The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
THE MAYORS INTERVIEW.
It Causes Some Conn xnt-Whas tho Gam
blers' Trust MAY Do.

It Causes Some Commxnt-whas tho Gam
biers' Trust May DO.
The interview In yesterdays Journal
with Mayor Sullivan on gambling in the
city attracted much attention. not Only
from the respectable people. but from the
Gamblers Trust. which has the Mayor
under it's control.
II have heard the Mayor make q number
OF speeches. and l always thought the best
thing be could do was to remain silent and
assume to be wise." remarked one of the
downtown gamblers. Here he has gone
along thus far without having to cay q
thing about the gambling houses. and just
at this most inopportune time he makes an
ass OF himself. Why did he not decline to
talk when questioned about gamblins9
That interview has 'queered' him. He
pulls himself right Off from the respectable
element by saying that he knows nothing
eooue the open gambling houses. And
every body knows that he knows they are
running at full blast. The mploye s about
the City Hall have been talking about the
houses. the papers have been full of it, and
for Sullivan to make such a break as that
Will drive the tony element away from
him. We can put up q big wad of Doodle.
out he has TO draw from some source. You
See, Iom Tsggart was TO hold Sullivan up
as a model for the North-side people, while
We were to get in our work in the south
western wards and among the boys that
walt Tor O bill or two before they vote. It
would have been all right If he had just
kept his mouth shut. but to 90 and tell
such o whopper as that printed III the
Journal will queer him with the North-side
people"
The friends of Csdi Buskirk were also in
dignant ct SullIvan's attempt to throw tho
Diane on hls running mate. alter he had
first stated that be did not know that the
houses were running at full blast. The
Cadi does not object to giving the gam blers
an easy time. but he does not propose TO
take the brunt of it and have Sullivan try
to slide out from under the responsibility.
Sullivan Ia the man directly responsible,
undoubtedly that the houses are
wide open. All Sullivan would have
TO do Is to give the chief OF police the
word and the houses would close. Ii the
gamblers had refused to pay the ~blackmail
that S~nlliyan's managers demanded for the
campaign the houses would have been closed
at once. Does the Mayor really know thats
Mayor Sullivan realizes the bad position
be Is IN. but be cannot back out. because
the money of the gamblers he's been taken
for his campaign and be cannot break
faith with them. for If be did they would
make such @ howl and expose hat Sulli-
van would have no more chance OF being
elected than a Chicago Anarchist.
A Of the local Democratic work.
ers aot together yesterday afternoon to
canvass the situation as far as lt applies to
the gamblers trust. and they concluded
that it would be best to appoint q COM
mlttee to confer with the trust, and enter
into an agreement to have the houses closed
until after election. IL the agreement
meets with the favor of President "BilP'
Iron. of the trust. tho Mayor will come out
boldly with ON order to the Board of Safety
that the houses must be closed, and every
house will fall quietly in line. Then they
will open up if Sullivan is reelected.