The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-07

Charles a. Bookwalter, Republican NOM
inee for mayor predicts certain victory for
the Republican ticket. He said 10 the Jour-
nal last night:
THE victory is ours. The people have
been with us since the opening OF the cam
paign, and will testify TO this fact with
their ballots at the polls. / could not be
better satisfied with the conditions at this
stage of the campaign. Our organization
is almost perfect, and nothing has been left
undone TO make success certain. The party
workers who are always depended upon to
do the active work of the campaign are
more interested and enthusiastic this time
than 1 have ever seen them before, and
consequently have done better work than
ever before
This time it will be an honest count, and
there will be no repetition OF the frauds
which were perpetrated in many precincts
two years ago. We have the inspectors,
and that means that the Democrats will not
have the opportunity OF practically dis
franchising our voters, not only in the
manipulation OF the count. but by the will
full refusal to register their ballots. as they
did two years ago.
my observation has been that the peo-
pie of Indianapolis during this campaign
have thought more and been more inter-
ested in Mr. Taggart's hopeless fioundeTing
over the 59-cent levy and his temporary
loans and his record on the question OF pub
lie franchises than upon any other subjects
involved in the campaign.
THAT the people were deceived in 1899 as
TO the true condition Of the city treasury Is
now conceded: that it has been the consist
ent policy OF the present administration TO
use special funds TO conceal deficits in the
city treasury is now evident, this policy not
being a feature of the last two years alone.
but having been generally followed since
the time the first bond issue was made for
the construction Of the police station. early
in Mr. Taggart's first term as mayor
Believing that the success or failure OF
any administration Of city affairs depends
in large measure not only upon the mayor
himself but upon the personnel of his va
rious boards and other appointees. / shall
endeavor 10 secure men I'm whom the people
OF Indianapolis have confidence. and shall
always insist that such boprds shall be man.
aged by such appointees in the interest OF
the people alone. and not I'm the interest
Of any corporations or coterie Of personal
friends"
Chairman Logsdon. OF the Republican
city committee, said last night that defeat
for the Republican city t5,.ket was not only
improbable, but impossible.
"You may say for me" said he. that the
Republican city ticket will be elected by
majorities ranging from 300 TO 400. I
deem it TO be bad taste f6r me 10 say any
thing about the organization, but / cannot
refrain from declaring II 80 be the best we
have ever had. 1t viii u particularly ef-
fective in getting our voters 10 the polls,
and that means certain victory for Us. We
expect every ward i'm the city 20 show large
Republican gains. and on. expectations are
built on a substantial foufdation. This cleo
tion will demonstrate that IL is not the Re-
publican party against the Democratic
party, but the people as ainst Taggsrtism
and misrule"