South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-17
Men Who Furnished Balance of
Power in Election Insist
Keller Should Honor Their
Chief.
AROUSED BY REPORT
OF TRIBUNE ORDERS
Would Accept Place on Board
of Public Works as SubSti-
tute = City Attorney From
"Gab Trust"

neither Mr.. Happ, citizens city
chairman, nor Burr r Augustine,
member of the executive committee.
are to succeed Patrick A Joyce us
city controller. if reports presumed to
emanate from Mayor Elect Fred W.
Keller's inner circle" are TO be taken
seriously.
Happ and Augustine were the head
liners for this office, according to the
street speculation Of Saturday, but
Sunday il was reported that Angus
tine has positively stated that he can
not afford the job. while Happ is
barred by an Interview published in
the the Tribune come time ago, es-
chewing all political am bitiOns and
promising 10 refuse all political APP
pointments. This elimination of self,
on the part of the city chairman, il is
claimed the mayOr-elect has said he
cannot well overlook.
The most talked Of prospect for
the appointment Of city controller is
now given as Rep. Charles Weidler
and Weidler appears TO have the
backing of virtually all the democrats
who aligned themselves with the citi-
zens movement. 1t is claimed by the
Weidler democrats that they held the
balance OF power at the November
election. and that by turning over up
wards to a thousand votes for the cit
izens' candidate. recognition of their
chlef Is no. asking too much.
Tribune May BE Barrier.
However, theer are those who in
siSt that Weidler is impossible in the
capacity of controller and if recOg-
nized at all il should be for a place on
the board of public works, provided
that is possible.
The 'impossibleness" appears not
10 go to the fitness of the man, it be-
ing generally conceded that he is
highly capable and would make a
competent official in either capacity,
but. aye. there is the Tribune again.
With regard to the mayor-elects
appointments, the Tribune is declared
to be more determined in the exercise
Of "a thou shalt not than in a thou
shalt espionage. and that Rep. Weld
Ter. despite his saving the day for
Keller, was long ago placed under the
Tribune's bar.
Dates Back to Primary.
This understanding with regard to
Weidler is reputed TO date back to the
time Of the citizens primary, when
the Tribunes pet candidate for the
mayOrality nomination was defeated
by Keller much Ia that papers cha
grin. 1t is claimed to have become
necessary at that time to placate the
Tribune editor a bit in order TO hold
him in line. the black-listing of sew
eral men for appointments being the
process pursued, Rep. Weidler being
among them.
How far Keller will go in compli-
ance with such an understanding. is
what is puzzling scores of on1Ookers
Keller himself denies any such ar
rangement having been made to his
personal knowledge, but like the men
who put on the beer meetings in the
west end without his knowledge or
consent, il may be that some of the
organization workers assumed the re-
spOnsibility. and viii try TO hold the
HNrw-
IL IS because the Tribune is said to
have black Listed Weidler much "a
anything. that appears To have made
the Weidler democrats active. insist
ing that Keller should do the right
thing and decline 30 be "bossed" in
city cOntrollership first. as the pro-
per honor 10 be conferred. but place
on the board OF public works, with
the most OF them would be salts
factory.
Glenn May Get Controller.
Republicans and prOgressives as
we'll as democrats are talking of
Weidler for a place on the board of
public works . but Keller with his
customary quiet refuses to discuss
the subject After Weidler. and with
Happ and Augustine virtually elm
mated from an appointment to the
COntrollership, the next man being
talked for that job is VIM Glenn.
former county superintendent of
schools. and candidate for treasurer
on the TepublicO-p progressive county
ticket last year. when he was defeated.
Glenn IS a progressive which aCain
may not set so very we'll on the Trib-
une's stomach. its apparent purpose
being 10 taboo all save republicans
much as possible and thereby con-
serve whatever machine may be the
outgrowth Of the administration TO
the c. O. =.
That there viii be a republican city
attorney. however. appears virtual
certainty.
Whoever II is. there is small ques-
ton but that he viii be picked from
what became known in citizen circles
during the campaign, as the CAB
trust" IL consisted OF Attorneys a.
r. Martin. Eli r. Seebirt. Lern J. Dare
and occasionally T.. w. Hammond.
Hammond i Eliminated.
These men outside the candidates
were alone acceptable 90 the ''conven-
tional stategists" I'm echarge of tn
speakers bureau. Others offered their
service for campaign talks and two
or three others We're heard from once
but the idea So a citizens movement
without free speech. sidetracked the
most OF them. and left Martin Seebirt
~nd Dare 20 do the starring
All three OF them are republicans
Hammond who bobbed into the lime
stShf tafa in the caEnna1s-- ~ - sneif~-