The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-06

The Klan was supposed to be tied
up with the Coffin -Dodson faction. A
joint slate was Issued. However, trou-
BILE developed when it was charged the
klan had been "double-crossed" on
several names on the slate.
Democratic Vote Light
While the Democrats had a merry
little battle for control on their own
hands there was comparatively little
interest displayed.
Russell J. Ryan, sought to prevent
John Spiegel from wrestling the Dem
ocratic county Craftsmanship from
him.
Democrats in the South side and
Brightwood. normally heavily Demo
cratic, voted Republican tickets in
such numbers that it was necessary
to have more G. o. p. ballots printed
for several precincts.
On the other hand Republicans
were having trouble in getting out
their normal colored vote.
COlored Votes Backward
In practically all sections OF. the
county outside the colored districts,
voters swarmed to the polls early.
Congestion was Unprecedented. due to
the unusual interest and the length
of time required to mark the long
ballots.
No personal difficulties were report
ed. such trouble as occurred being due
TO misunderstanding of election laws
mistakes in ballot printing and the
like.
The Coffin -Dodson faction appeared
to be better organized than the Shank
Armitage group.
George V. Coffin. 40 hopes to sue
ceed Freeman as Republican county
chairman, or to name Freeman's sue
cessor, was cheerful He said the
only trouble his faction had was in ob-
tanning workers at the polls. He said
they did not have the money at their
disposal that the Shank forces had.
After a swing around the city, Will
publican county headquarters. where
County Chairman William II. Free
man was directing the Shank -Arrnit-
age efforts and reported things were
not going well in a number of in
stances.
Freeman said that his faction had
been double crossed by Kluxers in
some places where we thought we had
trusted men"
Shank Faction Alarmed
The Shank faction was pleased with
reports that south side Democrats
were asking for Republican ballots
but alarmed by similar reports from
Brightwood. 1t was figured by the
Shank leaders that Shank would get
Democratic votes on the south side
and Jackson those in Brightwood
Jackson hackers lay claim to the
south side Democrats. 1t was said it
was agreed Monday night that Demo-
cratic Klansmen should vote the Re
publican ticket for Jackson.
Shank has counted upon a solid vote
When Armitage reported that the co..
ored vote was tagging, several lieuten-
ants We're dispatched to organize a
motor corps to haul the colored citi-
zens to the polls.
Examples of the way Republican
votes were outnumbering Democratic
were found In the First Precinct of
the Thirteenth Ward and the First
of Perry Township Beech GroveD In.
the former the election board sent
400 additional Republican ballots at
1915 a. m. The original 400 were
about to be exhausted. The precinct
normally has total vote of 900.
Beech Grove Example
The Beech Grove precinct was given
$50 more Republican ballots at 1890
a. IN. The original supply was 300.
About 200 had been used by 10 a. m.
The election board ordered 200 more
printed and held in readiness At IL
a. m. Isl voters had asked for Repub-
lican ballots and 27 for Democratic.
Early in the\day the election board
was almost swamped with calls for
more voting booths, ballots amp pen
ellis.
BY noon, the county election board
had sent out all its extra booths AS
calls for more continued. precinct Of
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