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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
The sixth Ward.

The Sixth has a large colored vote and
trouble was experienced with the colored
voters almost from the opening of the polls
The Democratic pollbook holders and cleo
ton officials were apparently acting under
instructions TO challenge every colored
vote, with the idea that every such vote
knocked out would be a loss of one for
Bookwalter, and their obstructing tactics
were successful to the extent of putting the
Republicans to a great deal OF trouble ana
delaying the vote in such "A way as TO keep
out possibly few votes. The moment the
Republican workers saw the scheme or the
Democrats, however. they prepared TO
swear in every colored voter soon as he
was challenged, and in this manner the loss
of time was kept down to u minimum. The
Democrats We're especially troublesome, so
far as tine colored vote was concerned, IN
the third and eighth precincts OF the Sixth
y voting machine was in use in the eleV-
enth of the Sixth and slow progress was
made with il, owing to the fact that so
many of the voters were cautious and In
sisted on having the clerks go with them
into the booths TO show them just how 10
vote without running any chance of losing
their votes Only total of 123 votes mad
been recorded in this precinct by O'Clock.
and 1t was thought that practically all or
them were straight votes, the voters
manifested disinclination TO take any
chances with voting a scratched ticket
The Republican workers reported that
they had good evidence that many Demo-
cratic voters in the Sixth were voting for
Mayor Bookwalter.
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Iec0nd Ward.

There was heavy early vote in most Of
the precincts of the Secord ward Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike cast their votes
early. BY noon In majority of the pre-
cincts more than two-thirds of the Repub-
lican vote was in, and the Democratic
checkers book showed, too, that their vote
was well in by noon. The seventh precinct,
in the northeast part of the ward, did not
make good showing for either Democrats
or Republicans until about o'clock. Then
the votes began to come in pretty heavily.
In the ninth and tenth precincts the vote
OF both parties was light until toward the
middle of the afternoon. according to the
Democratic ward committeeman. The Re-
publican precinct officials in the ninth and
tenth, on the other hand, claimed that they
had a good vote in by noon.
The Second ward, which now includes a
large corner Of the old First and is minus
a strip on the south end, is thought to be
about 1900 Republican. This was the stu
alton at the last national election. Consid-
cradle scratching was done by Republicans
in the Second yesterday. but il is thought
the Republican ticket led by a good major
ity.
Disgruntled Silver Democrats of the Sec
ond caused a good deal Of trouble for Mr..
Holtzman's workers in several of the larger
precincts. Little was heard of the Hitz
aggregation In the Second. 1t is thought
the Hitz managers expected to poll pretty
large vote in this ward.
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First Ward.

At $50 o'clock yesterday evening the Re-
publicans in the tenth precinct of the First
ward were jubilant. AS in most parts of
the ward they had their vote pretty well in.
and at $50 1t looked as if they would GER
tainly carry the precinct. 1T appears
now" said Committeeman Castor, that
the Republicans will have the biggest ma
jority in this precinct we have ever had
few blocks away from this precinct in
the same ward was the fourteenth pre-
cinct and there the Republicans were cheer
full, also. This is Judge Affords pre-
cinct,' it was explained The Judge de-
clared that the conduct OF the people
around the polls had been admirable and
that the most exciting event of the day was
a dog fight. In one precinct of the First
ward IL was said late in the evening by the
Republican election officers that all the
Republican voters would be got out ey-
cept four travelling men, who lived in the
precinct and declined to come home TO
vote.
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The Seventh ward.

large early vote was recorded IN the
Seventh, and the pace was well maintained
throughout the day, the indications last
night being that the total vote would be
the heaviest cast in that section of the
city for many years. The Republican
workers were especially active in getting
out their vote and they claimed last even
ing that they had more than held their
own. drawing many Democratic votes that
would have been polled as hoffman or
doubtful votes. The Democratic officials
instructions to challenge every Republican
vote which they thought they had a chance
TO bar out, but the Republicans were pre-
pared for such tactics and ii is not thought
that they lost much thereby. The o'clock
reports from the Seventh to Republican
headquarters showed that the poll-book
holders had the statements of large num-
bers of Democrats that they had voted
for BookWalter
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DISCREPANCY in DATES
LETTER KEACH CALLS FORGERY
MAILED ON OCT. IL.
The Democratic Chairman, However,
Made Amdavit ON Oct. 10 that
1T Was n Forgery.

Men who went to the polls yesterday
were everywhere confronted with large
handbills, printed i'm big, black type and
bearing the word Forgery as a caption.
These bills bore the name of James l..
Reach, chairman of the Democratic City
committee at the bottom. They referred
to the letter sent out a day or two ago,
presumably from Democratic headquarters.
which Mr.. Reach denounced as a forgery.
The handblls referred to a letter dated
Oct. 10 and mailed in this city on Oct. u.
to Democrats in Indianapolis, concerning
past national politics..
At the bottom of the handbills, just be-
low the name of Mr. Reach. was the notary
seal and the statement of Henry Warrum
who took Mr.. Keach's affidavit. The nota-
rvs statement declared that the matter
was subscribed and sworn TO before me-
a notary public, this 10th day of October
1902
These handbills and the letter Mr.. Reach
declares forgery were freely discussed
yesterday and last night. The handbills,
which bear very serious discrepancy in
dates, were most freely commented on
Said one Republican,:
What strikes me most forcibly are the
connecting oates on these b1llS. At the top
il plainly states that the letter in question
was dated Oct. 10. but was not mailed
until the 18th. Further on in the body of
the bill II again restates these facts, but
the climax Is reached. in my mind at the
bottom of the affidavit. where Henry War
rum. the notary public before whom the
instrument was sworn and subscribed to on
the 18th day of October Now this was
two days prior to the mailing of the letter
according to the statement of Reach him.
self. How came IL. then, that ne was so
well acquainted with the contents of this
letter two days before il had been made
public that he felt safe in testifying il
was forgery before IL had been issued ?
Did he send it out himself. and therefore
knew what WAS coming. or did he at least
have finger in the pie" i'm order that il
might enable him 10 make a last grand
stand effort of display i'm an endeavor TO
smirch the reputation and good standing
of the Republican party by affording him
an opportunity of accusing the leaders of
being forgers IL certainly does seem
| rather queer that he knew enough about
this letter two days before il was mailed
or brought TO public notice 10 go before
a notary and make affidavit that he be-
lieved ii was sent out by the Republican
city committee
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The Twelfth ward is Democratic by a
large majority and the Republicans were
betting against big odds In some of the
precincts they were showing up well and
in others the Democrats were well in the
lead. in the second precinct Bookwalter
was running about as the party workers
had expected. In the sixth precinct Book
walter was ahead in proportion as the
Democrats were up against the same diff
ficulty of being unable to get their voters
to the polls. The eighth precinct Is hot
bed of Democrats and it seemed that every
one of them was working hard. The same
conditions existed in the ninth precinct
where there was about an even break.
The tenth precinct ran about as IL had on
the preceding election, with the Democratic
vote little shy.
In the Thirteenth ward the Democrats
led slightly, although they did not come
up to their usual vote.
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Fifteenth Ward.

In the Fifteenth ward the votes came in
very slowly, only about half of the votes
polled being polled by o'clock. The voting
in the tenth precinct started out well.
ffty-two votes being cast between and Z
o'clock in the morning. After that they
came i'll slowly: at o'clock only 15S out
of 341 votes were cast. More votes in
proportion to the number polled were cast
in the third precinct than in any of the
other precincts, more than half the votes
having been cast by o'clock. There was
a great deal of challenging in this pre-
cinct, while in the other precincts there
was little no challenging. In the Fiji
teenth ward there were great many
voters, both Republicans and Democrats,
who staid at home and refused TO vote.
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Fourth Ward.

There was a heavy Republican vote all
day in the Fourth ward, which takes in
North indianapolis and extends east along
Fall creek and is one of the largest wards
in the city. Like the Second and Third. the
Fourth ward gives Republican majority
in state and national elections. An official
of the polling place at Northwestern ave.
nue. and Thirtieth street said at 4 o'clock
that there was little doubt that the Repub-
lican ticket would roll up large majority
in the Fourth.
in the Fourth was cast pretty regularly all
day and reports from every precinct late i'm
the afternoon were to the effect that al
most the entire vote of both parties would
be cast
The Hitz workers weren't very active in
the majority OF the precincts of the Fourt n
ward. Ii was said early in the evening that
there was little scratching in the Fourth
either by Republicans or Democrats.
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BECAME INSANE ON TRAIN.
Mrs. EImira Groves Being Cared for
i'm This City.

Mrs. Elmira Groves, a former inmate of
the Soldiers and, Sailors Home of Hall
county, Nebraska. became violently insane
yesterday morning while coming from La
fayette to this city, en- route TO Rushville,
where she intended to visit relatives. Some
time after leaving Lafayette she attempted
TO throw herself from the window of the
train, but was prevented by the employees
of the railroad, who. after a fierce struggle,
succeeded III securing her to her seat.
Bicyclemen Hagerty and Lowe were sent
to the Union Station to meet the train on
which the insane woman was riding, and
after using all their persuasive powers they
were compelled to carry her to the patrol
wagon. At the police station she was placed
in a cell in the female ward, and all day
long the building rang with her frantic
screams. The authorities at the Soldiers
and Sailors Home were communicated with
yesterday, and an effort will be made 10
either have her cared for by her relatives
in Rushville or returned to Nebraska.
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Reports from All Over the City Point
to Great Activity ON the Part
of the Voters.
REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT
WHEN THE POLLS CLOSED THEY En-
PECTED GREAT VICTORY.
How the Voting Was Done in the
Different Wards-But One Ar
rest Is Made.

Reports from polling places all over the
city received up to O'Clock last evening
indicated an unusually heavy vote for a
city election. This was to be expected be-
cause Of the bitterness of the campaign for
several weeks. Probably no city election
for years has excited such universal in
terest or caused such heavy vote.
When the polls closed the Bookwalter
managers expressed confidence in the result.
They felt they had got out their vote and
would be successful in electing their candi-
dates.
The workers of both parties were vigilant
throughout the day. The election was COM
paratively quiet, and, except for the large
vote, practically devoid of incident.
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NEW ASSOCIATIONS.
The Lagrange State Bank II Cap
ftaIfxed mt $4,000.

The Lagrange State Bank. capitalized at
$4,000. filed articles OF Incorporation with
the secretary OF state yesterday. The presi-
cent Ia William II. Short, and Gunther C.
Nichols is cashier
The Indiana Land Company. with a cap
ttal stock amounting to $4,000. filed arti-
cIes- The headquarters OF the company
win be at Hammond. The directors are:
Fred e Lee. Chicago; Julius o. Becroft,
Dowagiac. Mich. and James Miles, River
side, Ill.
Another concern to incorporate yesterday
was THE Crows, company OF Valparaiso
men who will maintain a clubhouse at
Flint Lake. Porter county The directors
are John B. Bartholomew, Frank r. Burk
Owen L. Crumpacker. Fred G.. Crumpacker.
Thomas Harold, Mandel Lowenstine and
Burton Sheffield.
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The Fifth ward.

Voting In the Fifth started off at lively
clip with the opening of the polls at s
O'Clock. and the indications during the first
few hours were that an unusually heavy
vote would be polled and that 1t would be
in early. The 10 o'clock report TO Repub-
lican headquarters was decidedly encourage
ing 10 Chairman Logsdon. From that hour
however. IL seemed that the vote came ont
more slowly and some little trouble was ex
perienced with the colored voters The .
o'clock report showed praetisaIl. no
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Nearly all the votes in the Fourteenth
ward were polled by O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Fully three-fourths of the votes
were in by noon. There were few Pro-
hibition votes polled in this ward, the ma
jority of the votes being either Democratic
or Republican. In the ninth precinct sew
enty votes were cast the first hour the
polls were opened, and after that the votes
came in slowly until o'clock, when the
shops in that locality closed. After that
time the votes came in steadily. There
was very little scratching done, judging
from the time the voters remained in the
booths.
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TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
Rev. Sol c. Dickey, Back from the
East, Talks of 1t.

Rev. Sol C Dickey. president OF the Tech
meal Institute, yesterday returned home
from his Eastern trip in the interest of the
Institute. and he gives very favorable
report OF the plans for securing endowment
and maintenance funds. The school posi-
lively will be opened next September. he
says. In the old Arsenal buildings. which
will be remodeled before that time meet
ing OF the board will be held I'm Pittsburc
Nov. -, and the final arrangements will
then be made. An endowment committee
composed OF H J. Heinz. OF Pittsburg c.
w Brown. OF indianapolis. III. +. Townley.
Of Terre Haute, the Rev. j. G.. Breckin-
ridge. OF Fort Wayne. and others. are Civ
ing their full time 10 securing subscriptions
to the fund
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Third Ward.

AS in the Second. both Democrats and
Republicans got out a large vote in the
Third ward. AT o'clock last evening ii
was said by a Republican worker that the
outcome of the result in the Third was
somewhat uncertain, as he thought there
had been considerable scratching by Re-
publicans. In State and national elections
the Third ward has been giving Republican
majorities of about 200 votes. Other Re
publican workers said there was little
doubt that the Third would give Mr..
Bookwalter a fairly good majority.
Mr.. Bookwalter spent about an hour at
the first precinct polling place. at Talbot
avenue and Twenty-third street, in the
morning He was driving his automobile
west on Twenty-third street when the ma
chine broke down. He remained around the
voting place about an hour while his ma
chine was being repaired Mr.. Bookwalter
is fond of telling stories and he is good
story teller. He told a number of his
best ones to the first precinct officials
But all of the mayors attention was not
conferred in his stories. While he was tell
ing the stories he was at the same time
watching Everything going on and sizing
up the situation.
The Republican worker who thought al
o'clock that the result in the Third was
uncertain said the Hitz vote in the Third
was not as large up to 3 o'clock as the
Hitz managers had counted upon.
The colored vote in the precincts in the
vicinity of Senate avenue was late. and the
busiest time of the whole day at these vot-
ing places was between and o'clock
Toward the middle of the afternoon the
workers of both parties began to concen-
trate most of their efforts TO get out the
entire colored vote
Aside from the mayorality contest the
fight I'm the Third was against Councilman
Grail, Republican candidate for reelection
Democrats
for councilman I'm the Third. but supported
Lynn Il. Millikan, the Independent candi.
date, against Mr.. Grail. 1t was said late
last evening that the eighth precinct, in
which Mr.. Millkan lives. and the second
third. sixth and seventh precincts likely
would give Mr.. Millikan a majority. Out.
side of these precincts little was said about
the election of a councilman.
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George III. West one of the earliest citi-
sens OF this city. died in Detroit Monday
night. Mr.. West lived in this city for about
fifty years. He was secretary To Governor
Morton and later In the wholesale queens
ware business on South Meridian street He
moved 20 Detroit about seven years ago
The fnterment will be at Crown Hin to-
morrow morning.
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management of the st. Louis worlds fair
containing a list Of existing and prospective
hotels with their prices, together with a
variety of other information of interest to
those who are planning to visit the fair
next year. The booklet, which will be re-
yised from time to time, as new rooming
houses added to the list of available
quarters, is being circulated by the Penn
sylvania Railroad, and can be had by ap-
plying to T.. A Ford, general passenger
agent, Pittsburg, Pa.
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fused TO throw ii out. Cowherd is a resi-
dent of the precinct and works at the
Dennison House. There were many other
challenges and arguments. Hitz was side
issue on the South Side. In some of the
precincts he had not poiled a single vote
up to o'clock in the afternoon. He made
a better showing in the Tenth ward than
elsewhere, as he is better known and his
church is In that ward. In the downtown
precincts he rarely ran over ten votes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
CiviI-service RECOMMENDATIONS.

Civil-service examinations will be held
on Jan. 4. s. and next in indianapolis,
Fort Wayne. Evansville and Lafayette to
secure eligibes from which TO make GER
tifications TO till a vacancy in the position
OF cadet in the revenue cutter service and
other similar vacancies as they may occur.
The salary of a cadet is $500 per annuni
and one ration q day
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PENNSYLVANIA LINES.

Official route National Convention Chris.
tan Church. Tickets sold Oct. Is 16, Il
and 10. Return limit Oct. %. Through
coaches leave Indianapolis 11:35 a. m
Thursday, Oct 10. Arrive Detroit $40 d
m. See ticket agents
w. w. RICHARDSON. D. P. A.
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S1.2o-CINCINNATI AND RETURN-$1.25
Via c., III. & D., Sunday, Oct. 18th.

Special fast train stopping only at Rush.
vile, Connersville and Hamilton, will leave
Indianapolis Ills a. m; leave Cincinnati re-
turning $40 d. m. Persons boarding ex-
cursion train without tickets will be
charged local fare.
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change. but the O'Clock report indicated
that a large vote would be polled and that
the Republicans were more than holding
their own.
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VANDALIA LINE.
$3.OO-Evansville and Return-$3.O 90
Saturday. Oct. II.

Special train leaves Indianapolis IL D. m
Returning, special train leaves Evansville
IL p. m. Sunday. Oct is.
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Leave Indianapolis 7:25 a. m. Returning
leave Terre Haute 7:25 D. m.
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VAND.ALIA LINE.
Sunday, Oct. IS.

$1.OO-Terre Haute and Return-S1. Ot
75c-GreencastIe and Return-75c
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Election Hats-"Dunlap's.,
Get the best at "seaton's Hat Store"
THE BIG FOUR ROUTE EXCURSION
Sunday, Oct. 18th.
LawrenceburE, Aurora
and Way Points.

Special train leaves Indianapolis Union
Station 1880 a. m; returning, leaves Aurora
1920 d. m.
H. NJ BRONSON, A. G. p. A.
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PENNSYLVANIA LINES.
$1.2S-MadisOn and Return-$1. %.

Leave Indianapolis 7:30 a. m. Returning
leave Madison p. m.
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PENNSYLVANIA-VA LINES
Observation-Disclosures, Ind, and Return.
Account Indiana Baptist Convention.
c.. IL. a. ID. RAILWAY.

Tickets sold Oct. 10 and IL, good returning
until Oct II. See ticket agents.
w. w. RICHARDSON, ID. p. A.
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LanEsenknmp Bros, Brass Works.
Founders and inshers Brass railing work
l33-l42 East Georgia st. Phones 12l.
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Women's Coats
a, REDUcED PRICES

"7T is usually the custom here
III to have clearing sale OF
IoESP coats at the end Of each sea
ksz. son. For some reason or
other these coats were overlooked dur
ing the sale held last spring. and are
now offered at prices which ought to
move them quickly.
One lot consists of cloth coats In
castor. red. brown and blue. the collars
are double stitched and sizes range
from 2 to s. all have full sleeves. choice
$500.
Another lot Is made up Of blue and
brown Zibeline Coats with silk cord
trimmed double capes and cuff. sizes
2 to 8; take your pick while they last.
at $6.75.
About dozen coats and REFERS In
size 2 to 10 are included In the sale.
Any one of them may be taken along
for $l.96.
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II you examine carefully the new models 4
aad 6 Densmore, you will buy Densm ore.
pENSMORE TYPEWRITER CO, Monument
place and +. Market ST Typewriters sold and
exchanged. rented and repaired.
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Tickets sold Oct. 10. 16. II and 10; good to
eturn until Oct. % with privilege of extern
ion until Oct. 26.
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The ..DaII-Bearinx" Den.more.

Feed your horses JANEss Dustless oata
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cor'rRN COAL co. sells only the best coal