The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-20
By a Concerted Movement They Close Up
to Prevent Further Adverse Criti-
cism of Mayor Sullivan.
CLOSING PURELY VOLUNTARY
The Mayor, as Usual, Knows Moth
ing at ALI About 1t.
He Wanted to Go HOme-President
Hawkins Talks Entertainingly-COl-
bert Wouldn't Be Interviewed.

The little Mayor ave his gambling
houses the tip to close yesterday until after
election. As "Bilr' Iron. the president of
the gamblers trust. remarked yesterday.
That is what l wanted done three weeks
ago."
elf this had been DONE" remarked the
willy partner of Mayor Sullivan. I'VE could
have LAID back until after Sullivan was re-
elected and opened up again without any
trouble. We ought never to have given
the newspapers o chance to have star ted
all this row."
The gamblers held o meeting on Monday
night and 1t was decided that 1t would be
best to close up the houses until after cleo
ton. After the powerful blow the Council
gave the Mayor. in his Own personal pres
ence. the Mayor concluded thathe had gone
just about as far in protecting
the lawbreakers as he dared do until after
the election. The Mayor knew, as be has
known for q long time. that gambling was
going on in Indianapolis as it had never
been allowed to be conducted before. yet
he deliberately told q reporter for
the Journal that he did not know
there was any gambling in the
city. After the Journal began to expose
the partnership TIVE the gamblers and
Mayor Sullivan. whereby the gamblers
were to be blackmalled for funds to be
used in Sulllvan's behalf. the prOprietors
began to vince. They went to q mem-
Der of the Democratic committee and
told him that they were afraid the Journal
would break up their hold on the Mayor.
W. n % -~ hAaA chat Naror
Sullivan was not taking the advice of the
Journal on a matter that concerned him SO
materially. After a short time the Mayor
began to get scared. The gamblers held q
meeting and decided to give the Mayor o
tip to have them raided. The plan was TO
have a few han gers on about the big houses
arrested. and these were to be fined by the
Cadi. This vas all intended for ante-electiOn
effect. The Mayor was to take the advice
of "Bilp' Iron and order Superintendent
Colbert to make the raid. The Jour-
nal exposed the meeting and the con-
spiracy between Iron aud the Mayor and
his henchmen. Then the gamblers saw that
the conspiracy would not have the polit-
zeal effect desired, and they concluded to
keep open at full blast. The May or or the
superintendent of police did not take ad-
vantage of the tip given them by Iron.
the Sullivan gambling trust. The
Mayors friends decided to light
the campaign with the gamblers blood
money and with their assistance. The
Mayor, however. with his ueual angleworm
back bone characteristics. began to waver.
lie wanted the gamblers to keep open, bat
he was of raid OF the storm that was sweep
I'M over the city. Ministers. in their pull
pits. were denouncing his cOwardly course;
business men were treating him COOL
~ when they met him on the street.
and the Mayor bid fair to be ostracised by
q number of respectable people who had no
sympathy with ambition that did not stop
short of making friends with the gamblers.
Then il was. and not till then. that Sulli-
van let out the tip that the gamblers must
close up until after the election.
The Council instructed the Mayor TO no.
tify the Board of Safety that tho Council
wanted minors kept out of the gambling
! houses. The Mayor failed to notify the
board yesterday, and it must be taken for
granted that the Mayor is not only in favor
of letting the hells run at full blast. but is
willing TO officially let them admit children
In their places.
II MAYOR KNOWS NOTHING.
Mayor Sullivan was telephoned at his
office. and by telephone said be was just
starting to supper. and that he would meet
o Journal reporter at Pennsylvania and
Market streets on his way home. He was
intercepted at Market and Delaware streets,
however. in company with the colossal