Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-02
SHANK ASSAILS
MAYOR AS 500
, VOTERS CHEER
Jewett Is for Jewett, Not the
People, Declares "HOme
Ruler"
CRACKS GOVERNOR, TOO

POLITICIANS generally were IeduJ " S"H
cede today that Samuel Lewis Shank can
rally his "home rule" followers about
him and become a formidable factor in
the politics of Marion county whenever
he so desires.
They we're not so willing to make this
concession last week, but the manner In
which Shank rallied a crowd of nearly
900 voters at his warehouse Sunday and
conducted an differentiation meeting
In the face of a similar meeting two
blocks away was sufficient TO prove his
ability to interfere in any political move
ment.
A call for the meeting printed In only
one Indianapolis newspaper and a rev
letters mailed early in the week was SUI
dcient notice to the followers OF ShanK
that there would be political entertain
ment worth while at the stoTehouse sun
day. And 1t was admitted after the meet
ing that sufficient had been provided 70
justify the gathering.
Sbonk's typical speech, applauded to
the echo. demonstrated the attitude of
a great part Of the republican party in
Indianapolis, carried TO the extreme
radical position. He brought out:
1. That he and his followers VIII
never forgive the theft of the repub-
lioan nomination and election for
Mayor Jewett.
D. That they Will never support
a republican ticket in the city or
county that is supported by Mayor
JeweSt, Ralph Lemcke and the crowd
that now dominates the republican
party in Marion county.
3. That, while he is not candi-
date for any office and has no per-
i - kan TUtI
make any race any time that his fol-
lowers demand that he lead them.
Shank's speech was full of vitupera-
tive denunciati6n of Mayor Jewett who,
he said. had no right to be called mayor
for the reason that he had stolen both
his nomination and election. Jewett' S
record since his election had been wholly
for Jewett, never for the people, accord
ing to Shank.
Shank accused Jewett Of
1. Assisting James P. Goodrich in
the garbage plant deal.
2. Permitting a deal for the ash
dump to the detrIment of the inter
ests of the public.
8. Forcing unnecessary expenses
in street improvement.
4. Personally participating else
where in the various forms of vice
which he pretended to denounce In
indianapolis.
5. EndeavOring to force his per-
sonal choice on the party as to its
candidates for all county offices.
6. Being himself Stacker during
the war and surrounding himself
with an official family of slaekers.
Shank did not conhne his denuncia-
tions to Jewett alone. He ridiculed
II fEa n~f Fn q
chief of police and he told a story
about Judge James A. Collins and a pro-
hibition meeting that caused storms of
laughter. He devoted a part of his ad-
dress to reading the title of the Indi-
annapolis News and declaring that he
never again cared to hold an office under
conditions that made it necessary for
him to say "good morning" to its
editors.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
INTRODUCES SHANK.
Edgar D. Bush of Salem, republican
candidate for governor, opened the meet
ing with an address in which he de-
clared that Shank must be a mighty
good man" to make it necessary to steal
a nomination and an election from him.
Bush said both he and Shank were
against Capitalization, and he told how
Goodrichism had made the republican
party a boss-ridden party. He referred
to the first letter of Gov. Goodrich's s
name and said that it stood neithef
for garbage, Globe Coal Company nor
Good"
He said the platform of the republican
party at the last convention was written
in a dark room in the SEVERN hotel
and the governor assisted In inserting
"centralization" in it. He declared the
delegates never did have a chance to
register their protest.
Bush declared that he had made the
issues Of the present state campaign and
asserted that Warren T. McCray in his
Ft. Wayne speech had stolen the plat
form that Bush had enunciated in a
speech on Sept. 13, 1919
Gov. Goodrich, he said, had almost
Joined with him in the speech he made
at the editorial banquet and he felt that
the attitude of the party should be that
all "sinners' would be welcomed back
to it whenever they desired to return.
Henry Wing presided over the meeting
and Dr. o. B. Pettijohn, Gustav Schmidt
and Robert Dalton made short speeches
At the conclusion Of the meeting many
of those present went to the headquarters
of the "Anti-Jewett" crowd on Delaware
street.
THE MEETING ON
DELAWARE STREET.
Strong opposition to Mayor sJewett's s
attempt to dominate the republican party
in Marion county and to bring about the
reelection of the present office holders in
the courthouse was expressed in reso-
lutions adopted at meeting of the Ma
rion county republican workers in open
ing their headquarters at 10S North
Delaware street yesterday afternoon, and
in speeches made at the meeting.
: Among the speakers were Arthur Rob-
insn, Alvah J. Rucker, Luke w. Duffey
Emsley johnson, o. d. Haskett, William
Reilly, Edgar D. Bush, Henry Cochrane
and others.
The meeting was opened with re-
port of the organization committee in
which it was declared that the organi-
cation is opposed to hand picked can
didates 1t told of the widespread op-
position to Mayor Jewett's organization
and the organization of office holders in
the courthouse and declared that there
are man. able men outside this group
who should be candidates.
In the resolution the republicans de-
clared that the organization of office
holders in the courthouse If permitted to
continue, is sure to bring defeat to the
party. They declared that because the
county 3ffice holders are a Part of the
Jewett machine they will have the op-
position of the republican workers"
REBUKE MAYOR
IN REPORT
I'VE resent the attempt of Mayor
Jewett to read us out of the party the
report said. 1--WE rebuke him in this
step to divide the party Mayor Jewett
has adopted policy of rule or ruin and
ne is leading to the latter. The city
machine VIII no nuf Yno1 fha soran hoo RI >,