The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-04
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ond of the Fifteenth, % n. Miley
Ave. however, twenty-five voters
were in line at 1870 a. m. The pre-
cinct was averaging 100 votes an
hour, with a total registration of
Lib. The precinct had only one
machine. The Third of the Fifteenth,
I172S ". Washington St, reported
a lull, but had voted 227 by II a. m
| \ last minute rush was expected in
this precinct with closing OF facto-
ries.
Intense interest was shown in the
Sixth Of the Fourteenth. 1874 Nor
/ dyke Ave. where a heavy industrial
vote was recorded.
Jackson workers were in the ma
! iority, but both parties were work
/ ing constantly.
In the Eleventh ward voting was
I proceeding quietly. The Eighth
+ precinct. sac Virginia Ave, was tie
/ scene Of well organized Republican
work. 4 vote q $50 by 1880 a. N.
was recorded. with registration Of
/ soc. At the Second precinct OF the
+ Eleventh. 10 S. New Jersey St, only
/ 100 had voted by 10 a. n. Workers
/ expected 2 rush in the afternoon.
Fast on North Side
! BY noon more than half the regis
/ tered vote had been cast IN a majority
/ OF north side precincts. The speed
with which the vote came out upset
a LOT Of political dope and caused
endless speculation among party
workers. II had been conceded gen
orally that there would he infinite
/ amount Of scratching, but in dozens
I Of precincts the machines averaged
from one and one-half 10 two votes
q minute for the first three hours
Of the day.
Political workers were at a loss as
Z TO whether this meant that voters
were casting straight ballots or had
/ so learned the art Of scratching that
( they were able to vote ut an i'm,
f precedented rate. Throughout the
city the total vote was far ahead Of
that OF tOur years ago from the
opening Of the polls.
For the first time IN history the
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working. efficient organization IN col
ored precincts. In fact. in many col
OrAd precincts Democratic coIored
workers bedecked with Davis and
Bryan and NcCulloch badges far out
numbered their Republican opp0-
uents. The Democratic colored
women's organization apparently
/ was complete and effective. It was
noticeable that the Democratic
colored strength was preponderant
among the younger generation,
while the older persons held 70 their
traditional Republican affiliations.
Indications Of Speed
The speed with which the north
/ side vote was cast was indicated
by the following precincts:
Washington township at 10 a m.
First, 379 out OF 1,107 registered:
sixth. zoo out OF 1900. Two ma
chimes We're IN use in this precinct.
Seventh, 200 out Of 400; Fourteenth.
/ United States Senator Samuel NJ
( Ralston's precinct, 178 out of $50.
At II a. m. the Fourteenth pre-
cinct reported SAG out Of q possible
/ LIB votes cast. and the Sixteenth,
sol out OF 1900.
Second ward. Tenth precinct. at
10I5 a. m, $50 out Of 900; Third
ward, Tenth precinct. 395 out Of
/ 795.
Democrats workers were elate1
| over the heavy vote in colored pre-
/ cincts. Typical precincts were
/ Eighth ward. First precinct. where
45O out OF 1875 voted had been cast
+ nj $50 a. m; Second precinct, where
I $40 out OF 792 votes had been cast at
( 1880, and Fifth ward. Fourth pre-
cinct, where $50 out OF 703 registered
/ votes were in by 11:40 a. m.
Until about $3.50 a. m. voting was
/ continuous. with twenty-five to a
/ hundred voters In line at practically
every precinct IN the city. After
that hour voting slackened up for
the time being in some precincts.
while in others it kept up steadily.
( BY noon it had picked up again.
The election was marked by al
most total absence Of States, which
+ IN past years have been handed out
in multi-colored profuston at every
polling place.
Despite the heavy vote there was
little disturbance, the election as q
whole being one Of the quietest in
recent years.
In some precincts the machines
would not work and mechanics sent
out by the board found voters were
not ~pulling the levers far enough
/ over to release the machine. Long
lines were waiting at these precincts
where the voting was slow, due
either to scratched ballots or mex
/ perience IN operating the machines.
Paper Ballots Sent
The election board, headed by
/ Humphrey Harrington. sent out 500
Australian ballots TO those precincts
where moro than 1000 voters were
/ registered and only one machine was
installed. These precincts were the
T Thirteenth Of the First, Second of
the Fourth, Fourth Of the Second,
I Seventh of the Second, Tenth of the
Tenth, Fourth OF the Seventh and
/ Second of the Seventh.
The Third Of the Fourth ward was
refused Australian ballots because
only S44 voters are registered. al
though a plea was made for them.
Time Margin Sufficient
During the morning the votes cast
per minute forecast a safe margin
Of time for all registered persons
electors to vote by 8 D. m. In a