Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-29
DAVIS ACTS TO
SAVE LISTS OF
REGISTRATION
Alleging Fraud, Writ Is Asked
to Prevent Destruction
of Evidence.
COURT SETS HEARING

To prevent the destruction Of the Of
icial registration lists said to contain
many alleged illegal applications, Paul
G.. Davis, Democratic nominee for the
office of prosecuting attorney Of this
county, today appealed to Judge Linn
Hay of Superior Court, room 2, for the
issuance of a preliminary writ against
County Auditor Leo X. Fesler.
Mr.. Davis maintains in mis- petition
that in fifteen voting precincts Of the
city there are more than LOCO "irregu-
iar. false, forged or fraudulent and TN
lawful" registration applications and de-
clares he believes those alleged Illegal
votes will be cast on next Tuesday.
LAW SILENT on
PRESERVING LISTS.
Because the law does not provide how
lcpg or whether at all the county auditor
shall preserve the registration appliea-
tions after the boards return them TO the
auditor, and also because the law con-
tains no Inhibition against the immediate
destruction OF the applications after the
election boards obtain their receipt on
the return Of the registration lists after
election. Mr. Davis contends that he
deems IL necessary to ask the court for
an order which win prevent Mr.. Fesler
or any others from destroying or dis
posing Of the records in any manner.
Realizing the seriousness OF the situa
tion Judge Hay ordered the cause for
hearing at $50 O'Clock on Wednesday
morning after the election.
ASKS COURT TO ISSUE
WRIT FORTHWITH.
Mr.. Davis asks the court that pre-
Urinary writ may be issued forthwith
against the defendant In his official ."cp-
pscity as said Auditor OF said county,
and as custodian OF aforesaid applica-
tiOns after the same have been returned
to him after said election. entoinirg him
and all thosa acting for and under htm
from disposing Of, changing, destroying
or releasing from his custody. except on
lawful legal process, any OF the appllca-
tiOns for registration Of voters in any
Of the precincts herein above set forth
until the final hearing Of this cause and
that upon such Anal hearing, plaintiff be
awarded an injunction requiring said de-
fendant and all those acting for and un-
der him 10 keep all Of the applications
for the registration OF votsrs In all OF
said precincts safely and without inter
ference and prohibiting him from dispos-
Ing OF, changing. destroying. or releas-
Ing from his custody, except on lawful
legal process, any of the applications for
registration OF voters In any Of the
precincts herein above set out after their
return to him after said election for q
period OF sixty days after said election"
The complainant directs his attention
TO the alleged Illegal registration Ia the
same fifteen precincts In which Demo
cratic County Chairman Reginald Sui
livsn failed 10 obtain mandate to purge
the registration lists before Superior
Judge w. W. Thornton Of Court l.
SAYS MANY RELsIsTRANTs
NOT QUALIFIED VOTERS.
In setting up his claim as to the neces-
slty Of the issuance Of an order pre-
venting the destruction Of the lists, Mr..
Davis states IN the original complaint
now before Judge Hay:
THAT there arc on the voting lists and
registration books OF voters each OF the
Sixth, Seventh anu Thirteenth precincts
Continued on Pnge Two)