The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-09
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The Hearst people made their hardest
fights in the First. Seventh. Ninth and
Eleventh wards. Eight votes more would
have given them the delegates from the
Ninth, and they lacked but twenty-nine
votes of carrying the Seventh. In the First
they were beaten almost to l. and i'm the
Eleventh they were up against the same
odds. The heaviest vote in the city
polled in the latter ward. the total being
SIS, according to the inspectors report. The
Hearst people claim that they were robbed
in this ward and that the figures reported
TO the county committee were not correct.
They claim that the tally sheet should show
34S votes for Parker TO 210 for Hearst
Jacob Baker, who led the Hearst fight
in this ward. claimed last night that he
was not permitted TO enter the voting place
to watch the count until five minutes after
the polls were closed and that when lie
claimed the right to contest the election
of the Parker slate. his protest Was ig-
nored.
1--WE didn't get a square DEAL said
Baker. but we knew that we were up
against it. We didn't stand any show TO
win with the machinery against US. We
showed them. though. that Hearst has
some friends in the Eleventh. / don
blame them, however, for doing US Ii
wouldn't have let them cast as many votes
they gave US. We were not against Mr.
Taggart down there. but We were for
Hearst.
ROBBERY CLAIMED.
The Hearst people also claim that they
were robbed in the Seventh ward They
say that after the polls were closed. the
Parker people took the ballot box upstairs
to make the count. did not permit a Hearst
watcher. and fixed up the vote 10 suit
themselves. The Parker people. on the
other hand. say the Hearst forces werc
given fair treatment and that every vote
was counted honestly. They admit that
they we.e surprised at the strength de-
veloped by the Hearst people in this ward.
Mr.. Taggarts famous smile was tribe
mere radiant than ever last night as he
sat i'm the committee headquarters and
heard the reports from the various wards.
I'm feeling pretty good. thank you" he
said when asked what he had TO say of
the primaries. "Of course / am pleased.
but ] am not in the least surprised. i was
satisfied that that there real
strength in the sO-called Hearst movement,
and / think the result OF the primaries ia
this district bear me out IN that. L have
also heard from three or four other coun-
ties tonight that selected delegates to-
day. Madison county gave Parker thirty-
four delegates To seven for Hearst Posey
and Jennings counties went solid Tor
Parker. / don't think there can be much
question now how Indiana stands.
Charles Mcguire and j. Oscar Hender-
son. the managers OF Hearsts interests
here, would make no comments last night
on the result of the primaries. They inti-
mated that the result was mol surprise 10
them. because the party machinery was all
against them, but further than that would
say nothing.
PREPARED FOR TROUBLE.
There was comparatively little trouble in
any OF the wards. Trouble. If there was TO
be any. had been anticipated in the South
Side wards and there were some lively
brushes in the Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth
and Thirteenth. The Hearst people had lit
tie hope of doing anything on the North
Side and concentrated their. efforts in the
wards named. In the Tenth they made a
fairly good showing. but Councilman Mix
Shea, who was looking after the ward for
the Parker forces claimed he would beat
them easily by from fifty 20 one hundred
votes out of total OF 800
In the Eleventh there were lively scenes
about the polls at 6ii Virginia avenue. and
the patrolmen who were stationed there
had To intercede several times TO prevent
tights Councilman James Moriartty was
the inspector in this ward and when tho
Hearst workers grew boisterous and crowd
ed about the window through which the
votes were deposited - threatened TO close