Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-02

| Judge Chamberlin was prepared TO
take the bench this afternoon to con-
slider petitions Of voters who claim that
| through no fault of their own they have
| been deprived of their vote because their
registration application has been as
signed to the wrong precinct.
MACHINES WON'T
| SCRATCH FOR TAGGART
Emphatic protest was made in person
| by John Davy, 1926 Brookside avenue
against the reported failure of the yot-
Ing machine to register votes scratched
against James E. Watson in favor OF
Thomas Taggart for United States
! Senator
My sister went into the voting place
and know she is familiar with the ma
chine said Mr.. Davy in protesting to
members Of the Board of Election Com.
missioners, and when she attempted to
scratch Watson in favor Of Taggart. the
Taggart key would not work
Il am ready to 20 before the Federal
authorities on this, because ] feel the
machine is not registering the scratched
( votes
Many voters are saying they
scratched, and If the machine is not
registering. then the votes are lost"
lie said
Woodburn Mason Democratic mem
Der OF the election board, sent Inspec-
Tor Williamson. who is in charge Of the
machines and a personal representative
to the voting place in the Ninth precinct
Of the First ward
SEVERAL MACHINES
REPORTED OUT OF ORDER.
The inspector there said no complaints
had been made to him and Mr.. William
son refused to open the machine. because
| he claimed no complaint had been made
to the inspector or to the Democratic
poli-oOok holder
Conflicting reports were heard regard
/ ing the functoning ability OF the ma.
! chine in that precinct.
The commissioners received complaint
that the Democratic party lever was not
working for while in the Fifth pre-
cinct OF the Second ward and that In
the First precinct o, the Sixth ward the
machine was completely out Of commis-
sion for a while.
me election commissioners are Of the
opinion the inability OF the inspector as
wen as Of many voters to understand
the machine resulted in a number Of ma
chimes becoming temporarily out OF
order.
ESTIMATES 500
MISTAKES MADE.
Inc question Of the responsibility for
the failure to record properly the regis
tration applications early became the
chief interest Of the members Of the cleo
tlon board as we'll as Judge Chamberlin.
Many voters have come 10 me- ana
stated they had been induced to rive
their registration applications to party
workers. and on going to the polls to-
cay discovered they had not been reg
lstered and there were many complaints
that voters have been accredited TO the
wrong precincts" said Judge Chamber
lin.
Jackson Carter, Republican member Of
the election board, said the minimum fig
ure OF such cases would be approximate
~ 500.
This condition shows the law is in
effective or some officials have failed to
do their duty" Mr.. Carter said.
Investigation shows the Republicans
are being hit by the Acknowledgement Of
the voters just as the Democrats are.
Judge Chamberlin said a prominens
indianapolis commission man protested
that his wife had registered" with a
so-called party worker and that her
name was not on the registration lists.
Mr.. Carter said several complaints
have been made TO him by prominent
citizens that their names do not sppaaR
on the registration books.
BLAME LAID AT FEET
OF AUDITOR FESLER.
Counsel. studying the situation and at.
tempting TO get eleventh hour relief. has
declared in court that some of the trou
bic relative to the placing Of the appli-
cations in the wrong precincts was
traceable TO the office Of County Auditor
Leo X. Fesler
In some instances citizens have regis
tered in the wrong precincts and the
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