The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-08
Beech GROVE
D|SPUTESPUT
UPTO!v0TERS
FactionaI Politics Cause
Heavy BaIIoting; Busses
Are Issue.
200 STATE ELECTIONS
Few Outstanding Fights
Are Before Public in
Many Contests.

Beech Grove voters today went to
the polls to choose between indie
pendent and Progressive candidates
for three town off1ces-a vacancy
on the board of trustees, the clerk
ship and treasurer.
Three Beech Grove polling places
opened at a. m. The election was
enlivened by the injection Of fac
tionaI politics into the campaign
and heavy vote continued through
out the day.
Buses Chief Issue
The Progressive ticket is composed
of present officials running for re-
election, w. S. Newcomer, for trus-
tee; w. A. Gearhart, for clerk, and
Charles Adams, for treasurer.
H. E. Hearell is the Independent
candidate for trustee; H. M. Fleenor
for clerk and Robert Shepard for
treasurer.
The Independent candidates
charge that the present administra-
ton has spent too of the towns
money in fight to keep the Beech
Grove Bus Company, operated by
two former trustees, from operating
on Main st.
The busses now run on the street
in violation of a town ordinance un-
der the protection of court order.
The Progressive candidates point
with pride" to the accomplishments
of the past administration. A park
site has been acquired for the town;
a trunk sewer doubled in capacity
without floating bond issue; a
boulevard lighting system has been
installed in the business district and
a surplus created in the general
fund which they hope to use next
year in building a new town hall.
Progressives Hold Rally
Progressiyes held a rally on the
eve of the election Monday night in
the school hall. Speakers congratu-
lated the voters for turning down
the annexation measure two years
ago which would have joined Beech
Grove and Indianapolis. Citizens
were warned against permitting
such a move in the future.
Woodruff Place offered a contrast
to the heated race in Beech Grove.
Unopposed, the Rev. H. T. Graham,
pastor of Westminster Presbyterian
Church, retained the Office of trus-
tee and board president. and John
M. dis, 624 Middle Drive, continued
as clerk and treasurer, without the
formality of an election.
Their new lease on these offices
Is for two years.
Two hundred TO the 300 incorpo-
rated towns in Indiana are holding
elections today, according to an esti-
mate by Harry Spencer of Republi-
can State headquarters.
Spencer said no outstanding issues
were being contested.
Michigan City, which has the
commission form Of government, Is
balloting on commission members.
Two Tickets at Decatur
The largest town voting is Deca-
tur which has two tickets in the
field. Berne, in the same (Adams)
county, has Republican ticket,
but is uncertain over whether it has
a Democratic ticket as a result OF
the claim that the Democratic slate
was not filed fifteen or more days
before the election, as required by
law.
Swayzee, In Grant County, was
one of the towns that didn't have
any election. This is the regular
day for the Swayzee town election,
but citizens were so well satisfied
with officials named two years ago
that they decided to forego the ex-
nense of ballOting.