Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-26

IN COUNTY IN
VOTERS HANDS
Machine Opponents Back DR..
Hodgins in Precinct Chair
manship Fight.
sNIDER'S ACTION SCORED

Whether or not the Goodrich-J -Jewett
organiza tion retains control of the re-
publican party in Marion county will be
determined this week by the degree to
which the voters of Indianapolis sift the
candidates for precinct committeeman.
The administration, which has b,el in
control Of the party for several years, Is
trying every means at its disposal to
elect committeeman who will vote either
FIR Harry Hendrickson or some one
designated by Hendrickson Cor county
chairman.
The opponents of the Goodrich -Jewett
organization have united behind F. f.
Hodgins, a physician and a man we'll
known as a republican worker, who owes
no allegiance 10 the old crowd.
Throughout the last year, In which the
'antis' have been working hard to rid
the party of the Goodrich-Jewett in
fluences, DR.. Hodgirs has been active and
the culmination OF his fight for the chair
manship will demonstrate what Indian
apolis republicans think about the
Jewett and the Goodrich administrations
Practical politicians say that the anti
forces have encountered two setbacks In
the last week, neither of which Is like
ly to prove fatal, but both of which
will have a big influence In the corr 'ng
campaign.
FORMER ANTI-JEWETT
MAN FOR SHERIFF.
George Snider. candidate for the re-
publican nomination for sheriff, entered
the race as an anti-Jewett candidate.
When Robert F. Miller. indicted sher-
IN Of Marion county, was forced TO get
out OF the race by the Jail exposures
the Goodrich Jewett organization got
back OF snider.
An explanation Of this movement has
now been advanced by the sntis. who
declare that snlder agreed to deliver the
Ninth ward committeeman to the Good
rich-Jewett machine in return for It's
support OF his candidacy.
The anti-Goodric forces say
they will proceed to give George Snider
n trimming on May 4. They say that
II he IS nominated they will not sup
port him this fall at the general elec-
tion.
This is the worst case we know OF.
where a man who Is a candidate abso-
Iuetiy sells out 70 the other side and goes
back on his friends who were responsi-
bic for him being a candidate for sheriff. -
says a prominent "anti"
a traitor Is not 1T TO be sheriff
"The entire home rule crowd headed
November election, and that insures a
democratic sheriff.
The Ninth ward was solid against
Harry Hendrickson for county chairman,
and for George Snider to try 10 turn
around and deliver The Ninth ward TO
Hendrickson. Is something unheard Of in
Marion county politics.
I'VE don't believe the committeeman
Of the Ninth ward will stand for sell
out of this kind
~Theg are all 81 yeara old and men of
good reputation end can not be delivered
ike cattle at the stock yards"
CITY CLERK HUTsELL
REGARDED BY "ANTI."
George o. Hutseil, city clerk. who has
a large personal following in republican
politics has generally been regarded as
an anti"
He had particular candidate for
chairman in mind and urged him on the
"antis."
TIE "sntis" dId not agree to his can
didete and there is now some question
as 70 whether. Hutsell will stand by Dr.
Hodgins
II his opposition 10 the Jewett admin
istrntion, 20 which he owes nothing. Is
deep seated ene~igh to be practical It Is
agreed h. win back Hodgaus.
II IL was merely a personal effort for
individual Advancement he cnn be expect
cd to swing back 10 tho Goodrich. Jewett
administration and thereby cripple the
"antis."
Hutseli's position has not yet been
made clear but II Is understood that
he is not the type OF n man who Will.
Of his own free will. give support to
such things as have marked the Jewett
administration from the time IL pur-
chased the, garbage plant from Goodrich
and his friends TO the prese time, when
the mayor Is engaged in an effort to
free Harry Parsons, a confessed automo-
bile fence"