Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-30
FALSE CHARGE
BARRAGE BUILT Up.

BARRAGE BUILT Up.
| Seldom, II ever in the history Of In
| dianapolis, has a campaign been marked
! by the repetition of go many or so fla
grant falsehoods as have been used to
! fight Mr.. Robson and Mr. Shank
/ Robson. who entered the race in op-
position to Shank first. is accused Of
/ having entered It to defeat Mr.. Howe.
who was not even thought Of as a can
didqte when Robson entered.
Men like Mr.. Denny and Charles A.
/ Bookwalter, who have rallied to the sup
I port Of Mr. Robson as the man best
qualified for the position Of mayor, have
| been accused OF representing the worst
element" in the city and an unscrupu-
/ lous effort has been made to make #
appear that all citizens who have not
( pledged their support Of Mr.. Howe are
engaged in an attempt to ruin Indian
apolis."
As was TO be expected. there has
been a reaction brought about by this
effort to impugn the motives Of men
who will not accept the dlctatlons Of n
newspaper whose ownerships Is stiu a
matter Of public debate and it is n big
question whether Mr.. Howe's candidacy
has not been more harmed than benefited
by close association with the indianapolis
News and Mayor Jewett's administra-
ton
Mayor Jewett realized this danger re
Gently sufficiently to try to tell an audi
ence that Mr.. Howe was not responsible
for his administration, but he made no
impression for the reason that earlier
in the campaign the candidate had Civ
en- unrestricted Endorsement to the Jewett
regime.
Among the citizens to whom an appeal
is made for the defeat of Shank as n
menace" the accompanying argument
that whoever is nominated by the Re
publicans win be elected" has fallen on
unfertile grounds.
MANY CONSIDER PRESENT
RULE a GREAT MENACE"
The majority Of the members Of the
Republican party are exceedingly tired
Of the domination Of the News -Jewett
organization The regard it as the equnl
Of any menace that can be conjectured
in this primary, and they realize that IN
voting for Mr.. Howe they are voting to
maintain this machine the menace of
which they have felt in their private as
well as their public life for years Among
the Republicans are hundreds who are
beginning to realize that they are not
only paying tribute politically but in q
/ business and financial way to this ma
/ chine which has heretofore deprived them
Of a right to express their preference
at the polls and is today undertaking
/ to place them outside the pale Of decent
citizenship merely because they are not
/ willing to surrender their right to fran
/ chise to 1t.
/ This class Of citizens are not so OBJ
! sessed with the idea of maintaining a
Republican administration of Indianap-
oils that they are willing to be driven
! by the News into the nomination Of a
candidate with whom they have nothing
/ In common and who was handpicked
/ for them with the threat that they must
accept him or be maligned as undesira-
BE citizens
The result Of this attempt on the part
| Of the News Jewett machine to make it
appear that the only decent citizens Of
| Indianapolis are the supporters of Mr..
/ Howe has been a tremendous increase in
! the strength of Edward J. Robson
| Republicans realize that by support
! ing Robson they can retain their self
respect, and at the same time administer
rebuke to the domineerng bosses Of
| the News Jewett machine who are now
attempting to coerce them into voting
for Howe by declaring that all who are
not for Howe are undesirable citizens of
indianapolis.
ALL GOES TO BUILD
UP VOTE FOR ROBSON.
This sentiment, together with resent
ment Of the baseless statements that
Robson has 10 following Will combine
to give Robson a vote that will con-
found the slanderers of his campaign.
Robson has today brighter prospect
of being the nominee than at any time
since Howe was brought into the race
to block him from defeating Shank As
! the administration organization continues
to disintegrate he becomes stronger and
It is increasingly evident that were it not
for the presence. of pc News-Jewett can
didate in the field hislsupport would over
come the personal following of Shank.
Whenever the managers Of any one of