The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-08
POLICE ARREST
CANDIDATE ON
ELECTION MORN
Republicans of Louis
vile, KY, Spring Sur
prise On Democratic
Leaders, Nabbing Can
didate For Mayor and
Various Other Persons
At Hotel

Louisville, Ky, Nov. S.-W. Over
ton Harris, Democratic nominee fol-
mayor of Louisville, started election
day early today with a ride from a
leading hotel to police headquarters
in a patrol wagon a prisoner. With
Mr.. Harris on the ride were H. +
Mechlins, Democratic nominee for
sheriff OF Jefferson county and sew
eral other men. Mr.. Harris was sla;-
ed at police headquarters on charges
Of dlsorderly conduct and with inter
terening with an officer in the dis
charge of his duty.
Dr. Mechling was charged with dis
orderly conduct
Late last night several policemen
under command of Capt. Ed. Larkin,
went to the hotel to arrest men
against whom they said they had in
formation that the men had been
brought to the city TO intimdate
voters today. VIM. Bosler, manager
OF the hotel demonstrated with the Of
ficers, it is said, and was placed under
arrest. Joseph Bosler and w. Ray
Bosler, employees at the hotel, were
also arrested. The officers departed,
1t is reported, to get warrants. Dur
ing their absence, witnesses say, sew
eral detectives and pain clothes men
surrounded the hotel. When the war
rants were produced three men were
arrested it is said, and charged with
conspiring to defraud in election. DR..
Mechlin said he came up to the hotel
at this time and asked the officers
what the men were being arrested
for. Not getting the information, he
went to headquarters and later re-
turned to the hotel, where he was
arrested
Harris Issues Statement
Mr.. Harris, according to a state
ment issued by him last night, said
that after he had retired he was in
formed that three Democratic work
ers had been arrested He arose, he
said, and called Mayor Smith, asking
for protection, later going TO the ho-
tel. While there he witnessed the
arrest OF the men, he said, and made
notes OF the proceedings.
Policeman Hazel, he said, saw him
sitting in the lobby and went to him,
caught him by the arm and hustled
him off to a waiting patrol wagon. All
police headquarters James Dixon, Il
member of local newspaper staff,
who had been sent there, was arrest
ed charged with disorderly conduct,
resisting an officer and attempting to
conspiracy in an election. Mr.. Dixon
was arrested on Officer Hazel
charge.
Others Arrested
-is, nine other men including Mr.
Dixon, were arrested. They are with
the charges: William Bosler, man
ager of the hotel; Geo. Wailing,
Frank Kennedy and Alonzo Hess,
Louisville; John Norman, Central
City, KY, and Ernest Smith, Michi-
san, conspiracy to defraud in cleo
ton; Joseph and Ray Bosler, inter-
fering with an officer in the dis
charge of his duty. All of the men
were released under bond.
Paul Burlingam, Republican, chair
man of the board of public safety, in
a statement last night, said he had in
formation that the Democratic party
was importing men to intimidate
voters He said the officers had gone
to the hotel to search for the men
when the trouble with the Democratic
candidates occurred.
Judge Robert w. Bingham. chair
man of the committee recently ap-
pointed by Mayor Smith to insure a
fair election, assumed charge of the
situation early today. He declined to
make statement until he had made
complete Investigation.