Evening star., 1921-11-08
ARREST NOMINEE
FOR MAYORALTY
Harris, Democratic Candi-
date at Louisville, in Patrol
Wagon Election Day.
'ANOTHER ON TICKET HELD
Charge Of Blocking Police in Case
Of Alleged Intimidation.
Nine Others Taken.
ANOTHER ON TICKET HELD

LOUISVILLE. KY, November s.-W.
Overton Harris. democratic nominee
for mayor of Louisville. started cleo
ton day carly today with ride from
a leading hotel to police headquarters
in a patrol wagons.a prisoner. With
Mr.. Harris on the ride was Dr. H. E.
Mechling, democratic nominee for
sheriff of Jefferson county, and sew
eral other men. Mr.. Harris was slated
at police headquarters on charges of
disorderly conduct and with inter-
ferring with an officer in the dis
charge Of his duty. DR.. Mechling was
charged with diSorderly conduct.
Late last night several policeman,
under Capt. Ed Larkin, went to the
hotel to arrest men against whom
they said they had Conformation" that
the ,men had been brought to the city
to intimidate voters today William
Bosler, manager of the hotel, remon-
strated with the officers. it is said
and was placed under arrest Joseph
Bosler and W. Ray Eosler. employees
of the hotel, also were arrested
Detectives Surround Hotel.
The officers departed, it is reported,
to get warrants. During their alb
sence, witnesses say. several detec-
tivcs and plain-clothes men surround
ed the hotel. When the warrants
were produced three men were ar
rested and charged with conspiring
to defraud in election. Dr. Mechling
said he came up to the hotel at this
time and asked the officers what the
men were arrested for Not getting
the information. he said he went to
Headquarters and later returned to
the hotel, where he was arrested. Z.
Mr.. Harris, according to 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 and
asked for protection. later going to
the hotel. While there he witnessed
the arrest of several men, he said,
and made notes of the proceedings.
Officer Hazel. one of the patrolmen.
he said, saw him sitting in the lobby
and went to him, caught him by the
arm and hustled him off to wait
ing patrol wagon.
At police headquarters. James Dixon
a Courier-Journal reporter who had
been sent there to investigate. was
arrested. He was charged with dis
orderly conduct, resisting an officer
and conspiring to defraud in cleo
tions. Mr.. Dixon was arrested on
Officer Hazers order.
Slated at Headquarters.
Slated at headquarters with Mr..
Harris and DR.. Mechling were nine
other men, including Mr.. Dixon.
They were, with the charges against
them:
William Bosler, manager of the
hotel; George w. Filing, Frank Ken
nedy and Alonzo Hess, Louisville;
John Norman, Central City, KY. and
Ernest Smith, Michigan, conspiracy
to defraud in election, and Joseph
and w. Ray Bosler, interfering with
an officer in the discharge of his
duty. All of the men were released
under bond. :
Paul Burlingame, republican, chair
man of the board of safety. in a
statement last night, said that he had
had information that the democratic
party was importing men to be used
today in intimidating voters in the
election. He said officers had gone
to the hotel to search for the men,
when the trouble with the democratic
occurred.
Judge Robert w. Bingham, chair
man of a committee recently appoint
ed by Mayor Smith to insure fair
election, assumed charge of the situ-
alton early today. He declined to
make q statement until he had made
q complete investigation.