[Newspaper]
Publication: The Morning News
Muncie, IN, United States
vol. 18, no. 302, p. 1, col. 3-4
THE CITY PRIMARY
Spirited Contests Bring Out
a Very Large Vote.
THE SUCCESSFUL ONES
Crabbs, Anthony, Kirby,
Berger, Meeker, Clevenger, Budd
Poll Books Contained 2,889 Names
and 2,199 Ballots Were Cast With
No Opposition In One Ward.
The Republican city primary election is a thing of the past, and as usual the fortunate ones are happy. While there are some disappointed ones they all very likely enjoyed a good night's sleep after being assured of their defeat a couple of hours after the voting ceased, and each defeated man will step up to the polls May 5 and stamp his ticket for the victor of yesterday's contest in true Republican style.
It was ideal Republican weather and the candidates were so well mated that considerable spirit was manifested at each voting place, but in no instance did the candidates forget that they were brothers in a single noble cause. An example of the feeling was exhibited in the Second ward yesterday afternoon while the two candidates sat chatting with each other in Mr. Smith's yard, watching the gentlemen cast their ballots only a few feet away at the city building.
From no part of the city was any trouble reported. The voters simply cast their ballots and walked away unmolested, except in the Third ward where it was reported that the officers of the board went so far as to call the voters in off of the street as they were quietly passing by. Mr. Kirby had no opponent in this ward and little or no interest was taken. A voting place was arranged the same as in other wards and the officers of the board wanted something to do. Consequently each resident of the ward who passed was forced into the booth to stamp one for Mr. Kirby. No official report was made after the count but the candidate claims to have the votes opposite his name below, but it will require the official canvass today to decide the matter.
The poll books in the six wards showed 2,889 names, and the vote shows 2,199 ballots cast, or only 690 short. In the Third ward, where but 75 votes were cast, the book showed 400 names, leaving it 324 short. This shows that with two or more candidates in that ward the vote would not have fallen over 400 short.
The vote compared with the poll books is as follows:
VOTE. POLL.
First ward.............................411 600
Second ward.........................275 250
Third ward.............................76 400
Fourth ward..........................529 439
Fifth ward.............................547 700
Sixth ward............................281 500
Many excuses are offered by the defeated ones and we will accept all, but the table below given tells the final tale:
FIRST WARD.
O. W. Crabbs......................255
Phillip Stauf.......................126
F. M. Keltner........................32
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Crabbs' plurality.................129
SECOND WARD.
Charles H. Anthony...........145
M. C. Smith.......................130
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Anthony’s majority..............15
THIRD WARD.
Thomas Kirby......................76
FOURTH WARD.
R. Berger, long term...........203
Will Meeker, short term.....135
P. C. Hopkins.......................73
James Boyce........................48
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Meeker's plurality................62
FIFTH WARD.
Frank Clevenger................390
J. O. Hutchings..................137
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Clevenger's majority..........253
SIXTH WARD.
C. A. Budd.........................145
Albert Evans......................103
Evan Keene.........................83
William Ribble....................50
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Budd's plurality...................42
