Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-04
FRAUD EFFORT
IN PRIMARY
IS ADMITTED
Continued From Page one.)

or the grand jury will hear something.
Efforts Of the city employe failed to
force the Democratic precinct committee
man to change his mind and Beverly
| Howard watched the vote counted in
the Ninth precinct of the First ward
A near riot followed efforts of a negro
in the Eighth precinct of the First ward
| to act as a Democrat watcher When
| the election commissioners insisted that
! the man who was armed with credentials
should be- permitted to act as a watcher
! the sounds that came from the front room
/ of the residence at 1920 Yandes street,
| sounded like bunch OF wild cats turned
/ lose for free for all fight The elections
board informed the commissioners that
there would be no ballots counted and
! that the man, declared a Shank Re-
publican, would be thrown out. The
man was forced out of the front door
| and the argument continued. More
/ negroes gathered in front and the argu-
ment that followed threatened to end in
q fist battle but Lieutenant WoOllen and
his squad of police climbed out Of an
automobile and the fight ended in words,
/ However, the argument in the voting
place was far from ended.
Jim Hagerty, Democrat, who held
city job under Mayor Bell, a clerk on
the election board, however, kept the
election commissioners from making good
their threat TO take the ballots to the
city clerks office and counting the
ballots there Hagerty declared he would
get a Democrat to act as a watcher ard
while the election commissioners waited
he went in search of a watcher When
he returned he brought with him Martin
McNiananon, known Democrat who
acted as a watcher and the near riot
Quoted down.
When the election commissioners ar
rived at Battery A, armory following the
report Of trouble things seemed quiet
enough. The armory located in Boule-
ward Place north of Sixteenth street, has
been the scene Of many a battle, both
political and fists, but there was no
battle there last night 1t was all for
Howe when the commissioners entered
ONE DEMOCRAT
WAS IN THE PLACE.
Yes, there had bean man with
credentials emitting him to act as
Democratic clerk. but he had been re-
fused admission as be was known as
Shank Republican and was not needed.
There was one Democrat In the place
| Thomas, Cooley. clerk, but he was so
busy keeping tally that he never had
chance to watch the ballots as they passed
IN front OF him.
Most Of the board were negroes.
Where Is the watcher" demanded one
or the election commissioners. after they
had learned that the Democrat watcher
mad been barred. II am the watcher"
declared negro who appeared little in
tereSted In the counting of the ballots,
and who was sitting about twenty feet
I FOL
Ing counted. The negro "watcher'Y who
watched from a long range is said to
be employed In the city contEsller's Of
Ace as Janltor
1t was about 9 o'clock when the cleo
ton commissioners arrived at lis West
Ohio street, where the votes OF the Sixth
precinct o: the Sixth ward had not been
tcounted.
why the delayl" the commissioners
asked. and they were Informed that Paul
C'Three Starr Hennessy, frequently seen
arranging things In the Railways OF the
city court, had ordered the board not to
count the votes until the commissioners
arrived. just what Mr.. Hennessy's rea-
son was for this action was not learned
Leroy Donley had been appointed as a
watcher and had been refused admission
to the voting place until the commits
I commissioners
dered the counting of the ballots to pro
/ coed. but did not consult Mr.. Hennessy.
CRIPPLED MAN
VICTIM OF ATTACK.
John Hennesey, s07 Highland avenue,
a Shank worker and a cripple, was the
victim of an assault during the night.
| The trouble occurred In the Seventh pre-
cinct OF the Ninth ward. The voting
place was in Highland avenue The polls
had closed when Henesey walked around
the side of the house. lie had an argu-
ment. he said, with Jack hca and Rob
ert Sawyer and while talking to them
was attacked from the rear by unseen
necktie and chOked him, while another
hit him a stunning blow on the head.
knocked him down and kicked him.
The ASSISTANTS disappeared before the
police arrived The election commits
sloners visited the voting place after re-
ceiying numerous complaints about q
watcher being barred out, but they
found one watcher in the room and the
| other the board members said, had gone
away.
The commissioners received numerous
com plants about the Third precinct OF
the Fifth ward. the Democrat watcher
being barred. out they were informed.
Mike Glenn, q Democrat and a former
city detective, charged crookedness He
related some of the political history of
the precinct The commissioners found
that the objection of the board members
was to Tom Iaffey being the watcher
and the trouble was adjusted when
Mickael Hanrahan was substituted.
Glenn charged there were two city en-
ployes in the place who would bear
watching"
ANOTHER CASE IN
End OF THE 9Th.
A case that caused citizens who wish
a clean primary election, to express their
Indignation occurred IN the Second
precinct Of the Sixth ward when ED
Gaylord, negro, clerk Of the election
board. is alleged to have marked an
after the name OF Howe on the ballot
of Mrs. Iva Morris, q white woman who
declared that she wished to vote for
Shank. and the ballot was torn In the
struggle that followed for the possession
of the ballot.
The following is her affidavit filed with
the election commissioners, which will be
turned over TO the grand jury:
'Iva Norris, being first duly sworn
upon her oath. says that she is a resi-
dent of the city of Indianapolis. said
county and State. and that she lives and
resides at 734 North Capitol avenue, In
said city
THAT she is a qualified voter of the
Second precinct Of the Sixth ward of
said county and State; that she present
ed herself at the regular polling place
in her ward this day that after request
ing and receiving a Republican ballot. Ed
Gaylord, clerk of said election board,
iG al Gh hnv tn.