Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1913 — BELL, BOOKWALTER AND JOHNSON WIN [ARTICLE]

BELL, BOOKWALTER AND JOHNSON WIN

Nominated by Respective Earties -as Mayoralty Candidates at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, May 22.—Joseph E. Bell, democrat; Charles A. Bookwaiter, republican, and Dr. W. H. Johnson, progressive, were nominated as candidates tor mayor by their respective parties in the city primaries here yesterday, according to unofficial totals available tonight Shortly before midnight the city clerk announced that his fores probably would be able to finish the official count before daylight. The unofficial figures on the democratic ticket were: Bell, 9,620; John W. Holtzman, 6,012; John J. Keegan, 3,588; Thomas S. Meeker, 1,764.

For the republican nomination the count was: Charles A. Bookwaiter, 3,588; A; E, Uhl, 929; W. D. Woods, 227. i The progressive vote wa« Dr. W. H. Johnson, 2,488; W. K. Stewart, I, W. D. Headrick, 950. The democratic total of 20,796 practically is three times that of the republican total of 6,941. The progressive vote was 4,794. That an independent party would have a candidate tor mayor in the field was the belief here tonight, following statements of various candidates defeated in the primaries yesterday. Charges were made that the candidates nominated had won through the workings of the “machines” and that questionable methods had been used.