The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-02
Republican Nominee Gives
Himself Up on a Charge
Dreamed and Circulated by
Some Reid Supporters.
BUT NO WARRANT is
HELD BY THE POLICE
Then the Democrats Also
Hatched Up Plot to Arrest
Republican Sheriffs, But It
Ends in a Roaring Farce.

Up to noon today the vote on the
city ticket came in slow, awfully slow.
In the precincts north Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad it appeared as though
the majority of the voters had over
looked the fact that this was election
day. In West Richmond the workers
hurried past the polls and did the
Marathon to their various places Of
business, but the politicians say this
vote will be brought into the fold late
this afternoon. In the. south end there
was also dull voting, but, like the west
side. this vote will come in quite brisk
ly late this afternoon.
In the east end there were symp-
toms of election interest and this fore
noon the polls in that section of the
city did quite brisk business, hav-
ing polled over fourth of its vote be-
fore noon.
There have been just two incidents
during the past twenty-four hours to
enliven the election. The first was a
mixup over the election sheriffs, a
democratic plot upset by the vigilant
Zimmerman workers; and the second
was DR.. Zimmerman's appearance at
police headquarters this morning for
the purpose Of giving himself up" on
a charge, dreamed by some Reid sup
porter and spread about town.
The Sheriff Trouble.
As to the sheriff trouble, it runs
something like this: Republican work
ers secured papers for the republican
precinct sheriffs and these papers
were signed by the chief Of police, le-
gally, the republican workers contend;
illegally. SO the democrats averred.
The democrats. learning Of this, laid
a deep plot. This morning it was
there plan to denounce the republican
sheriffs as illegally serving. and de
mand their arrest. They pictured that
this would cause peevishness on the
part of the republican workers at the
various polls and hoped that this peev-
ishness would eventually lead to
trouble. 1t was then to be their cue
to dash wildly about town and inform
the drowsy voters that there had been
riots at the polls and that the repub-
licans had started the trouble in de.
tense of their sheriffs who were H.
legally serving. 1t was hoped that
this would create a sympathy for
Reid.
Plot 10 Uncovered.
But. alack. this little plot was un.
covered by the indiscretion of a prom
inent democratic official in the pres
ence of hot Zimmerman supporter.
The latter party took the news last
evening to republican Headquarters.
Zimmerman workers then secured
sheriff papers. signed by Sheriff Mere
dith, and before midnight all of these
officials had had the new papers serv-
ed on them.
While all this excitement was going
on last evening somebody turned in
q fire alarm from the box at Eighth
and Main streets. The street was con-
gested before the arrival Of the de-
partments. This nice. fat crowd being
present some enterprising democrat
circulated the tale that in the morn.
ing DR.. Zimmerman would be arrested
on serious charge. The story spread
like wild fire and it was not long be-
fore 1t reached the ears of the repub-
1ican mayoralty candidate. Accord
ingly this morning he walked into DO
lice headquarters and confronted the
chief of police.
A Little Conversation.
Il have come to give myself up"
remarked the doctor.
What for?" said the chief.
i don't know what the charge is"
replied the doctor
Neither do l. We have no warrant
for your arrest here" came back the
chief, with a smile.
"All right, goodbye" said the doc |
tor. with grin, and then be left the |
city building.