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

VICTOR'S LEAD
THREE TO ONE
Mrs. MarsOn and Edward
n. Baldwin in Close
Race.
JUDGE CONTEST TAME
BULLETIN.
Official figures from 158 pre-
clncts gave Ralston 6,1e5 and
Perkins 1918.

Boyd NJ Ralston was nominated as the
Democratic candidate for mayor by about
three times as many votes as were re-
/ ceived by all his opponents combined, Of
fetal returns showed today
Mr.. Ralston's nearest opponent, Edgar
| A. Perkins, ran far behind, and the
/ vote for John w. Losh and Willett A
I Judson, the other candidates, was negli-
| gible
Official returns from $50 out of the
| lGe precincts in Indianapolis gave Ralston
| 5.s44, Perkins LIFT, Losh 331 and sudsou
| 144
| CLOSE RACE
FOR CITY CLERK.
| The real feature of the Democratic
contest was the race between Mrs Mar
tha Yoh Marson and Edward n. Bald
win for the nomination for city clerk.
! Late returns showed that Mrs. Marson
had a lead OF more than 200 over Mr..
Baldwin after the race had been close
all day. The third candidate for this
Office, Martin L. Reiffel, ran far behind.
The race for city judge was unevent-
full with Thomas 4. Garvin far in the
lead of Patrick J. Mccormick, the only
other candidate.
Martin OMara appeared to have the
advantage in the race for the councilman
ic nomination In the First district with
Howard r. Robertson running tgirly
close second.
MAUDE SMITH ANTHONY
NAMED FOR COUNCIL.
M.ude Smith Anthony came out OF the
councumanic race In the Second district
with dying colors, leading her nearest
opponent Henry II. Winkler, by more
thar 500 votes
In the Third district William e. Clauer
was easily successful with Harry J.
Quigley running second.
Thomas T. Colbert was apparently VIC
torious in the Fourth district with a
small lead over Patrick J. Kinney and
Paul Russo.
Heydon W. Buchanan. who was the
Democratic candidate for coroner last
fall, received nearly twice as many votes
as HIS nearest opponent, Christian ]. En-
hsrdt, for councilmIn In the fifth dis
triet
Otto Ray was successful in the Sixth
district with Edward j. Sexton running
second.
Mr.. Ralston's victory was equally i'm
pressive in all parts OF the city. He car
ried every one Of the fifteen wards in
Indianapolis. the strength Mr.. Perkins
was supposed to have In the south side
wards where the labor vote is heavy,
falling to materialize.
IRvINGTON PRECINCT
FURNISHES MERRIMENT.
The big laugh Of the night at the
city courtroom, where the official returns
are being received, was supplied by the
returns from the Fourteenth precinct of
the Ninth ward, the extreme youth pre-
clnct in Irvington. Only one Democratic
vote was cast and this lonesome Democrat
voted only for Ralston, leaving the re-
mainder of the ballot blank. Only twelve
votes We're cast In this precinct, Shank
receiving seven of the eleven Republican
ballots, Howe three and Robson one.
The Democratic vote all over the city
was unusually light, and taking into con-
sideration the fact that women had the
privilege Of voting in this primary It
Will be even lighter than at the county
and State primary a year ago. 1t is be-
lieved he entire Democratic vote will
fall below the 10000 mark
The falling Oft was particularly marked
in the Democratic south side strongholds
In the Thirteenth, Tenth, Fourteenth and
Ninth wards. Here only a fraction Of
the voters called for Democratic ballots,
while the number of Republican ballots
given out In some instances far exceeded
the total vote polled by the head of the
Republican ticket in the presidential cleo
tion last fall. This would indicate that
the Democrats voted yesterday but did
not stick TO their party.
Apparently the only precinct in the
city that did not go either for Ralston
or Perkins in the mayoralty race was
the home precinct OF John +. Losh, the
First precinct Of the Fourteenth ward
This precinct was carried by LoBh by
the following vote: Losh SO; Iialston,
20; Perkins, 81 Judson, 4.