The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-27
HIS SEEMS A ROCKY ROAD
Sullivan's denomination Opposed by
Most of the Big Democratic Politicians
Franzsl the Moving Spirit of the Combine
Courthouse Rings influence omrade"
Hawkins a Cause of Regret.


This seems to be O rather rough and
rugged year for the Democracy in these
parts. The party had not finished ex-
pressing it's disgust over the rottenness
displayed By it's big majority in the In
diana Legislature when the Burke ap-
pointment was thrown INTO its midst. as 10
were, by President Cleveland. and caused
heap of internal turmoil This bad dose
IS not yet digested, when the bitterest sort
of a factionai row has broken ont over the
municipal Offices TO be fought for next o.
tober.
The effort to beat Sullivan in the city
convention with Downing. TO which the
Journal has had occasion TO refer couple
of times during the past week. has been in
training for q couple of months. The
chief schemer IN the whole business.
said q well-known Democrat. who Is q
friend of the Mayor, yesterday. sis Frenzel.
Albert Lieber has no other reason TO be
against Sullivan. He and the liquor deal
ers have reaped great profits from this adj
ministration. Frenzel is the one who is
pushing Albert Lieber TO the front, and
through hun and Reach Is using suoh men
as Coy, Wilson and Polster to do the dirty
work. You know why Frenzel hates Sulll-
van. It's because Sullivan wouldn't fur
nish him police TO run his street cars just
when Frenzel asked him to. And you had
the reason of Keach's desertion r,Ght the
other day. Butt don't see how Reach and
Holt are pulling together with Frenzel.
They were against him in the street-car
strike and went on Steele's bond as re-
ceiver.o
"Didn't know Holt was in the com bine,"
remarked the reporter.
hos. 20 uh0l
house ring. Albert Sahm and John X. VIII
son included. This little clique arc not sat-
istied with holding county affairs in their
hands. and each one making from $4,000
to $4,000 per year out OF them.
ing out into State and federal
politics. They have been continually mix
ing mp in city affairs, debating appoint
ments and causing no end of trouble"
What appointments they had dictated
is no secret abont the municipal offices
that Holt demanded at the beginning that
the old trump" board of police commission
ers composed of himself. Catterson and
sullivan. be appointed as the Board of
Safety. and that when he withdrew he and
Taggart and Wilson forced the appoint
ment Of "comradep Ed Hawkins upon Sui
livan. And the ''cOmrade" has been q
mighty painful thorn in the Mayors side.
During the street-car strike he lodged all
responsibility and blamed everything
upon the Mayor. and time and again he
mas made promises, and made breaks"
and crept out of the responsibility the
same way. Hawkine associated
with Frenzel in various business re-
lations, and they are pretty fast
friends. just at present he is ''sioking on
the dogs of war from both sides. hoping
that the fight may prove SO bitter
to compel them TO come to him a
compromise candidate. In case he were
elected he would probably organize q COM
pany to furnish the people of the city food
and clothing supplies, and get an ordinance
through the Council declaring it unlawful
to buy from anybody else.