Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-14
PARTY CHIEFS
, TO HAVE TALK
ON BOUNDARIES
Attorneys VIII Pass on Legal
ity of Precinct
Changes.
THREE-CORNERED ROW

Change Of the city precinct boundaries
SO as to create twenty-five or more new
voting districts for the city primary cleo
ton In May and the city election in No
: vember, will be discussed at confer
Aence to be held soon by Irving w. LIE
Aaux, Republican city chairman Thomas
Ecker. Democratic city chairman: Sam
Ashby, corporation counsel of Indian
his, and Harry HendricksOn, Marion
snty attorney.
Edr. Lemaux has asked hr. Ashby and
j Mr.. Hendrfckson to prepare an opinion
on the law governing the changing Of
preeinct boundaries for a city election.
Politicians hold conflicting views, some
eontending that the boundaries cannot
be disturbed legally unless the changes
are made at least sixty days before the
primary election. others asserting it can
be done at any time this month and still
another faction holding that nothing can
be done before June.
SEEK INCREASE
FOR WOMEN VOTERS.
Some politicians are anxious for the
number Of voting places to be increased
in order to take care Of the large num-
sSber of women voters who will cast bal
lots in a city election for the first time.
There are approximately $50 city pre-
cincts at present. The county commits
siOners last year increased the nun
Der of county precincts to more than 170,
most Of which lie inside the city limits.
The change was made to accommodate the
increased electorate at the presidential
primary and general election.
To guard against fraud nOtaries public
will be stationed at all voting places in
primary day, May 3, Elias W. DulBerger,
president of the Oriental Republican Club,
$50 South Meridian street. announced at
a meeting yesterday afternoon. The no.
taries will be kept at the polls by the
organization of Samuel Lewis Shank. can
didate for the Republican nomination for
mayor, and, will be instructed to take af-
fdavits from each person who votes for
Mr.. Shank The move is intended to pre-
vent the counting OUT of Mr.. Shank. it
was said.
SHANK PROMISES
ECONOMY REGIME.
Approximately three hundred persons
attended the meeting at the Oriental
Club. Mr.. Shank spoke, promising imme-
date steps to reduce taxation and COM
pairing the economy of his former admin
istration with the enormous expense piled
up by Mayor Charles W. Jewett. He
on his slogan, more perform
ans less reform"
Mr.. Shank is to speak at 243S Martin
dale avenue and at 3O12 Hovey street to-
night and at Eleventh and Brook streets
tomorrow evening.
Mr. Lemaux announced that he holds
the resignation of Leonard ". Quill as
secretary of the Republican city commit
tee. Mr.. Quill said he was resigning to
take an active part in the primary cam
paign of Mr.. Thomas {. Howe. former
president of Butler College and the News
Jewette candidate for the Republican
nomination for mayor.
The Republican city chairman said he
does not know exactly how Mr.. Quilts
successor viii be chosen, but that since
there is nothing the city committee is
supposed to do until after the primary
is over he is in no hurry to see the place
filed.
Mr.. Howe will open headquarters in
Rooms $50 562 Lemcke Annex. He is
having considerable trouble finding a
campaign manager, it is said The job
was offered to Mayor Jewett and to
County Treas urer Ralph A. Lemcke, but
both declined, asserting they did not
feel physically fit TO handle the job, ac-
cording to reports. The mayor has been
confined to his residence for several days,
having narrowly escaped an attack Of
pneumonia, according to lis friends.
Mrs Samuel Lewis Shank opened
AESemen's Shank-for-m mayor headquarters
u room 120, at the Hotel English, this
afternoon.