The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-03
Republican MayoraIty Candi-
date, Who Was Not Favor
ite in Closing Betting, Wins
Significant Victory.
MAKES GREAT RALLY
AT eleventh HOUR
Result of the Election Is Great
Boost for Senator Bever-
idge in His Fight to Be Re-
elected to the Senate.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 3-Victory
came to the republicans of Indianapo-
| lis yesterday at the darkest hour of the
conflict for control of the city Face
to face with what seemed certainty of
defeat they rallied and just before the
polls were closed pushed across with
enough votes to give Samuel Lewis
Shank, their mayoralty candidate, a
plurality of ,46S.
| So sure were the hackers of Repre-
! sentative Charles A. Gauss, democrat.
of his election as mayor, that they Of
fered 10 to all day that he would win
The betting was so one-sided that it
created the impression that there was
nothing to the game but an absolute
cinch for the democrats
| National Committeeman Taggart,
whose activity put Gauss in the run
ming 10 days ago, when hardly a soul
thought he had a ghost of show, was
the big noise of the democratic organ
iZation. He seemed to be everywhere
directing his followers. After COM
pleting a second tour of the voting
places late in the afternoon, he ex-
pressed the opinion that 1t was horse
race between the two mayoralty candi-
| dates.
Fine Work Counts.
At that critical period the republi.
cans put on an extra head of steam.
The word went out from headquarters
to get in the rest of the votes, and it is
| believed that the work between and
& o'clock saved the day for Shank.
The returns give Shank PHO. Gauss
p, 7O2. Collins. Rep, for police judge
Ramsey. Rep, for city clerk and the
entire republican councilmanic ticket
has been elected by pluralities ranging
from 5000 to $500
Gauss fell down on the South Side
which was expected to give him ma
jority of 5000. Shank was slaught,
cred right and left in many of the
North Side precincts, where the repub.
licans usually get their votes.
The republicans at headquarters
were gloomy over the first reports
coming from the North Side, as they
showed that in some precincts Shanf
was running on an average of 1O[
votes behind the poll.
South Side to Rescue.
The first 81 precincts reporting tc
the republican committee rooms show
ed that Shank was over $500 behind
the party poll, but when the South
Side began to send returns it was ap
parent that Gauss had not made gooC
there and it was merely question
then of majority for the republican
nominee.
Shank visited most of the precincts
giving away hundreds of cigars an
urging the men everywhere to vote
In one precinct. where there is larg'
foreign element. he scattered 200 pipe
and 500 cigars. He was as unique il
his methods Of closing the fight as h
was during the campaign.
At the headquarters he nervousl.
awaited the returns. His famous
smile was not visible. in spite of tn
efforts of his friends to make him be
lieve that he wasn't in any danger
Finally. when it was apparent that h.
had won he made a dash for his home
where hundreds of his friends gathere'
to extend congratulations.
Made No Promises.
Shank asserted that he finished tn
fight without promising any one jo
or without making any alliance tina
will be embarrassing. He repeate'
that he will consult with the variou
commercial bodies of the city regard
: ing the appointment Of his boards an
that he proposes to carry out his cam
paign pledges.
The result of the election here is O
statewide significance. Thousand
of republicans were vitality concerned
because of the fear that election O
: democratic mayor would injure Ser
atdr Beveridge as a candidate for re
election next year.
1t has been conceded that which eve
party won here would have an advan
tage over the other in the fight TO
{ control of the next legislature.
/ was admitted that Senator Beveridge'
efforts in Shank's behalf at the bi
mass meeting Saturday night helpe
the republicans yesterday.