The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-17
COY STANDS FOR SULLIVAN
RedOubtable Sim Forced to Resign His
Place in the Cleveland Club.
Suspected Of Trpacbsry by the Downing
FOrces-Republicans to ReOrganize Their
City Committee on May 20.
SIM COY RESIGNS.
Cleveland Club Score. Him-The Inside His

downs land an in and out. has plunked his
small Roman form on O pedestal, where it
now poses In martyrdom to Mayor Sulli-
vans candidacy for q third nomination.
Mr.. Coy actually resigned last night. and
to the credit of himself and copartIsans il
may be said that il was not an Office he
resigned. but merely his membership in
the Cleveland Club. And thereby hangs q
tale of Democratic duplicIty that has q
most important bearing on the coming
municipal campaign.
The Cleveland Club held q harassiDg
meeting last night. but after some bitter
talk accepted the Hon. Simeon's resigna-
tion with much gusto. There was little
hesitancy in disposing of the document.
The only delay was through q desire of
the members TO individually brand the
Hon. Sim and his hackers before he got be-
yond effective ran &c. The Hon. Sims flop
to Mayor Sullivan and his consequent
treachery to the Cleveland Club and the
avowed intention of the club TO expel Coy
for his breach of faith, brought about the
resignation last night.
In the afternoon some OF the lndiscreet
members of the club let out the secret that
Coy was to be brought on the carpet that
night, and the same reaching the Hon.
Sims ears. he took his pen in hand to let
the club know, etc., that he resigned! Coy
has been a manager of the club, and was
one of the prime movers In the Downing
boom. It was authoritatively announced
q day or two ago that Downing was In the
municipal arena. the Cleveland Club had
already Endorsed him, but the develop
ments of yesterday caused q small sensa-
ton, for they clearly defined and brought
4 70 lQht the elements IN the local Demo-
| cratic tiQht.
Downing's candidacy was primarily a
club to hold over Mayor Sullivan by John
FrenZel. Albert Lieber and others. who
were interested in certain street-car mat
tiers. The club has now grown into such
wonderful proportions that Frenzel ct al.
cannot get their hands around It to hold IL
down. The aforesaid club had the effect
for which it was primarily designed, but
it has since become too much of o good
thing. Coy troJted along behind Messrs.
FreDzel and Lleber until they were ready
10 whistle for him. He was attac-ed to q
string which was in the shape of employ
ment furnished by Lieber. The Down
ing boom drew in It's vortex Sterling
r. Holt. Jim Reach, Charles Polster.
Jim Wilson and some Others, believing that
| Downing's candidacy was bona tiGe. Fren-
eel was not certain that he could control
the Mayo or in street-railrcad schemes. and
the Downing boom was to scare Mr. Snlli-
van so that he would come to terms. The
City Railway Company was In tncu-
baton at this time. The Mayor has q pre-.
disposition to getting scared, particularly
so where street-car matters. from strikes to
deals, are involved. trenZel scared him TO
bush without trouble.
The scare to the Mayor came in the shape
of q suggestion that If his Board OF Public
charter for sale the opposition to Sullivan's
candidacy might be withdrawn. The board
soon had the franchise on the hook, where
Frenzel and others could feast their eyes.
Then the unknown company. with It's
singular my sticism. cropped out In places.
Frenzel went into retirement. as Tar as the
scheme was publicly concerned. but som g.
how or othor he had overlooked the little
| Downing boom which he had fathered.
The boom developed much lustiness, how
ever. and grew of it's own accord. Frenzel
did not see the pressing need of curbing IL.
and therein was the after danger. The pins
in many of the wards. The Cleveland Club
| came out and Endorsed him.
The bid of the City company for the
street-oar franchise was an unusually lib
eral one. and opened the eyes OF the people
to the profits IN the street-railroad busi-
ness. At first sight it appeared TO be q
wonderful prize to be plucked before it fell
and smashed itself.
of the Council to approve the new fran
chise. Frenzers organ came out with the
announcement that the granting
OF the franchise redounded much
u bno klOII CulklNou huu
cleared the field of opposition to his can
didacy for @ third term. 1t was further
stated that opposition to sullivan In the
DUN Democratic committee had van
lshed. To the Mayor everything seemed
ready for his third triumph, and he busted
himself in influencing councilmen to ap-
prove the contract.
All this while the wheel set In motion by
Frenzel and Lieter In springinR Downing's
name was gaming momentum. and when
Frenzel and Lieber switched over to
Sullivan and tried to stop the wheel they
found they were Dowerless. The CIeve-
land Club' Endorsement of Downing had
given him prestige among the party work
ers. Coy had been active In Downing's be-
half until his masters went to Sullivan and
whistled for HIM to come also. Frenzel had
not publicly announced that he was
with the Mayor. and Reach. Jim
Wilson and Sterling Holt still
continued to work for Downing.
They were in the campaign TO stay. Their
Work for Downing was systematic and con-
sisted in embryo ward organization. Coy
renamed q mem Der of the board of man
ayers Of the Cleveland Club, and it was
supposed that he was remaining loyal to
Do wing. the clubs nominee. The clubs
ambition TO TammaDyize the Democratic
party In the city and county had been
famed by Frenzei and Coy. and for q time
no one suspected that Coy was not dill
gently laborina to this end. with Downing
as the first candidate to be offered by the
new regime.
Finally it began to dawn on the club
members that their plans were being car
ried to the enemy. comprising Mayor Sulli-
vans crowd. There was q scurrying TO
and fro TO discover the leak. It was
located. The Hon. Sim was playing the
Benedict Arnold role. Mayor Sullivan was
being informed OF every move the Down
ing men were making. Cleveland Club
members put their heads together, and,
after cauousing. decided to make
Coy put himself openly on REQ
ord, even thus allowing him an
opportunity to make amends for any little
irregularities in his recent political con-
duet. Coy began to hedge on his Downing
promises. so much so that the club decided
TO eXDel him unless he openly came out
for Downing. Coy got wind of this inten-
tion and. as stated before. set himself down
to write out his resignation. The excuse
he gave was that he did not believe in the
club committing itself TO any candidate
for Mayor.
After Coy's apparent enthusiasm for
DOMINICAN his counsel which led TO the
endorsements. the club thought this state
ment came with mighty poor grace. The
easiest way to get rid of Coy, however, was
TO accept his resignation. and this was
done after admInistering n NUN Der of kicks
TO speed the parting guest.
Now the Hon. Sim stands. with his mas
tiers. FrenZel and Lieber, with Sullivan.
while the Cleveland Club, backed by Ster-
and others. are srrayed In line with Down
ing. This is the way the lines will remain.
except for endorsements. until conven-