The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
"STACKED CARDS" IS
VAIL OF HEARSTITES
Millionaire's Manager Calls the
City ''Indiana's Black
Hole"

"It can only be characterized by decent
men as bold, deliberate theft of city"
Andrew NJ Lawrence, Western manager
for William r. Hearst. gave out this de-
nunciation OF the manner in which the
Democratic primaries were conducted in this
city Friday in an interview which was pub
ushed yesterday in a Chicago paper. MIR.
Lawrence's statement is echoed and en-
phasized by Hearsts local managers, who
say that they were robbed and that they
were absolutely helpless in the primary
fight here.
81 knew we would be defeated in this
county" said ]. Oscar Henderson yester
day afternoon. "The cards were stacked
against US. We couldn't have polled enough
votes to win. because the Parker forces
had absolute control of all the election ma
chinery and counted the vote to suit them
selves. There is one other district In the
State where We do not expect to win. but
there are districts that shall carry. and
we shall have delegates from Indiana to
the national convention"
Charles Mcguire, who had charge OF the
Hearst campaign In this city and county,
will not admit that the Parker people will
have every one of the rs delegates from
Several of the delegates elected will be
for Hearst declared Mcguire yesterday
afternoon. we old not elect any on our
slates-that is, We are not given credit
for having elected any-but there were sew
eral men who were on both states and who
have given US TO understand that they Will
be for Hearst.
Mr. Mcguire would not state how many
of the delegates he expected To get from
this county Asked If the Hearst head
quarters In the Brandon block would be
closed now that the fight in this county
is over, Mr.. Mcguire said he thought not.
1.-THE headquarters will be kept open Tor
the present. at least, he said
The Lawrence interview published in the
Chicago Inter Ocean IS z caustic denuneia-
ton OF what he terms the criminal out
rage perpetrated by the machine element
In Indianapolis The entire statement Is
1.-THE criminal outrage perpetrated by the
machine element in Indianapolis to-day ex-
ceeds even past performances in that city,
which has for years been known among
politicians as the black hole of politics.
1.-TWO ballet boxes were used and the
count was made from only one-that one
in which the machine votes were cast.
Where a sufficient number OF votes We're
not legally offered. ballots were taken from
the table and openly placed in the ballot
boxes Ballot boxes were taken into rooms
and opened secretly. Men desiring TO vote
the Hearst ticket were driven away from
the polls II was a most disgraceful and
criminal proceeding, at which all parts OF
the machine connived.
lit can only be characterized by decent
men as bold. deliberate theft of a city.
ITO cover up his tracks, Thomas Tag
CART. who runs the French Lick resort and
bosses the machine of Indianapolis. comes
out in his paper with story vilifytng the
honest men who refuse 10 stand for the
theft perpetrated. He made charges about
thugs being imported from Chicago 10 cap
ture the primaries. II is the shameless
statement of a shameless man..
According TO a story published in yes
terday's Chicago Examiner Hearst had de-
tectives here 10 watch the primaries and as
q result of what they are said TO have dis
covered of fraudulent practices, affdavits
have been prepared and contests Will be
carried before the board of primary COM
missioners and possibly before the state
convention.