The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-08
Democrat Chosen Clerk

Democrat Chosen Clerk
Albert H. Losche. Democrat. has
been elected county clerk, defeating
Leonard Quill. Republican.
Both Republican candidates for
county commissioner. Harry B. Tute-
wiler and Carlin Shank, have been de
feated. The successful Democrats are
John Kitley and John c. AIcCloskey.
1t also appeared that Coroner Paul
2. Robinson has been defeated by
Luther Shirley, Democrat.
1t appeared that all the Republican
judges were elected, with Judge James
A. Collins of the Criminal Court well
up in the lead William P Evans,
candidate for prosecutor, also had a
substantial lead.
Blame MaIcOntents.
Republicans today blamed the loss
of Marion County by Albert J. Bever-
idge upon failure of old-line members
OF the party to support him and upon
the most serious detection of the col
ored vote the G.. o. P. ever suffered.
Stanch friends Of Harry s. New
still smarting under his defeat by Bev-
Oridge in the primary, refused to he
placated and in many cases not only
voted against Beveridge, but openly
talked against him. a considerable
number in order TO salve a strict
Republican conscience refrained from
voting for either Beveridge or Ralston.
VETS Defeated
Wet candidates were practically all
Defeated. Merrill Moores, Republican,
appeared to be the winner over Jo-
Beph P. Turk, Democrat. who openly
espoused light wines and beer. by
about 5000 votes. Moores was run
ming about 1000 ahead of Beveridge
CT unofficial returns. with only a few
precincts to be heard from. II ap-
peared that the two wet men elected
were two Democratic candidates for
the State Legislature. whose Repub-
ncan opponents were fought by the
Ku-Klux Klan.
Beyeridge Scratched
How Republicans scratched Bev-
e-iige but voted for AToOres against
Turk was shown by such precincts as
the Second Of the Third ward where
Ralston got 318 to Beveridge's 255
while Moores had 28O to Turks 27S;
the Fifth of the Third ward, where
Reveridge had 275. RalstOn 253,
Moores 313 and Turk PIP; Tenth OF
the Fourth ward where it was 246
for Beveridge. 347 for RalstOn, 800
for AIoores and 2S2 for Turk; Sixth
Of the Fourth ward. where Beveridge
received 294. Ralston 23S. Moores 339
and Turk 1872.
Turk ran considerably behind
Ralston is some of the normally Demo-
cratic precincts. In the Seventh pre-
cinct Of the Tenth ward Beveridge re
ceived 166. RaIston 218. Moores 17b,
and Turk 199. in the Eighth precinct
II the Tenth ward, Beveridge got
eos. Ralston 346, AIoOres 25S. and
mTurk 2SS.
<0 Districts where railroad men re
Side went heavily against Beveridge.
In some of these same precincts. how
ever, Moores led Turk by a wide
margin.
Negro Vote Light
While registration of negro voters
was considerably below normal cur
falling somewhat the Republican hope
Of strength in this direction, the vote
fell an even greater percentage be-
hind A number of the negro pre-
cincts normally register 1 900 or more
voters. In the First precinct Of the
Sixth ward there were 357 registered
and only 209 voted this time; in the
Second of the Sixth. registration was
SIG and vote 313; Fourth Of the Sixth.
2s6 voted out of Gal registered; Sixth
OF the Sixth, 244 voted out Of 446
registered; Seventh OF the Sixth, 444
voted and 727 registered:a Eighth of
the Eighth. 220 voted and 389 regis
tered and Fifth of the Fifth. 269 voted
and 524 registered.
So far did the disruption go in the
Sixth ward that Ralston ran 1872 to
BeTeridge's 112 in the Sixth precinct.
From unofficial returns 1t appeared
the total vote in'the county would be
approximately 10000. This would be
81 per cent of the total registration