The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-19
BELIEVE THEY HAVE A BOOM
Mayor Sullivan and Simeon Coy Think
Their Political Path Is Now Clear.
Redoubtable Sim Declares Himself-Demo-
cratic Aspirants for 0fice-Nsw State
Laws Put Into Effect
COY OUT FOR SULLIVAN.

He Declares Himself with the Mayor In an
Inrerview-Ta.k Against Downing.
Mayor Sullivan and Mayor Sulllvan's pri.
vate secretary, Patrick L. German, are
pluming their feathers over the half settle.
ment of the labor trouble. The former.
who is not in the best of health. is at his
home. where he is visible only TO q chosen
few. and the latter is at the city office OF
the chief executive. He is commissioned
TO do the Boosting for both. Ii is said
by the friends of the Mayor that this coup
d'etat is clinoher on mis- denomination for
the position which he now holds. for the
reason that Is has cemented the fealty OF
the labor element to him. but such is not
exactly the case
There are already murmurings of discon-
tent beginning TO be heard among the men
who have been interested in this latest
strike. 1t is said that the Mayor has only
succeeded in making q partial settlement
with two of the contractors who do not
belong to the contradictory pool, and that he
has failed to include In that settlement the
men who are the power in the city, and
who employ the most men, and also men
who are closer to the city authorities THAI
Is asked why the Mayor has not included
them. and. when no answer comes, 1t Is
suggested that these contractors have more
OF pull with him than have the men
whom they employ. 1t is true that these
contractors who have not signed this
agreement have been seen In consultation
with the Board of Public Works. and with
the Mayor himself. and this is turned to
account against him.
Despite the chilly weather of the last
week the fight in the Democratic campis
waxing hot, and the friends of Mayor Sui
Ivan are wiggling their thumbs hard at
the followers of DowniDg-all OF which is
hugely enjoyed by Frenzel ct al, who are
grooming Ed Hawkins for the coming race.
Sullivan's friends were circulating the re-
port yesterday. that DOwninR's political
record in Louisville will not stand the
wash. and that it would be suicidal for the
as q candidate.
Sim Coy is now ont for Sullivan for
Mayor. and Sim Coy for Councilman. He
believes the combination. by its reel procal
strength. would be q winning one. He says,
In on interview in the Sun, yesterday:
al am for Tom Sullivan. His record has been
clean; ne has accomplished great deal for the
city, and believe he should be -enominated. A
street-railway franchise has been let, and the
Citizens company has been forced TO give us
rapid transit, a thing which IL would never have
done had it not been for Mayor Sullivan and his
administration. The screws were put on, and
Sullivan deserves the credit"
"You don't maintain that the City Railway
Company is anything more than a political
scheme do your"
swell, know all about it, and 1t is q pretty
strong combination. OF course. there's politics
in it, but the combination 10 a beauty. 1 don't
know that the City company ever intends to lay
foot or track and am not sure that the city
would win, IL test were made of that seven
years franchise extension. but that makes little
difference. The outcome will be that the Citi-
zens' company will finally come into possession
of the franchise granted TO the City company.
Thus the scheme will be successful from q bust
moss and financial standpoint, and Mayor
Sullivan will get what political capital there is
In It."
sis the combination strong enough to renomi-
nate Sulli vanw
"I don't know about that. It's q hustling COM
binatioD, and ought to wn."