The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-23
Organization Is Asked to Stop Snarl-
ing at BOokwaIter by Republican
Committee Of Three.
FACTS WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC
If LEAGUE is TOO BLINDED TO ACT
THEY WILL BE PRINTED ANYWAY.
Purifiers Given Opportunity to
Show Citizens that League Is Not
Mere Political Machine.

A committee representing the Repub-
lcan city organization yesterday addressed
a communication to Messrs. George E.
Hunt William Fortune. Augustus l.. Ma
son, Theodore f. Griffith. Francis Henry
Gavisk Thomas C. Day and Lucius B.
Swith, leaders of the Citizens League. ask
vestigstion of the official record of John w.
Hoffman, the Democratic candidate for
mayor, and publish it's findings for the in
formation of the voters of indianapolis.
A copy of the letter sent by special
delivery to each of the men to whom 1t is
addressed o. &. Jameson, II. w. Bennett
and Charles L. Coffin sign the letter as the
committee representing the Republican Or
ganization.
The letter states that the committee has
caused to be made an investigation into
the record of Mr.. Holtzman prosecuting
attorney for this circuit and has the result
of the investigation in shape ready for
immediate publication. However, the COM
mittee desires to give the Citizens League
the first opportunity to make such an in
quiry and furnish the result to the public.
and the assurance is given the League
that if that organization will agree to make
"A prompt investigation of Holtzman's rec
ord, and will publish report of such In
vestigation which must be fair and impair
tial, not later than Sept. %, the committee
will give the League a free hand and the
first chance at this public duty.
In event the Citizens League does not
indicate that it will make an investiga-
ton of Holtzmans official record, and pub
lish the results for the information OF the
voters of Indianapolis. the committee rep
resenting the Republican organization will
publish i'm detail the HoltZman official rec
ord as shown by it's investigation.
The letter to the representatives Of the
Citizens League is as follows:
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. p, 1908.
"Messrs. George Edwin Hunt, William For
tune. Augustus l.. Mason, Theodore Il.
Griffith, Francis Henry Gavisk, ThomaS
G.. Day and Lucius Il. Swift:
.Gentlemen-The suggestion has been fire.
quently made. as you must be aware. that
the Citizens League, OF which you gentle
men are members, should investigate the
record in office of John w. Holtzman, the
Democratic candidate for mayor. AS you
profess to be nonpartisan organization,
we in common with great majority of
this community, fail to see how you may
reasonably evade this obvious duty, in view
of the course the league has taken in city
politics. if the league still desires to be
considered nonpartisan.
''The administration of Mayor Book
walter has been virulently attacked by
some members of the league, under the
cloak of this asserted nonpartisanship. The
public has waited long and patiently for
some manifestation on your part of an in
tention 10 devote some OF your valuable
experience and energy to the Democratic
side of the question now confronting the
voters of the city.
..As a committee of three representing
the Republican City Central Committee we
have caused TO be made an investigation
into the record of John W. Holtzman, as
prosecuting attorney for the county. We
have no desire to be unfair to Mr.. Holtz-
man. nor 20 anticipate any action of your
association. If YOU intend making "a fair
and impartial investigation of Mr. Holtz-
mans record, aud To- publish the result of
the said inquiry promptly. there will be no
necessity for the assumption OF that duty
by ourselves. And, ON behalf of the Re
publican City Central Committee. we wish
TO say that we are willing 10 leave this
public duty TO you, providing:
"First-1hat you kindly give immedi-
ate assurance of your present intention 10
perform this duty.
''Second-That the publication OF said re-
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