Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-28
TRICKERY SEEN
IN ANTI-JEWETT
POLITICALCALL
''Home Rulers" Announcing
Sunday Meeting, Brand it
Mere Camouflage.
GOOD FAITH DOUBTED

What has been termed the "anti-Jewett
movement" in INDIANAPOLIS is denounced
as a piece Of camoufage "to hoodwink
us into not forming our organization
and taking genuine steps to destroy
the dominant political machine" in a
communication sent out by a committee,
which is directing the political meeting
at Shanks warehouse next Sunday.
This statement, which is a call on
all the former home rule" party men,
! bers to gather for the purpose of effect
ing an organization to be active in
the coming primaries, is a direct dec
laration of war on Charles w. Jewett
and his control Of the Marion county re-
publican committee. 1t challenges the
good faith of the movement launched
several weeks ago, which was announced
as a movement against the Goodrich
Jewett control Of Marion county, and,
in effect, declares that it is up to the
former home rulers to carry on the
fight against the mayor and his political
power.
PLENTY OF TIME LATER
TO TALK CANDIDATES.
1t is understood that there is to be
no boom for Samuel Lewis Shank for
any office launched at this meeting Sun
day. In fact, Shank himself is ex-
pected to announce that this is the
time for the selection of a county or
ganizatton and a county ticket and later
on will be plenty of time to talk about
, the next mayor of indianapolis. The
call for the meeting, which went out to-
day, was as follows:
Dear Sir-As a member of the organi-
zation formerly known as the home rule
party you rendered signal service in the
opposition Of that movement TO the News
Jewett machine. Time has vindicated
that movement and bestowed credit
upon every member of that organization.
Every member participating has moth
ing to be ashamed of and everything to
be proud of. Never was a more credita-
Bile fight made; and when one considers
the almost insurerable obstacles we had
to combat, the result was nothing short
OF marvellous.
NEED NOW HELD
GREATER THAN EVER.
THE explanation Of this is not difficult
TO seek, however. We had n cause
founded on principles of candor fair play
and practical local as well as abstract
democracy. This is the cement which
has held this organization together ever
since. Now, II ever in the history of
this eemannityA, ~ the time for, n re-
assertion OF these principles in the form
Of political organization. 1t would be
a waste OF time to attempt to detail the
multiplied examples of misgovernment,
Phariseeism and hypocrisy of the ruling
republican machine, the head Of which is
the political Rasputin. the indianapolis
News, and the tail of which is Charles
Jewett. To do this properly would re-
quire a Sears Roebuck catalog. Suffice 1t
to say that every serious thinking citi
zen IS worked up to q pitch of revolt as
result Of this more than intolerable
situation and this feeling has of late as
sumed definite form in a request that
this committee call together for a meet
ing the old home rule organization at
the earliest opportunity.
"In response to this widespread and
insistent request, Sunday, Feb. 1, is the
date designated and we have no doubt
that you will be in attendance, as the
subjects there to be discussed are Of vital
concern to your most important inter
ssts We consider it but proper at this
time TO direct your attention to another
alleged anti Jewett- News movement to
the end that you may have a clear IN
derstanding of this subject.
ANTS DECLARED
MERE CAMOUFLAGE.
"A desperate sham battle is now rag
Ing between the machine and alleged
ants These ants are composed, for the
most part, of former News-Jew follow
ers, at the head of which stands Emsley
johnson, a Jewett organization lawyer in
the case where the latter organization
was charged with stealing the primary
from Samuel Shank. These men have
openly declared that they do not want
any home rulers among their number
and by a singular coincidence have called
meeting for the same Sunday for which
we have called one, having at the same
time knowledge that our meeting was
called for the same Sunday. AS g result
of this and other considerations we are
driven to the conclusion that this op-
position is not meant to be more than
mere camouhage to hoodwink us into not
forming our organization and taking
genuine steps to destroy the dominant
political machine. We feel, however, that
you are too alert and too well acquainted
with the very peculiar methods employed
by the forces of clean politics and good
government to be deceived by this shall
low trick.
80 be in attendance at this meeting
and bring all your friends. We shall
take council together in our own direct
and candid way on the means Of obtain
ing the speediest relief from this un-
bearable plague. This subject will be
discussed by speakers familiar with it
and Lew Shank will deliver his lecture
entitled Dick Smith, Charles Jewett
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