Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-03

north side.
Reports that the organization of Mr..
Robson had gone to pieces during the
night were proved false as the day wore
on and the candidate continued to be
represented by a lively corps Of workers
in every precinct. 1t was repeatedly
rumored that William H. Jackson (Big
jack and Henry Fleming, Robison's two
negro aces, had deserted him and gone
over to Mr.. Shank, but this was en-
phatically denied at Robson head
quarters.
HOWE WORKERS CAUSE
FIRST ARREST OF DAY.
The first arrest Of the day was caused
by oyer-zealous Howe supporters when
they sent George Boucher, 119 North
West street, to police headquarters with
an affidavit charging him with fraudu-
lent voting
Sergeant Simon, police turnkey, refused
to slate Boucher and his decision was
upheld by City Judge Walter Pritchard
after the election board sheriff had de-
clined to file charges against him.
The trouble arose when Boucher, who
was Democrat. asked for a Republican
ballot in the Sixth precinct Of the Fifth
ward. He was challenged by Lewis
Brown. a Howe supporter, and a well
n.
On an affidavit signed by c. q. Hess
he was taken to police headquarters,
where 1t was found that the affidavit
had not been sworn to- big Sinner"
Middaugh interested himself in effecting
BOucher's release.
Numerous reports are being received
that the Howe hackers are attempting
to tntlmidate former Democrats who de-
sire to vote in the Republican primary.
In several instances they are threatening
men with arrest If they swear out affi-
davits pledging themselves to support
the majority Of the Republican candi-
dates this fall.
SOUTH SIDE
EARLY VOTE HEAVY.
That voting during the morning was
heavier on the south side and In the
strictly negro districts was indicated by
the fact that precincts from this terri
tory ran out of Republican ballots at II
o'clock. The Democratic vote all over
the city was very light, as had heen ex-
pected
The election board Of the Sixth pre-
cinct of the Fifth ward asked the cleo
ton commissioners for more ballots at
IL o'clock. This precinct was issued $50
originally. The commissioners sent 100
AAVAc Auc QuILu precinct Oh I0e
Twelfth ward used up it's 250 Republican
ballots at IL o'clock and was sent 200
more.
indication that a tremendous vote for
Republican candidates would be rolled
up on the normally Democratic south
side came to the surface when precinct
boards in the Tenth ward, one of the
ordinarily staunchest Democratic wards
in the city, began to notify the election
commissioners that they too bad run
out Of Republican ballots as early as IL
o'clock.
BALLOT SUPPLIES
EXHAUSTED EARLY.
The Third precinct of the Tenth ward
exhausted its supply Of 800 Republican
tickets and sent for 300 more.
Last fall the vote in this precinct went
Republican, 997; Democrats, 65S, and
others, 112.
The Second precinct OF the Tenth ward
asked for 100 more Republican tickets
Howe headquarters to keep up the
morale Of their forces issued report
that at IL o'clock only 1000 votes had
been cast in the entire Tenth ward. The
fact that there were more than 800 votes
cast in only one out Of the twelve pre-
cincts in the ward, as shown for the call
for more Republican ballots, demon
strated the unreIiability Of the Howe sur
Vey.
Shanks increase IN strength on the
north side, over that which he had in
1917, was shown by the efficient organi-
zatiOn he had at work at o'clock this
morning. There were four and i've
Shank workers around the polls in pre-
cincts where none ever have been before.
CLAIM HOWE MEN
GETTING ROUGH"
Many complaints that the Howe or
ganization men were trying to rough
it, around some voting places came out
of Shank and Robson headquarters.
Joseph G. Hayes, campaign manager
for Robson, said:
1.-The city hall crowd is trying 70
rough it. They are sending people in
side the ropes all over the town and
when they get there they act as II to
say: We'll, what are you going to do
about it?'"
Taylor Gronninger, one Of the Shank
managers, reported to the election COM
missioners that efforts to intimidate
Shank voters are being made in the
Fourth and Fifth precincts of the Fif-
teenth ward and the Fifth and Sixth pre-
cincts of the First ward. and the board
started TO investigate. Mr.. Gronninger
said that Howe people are challenging
Shank voters both inside and outside the
polling place and that members of the
election board~are signaling to the chal-
lengers outside.
The city board OF election commission
ers this afternoon ordered Jack Wise,
alias Hobo Jack" an active negro Howe
worker, displaced as clerk of the elec.
tiOn board in the Third precinct bf the
Sixth ward. by Fred McNimery, 548'North
Center street. a Democrat.
The change came on demand of William
Brown, Democratic committeeman of the
ward, who declared that Wise and Archie
Joker" Young, negro political worker,
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