The Indianapolis journal., 1903-09-28
Mayor, Judge Stubs and Judge whal-
Ion Will Address Jewish Gath
ering Thursday Night.
: MASS MEETING OF PRoHIs
HITZ WILL ANSWER OTHER CANDI-
DATES THURSDAY NIGHT.
Several Meetings for the Week Aa-
nOunced by Democrats HoItx.
mans Weak Defense-Gossip.

The city campaign will grow appreciably
warmer this week. as the Republicans and
Democrats will both increase the number
of meetings held and the Prohibition man-
ayers expect to let out another link in the
pace at which they have been travelling.
The candidates are now nearing the three-
quarter pole, in racing vernacular. and next
week they will 20 into the stretch and
straighten out for the final sprint for the
wire. consequently there will be nothing
but excitement from now until the finish
The Republicans will to-day begin hold
ing noon meetings at the various manufac-
turing establishments of the city and after
tonight they will hold at least two meet
ings every night until the election. The
meeting at noon to-day will be at the At
kins saw works. Mayor Bookwalter will
be the only speaker
GOOD MEETINGS PLANNED.
Two meetings will be held next Thurs
day night, but the other meetings for the
week have not been finally arranged. one
Of the Thursday night meetings win be in
Psrnell Hall. 1t will be a Jewish gathering
and Isadore wulfson will preside. Mayor
Bookwalter, Judge Stubs and Judge Whai-
Ion will be the speakers. The other will
be at Senate avenue and Sixteenth streets
and Addison c. Harris will preside, unless
he is called from the city. Representative
Jesse Overstreet, Mayor Bookwaiter and
II. A. Brown will be the speakers.
The Democrats announce the following
Monday night, at the Brightwood town
hail; Tuesday, at Mount Jackson: VedTeS,
day, Hoyt and State avenues: Thursday.
Library Hall. Haughviile; Friday, West
mons; Saturday, Minnesota and South
East streets.
PRoHIs' MASS MEETING.
On Thursday night the Prohibitionists
will hold the largest demonstration OF their
campaign. a mass meeting in the Masonic
Hall. at which candidate George IIitz Will
deliver his answer TO Mayor Bookwalter
and John W. Holtzman.
The Republican managers are deriving
by John w. Hoffman, I'm his Saturday
night speech, TO defend his own official
record and answer the expose given in the
report of Messrs. jameson, Bennett & Cof-
''If Mr.. Holtzman's speech in the Ninth
ward last night was correctly reported I'm
this morning s. papers. said Edward IN
sley yesterday, 'he must have been labor
ing under considerable excitement while
defending his record prosecuting attor-
ney. Doubtless il was the heat OF passion
rather than deliberate purpose TO utter
an untruth that caused him 10 say:
Now TO these cases which they go
into, stating that out OF over 5000 about
400 were dismissed.
HOLTZMAN'S INACCURACIES.
'Mr Hoitzman knows very well that the
report on his record as prosecutor did not
say that he had dismissed 400 cases out or
5000 He knows very well that the NUM-
Der of cases of all kinds. dismissed, nollied
or allowed to drag along for years with
out trial during his incumbency OF ofice,
numbered well into the thousands instead
of hundreds He knows very well that
this list of 400 Is not even list OF cases
dismissed. but a list of liquor. gambling
and immoral house cases handled by him.
showing dismissals etc, in an overwhelm-
ing percentage OF them.
.'It may fairly be assumed that Mr.
Holtzman read the report of the COMMITTEES
with some care. / wish 10 believe that
his Misrepresentation OF its statements was
a slip of the tongue. But II he repeats
in. effective measures will be taken for
bringing the deliberate falsehood TO the
attention of every voter In the city.
1--WE have had considerable lying In Mr..
Hoitzman's behalf to contend witt, and for
one, / am somewhat weary OF tnat st<ie
OF campaigning.