The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-15

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from his friends Mr.. Little put on his coat
and hat and left the room without smile
to cheer his way.
Judge Whallons total vote was 1920;
Titles, 1885. WhaIlon's plurality. ss5.
Although the Republicans were warmed
by hope to the last in the city clerk contest
they were fated to disappointment. So
close had the race been all through the can
vassing Of the vote that no one was pre-
pared to say definitely whether Fosarty or
Yount would be the next city clerk. For a
large part of the time Yount, by private
tabulation, was in the lead. The final fig
ures gave Fogarty d slight advantage. 1t
was at once pointed out to the election
authorities that about LOO ballots have been
contested. Action of some kind will I'M
doubtedly be taken by Mr.. Yount and his
friends if further investigation seems TO
warrant it. The number Of the contested
sheets is so large that the scale might be
turned in favor of Yount.
Fogarty's total vote was 20.144; Yount's,
2o,O5s. Fogarty's plurality. Sc.
FIVE COUNCILMEN AT LARGE.
Returns Tuesday night indicated that the
next Council would probably be Republic
an, but it was not n sure thing until the
canvassers had finished their tiresome job.
1t was expected that eight out of the fif-
teen ward representatives would be cor
rallied by the Republicans but no such
good fortune seriously anticipated as
that five out of the six counclmen at large
would be Republican When the final re-
suits were made known a howl of joy went
up from the faithful who had remained on
duty all day and night.
The successful Republican ward repre-
sentatives are: First ward, Albert Cottey;
Second ward, James III. Billingsley Third
ward, John II. Grail; Fourth ward. Fred
w. Expert Fifth ward, James 3. Murray:
Sixth ward. w. A. Rhoades; Seventh ward
Danies Linus; Eighth ward. Joseph l.. Gas
per. The successful Democrats are: Tenth
ward, Michael j. Shea; Ninth ward j. W.
| Storms; Eleventh ward, James d. MORTAR
| ity; Twelfth ward, James Sullivan; Thir-
| teenth ward. John wols.ffer; Fourteenth
ward, Fay Wright Fifteenth ward, An
| drew II. Wahl.
The successful Republican candidates for
councilmen at large are j. Edward Krause
| who defeated Charles c. Pettijohn; Albert
| E. Uhl, who defeated Christian III. War
veg; Charles G. Davis who defeated Will
liam p. Manion; Otto Hofmann. who de-
feated David j. Curran, and Lew w. Coop
| err, who defeated James w. Ballard. The
only successful Democrat was Frank S.
| Fishback, son of the late w. p. Fishback,
| who defeated Louis A. Koehne.
A TIRESOME TASK
| more tiresome, irritating, exhausting
| task than canvassing the vote of 2S7 pre-
cincts can hardly be imagined All day
yesterday the canvassing board with
/ Michael G. SteinhaUer chairman. went
| over the precinct returns. The work was
delayed, as usual. by the failure of inspec-
tors to bring i'll their sheets at the proper
time. BY O'Clock yesterday evening there
| were only four wards complete. Half a
dozen other wards lacked precinct or two
before being ready for totaling. In many
| cases messengers had to be sent out for
the tardy or delinquent inspectors
| The Police Court room, in which the cam
vass was made, was crowded all day by pol
| iticians and others interested i'm the result.
Dozens of ravenous Democrats from the
South Side prowled the room seeking what
and whom they might devour. These gen.
tlemen were so greedy of their astonishing
success that a terrible howl was raised
whenever one of them gained the impress
sion that a mistake had been made giving
a Democratic candidate the worst of it
Their loquacity was the garrulousness Of a
winner, running like a mountain brook in
all save the beautiful ripple. The Repub-
licans present during the count were guyed
and kidded numerically by an army of the
great unwashed.
WATCHED THE COI-NT
Prominent members of both parties
watched the count curiousiy. Edwin ID
Logsdon. as complacent and calm as if the
victory had been with the Republicans
spent an hour in the room last night. He
expressed the opinion that whallon had a
great chance, and that the Council would
undoubtedly be Republican. All had an
opportunity to see Joss. The astute cit,
attorney was there For awhile He saif
IL was too bad, but the best thing TO d,
was to smile and take the dose until IN,
pendulum swung the other way FLOYD A
Woods, Senator Matson and others wer,
in the courtroom last night James Lero,
Reach was not in evidence. The mos
prominent Democrat present, and one VIII,
had a word TO say about the count ever,
now and then, was Joseph T. Tanning, VIII,
manifested singular silence during Hotz
mans fight. Democratic candidates wer.
there I'm numbers Edward ". Little an,
William F. Fogarty kept cases on Their
| vote while across the room their opno
nents. Judge Whallon and T. j. Yount
| were doing the same thing.
j IT was not until 10 o'clock that the pre