot They claim
that the first ballot will not be decisive
and on this they base their hopes OF defeat
ing Hoffman. the machine candidate. They
say that many delegates who are pledged 10
Holtzman on the first ballot will leave him
on the second.
Hoffman himself expressed the utmost
confidence in the outcome of the conven-
tion. "You may say that / am extremely
well pleased with the returns from the pri-
maries." he said at midnight. "Our reports
show that / shall have more than enough
votes to nominate me the first ballot.
While do not care 10 make any claims, |
see no reason to change the estimate 1
the neighborhood OF 600 votes on the first
ballot. OF one thing l am sure-I shall be
nominated"
Warrum Ryan and others of the Holtz-
man crowd were jubilant over the result.
although IL was said IT was nothing more
turns showed that they had won lust where
they expected TO win. and that there had
been no surprises, pleasant unpleasant.
forces were well organized. much more 80
than the Mccullough following and
throughout the evening the ward and pre-
cinct workers called at Warrums Office 10
extend congratulations and receive the en-
comium of well done, good and faithful
servant"
OFFICIAL RETURNS SLOW.
The Official returns came in slowly at city
headquarters. At 1890 o'clock this morning
forty-two precincts had not been heard
from, and il was thought they would not
be reported until to-day. No figures were
given out by the Office force that compiled
the returns but IL was estimated that fully
26O OF the delegates would vote for Holtz-
man. An estimate OF the total vote cast was
not made. but IL is conceded to have been
unusually heavy as a result Of the bitter
ness of the fight. Precinct after precinct re-
ported vote that equsled the full
strength of the party. but strangely enough
in very few instances the vote close.
One OF the surprises In connection with the
primaries was the small number of con-
tests. In only six seven precincts was the
result close enough 10 warrant contest
from either side. and the credentials COM
mittee which went into session at 10
o'clock, had "A comparatively small task.
The decision of the committee will not be
given out until to-day
No better evidence that HOltzman
the candidate of the machine-Czar Reach
organization-could be desired by the most
rabid anti-machi Democrat than the pre-
ponderance of Holtzman sentiment about
headquarters last night. The rooms were
crowded for several hours. and nothing but
Hoffman talk could be heard. The elec-
ton officials and precinct and ward COM
mitteemen as they came In. and the work.
ers in the Office who received them. ex-
changed fluctuations on "everything's our
way" IVES skinned 'em alive etc
Reach himself preserved sphinx-like as
pect and had little 10 say. but IL was readi-
ly appa, ent thai he was by no means dis
pleased with the result.
81 don't think Hoffman and his stp-
porters have anything upon which 10 base
the claim that $50 Hoffman delegates have
been elected. II sixty of MoOres delegates
have been elected there can be no nominal
ton on the first ballot ] have no figures
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