Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-04

The organized strength Of the anti 9
Jewett faction In getting its vote to the
polls in large numbers, threatened to
defeat the Jewett- Lemeke machine
Lemcke henchmen began to complain
early that some of the workers who were
counted upon to deliver a strong vote
for Lemcke and others of the city ad-
ministration slate were double crossing
Lemcke.
ALSO SEEMS TREND
TOWARD MCRAY.
On the crest Of the antiJewett move
at the polls there appeared to be linked
a concerted movement in favor of Warren
T. McCray for republican nomination for
governor as against James W. Fesler OF
Indianapolis, the favorite Of the Jewett
crowd.
Fesler workers in the First precinct
of the Seventh ward admitted at noon
that AIcCray was easy in the lead.
Coupled with the surprising early
showing of the McCray strength was also
that OF Henry NJ. Cochrane. the anti
i,Jewett candidate for the nomination for
county treasurer against Lemcke.
Cochrane is reported to have turned
out large vote early in the Fifth ward,
which reused Lemcke workers to plead
with precinct committeeman 20 get the
administration vote ont at once.
Another discouraging element of the
4 primary TO the Lemcke crowd WIS that
many voters refused to leave their work
! TO vote.
WOODS STRENGTH
FALLS BELOW HOPES.
In the presidential race on the re-
publican ticket Wood has failed 20 show
( the strength that his workers hoped for.
/ The strength OF the anti-Jewett forces
is shown by the big vote appearing for
George G. Schmidtp the anti-candidate
for surveyor against John G. Griffith,
present coroner, aud the Jewett Lelneke
candidate
Schmidt was conceded to be leading
( in the First precinct Of the Seventh warl
and IN the sixth precinct OF the First
ward.
! schmid, il expected 10 maintain the
auti-Jewett lead in the entire Fifth ward.
where the antfs are said to have startled
{ the administration crowd by their IN
expected sbility to turn out a large vote,
I In the Fourth precinct Of the Eleventh
wAr,s n Jewett sxronehold.- Il vas ad
mitted that McCray had jumped to about
/ even strength, while in the Ninth pre-
cinct of the Eleventh ward, the Fesler
crowd was claiming the lead with Nc
! Cray adding strength.
DEMOCRATS TURN
/ OUT IN NINTH WARD.
4 In the Ninth ward the reports show
that the democrats were getting in
larger vote than the republicans.
/ The democratic vote was reported very
/ small in all of the other wards OF the
city.
I Reports also reached the courthouse
/ that some Of the Fesler workers has
( thrown away Fesler's cards and were
passing out the cards Of Edward c.
Toner
This move is expected to cut down the
Fesler vote and hold steady the big Nc
+ Cray advances.
( There was talk going the rounds that
/ McCray money was plentiful. but McCray
workers attribute such talk TO the
( Lemcke-Jewett crowd.
/ Cochrane has made a personal cam
/ paign for months and his name is being
| discussed by voters before entering the
( polls.
/ The county election commissioners or
dered additional republican ballots
/ printed for the Fifth precinct OF the
+ Eleventh ward, Sixth Of the Fourteenth
ward. Fourth Of the Eighth ward, Seventh
/ OF the Fifth ward and Fourth of the
/ Eleventh ward.
/ In the Seventh precinct Of the Thir-
! teenIn WaTu, Nnlcn is CuusAuehSN a
/ democratic stronghold, the republicans
began early voting while the democratic
vote was reported slow.
| MANY CONTESTS
ON G. o. p. SIDE.
The proportionately large republican
vote is accounted for by the fact that
there is a spirited contest all the way
down in the republican party while there
are no factional contests among demo
Gratis.
Reports from the rural districts to the
county election commissioners also show
light vote and 1t was explained that
many farmers are working in the fields.
The failure OF democratic board mem
bers to appear In many precincts is said
to have delayed the vote.
Election officials in precincts where
democratic board members failed to ap-
pear, were instructed by the commits
sioners TO proceed without democratic
members and to press into service the
first democrats appearing TO vote.
The county election commissioners an
nounced that democratic board members.