The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-02

WdTIulH OI the HdiilSS'
I'm Seventh Ward
In the Fourth precinct. Seventh
ward. $50 OF 500 votes were record
ed at the polls at 1927 N. Alabama
st. at 11:40 "a. m.
The Fifth of the same ward, at
OF 700 voters had visited the polls.
with little scratching. However. in
the Seventh precinct of that ward
only eighty-four of 742 persons had
voted at 11:30 a. m at 543 L. Mar
ket st.
Straight.ticket voting featured the
Seventh precinct of the Eighth
ward. where 147 OF 400 voters had
come to S4S FIT. Wayne Ave. before
noon.
Second ward Democratic workers
were rejoicing because they said they
had moved the bulk OF their vote to
the polls before noon. OF ]. 100 voters
in the Tenth precinct Of the ward at
419 L. Twenty-Second St. 300 had
voted at noon. In the Eleventh pre-
cinct $50 OF 500 had appeared.
Early predictions of a light Negro
vote were borne out in the Second
precinct OF the Sixth ward. where
only 100 OF 700 votes had been re-
corded at 1880 p. m.
Fourth Ward Higher
The Fourth ward showed a higher
average Of votes.
In the Seventh precinct. $50 Of
LOO voters came to the polls at 41S
f. Thirtieth st. Total OF 210 from
goo voters arrived at 1859 Central
Ave. Tenth precinct, before noon
At 1890 p. M. 262 OF $50 persons
had voted at 1865 Talbot ST.. voting
place for the Eleventh precinct. Two
hundred of 99s voters came to the
Twentlfth precinct at 27O2 N. WI
nois St. before noon.
Other precinct reports at noon
were:
Eleventh precinct. Ninth ward
sos s. La Sale St. 272 votes cast:
registration. 500. Many women vo-
ting: little scratching.
Eighteenth precinct. Ninth ward,
1890 E. New York ST.. SO5 voted
registration. 1850.
Twentieth precinct, Ninth ward,
4S01 f. New York St: 2S4 voted; reg
istration, LOO.
Twepty-Seventh precinct, Warren
Township, 5237 e. Washington ST.;
900 voted; registration, 900.
Cumberland precinct. Warren
Township; 200 voted; registra-
ton, 999.
Twenty sixth precinct. Warren
Township. Irvington Masonic Tenn
Pile; 2S4 voted; registration, 500
Twentythird precinct, Warren
Township. 81 n. Layman Ave: PAS
voted; registration, 900.
O'Clock Reports
Reports at l o'clock were:
Seventeenth precinct, Ninth ward.
4204 Z. Michigan St: 21S voted: reg
istraUon, 1000. About evenly di.
vided between men and women; some
scratching.
Sixteenth precinct. Ninth ward.
1904 E. Michigan ST.; 1853 voted voted;
registration. $50. Even division Of
men and women; some scratching.
Fourteenth precinct. Ninth ward,
S41 N. La Sale ST.. 225 voted; regis
tratlon. 500; little scratching.
Seventeenth precinct, First ward.
311O E. Tenth ST.: 253 voted: regis
tration, ISL: one third scratched.
Thirteenth precinct, Ninth ward.
901 n. Oakland Ave; PSI voted; regis
tration, 755. little scratching.
Chilly Weather
Chilly weather decreased the early
vote on the north side, but party
workers said that a small number
Of voters should not be taken as an
indication that there would be a slim
poll.
Democrats had sent women work
ers into these precincts. were con-
centrating men on the Seventh ward
and other districts where Irregular
balloting and counting have been
noticed in the past.
Most precinct workers on the
north side said the voters probably
were scratching considerably. There
was no way to determine whether or
not they were batlloting on the four
proposed constitutional amendments
officials in the Third precinct OF
the Fourth ward at 1901 N. Pennsyl
vania St, said the voting was slow
and that they believed half Of the
votes were scratched.
From a. total Of 1 100 registered In
the Seventh precinct of the Fourth
ward at 418 e. Thirtieth ST., officials
said twenty-nine had voted. Scratch
ing was prevalent.
The normal vote was recorded
from the Thirty-Third precinct of
Washington Township at 1891 N.
Pennsylvania ST., at Z o'clock.
Mechanical trouble with the cleo
ton machines at the Fifth precinct
of the Fourth ward at So w. Thirty
Fourth ST.. delayed the start Of the
voting until 6:35 a. ny
In the Second precinct of the
Eighth ward, at 1920 N. Alabama St.,
thirty eight out Of 1000 voters had
appeared before TBS a. m. officials
reported a number of straight ticket
votes.
The election machine installed in
the third precinct. of Fifth ward. at
524 Agnes ST., jammed and voting
was started an hour late. Forty-two
votes had been cast by S:45 a. m.
Five hundred and eighty are
registered
In the Second precinct OF the
Fifth ward, located at SAG Blake St.,
forty of the $50 registered voters had
ballotted at $50 a. m. Harry Dunn,
! county auditor and chief lieutenant