Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-02
| HEAVY VOTING
CONTINUES AS
DAY PROCEEDS
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though the board was prepared to handle
any emergency which might develop.
The board planned to meet any emer-
gency by substituting the Australian
ballot If a machine should become in
! capacitated.
Woodburn Mason, Democratic mem
| Der Of the election board, stated the most
| of the complaints made at the time the
polls opened we're of a minor nature.
Among the complaints received by the
election board were the following:
Fourth of the Third ward. unable to
start machine: fifth Of the Eighth ward
experienced slight trouble, but the ma
chine was soon adjusted: Third OF the
Fifteenth ward, minor machine trouble;
| Fifth Of the Eleventh ward, slight
trouble: Fifth OF Perry, where there was
some delay caused by the inspector fall
ing to understand how TO unlock the
| machine: Third Of the Tenth ward, ma
chine stuck: First Of Decatur, the ma
chine stuck as was reported in Fifth
Of Warren; some delay was caused by
machine trouble in Fourth Of Warren !;
first of the Ninth ward, a key was broken
| in a lock which slowed the vote for
some little time; complaint was made In
person by Judge Louis Ewban6 Of the
Indiana State Supreme Court that the
machine In the Second Of the Seventh
ward was out of order; Third of the
| Third ward. the machine stuck sixth
of the Twelfth ward, there was slight
machine trouble, and also In Third of
the Tenth ward.
Other minor complaints were made
Judging by the short time the women
were in the booths, it was apparent that
they were voting straight tickets.
Another surprise. In addition to the
large number Of women at the polls at
the opening hour, was the apparent
complete understanding the voter had of
the voting machine.
In many precincts the voter fatty re-
fused to use the Australian ballots. as
they had 'practiced" on the machine
and knew how to vote that way.
The rapidty with which citizens voted
due to their familiarity with the ma
chimes, appeared to Offset the time lost
In precincts where there was slight ma.
chine trouble at the start.
TENDENCY TOWARD
DAVIS NOTICEABLE
A survey Of the polls also indicates a
strong turn IN favor Of Paul G. Davis
Democratic nominee for prosecuting at.
torney, who has pledged "decency" In
the administration Of county affairs.
The Davis move was visible In many
Of the residential districts where the Re
: publicans had pinned their hopes.
The talk among the Ralph Lemcke
} forces Is that Lemcke and william
Evans, a deputy under Prosecutor Clsri'
, Adams, must be put over" regardless OF
Jim Watson
Prominent attorneys have been placed
- EfFsN etsor n
and in the fourteen other precincts
where Democratic County Chairman Reg
liuaid Sullivan charged, in a written pc
tltion before Superior Judge W. w
> Thornton, that there were many Illegal
fraudulent, irregular or forged registra
tions
= II is understood that careful cheel
Is being made on those attempting t.
vote the alleged Illegal registrations
which have been protested IN the COURT
by Chairman Sullivan.
Agents are closely watching any a.
tempt to cast Illegal votes. Il is said. anC
the Democrats began early to exercise
the right Of challenge which Judg,
Thornton stated was the only relief wher
he denied sullivan q mandate requiring
registration officials to purge the reg
istratlon lists.
Circuit Judge Harry Chamberlln wat
asked to issue an Injunction last nigh
restraining the election boards from sua
taining a challenge to prevent George l.
Hoffman, Irufa T.. Hoffman and Georg'
Hoffman. ST.. and about 500 others frou
voting.
The Honmsns. who are employed bl
the Government at Washington, d. G.
; testified that they made out their regis
trstion applications in Washington. bu
when they appeared at the clerks Office
70 vote under the absent voters clause
tLsy discovered that their registration
blanks had been assigned to the wrong
precinct.
Attorney Merrill Moores. Republicag
candidate for Congress. asked Judge
Chamberln to issue blanket injuuc
ton 10 aid any voter who should rnd
that his registration application had
: been assigned to the wrong precinct.
After hours of delberation, Judge
Chamberlin decided to issue an order
applying only TO the three Honmans
The court withheld the issuance 81
any order affecting other voters, be
cause the evidence submitted as TO tAt
other voters was not conclusive.
BLAME Is PLACED
ON FESLER's OFFICE.
Counsel placed the blame for the ulis-
takes In assigning the registration ap-
plications to the wrong precincts 60 this
orice OF County Auditor Leo X Fesler
The court stated that he felt that an
order should be issued which would pro.
teet the voter. who. through no fault oi
his own, should discover that he ha.
tcen disfranchised BY the actions Of some
one putting his registration application
IN the wrong precinct.
Charles z. Cox, Woodburn Mason ana
Michael Ryan. as friends ~ the court.
insisted that the court could not control
the action Of election officials by injunc-
ton in this case.