The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-02
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clear and cold and early ballotins
was heavy. A record vote was pre-
dicted.
Heavy Vote at Muncie
Heavy voting during the morning
hours at Muncie substantiated
/ claims Of party leaders that 26,00C
votes would he cast I'm Delaware
County. Unusually heavy voting
was reported in townships where
Local issues were at stake. Harry T.
/ Hoffman. Republican chairman
claimed the county would show a
Republican majority of 5000.
Unusually chilly weather kept the
early vote down to a minimum al
/ Terre Haute. Party workers said
however, a heavy vote would be
recorded Interest and temperatures
alike were rising as the morning
wore on.
The greatest drive in history to
get out the vote was sending hun
dreds to voting places early at La
/ Porte. Weather was cloudy and
/ brisk.
Road Fight Feature
Wabash County was voting carly
and heavy. A factional scrap in the
Republican party over county road
work was causing considerable
scratching Of tickets by rural voters
A light vote was being case al
| Warsaw and throughout Kosciuskc
| County. Balloting at North Web
ster was held up for more than three
/ hours because the sheriff's notifics
ton papers failed to arrive with the
election papers.
The G.. O. r. elephant had whole
trunkful OF trouble in one precinct
at Paoli. Orange County. Repub
lican officials of one precinct tele
phoned State party headquarters in
| the Hotel SEVERN here that the poll
book had been lost. 1t was the
opinion at headquarters that such
voters as presented themselves at
the polls would be allowed to vote
on making affidavit that they had
not moved from the precinct since
I the last general election.
Meanwhile State headquarters In
the SEVERN were almost deserted
during the afternoon. Apparently all
attaches were working at the polls
Among those absent was State Chair
man Walb.
Democratic State headquarters in
the Claypool also was a quiet place
Bond Issue Up
Election interest in Newcastle anC
Henry County centered in the pro
posal to issue $1,000 900 in bonds fol
the pavement Of seventy miles OF
! highway The bond referendum
coupled with several hot township
| fights brought out a normal vote
The constitutional amendments anC
the road bond questions were on the
voting machines with the party
tickets and it was impossible to de
termine whether there was 6
tendency to scratch because the vot
ing required longer than usual.
Cold weather cut down early vot
ing in Princeton and Gibson County
but as the day warmed up greater
activity developed at the voting
booths. Hot contests for county of
fices indicated an unusually larg,
vote before 6 p. m.
Confusion In Knox
Confusion developed in ballotinf
in Vincennes, Knox County, because
of names of many voters could moi
be found on registration lists in pre-
cincts whose boundaries were
changed since last election.
The early vote in Washington anC
Davies County was normal for Z
congressional election. according 4,
reports at political headquarters
The weather was unusually cold fol
election day.
Clinton and Vermillion County bal
loting started off quietly with les:
than usual interest displayed.
Apathy at Gary
When the polls opened apathy
prevailed at Gary and other Lake
County cities.
With approximately $4,000 regis
tered voters in Lake County, chair
. men Of both parties predicted a tota
vote Of about $4,000, but at the rate
the ballots were being cast it was
evident that nothing like that mum
Der would vote unless afternoon bal
loting speeded up, considerably.
-Four hours after the polls openet
less than 1000 votes had been cas-
in GaN'y's fifty-two precincts, which
in the primary last spring showed
5000 votes during the same time
In East Chicago 1900 votes hat
been cast at 9 a. m, while more thar
10000 were registered.
In Hammond's precincts a tota
of 1900 votes had been cast at Tho
SAND hour.
The polls were quiet. although var
ious states were being distributed tC
: to voters. with the w. G. T. u. and
Khan states predominating.