The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-08
VOTE STUFFING
is CHARGED TO
ELECTION BOARD
Removal of Whole Group in
Thirteenth Ward Is
Demanded.

cause Of the judges alleged drunk
enness.
Another trouble shooter" run
was made to the Eighth precinct of
the Sixth ward, 919 West Twenty
sixth street, where it was COM
planned that an inspector had been
marking ballots in the presence of
only one clerk.
A small yellow card, tOuted as the
Endorsements Of the Democratic
county organization, made its ap-
pearance early at the polls. Candi-
dates were Endorsed by numbers in
stead Of by names, with thirty-four
slated for county Offices and eight
slated on the city ticket.
A slate of a different type caused
trouble to motorists. 1t was a slip
Of mimeographed paper bearing the
question. DO you want to be ruled
by Catholics, Negroes and Jews?'
and containing seven Endorsements.
A heavy nail had been thrust
through the slip as a weight for
throwing the states onto porches in
the residential sections. However,
many of the mail states" fell in
the streets and caused numerous
tire punctures.
Pulls a Fast One"
A precinct committeeman candi-
date pulled a fast one" at the
polling place of the Second precinct
of the Eleventh ward. To over
shadow activities of ward heelers
passing out cards and states, ne
rented a nearby vacant house,
posted huge signs and operated a
loudspeaker for the ballyhoo.
Approximately fifty deputy cleo
ton commissioners were on duty
today in anticipation of the ex-
pected large vote and additional
voting booths we're placed in about
one-third of the precincts of the
county by Election Commissioners
Glenn B. RalstOn, Rae w. Powell
and Othniel Hitch.
MI. Ralston said extra clerks also
had been assigned to precincts
where voting was expected to be
the heaviest.
Scores of watchers credentials
were certified by board members as
followers of several factions in both
parties prepared to see that their
candidates got all the votes COM
ing to them.
Ci1o oe DaIIOtr DrohIpnn
The election law provides that &C
credited watchers may inspect the
ballot boxes before the polls open
at 6 a. m. and enter the booths
after the polls close at 6 p. m. tc
watch the counting Of the ballots.
Size of the ballots proved early
TO be a problem for the election COM
m%issiOners because of the speed with
which the ballot boxes filed. Com
missiOners notified poll officials tC
rem~ the ballots when the boxes
were filed and wrap or seal the
folded votes.
Although the early turnout was
heavy, the voting continued slowly
because of the time required to mark
the lengthy ballots. More than 40C
candidates are seeking major and
minor offices in both parties and in
addition, there we're precinct COM
mitteeman and state convention
delegates to be chosen.
Early difficulties with the un-
familiarity of the registration system
caused election commissioners to is
sue another appeal to voters to un-
derStand its provisions thoroughly.
Interest on Mayor Race
No person is eligible to vote to-
day who has not registered ofhH-
cially, they pointed out. The regis
tratiOn aff1davitS signed by the voter
are ON file at the respective voting
places and the signature on the aft
davit must correspond with that the
voter places on the voting form.
Chief interest in the campaign
appears to center on the races in
both parties for mayor, prosecuting
attorney and sheriff.
In this connection. a vigorous
SIdJe attack on VIII NblINJ bTOWIl
the Democratic organizations choice
for sheriff. was made this morn
ing in the Negro wards. A pink
slate. warning that election oil
Brown might mean defeat of the
entire Democratic slate, was dis
tributed literally in the interests
of the colored people of Indianapo-
lis"
The slate linked Brown with
baseball pools and called hin
Baseball Beer Billy Brown"
Election commissioners we're con.
fronted this morning with "one foI
the books. but not in the books"
A Republican Judge in the ThirC
ward, they learned, has beer
negotiating for a job out of the city
He was scheduled to make a Ions
distance phone call at $50 thi
morning to learn the outcome of hi'
effort and wanted to leave the polls