The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-20
Dictator Has Violated All Promises
That He Would Keep Out of Con-
test for Nomination.
HE WILL FIGHT ANDREW VAIL
SOUTH SIDE COUNCILMAN REFUSED
TO Do HIS BIDDING.
Reach Dismisses "BiII- KisseI from
City Committee and Policy King
Swears Vengeance.

dominated py the single desire TO advance
the interests of John w. Holtzman, James
Leroy Reach, chairman of the Democratic
city committee. is running his machine over
| everybody that presumes TO stand in his
| way Reach is determined that Hoffman
shall be the man to run against BookwaI-
ter, and he will brook no interference with
his programme.
Al this most crucial point of the cam
paign Reach has succeeded in making two
/ powerful enemies personally and in weak
| ening the enthusiasm of two men for the
| success OF the Democratic ticket. He has
openly announced his intention of opposing
! Councilman Andrew. Wahl. who wants to
be returned to Council, and he has ignomin-
iously dismissed Bill Kissel as commit
teeman in the fourth precinct of the Sew
enth ward. Both refused to bend to his will
TO actively support John w. Hoffman, and
Reach has set out to break them for their
stubbornness. Both refuse TO be broken
and say that Reach will have the time of
his life in overriding the wishes of the ma
Jorlty OF the Democrats of the city, who
wish to see James E. Mccullough the NOM
inee of the convention next Saturday
VAIL rs A FIGHTER.
The ostensible reason for Keach's enmity
to VAIL is the fact that the latter re-
fused TO be dictated to by Reach in the
matter of the report of the special COM
mittee which investigated the books of
City Clerk Charles n. Elliott While real
izinS that the business of the office had
not been conducted according to strict bust
ness principles, VAIL was unwilling To be-
lieve that Elliott had been dishonest. and
he could not bring himself to make a re-
port taking that view. keach wanted this
done for the political effect it would have,
and he ordered Wahl to make the report
and make strong. Wahl refused to do
IT, he is the KIND OF man that can be led
gently, but that bucks like a broncho when
the whip is applied. Reach begged, pleaded
and finally threatened, all to no avail
Then Reach gave VAIL the alternative
or making report of the nature desired
or of sacrificing his seat in Council IN one
IL was an outrage and that he could go
TO the devil IL he so desired Reach then
gave out instructions to his men in the old
Fifth, now the Fifteenth ward, under the
Encouragement, that Wahl is to be beaten.
VAIL has made up his. mind that he will
not be whipped out of the contest. and he
is preparing to fight Reach and his crowd
to the bitter end
SHEA BENT HIS HEAD.
After the Logsdon Investigation. Reach
had better success. Mike Shea also wants To
return to the Council and Reach dictated
to him the minority report made after the
Council committee on investigation and i'm
parchment concluded it's work. The report
was not written by Shea at ALL 1t showed
the fine hand of Reach in every sentence.
1t read like a Democratic platform and its
purpose was much the same. Shea was told
that he must stand sponsor for the report
Or cat IF ha
to do his part and a reward will be re-
turned.
Andrew VAIL is one of the best-known
and most capable Democrats in the citv
His record in Council has been excellent
and his personal popularity is great He
has host of friends who VIII stand by him
i'm the fight and who are disguised with
Reach and his dictatorial methods This
following has been irritated and sickenad
IT will not only be against Reach on the
preliminary fight but ii will oppose him
wherever he shows his hand.
KISSEL NO WEAKLING.
Although an entirely different sort of per-
son, "Bill" Kissel is not to be sneered at
when it comes to the game of politics. He
gained his knowledge in a good school.
under a skilful master. He is shrewd.
energetic, and seldom knows when he is
beaten. He has been able to control per-
haps 500 votes absolutely in past city cleo
tions. and the probability is that his fol-
lowing has not diminished. Kissel is strong
with the colored voters in the Sixth and
Seventh wards, many of whom do his bid
ding at word. Reach has thrown him ont
or the committee, and he has sworn re-
kissel has been for Mccullough all along
lie knows that Taggart wants to see Nc
1uhoush make the race, and that Smiling
lhonlaS mas no use for Keach'S man Fri
day, Hoffman. kissel kept still for a long
time. but finally he had to show his hand
heach came TO him In cafe the other day,
ana the TWO had lunch. Reach tried to win |
I<lssel over to Hoffman. Kissel accused |
him or unfairness, of going out of his wav
as chairman of the city committee to fur |
Their the interests of one candjdate Roth
men got "riled,' and some pretty strong
language passed. The result of the thing |
was that Kissel was notified that he was no |
longer persona srata as member of the |
city committee. Reach will fill his place |
with Holtzman man. Kissel is not even |
attempting to keep quiet about IL. He saws
tndt he VIII put Reach out of business or |
die In trying.
SHOWS NO FAIRNESS.
Democrats have begun to wonder what |
kind of man this is they put at the head of |
the organization. They wanted a man who |
would be fair and square, who would do |
what ne promised. Reach has been any
thing but fair. He has not fulfilled his
A1S pIOIIiSeQ 10 Keep his hand /
out OF the mayoralty nomination contest |
and not TO be for any man. Instead. he has
never neglected to help Hoffman and has
Iaken the offensive time after time for the
brewers candidate
His apportonment of delegates for the
saturday is scheme which has
Ior Its purpose simply the nomination of
doitzman. Reach has so arranged matters
mat IL Will take an act of Providence TO
peat holtzman- elm past conventions there |
nave been from go 10 200 delegates some
lines more Usually there were from three
20 nVe In each precinct. In the convention
there Will be less than 500. and no
precinct will have more than three dele
gates This shrewd scheme makes Holtz-
nan nomination look certain. In the first |
place, every precinct committeeman may be |
/ delegate. They are practically all Reach |
men, therefore Hoffman men, IL they are |
Tot delegates themselves their friends will
De. and IL will amount to the same thing
lhey Will probably have enough TO control |
ne convention on the first ballot, as IL looks
now.
MeCullough's partisans and Moore's men
'eailze the probable effect OF this scheme of
imprisonment. and they are lighting des-
oerateiy 10 recover ground. BY a coalition |
-ney hope 10 win with one of the two. and
WITH the able assistance OF Thomas Tag |
CART, the Sage of French Lick their fight |
nay not be so hopeless as il looks a week
before the convention ~