Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-18

Sullivan, in his verified complaint, dis
closes reported fraud in the registra
tion Of Sept 4, and claims Fesler has
refused him permission, as well as his
agents, TO examine the registration ap
plications which are public records.
NAMES WARDS
AND PRECINCTS.
In showing the court the necessity for Z
writ Of mandate TO require Fesler to
make public the records. Sullivan sets up
in his verified petition
THAT frealtor is definitely informed
and fully believes and charges TO be
that in instances too numerous to here
set out in numerous precincts of various
wards of said city and county, namely.
Sixth precinct of the First ward Thlr- IS
teenth Fourteenth and Fifteenth pre-
eincts of the Fourth ward First, Second,
Third and Fifth precincts of the Fifth
ward; Second, Third and Fourth pre-
cincts of the Sixth ward; Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth precincts of the Third
ward, many Of the applications for regis
tration now in custody of said defendant
are false and fraudulent and in direct
violation OF the Jaw in this, towit:
That said applications purport to be
signed by various voters in said pre-
cincts, but that they are not so SigneC
that the voters whose names appear
signed TO said application did not so
sign them and have not, in fact, yet
registered as voters for said ensuing
election; and relator AYERS that the ex--
tent of said false and fraudulent regis
tration Of voters in aforesaid precincts
can not he discovered without examina-
tion Of said applications for registration"
MONDAY FIRST
ASKED FOR.
Attorney Davis reduested the court to
require the county auditor to appear in
court Monday. but as Judge Moll said
the court would not be in the city that
day Tesday morning would be the first
available date for the hearing
The court Immediately issued a court
order requiring Auditor Fesler to appear
on thar Ss4gl
Chairman Sullivan c6dtepds it is his
duty as county chairman ito see to It that
a fair and honest registration of .ne
voters in the various precincts and town
ships is had"
He contends that the only method to
ascertain this IS to check up the appli-
cations and claims that the reported
fraudulent applications car. not be weeded
out unless the records Of the last regis
tration are carefully examined and
checked
The complaint calls to the attention of
the court that such a mandatory order
is an emergency matter as the integrity
of the ballot box is at stake.
FEsLER SHOWING
FAVORETISM
There has been complaint recently that
Fesler is showing favoritism in getting
out the registration lists for the Repub-
licans and not the Democrats in the ten
day limit fixed by law.
Fay Wright, "A Democratic worker,
complained yesterday that he was re-
fused the registration lists.
There has been open com oiaint that
Fesler. who is a republican worker. Is
holding up the lists in the large Demo-
cratic precincts.
Fesler denies this and says the lists
are being made out in numerical order
of the wards and that the lists desired by
the Democrats come last.
Chairman Sullivan was compelled TO
resort to the court in an effort to obtain
an order requiring Fesler to permit an
examination of the registration applica-
tions.