The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-05
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but was resumed when Baker went
$4,000 bond for the inspector and
brought him back to his post.
Samuel d. Miller, president Of the
Lemcke-for-M Mayor Club, gave out the
following statement:
From many sources we receive
definite information that voters are
being illegally and improperly chal-
lenged, and that they are being de-
prived through fear and intimida-
ton Of their right TO vote. Steps are
being taken to give the voter full
information as to his rights as an
American citizen, and one arrest has
already been made as a result Of
what has every appearance of being
an organized effort, city-wide in its
extent, to deprive voters Of their
right to vote.
Every decent and law-abiding
citizen should resent organized tao
tics of this description and should
voice ehis resentment by going him
self to the polls and voting against
practices Of this kind"
Coffin Denies
George Y. Coffin, Republican city
chairman, said: There Is no truth
in the statements that DuvalI men
are trying to stop the election. No
instructions along that line were is
sued to any Of our workers.
"On the other hand, it is plain to
be seen who Is stirring up trouble at
the polls by the way the police are
taking people to Jail"
Coffin also predicted Duvalrs nom
ination. He said: There is moth
ing exciting to report. The Duvall
organization is working smoothly
and efficiently. There have been no
complaints reported to our head
quarters. Duvall Will have a plu-
rality of 10000"
Few Democrats
Republican voters practically mo.
nOpolized the polls, according to re-
ports from more than a score of
precincts. Democrats either with
holding their ballots until the last
minute or throwing them to Repub-
leans.
In several precincts normally
boasting substantial Democratic ma
iorities. the early vote in cases
showed as few as a dozen Democratic
ballots. From various voting places
came reports Of activity on the part
Of political workers, but there We're
no cases Of disorder reported.
out Of n total Of 225 votes cast by
noon in the Twentieth precinct of
the First ward. 1919 n. Ewing St,
2l5 were Republican, election Off.
Gals said. The precinct normally
polls a total vote Of 500. Election
workers at the Sixth precinct of the
Second ward, at Engine House No.
16, declared fcur-fifths Of the IFS
votes cast by noon were Republican.
About one-third Of the voters in this
precinct had cast their ballots by
noon.
only six Democrat votes were
cast in a total Of 104 by noon in
the First precinct Of the Eleventh
word, 1913 S. Noble st. This pre-.
cinct. workers said. usually carries
a substantial Democratic majority
Election officials said only fifteen
Democrats had voted in the
Thirteenth Precinct, Ninth Ward
where 247 votes had been cast al
noon. The precinct normally polls
about 500 votes.
The largest number Of Democrat
votes cast in the forenoon was re-
ported in the Twelfth precinct,
Tenth ward, where 125 persons
voted, thirty-five of whom were
Democrats. Only one-third of the
total poll of this precinct had voted
by noon.
Fifteen Democratic votes were
numbered among the 214 cast in the
Forty-Second precinct Of the Fourth
ward at noon, a district usually
polling 500 votes, both Democrat and
Republican.
G.. D. =. MajOrities
Republican majorities Of varying
strength in the forenoon vote were
reported in the following precincts:
Eight precinct, Thirteenth ward
First precinct, Twelfth ward;
Seventh precinct, Tenth ward; First
precinct, Eighth Ward; First pre-.
cinct, Sixth ward; the Sixteenth
precinct, Fourth ward.
With 200 extra Republican ballots
sent to the Ninth precinct, First
ward, 1549 Arsenal Ave-, and the
same number to Tenth Precinct.
Thirteenth ward, 1898 S. Capitol
Ave-, a total of 1900 extra Republi-
can ballots had been sent out by
noon today by election commits
sioners.
Some trouble was experienced in
the Seventh precinct, Third Ward.
1927 Lafayette ST., when election
commissioners received report
from Lemcke headquarters that
Edgar Ford. inspector, was not put
ting all ballots in the ballot boxes.
Leo K. Fisher and Ira NJ. Holmes.
commissioners, investigating, found
that nineteen ballots, improperly
folded, had been placed between the
beAAAOS OO<ACos IIO was vi uClCQ "
fold the ballots properly, place them
in the box, and receive no more bal
lots that were improperly folded.
Report that, although there were
three booths in the Twenty-second
precinct. Fourth ward, 2425 High
land Pa, only one person was per-
mitted to vote at a time, was being
Investigated by Commissioner
Frank B. Baker.
Investigation On
Baker also was to go to the First
precinct, Eighth ward, in a fire sta
ton at 126 w. Fifteenth St., to set
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