South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-04
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name Is against him He is thoug ut
70 be a member Of the corporation
Manning Big Bet
What about L. q. Manning OF the
Keller regime? Manning is far from
a forgotten subject. The old word
has been quietly passed down the
line among the brotherhoods. as it
was when Mayor Keller received the
unexpected plum. Are the brother
hoods still as strong? II so they
have shown no inclination 10 divulge
that strength.
Then there is the question OF the
Keller machine. OF course. fair
means only Will be employed by the
Kellerites in endeavoring 10 place
the chosen one in nomination How
ever, the question is being asked as
20 whether or not the patrol and
auxiliary, and perhaps a few fire
Carts-they've been rather busy late
Twill be pressed into service to-
ward getting the vote out TO the
polls.
Samuel KOwalski republican can
didate for sixth ward councilman,
was rendered a paragraph in the
Tribune last week, as follows:
The Tribune is in receipt today of
"A communication making charges
against the city administration 1t
puTports TO come from samuel Ko-
walski. The last city directory and
the last telephone directories do not
give such a name If Samuel Ko-
walski will identify himself 70 the
Mil l..
his charges against the administra-
ton his letter will receive attention"
A News-Times reporter looked in
on Mr. KOwalski at his barber shop
on +. Washington av. Kowalski was
reticent. then mildly explative.-and
Saturday he broke forth with his
story.
That he had written a letter 10 the
Tribune, for the peoples column call
ing attention TO the practice of stan
ley Kolkiewicz and a gang of three
men from the sewer department in
lacking up and distributing from "A
city conveyance Manning literature
on city time, was his explanation.
DR.. Edgar Myers. city physician,
and Andrew Hildebrand, out for
judge, called on Mr.. KOwalski and
begged him not 10 run the article,
G. aiming it would hurt the repubH-
can party if the activities of the cit
i@ens' administration were known.
DIR. Myers promised the signs would
be taken down and it was suggested
he consult lawyer.
Saturday, according TO Kowalski
the breaking ,Lraw was added. when,
after consul1lg a lawyer, he re-
turned TO the Tribune and offered TO
run the letter over his own name.
Kowalski was reticent in admit.
ting it; but, it seems the Tribune
editor informed him in no uncertain
terms that he was glad he had
learned before the primaries just
what kind of a man he was. The
idea Of anyone criticizing Mr.. Man
ming and the administration for Civ
ing the tax payers the privilege OF
contributing indirectly to the Man
ming campaign fund
KOwalski says he is more than
glad TO know just how near the
voice Of the people column" OF the
Tribune is 10 being what is il pur-
ported to be.
On this AckeTmann stun.
Ackermann's support i'm many
sections of the city is surely Grip
pied, if not partially done for, and
the greatest slump in his stock APP
peared right after the publication of
facts concerning a meeting on the
west side
Rostiser's aides, it is held were
given a vantage point from which
to work. but the assertion is made
that this vantage point was appar-
emily lost sight Of Ackermann start
-ed in on personal work.
Much stress is being placed in
this "gum-shoe' work, upon RIOS
Users age, it being given out that
Rostiser is but 81 and his opponent
is "a a return 70 local poll books
show that Rudolph Ackermann was
scheduled as a republican in 1906,
and following his name is the nota-
ton said TO be q, Nov. >, 1905
which was but a few days before
the election Ackermanns name al
so appears on the poll books Of
1908 as a republican, but in 1912 II
is changed TO a democrat. Based
upon this Rostiser is insisting that
their ages are practically the same.
even going so far as TO declare that
the difference is 20 days, with
Rostiser the elder
In. the democratic sight the last
few hours of campaigning will be
decisive.
OF course there are preparations
for primary day.-but even up un-
til the last hour OF grace, meetings
are slated The Nicely rally at the
high school Monday night is slated
as the big event Of the 18th hour
contest.
The Factory band has been en-
gagged. several important speakers
are engaged, and a forecast Of Nice
Tvs address is that he Will spring
some new ones on his opponents.
His speech at the Elder school.
where he addressed $50 people over
Manning meeting of Is. a few
nights previous. presumed TO out
line decisive steps for civic better
ment. His home ward. and at the
same time battle ground for the
Keller interests. the showing was
considered remarkable. Nicely's