South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-25
REAL ESTATE FIRM
NEVER SOLD TO CITY
Realty Company Released In
tereStS So Property Could be
Included in Park-Janitor
Keeps Many From Meeting.
MEETINGS SATURDAY.

MEETINGS SATURDAY.
CTTIZE,NS-Olivcr school. y q.
Martin, Lem J. Oare, and the candi-
dates will talk.
REPUBLICANS. - steps OF the
Court House. John l.. MOOreman, of
Knox, formerly candidate for con-
gressman viii be speaker.
The latest OF the bombs which
citizens speakers have buried into
the ranks of the democrats and their
candidate Tor mayor Patrick y.
Joyce. was exploded Friday night at
a meeting In the Henry Studebaker
school The "detOnatiOn" would have
been drowned by an exploding toy
balloon.
Joyce replied 10 the charges that
he was connected with a real estate
ring which eNtOrted fabulous
sum from the city for the Haley park
property which was purchased a few
years ago. incidentally he answered
those OF his critics who have assaileG
him for declining TO take personal
credit for all Of the achievements of
the present administration.
Speeches were also made by Chas
p Drummond, Iden s. Romg. Z. J.
HOulihan. candidate for city Judge.
Harvey Rostiser, candidate for clerk
J. \. Mccullough and Gus Haslanger,
candidates fer council
Two-thirds Of the attendance at the
meeting was lost by the failure Of the
Janitor J. W. Weber, To have the
buiidiur opened. There were about
IS voters present. Fully twice that
many turned away when the efforts
20 get in touch with the janitOr did
not become successful until $50
o'clock.
Doors We're Locked.
The meeting was scheduled for
o'clock and the building was 10 have
been opened at Z according 30 the ar
raugementS Of the city central COM
mittee. Weber however, had gone
out for the evening and his wife was
reluctant to give up the key because
she didn't know whether the board
had allowed it," Weber's family are
said To be adherents of the citizens
movement.
Nelson keyser presided as chair
man os the meeting. He was a candi-
date for mayor in the nominating prl-
maries. In introducing Mr.. Joyce
keyser took occasion To pay him a
high tribute for the conduct OF his
primary campaign. and TO assure Mr..
Joyce of his support.
ION the day following the pTima-
Ties-" said keyser, Il shook hands
with Pat and pledged my best ef-
fC~ts 20 help elect him and I'll be with
him to the end"
Joyce referred first to the charges
of extortion in q real estate deal pre-
A'AAf u eAt,tAAAAN'N nam h1 NAtA@@NAA' SlNtAAN
ers.
Owned Tenth Interest.
"A few years ago I owned tenth
interest, ] believe il was in a realty
company" said he. This company
had an interest in a row of lots in the
vicinity OF what is now Kaley park.
The board Of park commissioners mad
entered into negotiations with Joseph
Naley for the purchase OF additional
property. In the negotiations IL de-
veloped that the board wanted 10 in
Clude in the tract II was purchasing
the lots In which the realty company
held and interest. Mr.. kaley came 10
tho company and laid before II the
situation. As a result the realty COM
pany released the interest which it
held in the lots TO Mr.. Kaley and he
sold the entire tract TO the city.
THE company in which j had the
interest never dealt with the city in
regard 10 the sale in which I have
been personally charged with eXtor-
1iOn.
.4Then they are saying that 1 am
continually harping on but one string
in my campaign speeches continued
Joyce. They say / speak OF nothing
except the city's finances. their con-
dition during The past four years and
what L propose to do if elected mayor
n the way OF reducing the tax levy.
They ask why ] don't talk about 9TH
tr things the administration has done.
To His Own knowledge
Now / have made my promise 10
reduce taxes because I known 10 is
POSSIBLE TO do So. i certainly would
he presuming ON Your intelLgenCe If
i should take personal credit for the
things which have been accomplished
Nv the park board. the board of pub
lie works. the city council or indeed
any department OF the city govern
ment except that in which / have
been directly concerned.
During my term as controller
have maintained the most cordial re-
Iations with al departments and have
conferred constantly with the mem
hers OF each But when IL comes TO
the actual government / have minded
my oWn business in the controller X
office. II is for that reason that 1
am standing on my record rs cust0di-
au OF the citv's finances and my rec
ord in the council. solely IN this cam
paign.
Had ] been SO preSumptiOuS as 10
claim credit FOR all the achievements
of the administration and attempted
10 hask in reflected glory / should
doubtless have been subjected 10 ridi-
cule on that score by my opponents
Joyce's speech aroused his audi
cnce 90 loud applause.
Mr. DrummOnd revealed personal
gain as the selfish motive behind the
so-called citizens movement.
Know lie COuidnt Dictate
WHY these men in the citizens