The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-10
FATHER AND SON IN
RACE FOR MAYOR
1T TER4E HAuTE. INDIANA.
FATHER ENTERS RACE FOR
MAYOR AGAINST OWN SON.

Terre Haute Ind. Feb 9.-"Woulc
you, sir, recommend a man for mayor
Of this city who had betrayed hi.
own father? No, sir. you would not
and neither will |, even though he be
my own son.
That, sir. is why I am in this
race for mayor against my own
blood"
And the portly, gray haired man
who is known in Terre Haute as Dr.
". II. Roberts, pioneer physician,
brought his fist down on his desk
with thunderous thump that made
the inkwell jump and the pens clatter
to the floor.
The old doctor had just thrown his
hat into the ring, with a platform Of
law enforcement together with the
initiative, referendum and recall, and
other progressive principles
His own blood is Don ROBBERS,
political lieutenant TO Crawford Fair
banks, the biggest brewer in Indiana
who has millions invested in his cor
porations.
Fairbanks became boss Of the coun-
ty administration at the last election
through the work of his lieutenant,
who is democratic county chairman,
and is known over the state as a
shrewd politician.
Roberts, Jr., has announced that he
Is going TO get the democratic nomi-
nation for mayor at the spring pri
maries.
81 am for a wide-open town, but
will throttle the big corporations thai
now boss the city" he says.
| So the millionaire brewer is de-
pending on Roberts, Jr., again, and
that aspiring politician on a platform
Iprofessing to be against corporation
rule is going to try TO carry out the
wishes of the owner of one of the
city's biggest corporations, a brewery.
Several years ago, "Old Doctor"
Roberts, with a fortune at his back
estimated at 100000 started in to-
make the apple of his eye celebrity
in the engineering world. Young
nI
technic at Terre Haute with high
honors. He became a contractor on
public work, and at one time was
city engineer.
He lost scads Of money and his |
fond father supplied more. Then he
promoted a traction line which has
never been built, but which took
many dollars out of the pockets of
investors and finally hopelessly in
volved Roberts, Jr,, again.
Failure in engineering endeayors
swamped him with debts. The old
doctor came to his rescue time and
again, for more than once his own
blood" was in danger of criminal
At last the proud old doctor prac-
.ically was penniless. He had failed
10 change his sons course. The rup
.ure came.
Heartbroken, his fortune wasted, .
Dr.. Roberts decided he would check I
iis sons influence in city politics.
How? He would run for mayor on
better platform-a direct opposite
If the platform on which his son
)onn was standing.
Dom. my son, seeks to use men
or his own PURPOSES says the ooc-
or. 81 seek to elevate them
81 want no mans vote if it is not
N honest vote want no man to
ote for me who expects that | shall
how fayors or will not enforce the
aw.
THE people must take the gov
rnment out of the hands OF the
osses and the corruptionists. Public
ervice corporations must be made
f service to the public. Franchises
must not be given away. The people
must nave the right to vote whether
hey shall be granted and what the .
rice shall be" r
As soon as the doctor came out az
candidate, his Gown blood began to
ampaign with roll of money.
The Younger Roberts refers to his