Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-03
WARNING SENT
ELECTION BODY
ACCUSES COP.
Machine Denounces County
Committee for Threaten
ing Newberry' Action.
CALL MISsIVE FORGERY

Great indignation prevailed in the
ranks of the republican organization
workers as the last hours Of the pri
mary campaign approached.
Some one sent a letter to election
officials advising them that crooked
work In Indiana in the interest of any
candidate would result in another
federal case similar to the prosecu-
ton of Senator Newberry in Mich
gan.
The letter was signed Republican
County Committee" and printed on re-
publican committee letterheads.
1t was Immediately denounced as a
forgery" and an outrage" by the reg
ulars of the Goodrich-Jewett machine.
who make the republican headquarters
their base Of operations.
The text of the forgery" and "out-
rage" contained the Information that the
election official was being investigated"
by the committee, and said
There has to be a square deal in Ma
rion county or there win be another New
berry case, as in Michigan. and some
that somebody will be you II there Is
anything crooked in your precinct"
LETTER BLAMED
UPON THE ANTS"
The indignation that was created
among the organization officials who re-
fused TO permit the "antis" to have repre-
sentation on the primary boards without
assigning any reason therefore, took the
F.~v "a H. .ar.s4 - ~. Fgnft
responsible for the latter, which ap-
pears to have confiicted with quiet word
which has been in circulation for several
days to the effect that there was no dan
ger Of prosecution for any crooked work
at the polls.
It was also learned today that ar
rangements have been completed for the
stationing Of detectives In every precinct
where II has been the custom in the
past TO do crooked work" on the eloc-
tion returns.
These detectives will be charged with
counting the number or persons who
actually vote in these precincts IN order
TO prevent election officials from entering
large number OF votes which were
never cast
A complete check OF every vote recorded
in these precincts will be made immeS
lately after the tally sheets are turned
into the canvasslng board and an effort
viii be made 20 prosecute election board
members who either permit or participate
In the padding Of the tally sheets such
as has been done IN Marion county for
years.
BUSINESS MEN
TO DEFRAY EXPENSE.
it is understood that these detectives
viii make their report TO a number OF
business men OF the city who have ar
ranged to defray the expenses of cpua-
,pleFe 1nv~etiEatI@a cr thts primary and
rAe prosecution uF Us professfoaH cleo
ti6n crooks who hase been engaged to
shat over weak esnaidates.
One man, who fecently obtained 500
from a candidate WITH the promise that
Ls would See that'' the candidate got
his votes In a certain precinct. has been
Under surveillanee eFer since he got the
the money and others who have made
knch tactics their practice for years
win nud later on that every move they
have made so far has been reported to
headquarters.
No one believes that It will be pos
slbye 10 eliminate all Of the crooked
work for which this county has been
noted in past primaries. but there 7p-
pears 10 be better chances of making
this the last primary In which such
corrupt practices win 60 unpunished
than there ever was before.
Ia Marion county 1t is generally con-
ceded that the "antis" will win the or
ganization from Harry Hendrickson. tho
Goodrich-Jewett machine candidate for
county chairmaushlp.
Whether they will name their slate
OF "anti -Jewe4t'' candidates depends
largely on whether the votes are counted
as cast in several precincts where It has
been proved In the past the ballots have
not had as much influence as money.