The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-06
SHERIFF RAY
LEADS SHOWER
IN hot RACE
Other Anti Organization
Candidates, However,
Face Defeat.
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Ray while MIR. Shower placed tnird,
beat Sheriff Ray in the Twelfth
Ward, along Indiana-av, with a vote
total of 1101 to the sheriffs 532.
Mr.. Shower polled only ITO votes in
that district in 1884.
The sheriff's supporters forecast
that as all returns from Negro pre-
cincts are brought in it will send
Ray far out in front of Mr.. Shower.
They asserted that Browns hold
on the Negro sections in 1884 pre-
vented the sheriff from doing as well
as he might have.
AS precincts from the Tenth
Ward slowly were counted it was
again apparent that the pugnacious
Tenth was living up to its reputa-
ton as a ballot battle-ground.
Ran Neck and Neck
In the 1885 primary the three
leaders in the sheriffs race ran a
wire to-wire race to win the Tenth
with MIR. Shower polling 723 votes
to $50 for Sheriff Ray and 704 for
Mr.. Brown.
Throughout the primary cam
paign the Tenth was a frequent
scene of conversational and pugilis-
tic scuffles over Shower.
The former street commissioner
opened his primary campaign in
the Tenth Ward and on the night
of the speech Sheriff Ray flung
down the gauntlet when he
crashed" the Shower meeting.
Shortly before Mr.. Ray spoke he
charged to newspaper men that eff
forts would be made to steal the
election and declared that he would
bring "G-men' to the polls on pri-
mary day to prevent fraud. The
race from then on became battle
of charges and counter charges.
Clashed With Chief
Shortly after Sheriff Ray went
into office, a city policeman arrest
ed a special deputy Of his on traf-
f1c charge. After some. publicity the
sticker was fixed"
Thereafter, Chief Morrissey left
the city for few days and Sheriff
Ray conducted series of raids on
"bookie" places. He said he was
cooperating" with the chief in his
absence. When he returned, the
chief said he was glad to have CO.
operation from the sheriff in en-
forcement of the law.
Minor clashes followed and built
to climax chat occurred during the
primary campaign when Sheriff Ray
asked Mayor Kern to discharge
Chief MorriSsey.
The sheriff charged that city po-
licemen, with the knowledge and
permission of the chief, had been
actively electioneering for Shower.
This the chief denied.
Shower Re-enters Race
Shower, meanwhile, announced he
had withdrawn from the race Gin
the interests of party harmony" In
stead of quoting the sheriff, this
resignation served to set him off on
new threats at the organization.
After a few days, Shower re-entered,
the ca. npaign and said he had the
tacit backing OF the organization.
Basing his reelection plea on his
record in Office, Sheriff Ray recited
his activities in reducing the thefts
of motor cars and chickens in the
districts outside the city.
He claimed his administration had
bettered the civil functions of the
Office, through serving writs and le-
gal papers.
The sheriff was born in Indianap-
oils in 1888. He served as city
councilman from 1921 to 1925. He
was a member of the police depart
ment six years before his election in
1884 to sheriff's post.
The Noone- Mckinney race for
county treasurer was one of the
focal points in the anti-organization
battle in the Democratic primary in
Marion County.
Opposed by the county organiza-
ton, Miss Noone. Center Township
trustee, charged in closing moments
Of the race that WPA workers were
intimidated to vote for Mr.. Nc
Kinney.
Earlier in the campaign a counter
charge was made by Mckinney
workers that Miss Noone's forces
were instrumental in registering a