The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-03
PrOgreSSives Confident They
Will Sweep City at Tues
days Election.
DIR. ZIMMERMAN THIRD
Fight for Mayors Office
OvershadOws Council
manic Contests.

Tonight brings to n close a very
hotly contested municipal campaign
and a most unusual one for Richmond
because four political parties have
entered tickets in the contest, the
Progressive. Republican, Democratic
and Socialist. Up until the last city
election. in 1909. IL was customary for
only the Republican and Democratic
parties TO dispute the control OF the
city government. but since that time
the Progressive party has been born
and has become the dominating poIt.
ical organization OF Richmond and
the Socialist party has increased so
much in strength that Ii must now
be considered a factor in any pont-
ical contest
Tonight when the last eleventh
hour argument has echoed and died
away the municipal campaign of 1913
will pass into the political history of
Richmond with another unique record
to its credit; not a red light has been
burned. not drum corps has paraded
the streets and only one political raj
ly has been held.
Augurs New Spirit.
The total absence or this old time
campaign procedure is augured as
significant recognition of the fact
that the voter today is a new type OF
citizen who thinks for himself. votes
for principles. not parties. and con-
siders the merits of candidates on
facts alone.
Early in the contest campaign man
ayers for DR.. Zimmerman considered
having street parade with the US
ual torch lights, red fire and drum
corps, but after sober consideration,
II was decided to abandon this plan
and hold political rally, which was
ATTENDED by less than 200 people I'm
mediately plans for holding other Re
publican rallies were abandoned.
There was just one ghost of former
political campaigns TO enter the arena
this fall. 1t was witnessed Sunday at
local hotel when a former resident
! OF this city. who for several years
controlled the political destinies OF
Richmond and Wayne county, held
court in the foyer. He was waited
upon by several of his old lieutenants.
who are now supporting Mayor Zim-
merman's candidacy for reelection.
Robbins Shows Strength.
The outcome OF the battle OF bal
lots tomorrow was the principal topic
of discussion today and il appeared
| to be the general opinion that VIII
! j. Robbins, the Progressive mayoraI-
ty candidate. would be victorious.
Well informed men of various politi-
cal faiths have been estimating Rob-
bins plurality today anywhere from
300 to 600.
Henry Farwig. the Democratic may
orally candidate, is generally conced-
ed second place and DR.. Zimmerman
is favored by the majority for third
place, although there have been a
number of men who have expressed
the opinion that Charles Sehi, the So
cialist candidate. will finish in third
place.
All parties have taken precautions
to get out a large vote and IL is ex-
pected that between $500 and $500
out of an estimated voting strength
of 5000. will visit the polls.
In the clerks race. in which
great deal of interest is being taken.
it is generally predicted that the sue
cessful candidate will be BaItz A.
Bescher, the Progressive nominee
Isaac Burns, the Democratic candi-
date for clerk. has been making a
good race, and will probably finish
second.
Result ProbIemsticaI.
| IL Is ulUlCuU 10 forecast the pOllti-
cal complexion of the next council
for there will be less OF a party vote
cast for the various councilmanic can
didates. II is believed, however. that
the majority of the new counciImen
will be Progressives.
All today there were rumors afioat
that a political coup would be sprung
by this or that party late this after
noon.
1T is a foregone conclusion that
any eleventh hour story which might
be launched in the hopes of bringing
disaster upon some candidate, is un-
worthy OF consideration II is nearly
always the case that political rumors
set in circulation the last hours of
the campaign are purposely held OF
until that time to prevent contradic-
tion," was the comment of a politi-
cal leader today.