The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-04-28
WILLIAM ROBBINS
ENTERS THE RACE
Progressive County Chair
man Seeks Party Nomina-
ton For Mayor of City.
r E FORMS PROMISED
Robbins Also States in His
Announcement He Will
Give a Business Regime.
RE EFORMS PROMISED

Will ]. Robbins. Progressive county
chairman. today entered the race for
the Progressive mayoralty nomination,
making the fourth contestant in that
race. the other three being E G. Ma.
han. Alfred Bavis and Cassius BeaI
Mr.. Robbins pledges a business ad-
ministration for this city if he is
elected and reforms for a number Of
evils which have flourished under the
Zimmerman administration. Mr.. Rob-
bins announcement follows:
To the Progressives of the City OF
Richmond
l herewith announce myself as candi-
date for mayor subject to the will of
the voters at the coming City Primary
Nomination
l fully realize the Importance of the
office in a City the size of Richmond,
and of the numerous duties and great
responsibilities that rest Herewith,
and should be elected will consider
it my duty to give my entire time and
attention to the business connected
with said office, and endeavor to find
a solution to the many questions that
arise in a manner that will be for the
best interests of the people of this
City.
AS the Progressive Party in State
that will tighten the burdens OF the
great mass OF toilers and wage-earners,
and for the correction of evils that
exist in our various institutions, so the
Progressive Party of our City should
stand and does stand for the making
and execution of laws that will be for
the peoples benefit, and for the cor
rection of certain abuses that have
crept into our present City Administra-
tion and which are allowed to continue
month after month without even an
effort being made to correct them.
Should l be elected, / will give all
the encouragement and assistance in
my power to the Public Utilities Com
mission in the settlement of questions
pertaining to our Public Utilities in
this city, and will see that the peoples
interests are carefully safe-guarded.
The action of our present admins
tration in allowing the patrons of our
City Light Plant to pay for the light
ing of the streets of this city should be
condemned, and / would consider it
cowardly il l did not put forth every
effort to stop this unfair and unjust
practice of "Robbing Peter to Pay
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that by which all are benefited.
I am not a believer in Star Chamber
Sessions" in carrying to the business
of this city, but believe that the people
have the right to know what is going
on at all times. and to that end /
pledge myself that no meetings shall
be held behind closed doors.
Municipal Ownership of Public UtiI-
tiles has passed the experimental
stage, and l am not in favor Of the
granting of any franchise to any cor
poration without a clause therein, Civ
ing unto the city the right of purchase
at any time at a fair and reasonable
price both to the city and to the cor
poration.
The various departments of our
city government should be held up to
the highest point of efficiency. and TO
that end, l will consider no one for
appointment to any Office of trust, who
is not ftted for the position to which
he aspires.
l will endeavor TO meet the voters
personally during the coming cam
paign. and all that I ask is a cereful
and due consideration. not only of my
candidacy, but of the candidacy of
those who have already entered the
race for said office. or any one who
should become a candidate in the fu-
ture.
Very respectfully yours.
Will J. Robbins.