The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-05

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Beech Grove schools took part.
She is In the seventh grade.
tie a wrangle over challenging Of
voters.
Harry T. Harris of 1884 Wilcox
ST., inspector at the polls Of the Sec
ond precinct, Fifteenth Ward, was
ordered to carry on" with the three
booths provided. Harris went out
to a lumber yard to get lumber to
build additional booths to care for
the thousands Of voters in the pre-
cinct, but election commissioners
held that would be illegal.
Police emergency squad under
Lieut.. Orville Hudson, was dis
patched to the Sixth precinct of the
Sixth ward, 22S n. Senate Ave, on
report that Paul IIennessey. en-
crossing clerk during the last Legsi-
lative session, was intimidating
voters. They were unable to find
Hennessey.
Workers Of all Republican candi
dates were confident of success of
their candidates.
At Lemcke headquarters, It was
said, heavy vote on the north side
indicated a large vote for Lemcke.
At the voting place of the Eighth
precinct, First ward 6 f.. wilkins
ST., and in the Fourth precinct,
Ninth ward, II Eastern Ave, com
missioners received requests for as
sistance from regular election Off
cials, who said there were more than
100 voters in line.
Workers at Wilmeth headquarters
at noon today reported a heavy vote
for Judge Wilmeth in Irvington in
the Second ward and all over the
city. They asserted that from six to
eight Of every ten votes in Irving
ton have been cast for Wilmeth.
According to his hackers Wilmeth
is also getting many more colored
votes than had been expected.
Affidavits Asked
Affidavits to challenge voters We're
requested by officials of the Seventh
precinct, Ninth Ward, 92S n.
Hamilton Ave. In the Fifth pre-
cinct, Fifteenth Ward, 1140 N. Ire
mont Ave, affidavits were sent out
by special courier.
Numerous requests for supplies
were received from polling booths in
all parts of the city.
Officials at the Ninth precinct,
Third Ward, 1881 N. Missouri ST.,
asked for sample ballots. Request
for blanks for oaths was made by
Ninth precinct. First Ward, 1549 n.
Arsenal Ave.
In the Third precinct, Third Ward.
412 w. Twenty First ST., precinct
officials were unable to find poll
books. In the Second precinct, Eff.
teenth Ward, 1886 w. Ohio ST., and
in the Seventh precinct, Fifteenth
Ward, 2127 w. Ohio ST., keys to the
ballot boxes could not be found
Election board officials on duty in
the city clerks office at police head
quarters, were: Ira NJ. Holmes,
Frank p. Baker and John w. Rhode
hamel. The ywere assisted by Leo
X. Fesler, Clyde Baker, Frank
Childers, Fred Aiken, Albert b.
Snyder, E. r. Danforth, J. E. Shee-
han, L. N. Hucklebury.
Democrats Ask Information
Many inquiries were received as
to whether a person who voted for
a majority of Democrats in the last
election could vote in the Republican
primary legally. Board officials re-
piled that the voter could change
mis- party affiliations legally, if chal-
lenged, by filing an affidavit that
he would vote for a majority of the
party for which he cast his ballot
in the primary.
Two hundred Republican ballots
were requested from the Fourth pre-
cinct, Twelfth ward, GAS Russell
Ave. The Eighth precinct, Fifth
ward, AGA Minerva ST., asked for
more ballots of both parties.
Later in the morning this precinct
made a second request for 200 addi-
tional Republican ballots.
Two hundred extra Republican
ballots were sent to the First pre-
cinct, Fifteenth ward, 1904 w. Tenth
st. and Fourth precinct, Ninth ward,
1906 Sturm Ave.
A shortage of booths developed
during the day. After officials in
the Second precinct, Fifteenth Ward,
1885 w. Ohio ST., had made eight
or ten calls to the board with word
that it was feared the 1000 voters
In the precinct could not be cared
for by p. M, the precinct officials
suggested they make their own
booths. However, board officials
told them this was illegal, and
started an investigation.
Voting Slow
Early canvass of thirteen impor-
tant polling places showed voting
generally slow, with Republicans
casting a majority Of the ballots. In
many precincts the Democratic vote
was reported decidedly lacking in
spirit.
A round of several voting places
shortly after they opened at a. m.
showed very few persons in line,