South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-13
CALLS KLEIN
FALSIFIER In
VOTE MATTER
Story Given Out by G. o. P
Chairman Regarding Vot-
ing Machines Proven
Fabrication.

In an effort 10 throw a smoke
screen around the factional strife at
republican headquarters over the ad-
visibility OF teaching republican
women who are favorable To the
League of Nations how to vote, Fred
&c. Klein, republican county chair
man. Tuesday afternoon appears 10
have attempted TO shift his burden
to a democrat.
Conveying the idea that he wished
to teach the women of South Bend
how to use the voting machines.
when in reality he does not accord
ing TO one republican faction, Chair
man Klein issued a statement to
local newspaper Tuesday afternoon
that Walter McInerny, the only
democratic member Of the board Of
three election commissioners, was
attempting to block the effort to
place voting machines in every pre-
cinct prior to the election for the
purpose of a voters school.
Mr. Klein, II correctly quoted" ."
said Mr.. McInerny last night, "delib-
erately falsiied. knew he was falsi-
flying. and did It for the purpose Of
deceiving the women voters. You
can quote me just that way. I did
have an understanding with him
about the voting machines being dis
tributed over the city for education
of voters, but when the matter was
taken up with J. d. Harris, machini-
clan in charge Of the machines, he
declared 1t impracticable, If not i'm
possible"
Harris Gives Interview.
]. D. Harris, 323 Cushing St, a re-
publican, who is In charge of the
voting machines. informed Chair
man Klein that at this late date II
would not be advisable to have the
voting machines taken about the
city and the machines were too deli
cate a piece OF machinery to be
placed IN the hands OF inexperienced
Leople, unless someone was en-
ployed to constantly be with the
machine and explain It's use The
employing OF persons TO act as In
structors with the various voting
machines. which means an added
expense TO the tax payers Of the
county. was approved of by the
chairman OF the party which IS so
well versed in the art Of spending
money.
The ridiculous phase Of Chairman
Klein's statements relative to the at
tempt of the democratic election
commissioner to prevent the ma
chimes from being used for school
purposes lies in the fact that the
county commissioners are the men
that have charge Of the voting ma
chimes and not the election commits
sioners. which again brings to light
the characteristic bungling methods
Of the republican county chairman.
Klein Acts Tricky.
Mr.. Harris. the republican who
has charge of the mechanical work
on the voting machines, was in
structed by the county commission
ers TO use his own judgment in al
lowing the machines 10 be placed
about the city. A meeting between
Mr.. McInerny and Chairman Klein
was held Monday afternoon relative
TO allowing the machines 10 leave
the court house. At this time Mr..
McInerny agreed with Chairman
Klein that ne favored use OF the ma
chimes used for school purposes, but
informed Chairman Klein that be-
fore any action could be taken. Mr.
Harris. the mechanic, would have TO
be consulted. This Chairman Klein
agreed 10 do and stated that he
would call Mr.. McInerny as soon as
Mr.. Harris was consulted.
Mr.. Harris was called 10 republl-
can headquarters Monday night 70
explain the use OF a voting machine
to a number OF women At this
/ time Chairman Klein with his usual
| evasiveneSs did not tell Mr.. Harris
of the conference with Mr.. McIner-
ny. but attempted to draw a state
ment from Mr.. Harris to the effect
that Mr.. McInerny was blocking the
movement. When interviewed Tues
| day night relative 10 the statement
/ coming from Chairman Klein, Mr.
/ Harris was very indignant and re-
piled that he did not feel that the
machines should be placed about the
| city.
Prepares Model Machines.
Mr.. Harris, however. did state
1 that he had prepared II model vot-
ling machines for instruction pur-
/ poses 10 be used in the county and
placed at the disposal OF the repub-
lican headquarters. but added tha'
republican headquarters had no
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