The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-31
Doctor Says That If Elected
He Will Prove to Them That
They Have Been Mistaken
In Judging His Motives.
NO SPLIT IN THE PARTY
AND THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
IS CONFIDENT THAT THE BULK
OF THE SHOP MEN WILL SUP
PORT HIM THIS YEAR.

When a newspaper man saw DR.. w.
w. Zimmerman, the republican can
didate for mayor, last evening he was
tired-awfully tired-because he had
put in a busy day, canvassing and
visiting the sick. But the Doctor Was
as happy as he was tired. The cause
of his happiness was the fact that be
perceived yesterday, as result o.
his careful observations. that he
would be the choice of the people of
Richmond next Tuesday, as successor
to Mayor Schillinger.
what is the outlook, Doctor" the
reporter queried.
I'm going to win. I am confident
Of that he answered. Il have been
making an active canvass of the city
and from the observations have
made cannot see how l am going to
lose.
viii BE No Split.
"It's an actual fact that four years
ago when was defeated by DIR. Schil-
linger l realized that was defeated
two days before the election. Today
l don't experience that feeling.
haven't found the opposition that
did four years ago. In the first place
there is not going to be the split in
the republican vote this year that
there was when I last made the race.
Republicans who were against me
then are for me now. They say, he
is the republican candidate. He was
the choice OF his party at the nOmi-
mating election and I am going to
abide by the party's decision
I'm the second place I am going to
get much larger shop vote than l
did the last time," DIR. Zimmerman
continued. II have made a careful
canvass of the shops and have found
the. big majority Of the men are for
me. For instance I went into a
small shop the other day that en-
ploys about eighteen men. Last elec.
tion nearly all of these men opposed
me and was not confident of the re.
ception would get. was agreeably
surprised when one Of the men III
formed me that a straw vote had been
taken and it had shown that nearly
all of them were going to support me
Talks About the Women.
"How about the fight some of the
women have been making agains,
you. Doctor. Will it hurt you?" was
the question asked the candidate
Il am sorry the ladies have taker
the stand they have but l really DE-
not believe that it will injure m,
chances to a great extent" he replied
promptly.
Il believe the ladies who have beer
fighting against me are sincere IL
their efforts, but know they are mis-
taken. Honestly. man to man, the!
misunderstood my motives. l hav.
been criticised severely and, 1 believe
unjustly."
'Do you know my determination t.
be elected mayor is based on the fac
that l want to prove to my critics tha
am not what l have been pictured
and that | am capable of giving Rich
mond the best administration it ha
ever had? ! have given my word o
honor In a signed statement. publish
ed last May in the Palladium an,
Item. that II elected mayor woul,
give this city a clean. honest and busi
ness-like administration. and 1 mean
every word that l said. The womel
OF Richmond, if I am elected, nee,
I have no fear that I will wink at tn
I laws and that Richmond will be rul
sas a 'wide-open' city. If am electe
I want the people to say. when re
/ tire from office. four years later, h
l was q good mayor II they do no
II say it, 1t will be because they refus
~te, give me credit for what l hay
I DONE"
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