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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1910
Page
2
The campaign opens with Republican speakers addressing factory workers in their shops during lunch hours. Noon meetings will continue as the effort to rally labor support expands across key workplaces.
Republican meetings announced for noon at Fairmount glass works with Lin ton A. Cox and at Citizens' gas company with M. L. Clawson. Democratic gatherings listed at Warman avenue and Michigan street, English avenue and Pine street, and Madison and LeGrand avenues with candidates named.
In a tight campaign Indiana and Marion county see Democrats focusing on Kern meeting Tuesday night while Republicans push Beveridge events Saturday night. Daily noonday talks continue. key speakers include Foulke Clawson Headrick and Parker at various venues. Beveridge rally plans feature Tomlinson hall veterans, parades from New York and Meridian streets, and a 2,000 strong traveling men’s club leading the procession with the Indianapolis military band.
Chairman Harry R. Wallace of the Republican committee and other leaders warn that tight polling at small precincts may trigger riots as Democrats and Republicans clash to influence voter turnout. They say voters will be rushed, with many disfranchised by current arrangements and the chance of widespread mischief if fights break out.
A disputed polling location at 1131 English Avenue sparked a Republican Democratic split. A machine was moved into a saloon owned by Democrat Fred Keine without the Republican county committee’s knowledge, prompting objections over proximity to a saloon. Democratic leaders insisted it would be the polling site, while Republican Chairman Wallace denied that. The dispute centers on precinct locations in the extreme northeast corner of the district.
About 400 people attend at Tomlinson Hall to hear Charles A. Towne, former Minnesota congressman and now a New York Senate hopeful. Towne attacks Roosevelt and national progressivism, mocks insurgency, and recalls his own political journey from Republican to silver Republican to Democrat.
D. J. Reagan leads a county effort to organize traveling men for campaign work in Marion. He predicts the largest off year vote as travelers back Beveridge strongly, promise full turnout Saturday night in Tomlinson hall, then head to polls Tuesday to vote the Republican ticket.
A county Democratic committee chair, Ernest T Brown, lists polling locations by ward and precinct. The compiled schedule covers multiple wards with precincts and street addresses, including Wayne and Decatur townships, noting venues such as halls, streets, and local stores for voting.
The article cites Mrs. J L Peetz wife of Indiana's state statistician and Republican candidate for re election recounting an editorial she wrote in 1908 praising her husband. It argues his creation of the state free employment bureau and its impact aiding 2 387 destitute workers, urging Hoosier gratitude with a strong plurality next Tuesday.
The account recalls a pilgrim's landing on a rocky island where a hermit spoke of an opening to the underworld and tormented souls. Odilo of Cluny set the All Souls festival for November 2, adopted by the Catholic world, while All Saints Day is on November 1 and dates trace to Gregory IV.
The Indianapolis school principals club will meet in Shortridge high school for its first session this year to discuss The Street Life of Indianapolis Children. Speakers include Lapp reference librarian at the state library Miss Alice Graydon chief probation officer of the juvenile court and John Melpolder superintendent of the Boys' club all with years of juvenile work experience.
Memorial service honors Robert Nix with attendance by family and friends. Ceremony pays tribute to his life and service, reflecting on his impact and community ties in local arc.
A ceremony in Indianapolis remembered a departed educator with attendees from Twenty-five societies across Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City and other large cities. Represented groups included the SozlaYer and Sued Site Turnversens amid a formal memorial program.
Coroner Blackwell reveals there is no money left in the autopsy fund and asks the county council to appropriate $600 for the remainder of the year. He notes legal penalties for withholding autopsies and cites growing case loads, including four murders and a suspected poisoning, as justification for the request.
Fish and Game Commissioner George W. Miles announces renewed and stronger efforts to stop illegal netting in Indiana streams feeding the Ohio River. Deputy warden Al Mauck reports destruction of twelve large seines and several prosecutions, with hundreds of nets still in the White river near its Wabash junction. The White River serves as the state’s largest natural hatchery, prompting authorities to intensify action amid concerns over future fish supplies. Miles denies any knowledge of a fish syndicate backing the netters.
Elbert Hubbard the Sage of Fast Aurora heads a strong bill at B F Keith's Grand Opera House this week. He delivers a twenty minute Heart-to-Heart Talk with optimism humor and engaging wit. Hubbard’s tours across the Keith circuit have earned praise for inspiring philosophy and mirth.
The Indiana branch of the National Conservation Association was launched in Indianapolis with Gifford Pinchot and Henry Wallace speaking. William Holton Dye was elected President, James C. Gipe Secretary, and a seven member Executive Board named. Pinchot urged that conservation is non political yet linked to good government, urging soil use, tree planting, road quality, and rural education to keep people on farms.
Golden Rule lodge No. 25 will host a Halloween party Monday evening at the residence of Mrs 8S. W. Teepe located at 1945 Bellefontaine street.
In Indianapolis, prison Sunday sermons urged reform of criminals, denouncing the saloon as a major crime cause. The sole cure proposed was Christian faith, with calls for prison reform and aid for inmates. Marion County Jail held special services attended by all prisoners.
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