Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-02
LIGHT VOTING WITH
HARDLY RIPPLE FROM
MARION COUNTY POLLS
Surprise Expressed at Headquarters of Both
Republican Senatorial Candi-
dates as Result.
BEVERIDGE PLEASED WITH NEGROES

Light voting continued in the Demo-
cratic and Republican primaries today as
the day progressed with hardly a ripple
of difficulties In Marion county. That the
vote will not equal that OF the last gen
eral election or that Of the city election
was apparent.
Because of the extreme length Of the
ballots voters were taking much more
time than usual marking their tickets.
There wer eindications that should
last minute rush develop just before the
polls close there would be difficulty IN
permitting every one to cast q ballot.
Efforts were being made by all fac
tions to get ont the vote but the results
we're not particularly gratifying from
the viewpoint of vote seekers
Surprise at the light vote was ex
pressed at both Beveridge and New
headquarters. The Beveridge managers
seemed pleased with reports of the lack
Of voting activity in the negro precincts
and incidentally this was the cause Of
no little concern around New headquar-
ters.
WALKER SHOWS
50. 900 BALLOTS
John T. Walker, Marion county cam
palgn manager for Beveridge said his
figures showed that the total vote in
Marion County would be between $4,000
and $4,000. On this basis he claimed the
county for Beveridge by from 10000 to
Il 000 votes, as against the 1900 given
out by him. Monday. He explains that
the latter figure was based on expccta-
Ions of a total vote of about 70, ,0o0.
Walker also claimed 15j out Of the 207
precincts in the county for Beveridge.
Up until noon, Walker said. there had
been an average Of only % to 100 votes
cast per precinct.
BEVERIDGE
LEADERS MEET.
AT noon 4 conference Of Beverdge
leaders was held al the county neadquar-
ters. $50 *. Of L. building. Among those
In attendance were William II. B0bbs,
Charles ". Miller, formerly United
States district attorney, and Clarence
Martin.
There was little activity around New
County headquarters in the Peoples
Bank building. Ralph Lemcke, Charles
o. Roemler and Charles W. Jewett,
former mayor, vent to lunch about noon,
saying they were thoroughly satisfied
with he situation.
However, the optimism expressed by
the leaders was not borne out by the
opinions of many Of the workers, and II
was understood that strenuous efforts
would he made during the afternoon to
get out q much larger vote in The negro
precincts than was polled in the morn
Ing.
Every vote we fail TO get out in the
negro precincts is a vote lost for us,
one Of the workers said. 'and it is up to
us to get that vote polled This afternoon.
ORGANIZATION
WORRYING GOOD.
One OF the New managers said that he
had visited twenty eight voting places
during the morning and with the excep-
tion Of the Ninth ward he found the New
organization in far better working shape
than that Of his opponent.
The Beveridge forces seemed to be
counting heavily on the vote Of the
women and every effort was being made
to get as much Of this vote out as pos
si1le.
An outstanding feature was call for
more Democratic ballots from three nor
mauy Democratic precincts, Indicating
Democrats who deserted to vote for Hard
ing IN 1920 and Shank last year are com
ing back into the fold.
No serious trouble Of any kind was re
ported to either the police or tho election
board. The nearest approach to a mix
up came IN the Ninth precinct Of the
Third ward where, the election commits
sioners were Informed. a member of the
board pasted an official ballot on q wall
A crowd Of workers around the polls,
thinking the ballot was & sample one.
tore it down and made away with It.
The board was worried because the bal
lot, mutilated though it was, was missing.
WOMAN WANTS
BOTH BALLOTS.
The election board of the Frist precinct
Of the Tenth ward had an argument with
q woman who said she was war moth
and was non partisan hence as entitled
TO have both a Democratic and Re
publican ballot. She was referred to the
election commissioners who had hard
time convincing her she could only have
one party ticket.
Police squads were held in readiness
at headquarters for trouble and men on