South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-05
OCTOBER 5. 1917
IAYOR KELLER d. AND THE CARSON MA
CHINE

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This is the latest that is the latest that We
ave heard we mean. that throws light upon the re
,blcan retreat and Reputation of the Keller admin
-, for which in large degree it is concededy
nonsib1e II hinges just the prospective ap
,ntr,ent of some republican TO the superior court
dgssbin as soon as Gov Goodrich is again able to
ke it up II is the night of the Carson republican
achne for it's godfather Thomas w SICK pl''e'
rainst the appointment of Eli F. see6irt Mayor kel-
RS city attorney
some partisan machine our city government prom
Is 10 become in Doc Carson should be elect
= that is if we may judge by early start 1t also
Irords some proof that the republican dislike for
avor Keers administrative is based quite con-
2derably upon his unsubservieBey to the republican
4 i'm Take this remark from republican leader as
ropped on the street:
why should Eli Ssebirt be made supe-
rior court Judge By republican governor!
There he is hooked up with the Keller inde-
pendent administration. He was for Man
ming in the primary. too, still sticking to the
Keller crowd while Tom Slick is a republ-
can always a republican, was for Carson and
j the entire Carson influence should be back
j of him"
. So the carson administration is at work already
xerting its influence in county politics. or
epanding the right to- even without waiting for the
eetion Fine specimen isn't it? Indeed, therepuh-
cans are contemplating return of the city govern
lent TO partisan politics, and evidently with a&ense-
nee It is a terrible crime that Mr.. Seebirt sheud
ave accepted city attorneyship at the hands of the
eller administration; republican accepting an APP
ointment from administration which the republi-
ans created?
Quite the same with Mr.. Manning. Did it, Of neces-
~. decrease his repubncanism any that he should
ccept the controership from administration ere
ted by the republicans Evidently there is quite a
ar on in the republican party, somewhere, just now
etween the .ns and outs" and the outs more
4 r less furious
We always felt that Mayor Keller made a mistake
then ne didn't appoint democrat to the city attor-
eyshp and when he didn't give the democratic party.
econd in the number of votes in the municipal
lection of 1918. any representation the board Of
afety at all; ditto the board of health. and al
most the board of works. The democrat on the
oard of works while a democrat in national and state
oiitics citizen" in municipal politics in 1913
nd not within contemplation of the statute with
eference to bipartisan boards in the fact.
We know of no democrat with respect their alegi
nee TO party local politics. who has received any
appointment from Mayor Keller, except Charles p.
[Drummond 10 the board of education
Yes we take it that Mayor Keller has been pretty
good TO the republicans-and the bull moose repub-
leans especauy-but evidently satisfaction the
epublican machine that doesn't count II has want
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ppoinees should be- and not only that but what the
mayor should use for. admit that the
mayor has made mistakes in the matter Of APP
pointnents. He should have appointed more demo
2rats, for instance, I'm which case anticipate that
here might have been fewer subsequent mistakes TO
Mount gaI-Hke way of putting it, perhaps, but no
more the that the republicans nov
makng.
II is getting be a of nuisance this thing
Of newspaper having to move every and then 70
the defense of an administration which it is il
no way responsible just that it gets a square
Zeal forces that created it, If May
or Keller has been such utter failure. the ~
publicans and their seek TO make out the warn
ing isn't In the notwithstanding OF but tie
that they are responsible for it, and are peadin guilty
TO the onense. Tt viii be difficult q an,
thinker believe that Mayor Keller would have done
bit different had ne been elected straight repub
noan ticket instead Of republican false pretense
cept that uayhap. might the IA,
a little more 20 say.
Can the Ethiopian change the color OF his skic =
the leopard his spcts2" Does the partisan machin
label man change his executive ability. or nj
fitness for mayor-or for a judge