The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-21
CITY PRIMARY ON
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Largest Field of Aspirants
That Has Ever Sought
Mayoralty.-
(National News Association

fNatfonal News A5sociation)
INDIANAPOLIS, May 21-With the
nomination for the mayorality of In
dianapolis-a job that pays $1,000 an
nually and sometimes leads to the
vaudeville stage-the biggest plum in
sight primary elections were in pro-
gress here today with the largest field
of aspirants that has ever sought honor
at the hands of the-piain people.
No fewer than ten fulLfeged, active
candidates comprise the list of entries
for honor of representing one of the
three great political parties which have
a recognized chance of landing the
title of His Honor, the Mayor of In
dianapolis," and incidentally the afore-
said $1,000 yearly wage.
These include four adherents of the
Democratic faith: John w. Holtz-
man, lawyer and former mayor for
one term, reported to be the first
choice of the Indianapolis News, a
newspaper of tremendous influence in
matters political; Joesph e. Bell, a
lawyer, openly supported by Thomas
Taggart, the duly recognized man be-
hind the gun" when Democratic regu-
larity held full sway in days of yore;
John J. Keegan, prominent labor lead
er-one of the men behind the gun in
the organized labor movement, and a
practical machinist with a punch in
either hand and a kick in either foot
when battles for legislation for wage
workers are fought; and Thomas s.
Meeker, hotel proprietor and success
full business man with an anti-machine
political label
The Progressives make their debut
IN the municipal arena with three en-
tries who lack experience in political
campaigning, but bid for support on
more or less non-partisan plea for
clean, businesslike administrations.
without having INDUCED in any mud
singing on the stump. They are DR..
William H. Johnson, of Brightwood, a
suburb William D. Headrick, lawyer,
and William X. Stewart, retail book
and stationery merchant and keen
student of municipal and sociological
questions.
The Republican party presents to
the voters Charles A. Bookwalter, for
merly mayor for two terms, now pro-
prietor of printing establishment;
Albert H. Uhl, real estate and insur
ance man, and William H. Woods.
lawyer. protesting strong anti-machine
proclivities.
For city police Judge the Democrats
enter number five Progressives two,
and Republicans two. Eight Demo
Gratis aspire to clinch the nomination
for city clerk, while three Progressives
and and two Republicans are running
For chance to become candidates
for membership in the city council,
where the most important business of
the city is transacted, the contest is
even more vigorously waged. In some
districts one party emblem graces to
top of list of from half dozen to a
full dozen eligibles who have survived
a strenuous campaign and in nearly
every instance the list of Democrats
numerically equals the combined num-
bed of Progressives and Republicans
struggling for recognition.
After the campaign closed last night
there was no political dopester in evil
dence who could figure out a walk
over for any man with the exception
of Frank Graham a tinsmith, whose
name was the only one the Republi-
cans presented in the Sixth council
manic district
novel feature of the campaign con-
sisted of the effort to put candidates
on record on these questions: What is
your business? Are you directly or in
directly connected with wholesale or
retail liquor business? Dou you own
stock in public service corporations?
Are you employed by any. public serv-
ice corporation? What is your atti-
tude on telephone merger, gas merger
and street railway problem?