The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-06-02
CITY 'BOOKIES'
SHY AT REPEAL
VOTE BETTING
Drys Conceded No Chance
to Win in Prohibition
Ballot Tuesday.

Dry are conceded such slight
chance Of carrying Marion county
in the prohibition repeal election
Tuesday that indianapolis book
makers won't even make you
proposition
These gentleman always seize up
on any controversial question OF
general interest as an opportunity
to indulge in a little speculation,
but SO few Of the sporting minded
think the drys have a chance that
it's no contest" as far as betting
is concerned.
of course" said one, IF you want
a little personal play I'll be glad
to lay you to 7 myself and you
take the long end, but there isn't
any general betting as there usually
is on any kind of an election.
Expects Big Majority
Il wouldn't be surprised to see
Marion county go for repeal by
3to-1 majority.
And don't think all the church
people are going to vote dry. They
may say so, but lot Of them are
going to jump the fence when they
go to the polls.
Il met q woman on the bus the
other night going home-a fine, re-
spectacle woman who I happen to
know is a regular churchgoer, be-
cause she lives in my neighbOrhood.
She's been to party and 1 know
she'd had couple of drinks, be-
cause 1 smelled them.
THE size Of the vote? Well, 1
think you'd be about right in flgur-
ing from $4,000 to 10000. I don't
think it'll be a very large vote, be-
cause a lot Of people are not as
steamed up about it as you might
think"
Parallels YOrks Figures
His estimate of the probable total
vote is approximately that of L. E.
York, superintendent of the Indiana
Anti-SaloOn League. York estimates
the probable state vote at IS or 40
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Last fall, approximately 205,0 900
votes were cast in Marion county
for secretary of state.
Total vote estimate of William
Stokes, executive director of the
United Repeal Council of Indiana,
is slightly more liberal, as Stokes
believes the outpouring may be as
large as so per cent.
Meetings Announced
Announcement of meetings of
election inspectors at room 80, the
courthouse, was made today by
Glenn B. Ralston, county clerk. The
inspectors will be instructed in three
groups. Meeting times are:
2 p. m. Saturday-Wards /, 2, 5, 8,
and IS and Center, Warren and
Franklin townships.
3 p. n. aturday-WardS 7, 13
and IA and Washington, Wayne and
Pike townships.
2 p. m. Sunday-Wards, 3, 4, 6, 10.
II and II and Perry, Decatur and
Lawrence townships.
Ballots were sent to each of the
precincts today and officials esti-
mated only about so per cent of the
normal vote will be recorded.
Crawford Helps Drys
While the repeal organizations
continue their campaign of organ
ization and shUn high-poWered ora
tory, the dry strategy still is that
of using what Democrats of prom
inence they can obtain to speak for
the dry cause.
Earl Crawford, speaker of the
Democratic house of representatives,
is closing tour of the state. He
will speak in the southern part of
the state Saturday and E-lday and
stage Windup rally in indianapolis
Monday night.
Bishop James Cannon Jr. and
Bishop Edgar Blake, the Methodist
prelates, will be joined over the
weekend by F. Scott Mcbride, gem
eral superintendent of the Anti
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