The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-17
william r. Moore and Charles Ma
guire Are the Only Candi-
dates for Mayor.
ALL OTHER NAMES WITHDRAWN
H.. &. cox, T.. w. LITTLE AND LUKE
WALPOLE FOR POLICE UDGE.
s.Machine" Now Faces n Fight with
Those Who Have Been An
gered by IL.

ticn commissioners met in the office of
Kern & Bell in the Stevenson building
last night and prepared the ballot to be
used at the Democratic primaries Aug. 70.
Chairman Tanning turned over to the
board all the petitions for candidacy which
had been filed during the last two weeks,
and the names of the candidates for each
office were then grouped together and
presumably placed on the ticket in the
order i'm which they were filed with the
chairman. The names Of the candidates
follow i'm the order in which they will ap-
pear on the ticket:
Mayor-WiIlian. +. Moore and Charles
Mcguire.
City ~Clerk-John Geokler and August
Police Judgc-Edward w. Little, Henry
c.. Cox and Luke Walpole.
Councilmen at Lsrge-Charles NJ. Dick
son, Robert NJ. Madden, George &. Stacey,
Andrew A. Sweeney. Henry w. Laut. sr,,
David j. Curran. jeremiah Costello. Ed
ward, f.. Bernauer. owen McAree, Daniel
Campbell and Conrad I. Bitter.
Ware Councilnlen-First ward, Charles
f. Murphy and Peter j. Gall: Second ward.
John ID. Busk; Third ward, Francis +.
Bailey; Fourth ward, Oscar Woeraer;
Firth ward, Andrew III. VAIL; Sixth ward.
William. Riley Hart: Seventh ward, John
T.. Pritchard, Eighth ward, Christian IL.
Wauneg. Charles Gammer and Samuel V;
Perrott; Ninth ward. James Riley, Michael
j. Shea and Samuel l.. Morrow; Terth
ward, Guilford A. Deitsch and James d.
Kelly and William F.. Sweenie; Twelfth
ward, James w. MCGrew end Henry Fried
man: Thirteenth ward, James f. Berry;
Fourteenth ward. William Beattie and Gus
tave j. Il. Meyer: Fifteenth ward, John
Wolsifter.
The names of five other men besides
Moore and Mcguire for whom petitions
of candidacy for the nomination for mayor
were filed will not appear upon the ticket.
In each instance these names were with
drawn by the petitioners who had filed
the notices of candidacy with Chairman
Tanning. The legal opinion of w. w.
Spencer, who. when there was some ques-
ton as to the candidacy of Mayor Tag
CART. declared that he would have to be "a
candidate because there was no way in
which his petition could be withdrawn.
was totally ignored by the board and I'm
each instance the withdrawal of the cdndl-
date was accepted without a murmur.
The five candidates petitioned for and
allowed TO withdraw were Thomas Tag
CART. Joseph r.. Bell, John w. Hoffman,
Fielding T. Lee and Charles Gauss. The
petition of the last named candidate was
not presented to Chairman Tanning until
yesterday afternoon. When Gauss heard
of the petition he declared most emphat-
ically that he would not be a candidate
and last night. appeared before the board
dSkllR indl MS name ne WllnlTdWn
Joseph T.. Bell said last night that he be-
lieved that Mcguire would make "A strong
er candidate than himself and that he had
therefore withdrawn in his favor.
Il deeply appreciate the honor which has
been given me in presenting my name as "A
candidate for the nomination for mayor
of this city" said Mr.. Bell. but | prefer
to sacrifice my personal ambition for the
good of the party
The petitioners who signed the notice of
John w. Holtzman's candidacy were more
anxious to withdraw his name than they
were to file Ii with the city chairman.
In addition to their petition OF wal
Mr.. Hoffman himself emphaticaly stated
that his name should not be placed upon
the ticket. Fielding L. Lee told his friends
that he was not in a position to seek the
nomination and they Immediately withdrew
his petition.
MACHINE" MUST FIGHT.
Ii is now a fight to the finish between
the Democratic machine and the anti-rinG
candidates. Moore's followers will make
his fight on the ground that he is not now,
never has been and never will be connected
with the Taggart machine. On the other
hand. Mcguire will stand by his colois
and expect the 'machinists'' to pull him
through: There is some speculation as to
whom the ring people will back for the
nomination for city clerk. Ii is said. how
ever. that Geckler has been weighed in
the balance and found wanting; otherwise
Tamm's name would not lave been on the
ticket.
1t seems that Geckler has talked toe
much. He has had the audacity to ques.
ton the wisdom of the Democratic man
ayers I'm selecting a candidate for mayo
and the managers have heard about 1t.
Geckler Is said TO have declared that the
nomination of Bell or any other man
directly connected with the Taggart ad
miniStratlon meant GeteaE for the ticket
and in the event that Fell was selected
GecKler would not be a candidate. Bel
WAS dropped, but the sting of Geckler'.
remarks is said to- linger with the powers
There are sonla. however, who question tn,
sincerity of Tar.m's candidacy and be
lieve that the voters will be Instructed fol
Geckler. If there is TO be an honest dgh'
between Geckler and Tamm for the n0mi
resign his present Position as Geckler'.
assistant. as he couldn't very we'll try Il
usurp his superior's place and still draw
pay from the city as his aPpointee.
1t Is probable that a protest will be hear
from the friends of Henry g. Cox. Nht
candidate for police Edge. Cox's petition
was filed three days agu. and Chairman
Tanning said last night that the petition
OF Little had been fled on Thursday. Ii
the event that CONs petition was filCC
first 1t will be hard for somebody to ex
over that OF Cox. little Is the admiais
trati0n candidate, and II is known tina
the "nlachinists' Esvo been after him 10
- veraI days He. Row ever. declined to %,
a candidate as late as Thursday night, OF
at least that Is what he said. His con
version. therefore. must have happened
Slice that time.
With the exception o. Andrew A
Sweeney. a member OF the Board of Safety
ana Charles Nj. Dickson ana Edward +
Bernauer, memters OF the City Council
the candidates for courcilnen at large ar'