The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-06

county chairman, saw in the early
heavy balloting the possibility that
the county vote would reach 1876 900.
Figuring the progress of the voting
at hourly intervals, Boetcher said
the Democratic wards were above
their quotas and that he expected
the totals to grow commensurately.
Voters in the Thirteenth ward.
always Democratic stronghold
which went to Democratic in the
presidential election, lost little time
in expressing their jubilation when
precinct after precinct turned in
heavy Democratic majorities. The
vote in some precincts was heavier
than in the last election.
Fireworks demonstrations were
staged in every precinct starting at
1880 and Police Chief Mike Morris@s
sey was notified that police need not
be alarmed by the recurrent blasts
OF aerial bombs. The chief passed
the word along to squad cars that it
was just q little harmless political
outburst.
Offices Are a BedIam
Registration offices at the court-
house were a bedlam and police
squads were called in to patrol the
long line of challenged voters, who
had come to headquarters to get
their registration difficulties settled.
Republican election officials
charged that favoritism was shown
by State Senator Jacob Weiss,
chairman of the Democratic speak
ers' bureau, in aiding in Strengthens
ing out the registration tangle.
Deputy Election Commissioner Rae
Powell and Edwin Haerle charged
that Senator Weiss was picking
only Democrats from the crowd and
rushing them into the Offices ahead
Of Republicans.
The Republican commissioners
even called in legal advice, but were
told gently, but firmly, by Glenn
RalSton, county clerk, that he was
in charge of the registration.
Minor Complaints Numerous
Minor complaints to the election
board were numerous. Buster Lee,
Negro deputy sheriff, charged that
Republican workers in the Seventh
ward were padding votes. A Re-
publican worker countered with the
charge that the voting machine in
the Second ward of the Eighth pre-
cinct would not scratch the name
Of Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker.
A voting machine damned in the
Sixth precinct of the Second ward
and an irate Republican worker
charged that the machine was re-
peating Democratic votes.
Two Negro women came to blows
at the Twelfth precinct of the
Twelfth ward. Election commits
sioners had to rout workers Of both
parties who were charged with OBJ
structing passage to the voting ma.
chine at the Seventh precinct of
the Tenth ward.
An rate Republican registered a
novel complaint in the Fourth pre-
cinct of the Eleventh ward. He said
that the booths had automatic bells
which rang twice every time DEM
ocrat votes, thereby advertising that
party"
Slight Edge for G. o. p.
In the Sixth precinct of the
Twenty-flrst ward, 153 persons had
voted in the first hour and half
an average turnout-with the Re-
publicans having a slight edge.
In the Tenth precinct Of the same
ward at 709 East Fifty-fourth street,
203 persons had voted and Demo-
cratic watchers admitted that the
count was 128 to rs against them.
The vote here after the polls mad
been open two hours and half was
much heavier than in the last elec-
ton.
The Second and Fourth precincts
Of the same ward also had a heavy
turnout, but it was indicated the
balloting was fairly even.
The heavily Democratic Second
ward ran true to form in the early
voting, according to poll watchers.
Here also the vote was heavy.
Denny for Pritchard
George L. Denny, defeated Re-
publican candidate for mayor IN the
primary, was one OF the early voters
in the Republican Twentieth ward.
He voted for Walter Pritchards the
Republican nominee, he said.
Extent Of the early balloting was
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