The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
IN Some Places Whiskey Was
On Tap in Neighboring
Barns, But Hardly Any
Money Was in Evidence.
EsAL0oNIsTs WERE BUSY
IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE
PlFTH WAND AND ABOUT THE
! COURT HOUSE THEY WERE
WORKING sUslLY.

Remarkably slow voting character
Iced the republican primary today.
Returns were received from each vot.
ing place at noon and only 1857 votes
had been cast out Of an estimated
3otal vote OF 3.945. The estimated
total will probably fall far behind,
however. II the last primary be &C
cepted as q precedent.
The slow voting during the morn
1ng hours may mean two things. II
may indicate great rush from four
O'Clock to closing time, and 1t may
mean voters did not select to exercise
their privilege Of franchise. Party
leaders looked at the small vote with
dismay. The campaign has been one
of the hardest ever fought in the city.
The rivalry has been intense but
there are certain questions at stake
that never have entered previous
domination.
LITTLE crooksd work 80
Little evidence Of any crooked work
was to be found. Each candidate had
his men at the polls to pass out cards
and influence voters with talk. WhiS-
key was being used near the voting
place In the north half of the fifth
ward. A barn across the street was
used as the meeting place and bottles
were being tipped IN alleys nearby
A down town club room was suspect
ed by the police Of being - place
where influence was being developed
by means OF whiske eyndySupt. stau
bach said he felt as n he might be
called upon to make an investigation
There were rumors about dollar bills
being used effectively In one precinct
There was evidence that money was
being used In comparatively rare In.
stances.
Rule Not Enforced.
The rule forbidding poll workers tc
be within fifty feet of the voting place
was enforced only In the Sixth ward
The sheriff at this poll kept all men
passing cards full half square away
from the ropes leading to the booths.
The same organization Of saloon
owners that worked SO effectively In
the local option election, was devotine
1ts entire time almost exclusively to
one candidate. Ed and Albert Morel
Louis Knopf, Dan Tanning. Ed Muey
and several other saloonists were or
duty ut the court house during the day
Henry and Matthew Schell were busy
in the north half OF the Fifth ward
Little attention was paid to the fifty
foot rules at the city hall, where the
Second ward voters cast their ballots.
Sixth Ward Leading.
At noon the Sixth ward was leading
In the percentage of votes cast. Ou,
OF approximately 400 votes. little
more than half had been cast In the
First ward the vote stood 166 out OF
Goo. In the Second, 1os out Of 40: in
the Third ward. 145 out OF 81o: in the
Fourth (north half. 113 out of 500
(south half, % out of $50: Fifth ward
(north half. 20 out Of o25: south half
o35 out Of 800; Sixth ward. c03 out Of
l6o: In the Seventh. 13O out Of 4S9
and IN the Eighth. 66 out OF ccl.
Interest centered wholly In the may
ors race. Harris. Zimmerman and
Gordon supporters were loyal to tfe
last. each claiming their man is bound
10 win. All OF the candidates were IN
. jubilant mood and expressed self
confidence. The polls were visited and
cheering words given to the men pass.
ing out cards. II was plainly to be
told by the remarks Of the voters. how.
ever. that the vast majority Of ther
went to the polls with their minds
made up IN advance. Hundreds o,
cards were wasted BY being forced
ON men. who did not look at them.