FROM: SKYWARD ENTERTAINMENT CONTACT: MIKE JANSEN PHONE: 317-257-6293 EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: www.spitfire.net/skyward TO POLITICAL, BOOK, FEATURE EDITORS: AN ELECTION TALE: THE GREAT 1913 TERRE HAUTE VOTE FRAUD SCANDAL IS BROUGHT TO LIFE IN NEW SCREENPLAY AND BOOK. Indianapolis, Ind. --While ballot box stuffing may be less common in the United States today, in 1913 one of the largest vote fraud scandals in American history occurred in Terre Haute, Ind. It has inspired a new screenplay and a book. Learning about the scandal in which the mayor rigged the election to guarantee his victory, Mike Jansen, 33, a producer of radio and television commercials wrote a screenplay, "The Incumbent", which has already become a book ( $15.95, Guild Press). Visit the website at www.spitfire.net/skyward "As I began my research, I found that the political headlines of 1913 were not much different than political headlines of 1996," Jansen says. "The mayor even tried to run for governor when he got out of prison," Jansen says. Jansen completed his screenplay with the aid of New York based screenwriter, Shane Perez. Historical records indicate that there were more votes cast for the mayor than men, women, children, dogs and cats in the whole county. One women claimed to have voted more than thirty times and a man claimed he blistered his finger on the voting machine casting multiple votes for the incumbent mayor. Both the screenplay and the novel are set in the thirties and given the dimension of fiction. Two rookie US Marshals are sent from Chicago to Terre Haute to investigate the claims of voter fraud. They come up against corruption that runs even deeper than they expected; kickbacks, scams, threats, even murder, all played out amidst the speakeasies, gangsters and paradoxical glamour of Prohibition America. Clifton Bush, author of "The Third Prophecy", has adapted the screenplay to a novel. "This story has so many enthralling elements, I decided to put the sequel to "The Third Prophecy" on hold to write "The Incumbent"," Bush says. "My dream is to produce this story as a feature film and I believe the novel will be a stepping stone toward the production," Jansen says. "The Incumbent" $15.95, Guild Press, Available in bookstores, or call 800-878-3406 -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Authors available for interviews. CONTACT: MIKE JANSEN of skywardentertainment at 317-257-6293 or E-mail [log in to unmask] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]