Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1917 — MAY ALTER GARY MAYORALTY [ARTICLE]

MAY ALTER GARY MAYORALTY

Ruling Affecting Recount at Steel City Unfavorable to Johnson. Gary, March 21. —Rulings of the special board recounting, Gary primary election ballots, in circuit court at Crown Point today were of a nature that does not aid Mayor R. O. Johnson. The board by a vote of 2 to 1 decided not to count ballots which had the “X” ahead of the name instead of after it, that being the way ipany foreigners voted. Supporters of W. F. Hodges, in the lead by over 200 votes, now believe he will get the Republican nomination for mayor, but other contesting candidates promis.e a hot court fight. Democratic ballots are being checked up first, and all cast in the twentysixth precinct were counted out because clerks had failed to put their names on them. Gary now has two boards of public works. Alfred Hess and Harry Stringfellow, whose successors were named, today met and transacted business. The British bar has declined to consider a proposal to admit women to the legal profession.