The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05
VOTERS STRIKE BLOW
FOR EFFICIENT RULE
IN CITY GOVERNMENT
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that there was not harmony in the
ranks OF the Democratic party, nearly
one-fourth of the Democrats who had
voted for Wilson going over to Zim-
norman in a successful effort to defeat
the Democratic mayoralty candidate.
The figures of Tuesdays election
also show that DR.. Zimmerman polled
the full strength of his party, the
strength of that party being based on
the vote for Taft in 1912. This is sur
prising as there was a well defined eff
fort on the part of some Republican
leaders to divert Republican support
to Farwig.
AS far as the Progressive vote is
concerned it stood as solid for Rob-
bins as it did for Roosevelt, proving
that the predictions of both Republi-
can and Democratic leaders that there
would be falling off in Bull Moose
strength were not based on accurate
information.
No events of interest centered about
the voting of yesterday except at the
polls of the Twenty-fifth precinct
North Fourteenth and F streets At
that polls William Haberkern, Dem
ocratic leader, made an effort to vote
eighteen Turks and two Italians who
pers. In this effort he was aided by
the Republican precinct workers, but
Progressive Chairman Brooks block
ed this attempt by proving that the
men were not privileged to vote under
the federal statutes. This incident
created considerable excitement and
feeling ran high for a time It at
tracted DR.. Zimmerman Chairman
Tiff and Mr.. Farwig to the scene. and
the arguments were lengthy, loud and
picturesque. Shortly before the polls
closed a phalanx of voters, mostly
colored, were marshaled by the Zim-
norman workers and they marched
into the polls in a solid body. Their
votes gave the precinct to thinner
man by plurality of twenty-one over
Farwig and twenty-three over Rob
bins. The majority of the italian citi-
zens In the precinct voted for Rob
bins.
Two patrolmen stood guard over the
polls all afternoon to prevent any
trouble
Progressive headquarters in the
First National Bank building were
thronged all night and Mayor-elect
Robbins was overwhelmed with con-
gratulations.
The Palladium was in receipt of
many congratulations today by its
prompt collection and distribution of
election returns from the state, nation
and city. which returns were made
public by bulletin service and by the
only election extras published in Rich
mond. 1t was also a matter of general
comment today on the accuracy of the
straw ballot taken by the Palladium
prior to the election. This balloting
clearly indicated that Robbins would
be elected by a plurality ranging from
400 to 600.
1t was reliably reported today that
the Republican leaders have taken
so deeply to heart the defeat of their
party in Richmond as crushing as the
defeat administered to the Republican
ticket throughout Wayne county at
the 1912 elections, that they have prac-
tically decided not TO effect a Republic
can organization for the county cleo
tion next year, nor 20 attempt to place
a Republican ticket in the field
Juhilant Progressives today shower
ed Chairman Brooks with congratula-
tions on the clean, effective manner in
which he conducted the Progressive
campaign. Not once did he resort to
any questionable methods and at the
same time perfected one of the most
powerful organizations which ever sup
ported a ticket in an election held in
Richmond.
About midnight a big crowd of hap
py Progressives. following a brass
band paraded the central part of the
city. ending with a big ratification
rally in front OF the Palladium office.
II. G. Leeds. editor of the Palladium.
was called upon for speech and he
responded with few remarks.