Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-14

USED TO HELP
JEWETT CROWD
ANTS Tell of Fight Which
Preceded Convention of
G. o. P. Here.
CITY EMPLOYEES KICK

Not even the prospect OF q stitf battle
with the Democrats to elect the county
ticket in November has served to stop
the fight of anti Republicans upon
Mayor Charles w Jewettt and County
Treasurer Ralph Lemcke for control OF
the G. o. P. organization in Marion
County.
Instead of biding their time until, the
municipal campaign opens next year-the
'.antis' are forging blithely ahead. build
ing their fences regardless of the glee
which their disruption of the Republican
machine occasions in. the Democratic
county camp.
You gotta get up early in the morning
and stick to it until late at night every day
in the year to lick that Jewett crowd
and that's what we're doing" remarked
one anti.
SPRING BATTLE
HERE Is RECALLED.
How hard a problem it will be for the
ants to free the Republican party of
Jewett- Lemcke- News control is thorough
" demonstrated by review of the fight
for control which the ants lost In the
Republican county convention last spring.
An influential "anti" has revealed for
the first time the details of that memoir
able battle, details which ought to make
the former adherents of the good gov
eminent and clean politics regime spend
sleepless nights in sad reflection.
The night before the convention it be-
came generally known among politicians
that the 'antis'' had pledged enough
votes to elect E. E. Hodgin county chair
man, over Leonard Quill, who, up to
half an hour before the convention opened
was the Jewett- Lemcke candidate.
Jewett, Quill, Harry Hendrickson. after
ward the successful candidate for county
chairman, Lemeke and Bull Moose"
Walker, professional bondsman, climbed
into a motor car and started a tour of
the county.
REVEALS TRICKS
USED IN CAMPAIGN.
How well they did their work was
evidenced by Mr.. Hendrickson's majority
the next day.
Some of the things done by the quintet
in the motor car during the hours of
darkness, as revealed by the prominent
anti" were typical of the good gov
eminent and clean politics" regime
Fifty-three Of the Republican precinct
committeeman Of Marion County are city
Office holders or employees.
Sometime during the night, IT is said,
Mr.. Jewett managed to get word out to
committeeman included in this category
that a vote for the anti" candidate on
the morrow meant dismissal from the
city service.
Qualifications for a city job were
shifted over night from a basis of eff
fciency to loyalty to the Jewett Lemcke-
News machine.
AS to the votes Of committeeman whose
bread and butter was not directly under
the control Of the mayor were lined up
for the machine candidate, the "antis"
darkly hint at the use Of sums ranging
as high as $3.50 each.
CONFIDENT OF
JEWETTS OVERTHROW.
Ali this the "antls" are telling. despite
the fact that they undoubtedly know
that the Republican position before the
voters who will act at the polls in No
vember is weakened thereby.
At the same time the ants are openly
confident Of their ability to overthrow
the Jewett control In the municipal cam
paign next year
The ffty-three committeeman no longer
can be held in line by threats Of dis
missal. because their Jobs will depend
upon the new mayor. they say.
Complaints of citizens that city en-
ployes are spending more time in poll
lies than they are in the municipal serv-
Ice are beginning to get under the
skin" Of some
Witness the petUlant remark made by
the head of a city department:
"A man holding a political office ought
not be expected to stick on the job all
the time.
why. how can be expected to come
down to work right on time every morn
Ing and stick here all day long, when
lob Ia 81 hod IL
IL o'clock getting out cards warning vo-
tiers TO be sure and register. and last
night had to 20 to a meeting and stay
out until almost midnight