Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-04


at Charlottesville Thursday night and
then come to his home town.
side the voting place at 9s3 West Twenty
Fifth street from stealing the votes
from F.. J. Robson" Mt o'clock sharp,
when the polls closed, but his credentials,
signed by Thomas ,Meeker, Democratic
city chairman, failed to soften the hearts
of the sheriff or watcher inside.
As q result Fleming attempted to use
force Patrolman Frank Brooks. who was
detailed to that voting place, interferred,
only to be knocked around by the husky
negro and almost to be thrown through
the glass IN J. w Stones barber shop,
where the votes were cast.
Sergeant Sheehan and the emergency
squad were called. Fleming told the po-
lice that he had credentials giving him
the right to be Democratic watcher. Both
sheriffs and clerks told the police that
the reason for refusing to recognize the
credentials was that AL the men who had
business inside were inside" Sergeant
Sheehan did not arrest Fleming because
of the scrap Of paper signed by Meeker
but he did give Fleming definite orders
10 "clear out"
"Thats no use, I'm going to hang
around until / do get In" Fleming told
the sergeant Sergeant Shcehan left four
officers. however, to enforce his orders
to Fleming,
SAYS WORK ROTTEN
IN 10TH OF THE 4TH.
In the Sixteenth precinct Of the
Fourth ward the work OF the gang sup
porting Charlie Jewetts candidate was
the rottenest ever saw" declared Henry
Fleming, negro political worker who
supported Robson and who was thrown
out Of the voting place when he appeared
with credentials properly signed and
wished to act as a Democratic watcher.
"rhey spent more than 500 in that
precinct yesterday, and there were eight
cen city employees there working for
Howe" Fleming declared. 1t was rot
ten There were marked ballots and
every other crooked stunt worked I
knew what they would do. but / never
saw them get so raw with Il. The police
forced me out, taking the part OF the cleo
ton board, but I really wanted no trou-
bic and when l returned after midnight
found the police on guard and ready
to bar me, so ! went away rather than
tn embRrrass the policemen who had
been ordered to keep me out Of the vot-
credentials that gave me the right TO act
as a watcher there"
I'VE met them at their own game and
made the Howe gang count the votes
that were cast for Shank" declared W. d.
Shilling, Shank worker in the Second
precinct OF the Fifteenth ward IL was
one Of a number Of workers who visited,
twenty seven precincts during the night.
In some Of these voting places we found
members OF the election boards drunk
and lying on the floor. In some Of these
precincts admission was gained through
the Kitchens Of the residences used as
voting places. and conversations were
overheard that indicated that the boards
were having difficulty in tabuating the
votes. Many of these precincts were
visited by the election commissioners,
who found the conditions as reported by
Shank workers"
There was a complaint filed by Shank
and Robson workers in the Third pre-
cinct, Eighth ward. that the woman
election sheriff was passing out Howe
sample ballots and failing to DO her duty.
The election commissioners acted prompt
~ and the sheriff was changed.
STRANGE STORIES
COME FROM TWELFTH.
Strange stories are being told about
some things that are said TO have oc-
cured in the Sixth precinct Of the Twelfth
ward, the voting place being SAG South
Illinois street. The election commission
ers said. however, that the only queer"
thing was the swearing in Of a Demo-
cratic clerk by a Republican election Of \
fetal but that didn't matter much"
Ia many precincts the polls were closed
while many voters were waiting for their
turn to vote. This caused trouble in all
parts OF the city.
Ray Beville, a. special messenger de-
livering election supplies for the election
board to voting places, had a narrow
escape from being lnobbed near Garfield
park. He was sent to the voting place
TO deliver supplies when the doors of the
polls were closed promptly at G p. m
hundred voters demanded that they be
permitted to vote. When refused some
person pointed Beville out as the man
who had stopped the voting.
Lynch him." yelled a man Get a
rope" yelled another and DevilIe made
hurried get away in an automobile as
the crowd of disappointed would be
voters approached him. 4
TALK OF
SHOOTING.