Indiana daily times., 1920-12-13
G. O. P. CHIEFS :
REALIZE JOHN
PAYING DEBTS
Efforts Being Made to Silence
Financial Skeletons for
City Campaign.
NOTE sIGNERs WORRIED

skeletons" in the political closets of
the Marion County Republican committees
and the Harding Club of indianapolis,
as we'll as the State Republican central
committee are rattling and efforts are
being made by prominent Republicans
to remove them from the G. o. z. ranks.
| The Skeletons" In the case are the
| huge deficits Of the Indiana Republican,
| State central committee, the Marion
| County Republican committee and the
Harding Club of indianapolis. All of
these organizations spent large sums DUR
| ing the last campaign. 81
| The Republican county and State Iand-
| slides was no sooner over than Fred c.
| Gardner. treasurer of the Indiana Repub~
| ilcan State central committee, reported
( tnat the campaign had resulted In debts
/ totaling $77,202. .62, and that the commit
! tee had disbursed a total Of $22a, ,30s.44
during the campaign from contributions
totahng S222 1875, leaving a cash ball
ance of SI29.71 on hand Nov. IT, last. RI
LEADERS SAID TO -
HAVE SIGNED NOTES. -
The report Of Mr.. Gardner shows that
/ tne biggest item Of the debt was S60,0O0.
winch was borrowed from the Indiana
National Bank Of this city. Republican
leaders at the close of the campaign
raced the necessity of taking up notag
totaAng 100000, which was secured. It "a
| SAID, by the signature of a number ok
prominent Republican party leaders. 81
NO official announcement has been
made by the State Republican COMMITTEES
VINO were the parties signing the notes
at the time the loans weer made during
the campaign 1t Is said that six promi-
nent Republicans Of the State have taken,
/ up the notes and reimbursed the indiana
| National Bank in full amount for the
loans made at the time that Republican
| state campaign funds were low
The official report OF Riley c. Adams,
as treasurer Of the Marion County Re-
/ county committee collected $40 1850 so
during the campaign and disbursed a
total Of S4O56392. leaving a csh balance
/ or Sl18.SS. The county organization has
outstanding obligations Of $4,603.O7, the
| report shows.
/ The report Of the Harding Club of
| Indianapolis, shows that a total of
S5,l92.10 was collected during the cam
/ paign and that S5,006.87 was disbursed.
leaving the balance Of $1s5.23. The debts
Of the club total $1,234.72, the report
shows.
As soon as the Republican leaders
faced the problem Of meeting the bal
ance of the State debt as well as a deficit
Iof the Harding Club Of this city, the
Skeletons began to shake.
MONEY DOESN'T
FLOW LIKE WATER.
! Money. It is said does not flow like
/ water after election and so an S o s
call (meaning Send, Oh, Send"), was
! dispatched In an effort to wipe out the
various debts.
/ Some Republicans are of the opinion
that Ralph Iencke was one of the sign
ers Of the campaign notes and recently
Mr.. Lemcke was heard to express hims
self in strong language concerning CAM
paign obligations while talking to
/ Charles o. Roemler, Seventh District Re-
publican chairman, in the lobby of q
local theater
1t is pointed out that, unless there is
| immediate action, that a number of Re-
publican workers Will be made the
goats" before the Skeletons" stop dos
! ing the shimmy.
Republican leaders are said to realize
the importance of clearing all G. O. P.
organizations Of debt prior to the city
campaign. Word has been sent out by
the city hall-Jewett and his crowd
that Robert Brys0n, present city con-
troller. viii be the city administration's
candidate at the primary. By some this
word from the Jewett workers is looked
upon as an expression of defeat OF the
Jewett forces in getting Bryson ap-
pointed as postmaster at Indianapolis.
The Harding Club of Marion County
has a candidate for the postmastership
in Richard LOwther, who is official
stenographer of the Marion Probate
Court and who was one of the founders
Of the club.
BRYSON HAS HAD
TOO MANY JOBS
There is persistent talk in political ?
circles that there is feeling that Bryson
has shaken the political plum tree too
much in the past by being appointed to
numerous positions and that BrysoH
should cast his bread upon the water as
candidate and take his medicine. This
eften expressed opinion of some promi.
nent party leaders has resulted in the
feeling that Lowther may be Rppointee
postmaster OF indianapolis soon after
Senator Harding takes office as Prests
dent.
1t is said that the Jewett forces in
the county political organization do not 2
care to offend County Auditor Leo K. !
Fesler. who has his heart set on being :
the next mayor of indianapolis. It is J
said. Although Mr. Fesler has been able 8
to build up loyal county following by
a patronage system which County Com
missioners Lewis George and Carlin
Shank have subscribed to, yet 1t ls 4
pointed out that Fesler has many pcs
litical enemies who already have their
hammers out.
Realizing the importance Of clearing
off all debts, Republican leaders are now
Watching any possible factional fight 4
because they realize that they must have
united front at the coming city cam
paign It is pointed out that the woman
vote in the city campaign is just as un-
certain as it was at the last presidential
and county election.
In the meantime, efforts are being made
to silence the G. o. P. financial skele-
TONS"