The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-29
Edward ]. Fogarty Says
He Can Carry Indiana
if Any Democrat CAM.
He Began His Chase for
Livelihood as a Brick
layer ~ II II II

<"0 CAN carry Indiana, if any
eLWa Democrat can. declared May
or Edward ]. Fogarty of this
IG&TSDl city, one evening last Janu-
airy, as he stood in the corri-
dor of an indianapolis hotel surrounded by
a few Democratic admirers A few months
later. in the same hotel, he announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomination
for Governor of this great State and ex-
planned that he is "a regular Democrat"
Thus, from an ordinary bricklayer to an
aspiration for the Indiana governorship
has Edward j. Fogarty risen in few
years.
Not many years ago Eddie" Fogarty
was a rotund little barefoot boy ''over on
the hill" He was born there April Y, 1863
and he still lives, as he always has, in the
house where he was born. OF Irish extrac-
ton and of devout Catholic parents he
was sent to the parochial school where he
was consistently taught that religion and
given the rudiments of an education. This
was the basis of his learning and his edu-
cation is mainly of the practical kind.
At eleven years he began laying brick
and with native quickness it was not long
before he had mastered the trade. When he
was thirty years old, or in 1898, he became
chief of the money order department in the
South Bend postofice, his appointment be-
ing received from Postmaster Walter Har-
rigan. When the administration changed
and Horace G. Miller was appointed post
master Mr. Fogarty remained, his service
continuing for three years under Postmas-
ter Miller.
Mr. Fogarty had taken considerable in
terest in politics, but was not active to the
extent of seeking an elective office unit:
1902 He had gone on the road as travel
ing man, but the work was not to his lik-
ing and he returned to his trade. While SUI
perintending some building for the oliver
Chilled Plow Company he was nominated
by the South Bend Democrats for mayor
The nomination meant. much to him and
shattered the hopes of one of the wheel
horses of the local Democracy, the veneer
able ex-councilman, Sorden Lister That
convention made chapter in the political
history of South Bend that will never be
forgotten.
For many years Mr. Lister had been a
valued and faithful member of the. Democ-
racy. Naturally snrewd~ politician, ne was
relied on to turn Trick and make WIN
ming when others were not capable OF doing
it His only reward for services performed
was an occasional election to the Common
Council at a mere annual pittance. In 1902
party for mayor, but that party refused
him and turned the hOpor over TO Mr. Fo-
garty. The blow was severe one and one
which Mr.. Lister still feels, but his enemies
are relentless.
The party had got into the hands Of a lot
of young Democrats who were willing to
turn everything and everybody aside TO
put FOgarty in. Principal among them was
Patrick j. Clifford, who's for years, has been
a mail carrier in the government service
He was and still is an active partisan of
ATr vs. md MN oh of he lot TORS
success is due TO his efforts.
A CLEAN CITIZEN.
Mr. Fogarty's Republican opponent was
ex-City Treasurer William a. Rutherford
No party could have gone before the people
with a cleaner better citizen than Mr.
Rutherford. Most of the members of his
party were jubilant over the fact that he
was their nominee. He was a man for whom
they could work with hearty good will and
a knowledge that ne would give the people
an honest. clean administration. But there
was element against him and it did not
hesitate TO overstep the bounds of honesty
and truthfulness 1t was the overheard
element and IT succeeded in convincing
many overheard voters that Rutherford
would close the saloons, stop gambling
shut UP the evil resorts and make the CITY
tighter than drum. These voters lost their
heads and their judgment was scattered
10 the winds. They forgot that the mayor
Is governed by laws and that he does not
make them. They overlooked the fact that
he did not have the power TO close the
saloons. if the latter Cbeyed the law, and
they did not consider that gambling and
the social evil cannot be eliminated from a
city like South Bend, although they can be
CuTbed.
In spite of Mr.. Rutherford's assurances
that he was not crank and that, while he
would not be tool of the evil element he
would be reasonably liberal and strictly
fair his friends could not convince that
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that he had held Office long enough. Men in
his own party were against him solely
upon that ground These were the only rea-
sons of any note urged against him and as