The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-06
G. 0. P. PILINC
UP HUGE VOTE
IN STRONGHOLDS
Democratic Sectors Are Far
Behind in Early Voting,
Survey Shows.
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ward. Here ratios ranged from %
70 80 per cent.
Between IL and ll.30 five pre-
cincts OF the Thirteenth ward had
cast only s28 votes. The Fifth pre-
cinct had cast . per cent. The
ratio in the Seventh precinct was
80. The Eleventh precinct was high
with 80 per cent Of the registration
caste The Tenth precinct reported
% per cent Of the vote in and the
Sixteenth had registered only 30
per cent.
The ThTteenth ward in 1892 rolled
up 3,772 majority for the Demo-
Gratis. the highest majority given BY
any Of Marion countys voting sub
divisions.
In the Tenth ward. which was in
the Democratic column in 1892 BY
1913. the voting booths had been
visited by only IS per cent Of the
registered voters.
Heavy Fourth Ward Vote
The Fourth ward. considered a
Republican stronghold. because of
the 2O7l Republican ma iority re-
turned in 1882. had brought out
more than 40 per cent Of the regis
tration, analysis of precinct re-
ports indicate
The First precinct Of the Fourth
ward had polled - per cent of the
registration; third precinct, 46 per
cent; fifth precinct. ~ per cent and
the Eleventh precinct. 40 per cent.
Warren township. found in the
Democratic column in 1882. had
pOlled IS per cent Of the registra-
ton shortly before ll:45. In War
ren's Twelfth precinct. 1888 votes
had been cast. making the ratio IS
per cent.
Tagging in Townships
Washington townships First pre-
cinct had pOlled IS per cent of the
registration while the Fourth Wash
ington precinct trailed at % per
cent.
In the Twentieth ward. which was
formed by the consolidation of
Washington township precincts. the
Second precinct had pOlled 80 per
cent; the Fifth. 80 per cent; the
Eighth. 40 per cent. and the Ninth
precinct. 40 per cent.
All computations indicated the
vote in Democratic areas was slow
in reaching the voting booths.
Estimates prepared between IL
and 1870 o'clock today indicated
that only an average of 81 per cent
Of the registration in the Nine
teenth ward. which went Demo-
cratic by 1893 in the presidential
election. had been brought out.
Nineteenth Ward Voting
In the Second precinct of the
Nineteenth ward. 26 per cent of the
registration had appeared at the
voting machines. Other Nineteenth
ward precinct figures are: Ninth
precinct. 30 per cent: Tenth. IS per
cent: Thirteenth. q per cent; twen-
tieth. 25 per cent.
The outlying districts followed the
trend shown by analysis of the city
voting.
Wayne township, in which the
Democrats tTiumphed by 1856 votes
in 1892. reported that only Is per
cent OF the registration had voted
at IL in the Seventh precinct. In
Wayne's Tenth precinct. only 26 per
cent had cast ballots.
Other Wayne township percent
ages are. Twelfth precinct. Is epr
cent. and thirteenth. % per cent.
Second Ward Ratio Higher
Three representative precincts IN
the First ward had cast IS per cent
OF the registration.
The ratio was slightly higher in
the Second ward. where the Eighth
precinct reported a 50 per cent poll
an dthe Tenth 80 per cent.
The Third and Fourth ward pre-
cincts reporting reached the high
point Of 40 per cent of the registra-
ton. The Thirteenth precinct of
the Third ward had polled 40 per
cent. The Third precinct Of the
Fourth ward matched this percent
age by polling 800 votes.