The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-05
Attitude of Mr.. R0ltxman Continued
After He Became PROSECUTORS,
Records Will show.
REPORT OF CITIZENS LEAGUE
1T WILL PROBABLY INDORSE THE
CANDIDACY OF HOLTZMAN.
Charges Made by the News Against
BookwaIter Will He Repeated
Local Political News.
To-Night's Meetings.

Republcan-Marion Club smoker club
house. North Meridian street; Repre-
sentative Jesse Overstreet chairman;
Mayor Bookwalter John B. Cockrum and
others, speakers. Walters Chapel. Sanders
street and Barth avenue; Judge McCray,
Gurley Brewer and city candidates.
observation-disclosures Hall, Illinois and
South streets: John W Holtzman, W. Nj.
Fogarty and +. w. Little.
In the investigation of the official record
of John w. Hoffman. the Democratic
candidate for mayor. further evidence has
come to light from the files of the Indian
apois News that MIR. Hoffman was I'm
league with gamblers and divekeepers even
before he became prosecuting attorney.
The News of. Oct. 3. 1880. when Mr.. Holtz-
was candidate the first time for
prosecuting attorney. contains an account
of political meeting in Masonic Hall. at
which captain Eli Ritter, the Prohibition
candidate for prosecuting attorney, mace
such charge against Candidate Holtz-
The News quotes Captain Ritter as
follows:
Candidate Hoffman has said he would
not prosecute violators OF liquor laws on
the evidence of detectives. Mr.. Hoffman
has intimated to officers 10 go easy on
gamblers for a time
In a subsequent issue of the News, Oct.
81 1890. the following is found:
''In a recent speech, Captain Ritter. the
Prohibition candidate for prosecuting at
torney. said L am informed from the
original source of information that John ".
Hoffman went TO the police force and
said he had been requested by the boys.
referring to the gamblers, TO see the force
and ask them TO let up on their efforts to
prosecute gambling
.'Mr. Hoffman said he had made a re-
mark 20 Captain Bruce substantially as
quoted above
This attitude of Mr.. Hoffman toward the
gamblers and liquor law violators was con-
tinued after he became prosecutor. as is
shown by the records of his Office during
his two terms. i'm which he nolled. dis
missed or dropped rs or 50 per cent of all
the cases against gamblers and divekeep-
ers that fell 10 him for prosecution.
The report of the Citizens League on the
records of the several candidates for Office
at the approaching election is expected to-
day or tomorrow. Ii will be published in
the News which has been closely identified
with the league since its inception. The
report it is said. occupies about four
columns OF ''solid matter" and covers the
records of every candidate. tip was
abroad last night to the effect that the
league will indorse John w. Holtzman, the
Democratic mayoralty candidate, on the
ground that his record is clearer than that
of the Republican candidate and that the
election Of George Hitz, the Prohibition cam
didate, is not even remote possibility.
The report will say kind things of Mr.. Hits
and his friends. but indirectly will urge
the Hitzites to desert a hopeless cause and
get on the Hoffman band wagon.
The leagues report on Mayor Bookwalter
and the present city administration will be
a condensation Of the sweeping charges and
accuse tions that have appeared from time
to time in the columns of the Indianapolis
News within the past six months.