The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-06

Mr.. Hoffman simply Repeats the Ed
itoriais i'm that Paper.

John w. Hoffman, Democratic candidate
for mayor. demonstrated anew last night
his title to designation as 1.-The human
photograph" In last evenings issue of
the Indianapolis News appeared an edi-
torial squib that was a new play Mayor
Boo,iwalter's slogan, stand Up for Indian
apolis.' 1t read. Stand Up for Indianapo-
lis and Sit Down On the Gang" Almost
with his first breath in his speech in AL
hambra Hall, Illinois and South streets,
last night not over three or four hours
after he had drawn his daily inspiration
from the News. Mr.. Hoffman avowed:
1.-THE voters of this city on Tuesday. Oct.
Is. are going to Stand Up for Indianapolis
by sitting down on the gang.
Mr.. Hoffman thought well of this
new thought that he repeated IL later in
his speech at that place and still once
more i'm the speech at a second meeting In
Parnell Hall.
Alhambra Hall was filled with about 80
men when f. j. Kribs, the Democratic COM
mitteeman for the Twelfth ward called the
meeting to order. w. NJ. Fogarty and f.
made short speech. after which they went
over TO Parnell Hall to hold the crowd
until Mr.. Hoffman could arrive.
Mr.. Hotzmans voice was in very bad
he launched forth on his familiar TRADE
against Mayor Bookwalter and the admin
lStrat1On a 1acetlOuS person IN the audi
ence likened it to the croaking of Poes
famous raven. For a few minutes it
seemed that he would be unable to get
through his speech, but his voice improved
as he progressed and he finished in fairly
good shape. He spoke for a little over an
hour.
Aside from the new play on the Repubi-
can slogan, Mr.. HoltZmans only new con-
tributions to the gayety of the campaign
was his allusion TO Senator Beveridges
speech of Saturday night, and here again
he showed that he is diligent student of
the editorial columns of the News and
that his memory is excellent in some par
ticuars at least, for he repeated sub
stantially the News's disparaging comments
on the speech of the senator. 1t was APP
parent that the address of Senator Bev
eridge is giving Mr.. Hoffman no little
concern. He repeated the Newss argu-
ment in answer TO the senator's stirring
appeal for fair play, that there was no
evidence of fair play in the so-called snap
convention that nominated the Republican
ticket last spring, and further attempted
to depreciate the senator's speech by say
ing he knew that the Senator did not want
10 come to the assistance of the party but
had been whipped into line.
At one point i'm his diatribe against
Edwin d. Logsdon. Mr. Hoffman became
Board of Public Safety instead of the Board
of Public Works. but one of the men on
the platform behind him coached him a
little and he corrected himself.
Mr.. Hoffman repeated his effort to
arouse the prejudices of the South Side
people. charging that the administration
had attempted TO wrong the South Side by
cutting down its representation in the
council from six to four.
In the course of the meeting bibulous
| individual carrying too great a load of cam
paign spirits. interrupted the speaker sew.
| eral times with, That's right, Johnnie, -
Were going to vote for you all right. all
right" and similar Endorsements. The man
| was finally persuaded to leave the hall.