The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-24
COLBERTW WAS THE MAN
REPORT OUT THAT HE
TIPPED THE GOOD-E CITIZENS.
cratic ~Camp-HOw the Scheme
Was Planned.

The scheme which the Democratic county
committee set on foot to have the Good-e
citizenship committee make a tour of sa-
looms on Sunday, with a guide who was able
to persuade the saloon men to sell the
party liquor. is increasing every day in it's
boomerang effects. There is the warmest
sort of i~nternecine war on at Democratic
headquarters as a result of the leaking of
the report from headquarters that ex-Su-
perintendent of Police Colbert was the man
who gave the Good-e committee it's pointers.
The plot was carefully hatcned in the COM
mittee rooms and unusual precautions were
taken to prevent 1t from every becoming
known, for it was readily foreseen that
the saloon keepers would be
highly incensed that they should
suffer for the sake of such dubi-
Gus political capital. 1t was necessary to
secure a trusted man to convey the infor-
me- ton CD to Mr.. Goode, and it was also
necessary that Mr.. Goode should not know,
presumably, that the tip came from any one
connected with the Democratic committee.
The scheme worked admirably in so far
as the alleged inspection tour was carried
out, and If Mr.. Goode were asked to-day
he would probably say that he did not know
positively that the Democratic committee
was furnishing him Information through its
agents.
Colbert has been taking an active part in
the present campaign, and it has been
stated that he is the one who looks after
collection of assessments from Democratic
members OF the police and fire departments.
He is known among the Democratic leaders
as a man who can be trusted with conf
Dental political missions, but the statement
that he was the man selected by the Demo-
cratic committee to steer the Goode COM
mittee against Hagerdorn was inadvertent-
ly allowed to pass from the inner circles
of the Democratic committee rooms.
1t was not supposed for a moment by the
managers that the saloon keepers would
ever know that Colbert acted i'm this ca
pacity. or. In fact. that the had
anything to do with the tour. So when il
became noised about that Colbert was the
its information. the saloon keepers set up
a now that could be heard all along the
line, from the end of Madison avenue to
Thompson's road house, north of Fall
creek. The saloon keepers could not COM
prehend this double treachery on the part
of the committee which it was supplying
geance were sworn at Colbert. whom they
had looked upon as their faithful friend.
ddiS e ! and lS em ms ! fact by HAS tn fur never aiyar SSni
the committee, for 1t Is feared that the
Liebers and others will also take umbrage
who acted as guide for Goodies committee,
and coaxed bartenders to sell Goode, Rit-
ter and others liquors in violation of law,
was a favorite Of Colbert'S when the latter
was at the head Of the police department,
and Colbert knew him to be a man who
could take the committee around and after
wards keep his mouth shut. Hagerdorn,
however, little dreamed that he would be-
come known publicly as the pilot of the
party. AS a result of this publicity, it is
stated that he has been dismissed from the
en- oloy Of Joseph Cents cerealine works.
Albert Lieber purchases a large part OF the
output of Gents plant for brewery uses,
and it is claimed that he insisted that
Hsgerdorn be discharged from his position
on account Of the part he took in the tour.
Yesterday men were sent out by the Demo
cratic committee to try to explain the affair
to the saloon keepers, but met little sue
held between Albert Lieber, some of the
leading saloon keepers and the committee
very shortly In order to patch up some sort