The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-26
COUNTY VOTE
IS ORGANIZED
FOR ELECTION
Wayne County Voters Are
Expected To Take an Act
i've Part in Battle of Bal
lots.
POLLS ARE COMPLETED

A week hence and the battle of bal
lots, proclaimed one Of the most i'm
portant elections in the history Of the
republic, will be on, and Wayne county
voters are expected to take an active
part in the contest
In fact, voting has been in progress
in Wayne county for over a week. At
the Office Of the county clerk large
number of voters who will not be able
to visit their polling places next Tues
day because they will be absent from
the county on that day or who are
confined to their homes by illness have
been casting their ballots. Those who
will not be in the county next Tuesday
have been voting in person at the
clerks office. People who are i'll and
will not be able to visit their polling
places have been voting before notary
publics at their homes and mailing
their ballots to the clerk.
There has also been a flood Of ab
sent voters ballots poured into the
office Of the county clerk. These vot-
ers are located in every section of the
country, but claim Wayne county as
their legal place Of residence.
Expect e5 Per Cent Vote.
OF the approximately 23,500 register
ed voters in Wayne county political
leaders anticipate that at least 95 per
cent Of them will vote.
The polling of the voters has been
completed by both the Republican and
Democratic organizations, and the fig
ures compiled by each indicate a Re-
publican victory in Wayne county.
The Republican poll books show a
minimum Republican majority, in the
presidential contest of 5000 in the
event that all listed Democrats and
all voters listed as doubtful" or mem
bers Of the Socialist and the other
minor parties should support the Dem
ocraic ticket, and all listed Republi
cans should support their own ticket.
"The Republicans will be doing very
well if they carry Wayne county by
1,500," said Joel Moore, Democratic
county chairman, Tuesday. 1t is un-
derstood that the Democratic organi-
zation will be we'll pleased if the Re-
publican majority can be held down
to $500 in Wayne county, admitted
to be Republican stronghold. They
are. contending that large cut will
be made 10 the Republican vote in
Richmond.
- Election Wagers Posted
Election wagers posted in several
places in Richmond show considerable
Republican money up but only a small
amount Of it covered. The largest
posted bet, $500, even money, that
Harding will carry Ohio has found no
taker AS rule the posted wagers
are for small amounts. One bet
posted several days ago, that Harding
will carry Wayne county by $500 over
Cox has not been taken.
The Campaign liar, following his
custom the last week of a political
campaign, is in full eruption He has
been spreading street corner gossip
rejecting upon certain candidates,
and in each instance the tale that is
told, when traced to it's origin, is
found to have no foundation of fact;
and the Campaign liar" is using the
mails to deceive and confuse the
voter, by appealing to religious pre-
judices, as a rule.
1t can be stated with full authority
that both political organizations en-
phatfcally disclaim responsibility for
the submarine type of political war
fare these unknown Campaign liars"
have resorted to.