The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-06
AT MARION CLUB.
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be tarred and feathered and l am ready
to help" He was cheered loudly.
ANENT MIR. HOFFMAN.
II have not much to say about Mr.. Holtz-
man. continued the speaker. He is a
bad Democrat with an unfair appetite for
office. 1 want to be understood on this
matter. / am Republican and 1 have
never voted the Democratic ticket and the
party can never dish up a spoonful that 1
cannot swallow. Taggart is one of the
best men that lives and he was working in
the interests of the Democratic party. /
invite Mr.. Hoffman to tell me what part
he had in destroying Thomas Taggart in
Indianapolis. Hardly had Taggart got into
power when we find Holtzman, with Polster
and Reach, attempting to get control. And
now we find the same men working TO
destroy Bookwalter and to traduce his good
name in the community. These men con-
spired to get control of the Democratic
party and they did get control. This is a
mud-slinging contest, but anyone who win
study the record will know that these men
are unfair.
And this Citizens League, composed of
those holier than thou sort of fellows, are
placing the names of obscure Democrats
in the place of tried and true Republicans.
And now / understand that they have
condemned Lew Cooper a past president
of this club. And why do they say not to
vote for Cooper? Because he voted for two
new railroads to be run into indianapolis
and seventeen switches TO build up the in
dustries of the city. i consider that a good
record for Cooper"
When Mr.. Cockrum had concluded
chairman Overstreet called upon Charles
X. Henry, who was i'm the room. MIR.
Henry made short talk, saying i'm part as
follows: This campaign is not very differ
ent from other campaigns. 1t seems that
II is, but il is not. / have never seen any
candidate but what you could abuse him or
find fault with him. If / find anything
wrong in my party | have never seen the
time that | would so into another party
to remedy that wrong. If L were prepared to
condemn Mr.. Bookwalter, which / am not,
L would not go TO the Democratic Marty
AS for Mr.. Hoffman. l am willing that he
stand by his record. And as for the city ad-
ministration. could you expect any Republi-
can administration in one term to right
three terms of Democratic msrule? A de-
feat In the coming campaign may be an
injury to the Republicans in Marion county
from which they may not recover in a
dozen years.
Il do not take any stock in the charges
against the administration, for most of
them are without any foundation i'm fact
And / heartily condemn the methods taken
to down Mayor Bookwalter. I believe that
the Republican party should right its
wrongs within its own party
MAYOR BOOKWALTER ARRIVES
At the close of Mr. Henry's talk. Mayor
Bookwalter arrived. He had attended three
other Republican meetings before coming
to the Marion Club. He said that he did
not intend to speak on the issues of the
campaign, for all were agreed on that score
He reviewed his political policy in standing
by the Republican party ever since he had
of the report of the Citizens League and
said 1t was striking and peculiar thing