Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-25
REGISTRATION
FRAUD HEARING
UP TOMORROW
Immediate Action Promised
on Sullivan's Plea for
Mandate.
USE LISTS AS EVIDENCE

Recognizing the necessity of an imme-
diate hearing on the petition Of Demo-
cratic County Chairman Reginald Sulli-
van asking for the Issuance of a man
date requiring the registration boards In
fifteen city precincts to purge the regis
tration lists of many reputed Irregular
false. forged, fraudulent or unlawful reg
lstrations of voters" Judge w W. Thorn
ton of Superior Court, room ], announced
today he will hear the case, beginning
Tuesday.
Immediate action was obtained in Judge
Thornton's court when counsel repre-
senting Chairman Sullivan appeared be-
fore the court for the purpose of request
| ing an immediate hearing.
The petition of the Democratic chair
man asks that County Auditor Leo e.
/ Fesler be required to bring into court
the registration records and lists and that
| the fifteen registration boards named in
/ the petition be required to purge the
records of the reputed Illegal registra-
! lions.
! The plaintiff states in his petition for
mandate unless the records are purged
Of the reported Illegal registrations, Audi
/ tor FesIer will distribute the lists as
they now are on election day to the vari-
GUS election officials.
! The complaint does not charge the
members of the fifteen election boards
Of being responsible for the large mum
Der Of reputed Illegal registrations but
under the law the members Of the boards
involved must be party defendants to an
action asking that the registration lists
be purged.
! MORE THAN 600
TN ONE PRECINCT
Chairman Sullivan charges there are
! more than 600 illegal registrations in the
/ First precinct of the Fifth ward. ana
| the registration /, lists in this precinct
will be given much consideration oy
counsel for Chairman Sullivan at the
hearing Tuesday.
/ Sullivan's petition for the mandate IS
based upon a report made to him by q
number Of expert Investigators who made
a careful examination of the registration
lists in the office Of the county auditor.
| According TO their reports. Mr.. Sulli-
van charges there are at least GOO Illegal
registrations in the First precinct OF the
First ward.
The report of the investigators on
which the mandate suit is based indicates
there are at least 206 male registration
applications that appear TO have been
made out and signed by Cora Warwicx
Of ss1 Paca street, who was employed
/ Ly the Republican county committee to
register voters.
The suit charges that Cora Warwick
/ during the September registration signed
and made out, in her own handwriting.
a large number of applications.
The report Of the investigators states
zoe of these applications are undated and
the applications are witnessed by Cora
Warwick and another person.
The report of the investigators on
which Chairman Sullivan bases his suit,
shows at least 206 applications in the
/ First precinct of the Fifth ward ap-
| pear to have been made out and signed
/ by Cora Warwick, some Of them being
as follows: No. 200, Henice Northiugton,
no birthday given; No. $40. Samuel Etter,
no birthday given; 3S4, Fred BALI, used
white blank. says born in Germany
ass. Lonnie Wade. made out apparently
/ in Cora Warwick's handwriting. no sig
nature; 103. John Lyrson, correct SPELL
/ ing is Lyerson; 101, James Jones. ap-
/ parently made out in Cora Warwick's
hand writing. no signature; AIS, Otto J.
/ Tribue, correct spelling Traube; Isl.
/ Clark Highbal, correct spelling Clark
+ Highbaugh. no witnesses and all appar-
emily written by Cora Warwick; 275, Jim
Bible, another blank for same man spells
/ it Byble; Ss4, Fred BALI, white blank
used, says born in old country" ga.
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