The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-04

Republicans claimed few scratched
ballots We're being cast except in
one precinct of the Fourth ward.
COuntercIaim Made
Democratic County Chairman
Russell Ryan declared Democrats
were making heavy gains in the
strong north side Republican pre-.
cincts. Ryan said the vote was the
heaviest in history. Democrats
claimed a heavy scratched ticket in
Republican districts and that indi-
cations were the Democratic State
and county ticket would carry the
county by from 10000 to $1,000. Col
ored precincts, where the balance Of
power IN Marion County Is located.
according TO the Democrats, are vot.
ing strongly for Davis and McCuI.
loch. The north side precincts were
voting heavier and earlier than in
other districts. according to Demo-
cratic figures.
Reports to Democratic headquar.
ters were that in the Seventh pre-
cinct Of the Eighth ward Judges
were giving voters only one minute
to cast their ballot, insufficient time
for some to vote as they chose and
scratch their ballot.
Reports of intimidation Of colored
voters at Twenty Fourth ST. and
Ashland Ave, Fourth precinct, Sec
ond ward by a Republican sheriff
was made TO Democratic headquar.
ters.
Reports We're also received that
Republican members of the election
boards in several precincts We're
handing voters cards within the
booths bearing the words: "If you
are real American. vote the
straight Republican ticket.
An alleged Ku-Klux Khan slata
was being circulated in some dis.
tricts knitting Lewis S. Bowman, Re.
publican candidate for auditor of
State; Ben II. Urbahns, Republican
candidate for treasurer of State; Ar.
thur i. Gilliom, Republican candi-
date for attorney general. and Ben.
iamin NJ. Willoughby, Republican
candidate for judge Of the Suprems
Court.
Organized on South Side
Strong Republican organization
was evident in many precincts on
the south and west sides. normally
Democratic. Jackson workers, many
of them women, were active in haul
ing voters to the polls. They ap-
peared we'll organized.
Both parties were claiming benefit
OF the fact that voters were behind
machine curtains for such a brief
time. At the Fourth precinct of
the Fourteenth ward, 1880 W. Nor
ris ST. voters were passing through
at the rate of two or three a minute.
It plainly showed they cast ballots
without hesitation. This precinct
had recorded a vote of ATS by II a.
m. with a total registration Of 91S.
"They may be scratching, but
they aren't hesitating about it," said
election officials at the Ninth Of the
Thirteenth, 1910 s. Meridian st. Re
publican workers were confident in
this ward, but Democrats were
unusually active.
At the Fifth Of the Thirteenth,
2171 S. East St, two machines were
ringing constantly. The precinct
had voted ISL by II a. m. half of its
registration.
Conflicting reports came from the
Twelfth ward, where Jewish vote is
unusually heavy. Democrats were
confident they would carry the warcl
with possible majority Of 1900.
Many Shank Republican workers in
the primary appeared with Nc
Culioch badges around the polls.
The Fifth of the Twelfth. GOA S.
Meridian St, reported a vote Of 200
by 10 o'clock Registration was 41S.
Heavy rush of voters in the early
morning hours on the south side
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