The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-09
TALKED OF PRIMARIES
FRIENDS OF JAMES COLLINS START
HIS CAMPAIGN O NOMINATION.
Importance of Police Judge in City's
Life Diseussed-News of
Local Politics.

The radical difference between the new
and the old methods of nominating candi-
dates for the city election was incidental
~ discussed at a meeting OF the friends
of James Collins, candidate for the Repub-
iican nomination for police judge. in the
Criminal Court room last night. The i'm
portance of the police judge as a factor in
the municipal life also was referred 10 by
the speakers, including Mr.. Collins.
Martin NJ. Hugg was chairman OF the
meeting and occupied the judges chair,
and before him sat $50 or 200 men of more
or less public prominence, all friends of
Mr.. Collins. met TO discuss the best method
Of obtaining his nomination at the pri-
m.arics to be held on the I'D of this month.
Many of the men were attorneys.
John L. Grifiths expressed the sentiment
of the meeting that Mr.. Collins is In every
way fitted TO be police judge of the city;
that ne has shown especial intelligence as
prosecutor in the Police Court; that he
has been an e~ver-active member of the
Republican party and that his friends
should turn out and work hard for his
nomination. All the speakers that fol-
lowed Mr.. Grifhths repeated what he said
and emphasized his statements.
NEW SCHEME OF NOMINATION.
Pirtle Herod pointed out that there is
apt to be some apathy among the voters
at the nominating primaries. He said
there will not be the incentive TO enthu-
siasm that the convention supplies. The
workers, he said, must urge on every Re-
publican voter TO attend the primaries.
Let us put in a big vote for Collins he
added, and after he is nominated he will
be elected" Frank l.. Littleton said tina.
the primary plan of nominating candidates
should be given a thorough test, and
every Republican should see that he does
all in his power TO max ii successful.
We carried the city by 5000 for the coun-
Is no reason why this majority should not
carry the city ticket through at the COM
ing election
Charles w. Moores said that the workers
should be at the polls on the ed of this
month TO tell the voters about the quail
hcations of candidates for nomination,
and the friends of Mr.. Collins should be
on hand from the time the polls open till
.he time they close to call attention to his
qualifications for the office he seeks.
lch' s. >. Ro6is Mint cl :. S WIIatis a p5o seP-
eral other friends of Mr.. Collins expressed
their admiration for him. and a resolu-
ton was adopted that every one of Mr..
Coiiins's friends should place himself at
Mr.. Collins's disposal to help him TO gain
his end IN every fair way.
bdcn Oh Ine speakers referred to the
tact that the new method of choosing
candidates may develop unexpected con-
tngencies and that il will be we'll for
every Republican to attend the primaries,
cast his vote and assist in getting the full
vote out. Each emphasized the duty of
every Republican TO do his full share in
making the new plan, which was created
by the last Legislature, a great success.
IMPORTANCE OF POLICE JUDGE.
Charles w. Moores pointed out the i'm
portance of the police judge and the Police
Court prosecutor. Mr.. Collins, he said,
had shown that he knows the difference
between prosecutor and a prosecutor.
Many cases come into the police court, he
said, because a policeman has a personal
or political grudgc against a man. 1t is
important that the judge and the pros
ecutor have the power of discrimination
This power Mr.. MooreS said he nau OBJ
served In Mr.. Collins.
Mr.. Collins. in thanking his friends, said
that a police Judge has to deal with many
problems in sociology. He comes in con-
tact more than any other public Of
fetal with the families that make up the
community. He has to deal with at least
one hundred young men a week, with many
young women and girls and with small
boys on their way to Plainfield or Jeffer-
often the family of the wrongdoer as the
wrongdoer himself that suffers most from
the latter'S miSdeedS. If nominated, he
said, he would base his campaign on the
statutes of Indiana.
Chairman Hugg appointed the following
committee TO frame a plan for bringing
Mr.. C~ollins's candidacy and qualifications
prominently before the public: John L.
Grif1ths, c. S. Wiltsie, Frank L. Little
ton, Marion Eaton and j. A. Minturn.