Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-29 | Page 3 | Fraud Alleged in Indiana Vote

fRAUD Allf ALLEGED fD IN INDIANA YOn VOTE Election of Sen Sent J J. J E. E Watson Watson Wat son son to Be Challenged by Senate Republicans FT WAYNE WAY Ind md Nov No 29 20 AP Al APA APA AlA A A contest of the seat of ot Senator Senate J James mes E E. Watson Vatson is threatened on the grounds of ot fraud The official returns by which Watson Vatson defeated Albert Stump of Indianapolis the Democratic candidate by a plurality plurality plurality plural plural- ity of ot are challenged by byEarl byEarl Earl narl Peters chairman of ot th the Democratic Democratic Dem Dern- state committee Within a week or ten d days ys Peters Peters Pe Pe- says he will VIII jo go o to Washington to lay the evidence which he lie has gathered before Senator Peter Gerry Gerry Gerry Ger Ger- ry of or Rhode Island chairman of ot the Democratic national senatorial committee committee com corn and to consult with a Gerry rry over the advisability of ot bringing a contest of Watsons Watson s election before the senate Among the allegations are abuses of the absent voters law aw Peters said that instances also had been brought to his attention of ot 1 in registration of voters in tabulation of returns and denial of ot ballots to qualified electors The counties around which Peters Peters Peters' Pe Pe- investigation has centered are arc Delaware Cass Lake Vanderburgh Vigo and Hendricks 1 These Include the cities of or Evansville Gary Muncie Muncie Mun- Mun cie dc and Terre Haute An Ai Investigation of conditions in Hendricks Hendrick county is to be pushed forward this week Peters says There he lie asserts applications anc and absent voters ballots were given at atthe atthe atthe the same time to Republican voters vote t to be filled out among absentees living li in IndI whereas applications applications applications ap ap- ap- ap should be filed med b br by the voters before the ballots are ate issued Senator Vatson Watson is in Vt Washington for tor the short session of ot congress next month