The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-08

mally @. o. P. stronghold, and
reported Republican workers con-
ceding the Democratic strength at
from 2 to 3 to /, with little scratch
ing.
Extra heavy voting in the First
precinct, Center township (outside)
was recorded in the early hours. At
z there still were 100 people in line
waiting to vote.
Other precincts in the vicinity of
Beech Grove and the extreme
southeastern section Of the city re-
ported normal vote.
The Forty-third precinct Of
Washington township at 11:3O
showed 63l voters had balloted. In
the Thirty eighth precinct more than
600 had voted A strong trend to-
ward the Democratic ticket was re-
ported in the Fortieth precinct, with
500 votes registered at noon.
Already Past Average
Washington townships Forty
seventh precinct showed 532 votes.
In the Forty-ninth precinct, which
normally turns out about 300 votes,
324 already had voted before noon.
A vote Of 500 was expected here,
usually a Republican stronghold.
The Fifty-fourth precinct had voted
453 out Of 622 voters at noon.
In the Second precinct, Four
tenth ward 1863 had voted. The
Fourth precinct of the ward showed
283 voted at the same time.
Voting in the Twenty-ninth pre-
cinct of Warren township slowed up
about IL after 351 votes were reg
istered
A predominant Democratic vote
was forecast for the Thirty-hfth
precinct of Perry township, with
$40 voted by noon. The Forty
second precinct of this township
showed 275 voters before 1870 with
the trend Republican, according to
observers.
Democratic Vote Heavy
Wayne township showed a heavy
Democratic vote, according to re-
ports. The Fifth precinct showed
800 voters at noon. The same num-
Der was recorded for the Fifteenth
precinct.
A forecast Of a 2 to Demo-
cratic vote was made for the Nine
teenth precinct of Wayne township,
with 1855 voted at noon.
In the Twenty-fourth precinct the
vote dwas said to be predorninantly
Democratic, with 455 total.
Mostly Democratic was the pre-
diction of the 272 votes cast in the
TWenty-siXth precinct at noon. The
Thirty sixth precinct showed 400
votes at this time. and the Thirty
ninth precinct, 1877.
THE vote is heavy" was the
statement of most precinct workers
in the First ward, shortly after
noon.
Many reported half the listed
voters had balloted by 1920.
Swings From G. O.P.
Sixth and Ninth precincts of the
First ward, noted distinct Demo-
cratic trends. The Sixth, usually a
Republican stronghold, reported
that the vote seemed to be favoring
the G. o. p. only slightly. The
Democrats have polled as few as
twelve votes in past elections, Off
Gals said. About half of the 700
votes had been cast at IL.
A 2 to l Democratic trend was in
dicated in the Ninth precinct at II,
when 223 votes, about half, had
been cast.
Other First ward precincts re-
ported: First, 297, vote heavy:
Fourth, 24S, heavy vote; Ninth, 245:
Twelfth, 900; Thirteenth, 1856; Four
teenth. only 265 of 900 voters had
balloted; Twenty-second. straight
ticket voting. with 444 persons
voted, and Twenty-forth, 468.
Heavy in Second Ward
Heavy voting was reported in the
Second ward, with balloting almost
double the primary vote i'm the
Fifth precinct, where 4O8 votes had
been cast, as against 235 in the pri-
mary.
Top vote in the ward was in the
Second precinct, where 435 persons
had made their choices.
Other precincts reported:
First, 378, heavy vote; Seventh.
S42 out of a $50 probable vote;
Eleventh, 1877; Fourteenth, 412 of
1850 and Sixteenth, 295.
Straight tickets appeared TO pre-
dominate voting in a heavy vote in
the Third ward early this after
noon.
Parties were reported even in the
First precinct, where 535 persons
had voted. Women voters were
outnumbering men about 8 to /.
Voting averaged 100 an hour.
With 4l6 of the 700 votes in. the
Sixth precinct reported that most
of the ballots were straight"
A 2 to l Democratic vote seemed
to be indicated in the Seventh pre-
cinct, about two-thirdS of the voters
being men. More than half of the
precincts voters had cast their
ballots.
Evidence of the heavy vote trend
was borne out in precincts of the
Fourth ward, where all polls queried
at noon reported vast totals of be-
tween 800 to 500.
Heavy scratching was reported
from this section.
Unusually Large Ballot
Precincts reporting an unusually
large vote darger than at the same
time four years ago), were: First.
SS7; Second, 329; Fifth, SI5; Ninth.
425; Twelfth. 375: Fourteenth. 500:
Nineteenth, $50; Twentieth, ala;
Twenty-second, 371: Twenty-sixth
1893; Twenty-eighth, SS1; and
Twenty-ninth, SOC.
Average or normal totals were re-
ported from the Fifteenth precinct
with 395 and Sixteenth precinct
with 376. The Fifteenth precinct
total poll is more than 900.
More than half the voters had
balloted in the Twenty second pre-
cinct, Fourth ward. before IL.
Voting also was reported as
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