Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 153, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 November 1924 — Page 1

The Time for Argument Is Past Today Is the Time to Vote. Much Depends on the Outcome. The Most Important Election in Fifty Years Is Upon Us. Vote! The Polls Wilt Close at 6 O’Clock This Evening.

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VOLUME 36—NUMBER 153

RECORD COUNTY VOTE SEEN

STATE-WIDE SCRATCHING INDICATED Reports From Indiana Cities Forecast Heaviest Vote in History—Farmers Flock to Polls Prevails Throughout, Press dispatches from over the State at noon today indicated the polling of one of the heaviest votes in the Indiana history. Reports indicated heavy scratching of ballots on the part of Republicans. Ideal weather prevailed throughout the State. Muncie was the only -place to report any trouble at the polls. Fist fights followed when 252 voters in the eighth precinct, whose registration papers were not filed with election officials and who have filed mandamus proceedings, were permitted to vote. Only one city. Warsaw, reported a light response on the part of voters. Farmers, dispatches say, were swarming to the polling places. Heavy miner vote was seen at Terre Haute and Clinton and other town3 In the coal district. News of heavy voting and scratch ing were borne out by reports received by both the/Democratic and Republican State headquarters. Early morning figures received by them forecast the piling up of a tremendous ballot. Heavy at Bloomington By United Pres, BLOOMINGTON. Nov. 4— Fair weather here brought crowds of voter* to the polls today. From the size of the crowds it looked as if the voting would continue heavy all day. Fanners Swarm to Polls By United Press PRINCETON, Ind., Nov. 4.—Gibson County voters showed unusual activity in getting out to the polls today and county leaders predicted the largest vote ever cast. Farmers particularly were swarming to the voting p'laces. Early Vote in Fifth By United Press TERRE HAUTE. Ind., Nov. 4. lines of voters at the polls today indicated a heavy and eariy vote in the Fifth District. In Terre Haute, the Ku-Klux Klan got in the final election word when it circularized the town with literature favoring its candidates. Few Vote Straight By United Press RUSHVILLE. Ind., Nov. 4 —Few straight tickets were being cast in early balloting in Rush County today, according to indications. Most voters remained in the booth long enough to indicate they had scratched. A record vote was predicted. Light Vote at Warsaw By United Press WARSAW, Ind., Nov. 4.—Voting was light in Warsaw and surrounding territory despite the fact that the weather was fair and a great amount of pre-election interest registered. At 10 a. m. only thirty-five ballots had been cast in the most thickly populated precinct of War(Turn to Page 11)

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HOW THEY SPEND IT Coolidge Spends Day at Desk —Davis Waits 10 Minutes to Vote,

Re T'nited Press fTFrI VSHINGTON. Nov. 4. Vy I With the American people I 1 registering their verdict on his record and promise of future achievements. President Coolidge clung to his regular routine today as If nothing unusual were in the air. Early in the morning he rank his customary stroll in the crisp air through the residential setcions, returning to breakfast and then to his desk for routine work. There was no Cabinet meeting to attend, because all members, except Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, were away at their homes to vote. The President, however.

Await Verdict ,R. CARLETON B. MeI) I CULLOCH, Democratic I ZZ-m I nominee f,,r Gov, will receive election returns at State and county Democratic headquarters tonight. Ed ackson. Republican candidate. will be at his home. 5850 E. Washington St., where Republican leaders will keep him informed on latest sepoits A few friends may join the cand date.

scheduled as usual the semiweekly conference with newspaper men at noon. Coolidge planned to give over the afternoon to an automobile drive with Mrs. Coolidge and wind the day up with a small radio party in the library at the White House. Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stearns of Boston, as far as could be learned, were the only guests invited to hear the returns over the AVhite House radio and receive special bulletins of the United Press over the wire installed in the White House. President and Mrs. Coolidge mailed their ballots to Northampton. Mass., several days ago. Pit T'nitrd Prc*9 “T-TIADISOX. Wis., Nov. 4 Senator Robert M. La Fob .... lette, independent candidate for President, will have his “election night party” in Governor John J. Blaine's office at the capitol. The Senator, members of his family and State officials will hear the returns as they come over a special wire. I.ike his father. Phil La Follette, the Senator's youngest son. will be intimately concerned, for he is the Republican nominee for district attorney in Dane County. It is the same office the Senator held In 1880, at start of his political career. /• ' •••*>/ Press E>cust valley, n. y., Nriv. 4.—John W. Davis, Democratic nominee, and Mrs. Davis took their places In the line at the polling place at Matinecock Neighborhood House here and waited ten minutes to cast their ballots shortly after 10 a. m. today. “I voted for the next President,” Mrs. Davis said, with a smile. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 51 10 a. m 5G 7 a. m 50 U a. m 60 8 a. m 49 12 (noon) .... 63 9 a. m 52 1 p. m 67

COOLIDGE FAVORITE IN WAGERS

Democrats Hope for Upset as Largest Vote in His-! tory of Country Is Predicted —G, 0, P, Expect at Least 300 Electors, By T'nited Press NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Calvin Coolidge ruled a strong favorite in I he betting today as the American people once more trekked to the polls to elect their President. With fair weather general, how ever, and an increased registration that forecast the greatest vote in history, it was conceivable final dei cision would rest with between 3, 000,000 and 6,000,000 voters, casting j ! their ballots for the first time th.s (year. Unknown trend of this vote caused more uncertainty tvduy than ■it did two weeks ago. The most cheer for the Democrats j That the New York World (strongly j f,,r John W. Davis) could muster in its headlines was the following: j ‘‘Coolidge Victory Forecast, Thought Upset Is Possible.” Such wagers as were placed as actual voting began today w, re on number of electoral votes each candidate would get. Some money was j placed on ability to name four j States that La Follette would carry, i Those who ventured a risk on this j selected Wisconsin, North and South ! Dakota and Minnesota, with some i favoring Nebraska and Montana as | the possibilities. It was conceded La Follette would j not get the electoral vo’e that was j won by Roosevelt in 1312. when he' ran second to Woodrow Wilson with ' eighty-eight votes in the electoral; college, but there was great interest in observing whether La Follette would poll the popular vote of over 4.000,000 polled for Roosevelt in that election. 266 To Win With 266 electoral votes necessary to win, conserve* ive Republican spokesmen forecast not less than 300 for Coolidge, while optimistic Democratic spokesmen figure Davis to win with between 280 and 300. There were usual and unusual features about the formal close of the campaign. The usual consisted of the customary' statements of confidence by the campaign managers, to-wit: Chairman Butler, Republican: ‘‘We are confident of the election of Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes. The larger the vote, the more decisive will be the victory.” Chairman Shaver, Democrat: “I view the result with the utmost confidence." For the first time in history, however, the campaign was closed with a radio address by The two major party banner hearers, millions from coast to cast hearing Coolidge’s last appeal and Davis’ final demand for “honesty in government.” Davis managers felt it as a. waste of effort to attempt to have the radio hook-up for his speech extend to the west coast, as it did for Coolidge'.? address. Davis did not visit the ’ coast during the campaign, and it ' was the feeling of his managers ‘ 'hat if the cast States were to be won from Coolidge by any one they . would be won by La Follette. The President’s address was devoid of partisanship and was devoted to urging American men and women to go to the polls today and cast their votes. Eight Candidates There, are eight candidates for the presidency, although only Coolidge, Davis and I.a Follette have played any prominent part in the campaign. The others are Herman P. Paris, prohibition: Frank T. Johns, Social-ist-Labor; William %. Foster, Communist; Gilbert O. Nations, American Party, and William J. Wallace, Single Tax. The Ku-Klux Klan, prohibition, religion and other issues have stalked through the campaign, giving unusual twists to complexion of j the victory in many sections. It is in contemplation of this situation, added to the uncertainty about the women’s vote this year, that the Democrats see a chance for victory and the La Follette Independents a popular vote for the Wisconsin Senator that will surprise the country.

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, NOV. 4, 1924

Straight By United Press MARION, 111., Nov. 4.—With armed guardsmen stationed at the important polling places here and in Herrin, Williamson County voted today. No disorders weer reported in the early hours. Local authorities asked the commander of the National Guards, stationed here since last August, to allow the use of their men for insuring order. Thirty soldiers are on duty in the county.

CHALLENGER IS BEATEN Republican Election Official Attacked on Return From Dinner. Mike Padgett, SIT S. Missouri St., Republican challenger at 810 Chadwick St., voting place for the Seventh precinct of the Twelfth ward, was beaten today while walking down an alley on his way to the polls returning from dinner. Police sought a suspect. Ohio < ity Guarded By United Pn sx NILES, Ohio. Nov. 4. —Troops guarded the polls as Niles citizens turned out to vote today. No furth*■ r outbreaks between the Ku-Klux Klan and its rival organization, the Knights of the Flaming Circle, have occurred, but about 200 soldiers remained In town as a precaution. Military authorities today arrested a man who attacked a group of National Guardsman. Candidate looses Out Ity United Press CLEVELAND, Ohio. Nov. 4.—One of the presidential candidates lost a vote here today. 1 >r. Louis R. Robot hek failed to vote, owing to fact the election board didn’t install a booth In county jail, where Dr. Rnbeehek is spending the seventh week of his anti alimony strike. Snow in Vermont By t'nited Press Bl.’KLl N'tiTt>N, Vt., Nov. 4 —-A snow storm swept over northern Vermont today as voters wen to the polls.

For ‘Cal’ Bv United /‘ress SOMERSET, Vt., Nov. 4 Calvin Coolidge received every presidential ballot in the little town of Somerset today. Only eight, voted. Four years ago Harding polled 20 and Cox 5.

Record in Missouri By United Press ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 4.—Missouri voters, more than a /million strong, went to the polls today from 6a. rn. to 7p. m. The total Missouri vote will sot a record of 1,325,000, it was estimated. Weather was fair. Rain on Coast By t'nitrd Press SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4. Heavy rain that started falling during the night had slackened by the time the polls were opened, but a wet day and little early voting seemed in prospect. Foggy weather prevailed in southern part of the State and In the interior rain was falling. In the Pacific northwest, the Puget Sound country' of Washington was swept by rain. LAX INJUNCTION ASKED Suit Seeks to Keep Income Ref urns From Public. Ilil United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.—A bill in equity to enjoin Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and Internal Revenue Conimmissioner Blair from permitting further public inspection of income tax totals, was filed in District Supreme Court here today. The action was brought by Gorham Hubbard of Boston. The petition attacks publicity section of the tax act as unconstitutional.

Women Go to Polls Early, Stay Late and Work Industriously

HE so-called "weaker sex” denied its name today. U_J There was no sign of weakness, either in number or activity, on the part of the women In the election. They came early and they stayed late. They worked hard and they Booked pretty. As one man worker in the Second precinct of the Sixth war put it: “If anything, the women have a little the best of it in the voting up here; and that’s the way they have it ’most all the time.” They went to the polls with their husbands. They went with other women. They went alone. A few took their children, but most of them either left them at home or sent them est to school early.

Dr. M’Culloch Sets Example by Casting His Ballot Early

| It. CARLETON B. M’CULLOCH. Democratic nomhis voting place, the Seventh precinct of the Sixth ward 11 at the Indiana Democratic Club, at 8:50 a. m., casting his ballot shortly afterward.

ONE MAN KILLED IN CHIC A GO DISORDERS Fatality Follows Clash Between Auto Loads of Armed Men —Several Wounded.

By United Press , CHICAGO. Nov. 4.—One man was killed and two men were seriously wounded today as election bitterness blazed into war. John Mackey, 32, was shot to death and Claude Maddox, alias John Moore, were wounded in a MRS. HARDING IMPROVED Had Good Night and fs Resting Easy, Doctors Say. By United Press MARION, Ohio, Nov. 4.- Mrs. Florence Kling Harding, widow of the late President Harding “had a good night and is resting easy this morning,” it was said at White Oak Farm early today. Mrs. Harding is suffering from a recurrence of the old malady with which she was stricken in 1922 at the White House. TWO CHILDREN KILLED Underground Electric Cable Explodes —Three Others Burned. By United Press SPARTANBURG, S. C., Nov. 4. Two school children were killed and three badly burned, when an underground electric cable exploded near the Lyman Textile mills here today. The dead are A. J. Sanders, 10, and James C. Branch, 12.

Although women leaders had advised the women to vote between 10 a. m. and noon, after the men had had a chance, a round of voting places showed the women’s vote running about even with the men’s, even in the early morning. In the Fourth precinct of the Eighth ward, 963 N. Meridian St., the women’s influence was felt in an exceedingly pleasant way. Miss Alma Sickler, vice president of the Indianapolis League of Women Voters and prominent Democrat, cheered up the workers with apples. And she let the Republicans have some of ’em, too. Four young men workers at the Tenth precinct of the Second ward had a unique way of keeping off the chill winds. Bailey! Fesler, precinct committeeman, 1 eon of

He appeared in good spirits and I announced lie would hear the returns tonight from Democratic county and State headquarters. After he cast his vote, be left to visit precincts in the city. Dr. McCulloch lives at the University Club.

'running fight between two automo- | bile loads of men near noon. Earlier in the day one man was perhaps fatally wounded when five men poured a fusillado of bullets into an election booth. Mackey and Maddox, accompanied by Anthony Kissane, wore driving along the west side when an automobile carrying six men drove up. The men in the latter machine started firing, and Mackey, at the I wheel of the first car. started a mad drive to escape. A bullet struck him in the head. Mackey died instantly and the machine crashed into a tree. Maddox was shot, twice, but Kissane escaped injury and he was taken into custody. Police found several resolvers and rifles in the machine. The assailants escaped. Police said Mackey and his companions were supporters of a wellknow r n Chicago politician, w'ho is running for the State Senate on the Democratic ticket. The Seventh precinct booth of the Fourteenth ward was burned down during the night. Police picked up seven gunmen who were found loitering around election booths on the northwest side. Interest in Illinois centers on the governorship fight betw-een Governor Len Small, Republican, present incumbent and Judge Norman L. Jones, Democrat.

Leo K. Fesler, former county auditor, provided himself and Pete Williams, Norman Thayer and Val McLeay, with hooded gray flannel jackets, used as sweatshirts by football players. The costumes looked like Klan robes which had been exposed to Indianapolis smog for a few days, but the young men, although they were Republicans, said the jackets were “nonpartisan.” This precinct claimed credit for having the oldest voter. Mrs. Sarah Porter. 90, of 2202 College Ave., was taken to the polls in an automobile early this morning. Mrs. William H. Remy, wife of the county prosecuting attorney seeking re-election, arrived at the Ninth precinct of the Second ward, St, at 6 a. h|f

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Morning Figures Show Balloting 20 s Per Cent Heavier Than in 1920 —Republicans and Democrats Both Claim Victory. Reports from 106 of the 206 precincts received at Republican county headquarters before noon today indicated a vote 20 per cent heavier than in the 1920 presidential election. Every indication pointed to a record vote. The Republican figures showed 67.706 votes cast. This is about one-third of the total county registration of approximate 190,000. The vote fYem the same precincts at the same hour in 1920 was 40,191, according to Republican records. In 1922 the vote at the same hour was 25.424. Colored Votes “Straight” Republican county headquarters issued a statement declaring the county would hold the Republican majority of the 1920 campaign, when the county went for Harding more than 15,000. I he statement declared Republicans were holding the normal Republican precincts and making enough gains in Democratic strongholds to offset the admitted loss in colored sections. About 75 per cent colored voters were voting a straight Democratic ticket, according to workers. The women vote was on a fifty-fiftv basis with the men, according to the statement. The Republican vote is estimated by Republican workers stationed at the polls for this purpose.

CHIEF CAN NOT FIND FOUR COPS

Checks Absentees on Tour of Precincts, Police Chief Herman F. Rikhoff today indicated he may call before him four patrolmen he could not find around th ■ Third ward voting places to which they were assigne 1. The chief went on a personal tour of the precincts. A lieutenant was dispatched to find Patrolman Gaither, assigned to Seventh precinct, 1211 N. Missouri St.; PRrolman Keers, Eighth precinct, 161S N. Senate Ave.; Patrolman Kesris. Ninth precinct. 554 W. Eleventh St., and Patrolman Hardj, Tenth precinct, 112 E. Twenty-Sec-ond St.

COOLIDGE LEADER IH FIRST RETURNS Davis Runs Second, La Follette Third in Kansas, By United Press TOPEKA, Kans., Nov. 4.—Coolidge and Dawes got away in the lead in the first returns in Kansas today. Counting boards started at 10 a. m. to list the votes. Partial returns from twenty-one Topeka precincts at 12:30 today gave for President: -Coolidge, 716; Davis, 438; La Follette, 111. The same tabulation gave for Governor: Ben S. Paulen (Rep.), 606; Governor Jonathan M. Davis (Dem.), 387; William Allen White (Indpt.), 362. Six incomplete Wyandotte County precincts gave Coolidge 167, Davis 58 and La Follette 19. For Governor: Paulen, 114: Davis. 53: White, 74.

And there she stayed, working for her husband. While C. Roltare Eggleston, manager of Keith’s Theater, voted at this precinct, he tied his Russian W'olf hound to a tree, where it received much attention from pretty, bob-haired workers. Colored women in the Eighth precinct of the First ward, 1737 Yandes St., made ample provision for the hungry workers. A basket of sandwiches and bottles of coffee stood in the yard. At several precincts demonstrations of voting machines were given on miniature boards. But It was found only a few women needed them. One-man said: “It doesn’t take w/^tjg long to learn to drive a and I guess it doesn't long to learn to vote.”

Forecast FAIR tonight and Wednesday. Somewhat cooler tonight and warmer Wednesday.

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Republicans claimed few scratched ballots were being cast except in one precinct of the Fourth ward. Counterclaim Made Democratic County Chairman* Russel Ryan declared Democrats were making heavy gains In the strong north side Republican precincts. Ryan said the vote was the heaviest in history. Democrats claimed a heavy scratched ticket in Republican districts and that indications were the Democratic State and county ticket would carry the county by from 10,000 to 15.000. Colored precincts, where the balance of power In Marion County Is located, according to the Democrats, are voting strongly for Davis and McCulloch. The north side precincts were voting heavier and earlier than In other districts, according to Democratic figures. Reports to Democratic headquarters were that in the Seventh precinct of the Eighth ward jude* were giving voters only one minott to cast their ballot, insufficient time for some to vote as they chose,and scratch their ballot. Reports of intimidation of colored voters at Twenty-Fourth St. and Ashland Ave., Fourth precinct, Second ward by a Republican sheriff was made to Democratic headquarters. Reports were also received that Republican members of the election boards in several precincts were handing voters cards within the booths bearing the words: “If you are a real American, vote the straight Republican ticket. An alleged Ku-Klux Klan slate was being circulated in some districts knifing Lewis S. Bowman, Republican candidate for auditor of State: Ben 11. Urbahns, Republican candidate for treasurer of State; Av. thur L. Gilliom, Republican candidate for attorney general, and Benjamin M. Willoughby, Republican candidate for judge of the Supreme Court. Organized on South Side Strong Republican organization was evident in many precincts on the south and west, sides, normally Democratic. Jackson workers, many of them women, were active in hauling voters to the polls. They appeared well organized. Both parties were claiming benefit of the fact that voters were behind machine curtains for such a brief time. At the Fourth precinct of the Fourteenth ward, 1730 W. Morris St., voters were passing through at the rate of two or three a minute. It plainly showed they cast ballots without hesitation. This precinct had recorded a vote of 475 by 11 a. m. with a total registration of 918. “They may be scratching, but they aren’t hesitating about it,** said election officials at the Ninth of the Thirteenth, 1510 S. Meridian St. Republican workers were consent in this ward, but Democrats were unusually active. At the Fifth of the Thirteenth, 2171 S. East St., two tftachines were ringing constantly. The precinct had voted 751 by 11 a. m. half of its registration. * Conflicting reports came from she Twelfth ward, where Jewish vote i3 unusually heavy. Democrats were confident they would carry' the ward with possible majority of 1,500. Many Shank Republican workers in the primary appeared with McCulloch badges around the polls. The Fifth of the Twelfth, 604 S. Meridian St., reported a vote of 200 by 10 o’clock. Registration was 418. Heavy rush of voters in the eariy moftiing hours on the south ide