South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-25
.RIDENOUR SAYS
REFERENDUM IS
NOW NECESSITY
Says Bilinski Must Not be Per.
mitted to Balk City Man
ager Election.
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no statement has been made.
Asa spokesman for Eli r. See
Dirt, another OF the republican
mayoralty candidates. assume that
he fould not sanction the course
being rumored Bilinski is 10 take.
but they appear pleased that some
thing is going 10 happen that may
serve 10 prevent postponing the pri-
mary.
Personally Mr. Seebirt has made
no statement. but in his speeches he
has asserted that il the people went
a change Of form OF government, II
is their privilege. and they ought TO
have the opportunity to vote upon
it,
Rumor Newspaper Deal.
II has been observed about the
city hall, however, that a represen-
tative of Seebirt's publicity organ
has been camping close on the trail
Of the city clerk ever since the petit
tons were filed, and incident 10 the
statement Of that organ Saturday
that It will not support Mayor Car
son if he is renominated. there arc
ugly rumors of an understanding be
tween that newspaper and Bilinski
that he would disregard the law,
and gum up the progress OF the
city manager election, it would sup
port him instead Of Carson in case
OF his and Carson's nomination.
Bilinski himself is a candidate for
mayor on the democratic ticket.
w i
il made no difference what his re-
port was one or the other Of the
newspapers would ride him for tt
a seeming confession OF opposition
pressure OF a newspaper source
and when asked If ne wasn't sup
/ posed to follow the law. regardless
Of criticism. he "mummed" on the
subject
The Seebirt organ has been slur-
ring the city manager movement
from the start. and long on the pub
LEGATION OF stories constituting the
law, and has appeared on the inside
all along, on what the opposition
was doing and planning 10 do TO
keep the issue from coming TO a
vote. II has been quoting demo
Gratis as well as republicans, and
other democratic candidates than
BilinsR1 appear to have been closely
following that newspapers outlined
course. opposed TO the proposed new
system, and sure that a vote, some
how. will be avoided.
G. o. u. Blames Democrats.
Friday, Democratic Boss" w. A.
McInerny. whose other occupation is
attorney for several public utilities
opposed to the commission-manag
system, appeared on the scene, scot
ing at the proposed change, and
Ridenour aand Carson adherents
claim TO see in Bilinskis rumOred
front. the ear-marks Of McInerny in
vention. serving perhaps his clients
as wei as manipulating his party,
but "curbstone" indications. accord
ing 10 other authorities, rather
point to a bipartisan com bination
Of the democratic and republica n
city organizations. bent on defying
the law, and that McInerny If in il
at all, is only a contributor.
Another prominent dOmacrat. and
this one frequently observed in close
communion with the city clerk since
the filing of the petitions. is City
Judge Frank Gilmer. according 10
republicans. "Gilmer has been wise
to a monkey wrench all ready for
the machinery for several days. -
one OF them remarked Sunday.
Those VINO have overheard CONVEX
sations between the judge and the
clerk say 1T has always run to ad-
vice as TO how he could evade the
petitions. with much stress on tech
nicalities and that such is the only
advice that the clerk has seemed
willing to listen TO.
Is Secblrt Organization.
The republican organization is re-
puted almost solid behind Seebirt
! for mayor, though supposed 10 be
neutral in primary campaigns.
Chairman Tohulka is an avowed
Seebirt man. which may account for
opposition contentious that the or
ganization is in some sort OF con-
spiracy TO thwart the calling of the
special election, and save the pri-
mary. Among the strongest evil
dence of this is the long and vigor-
Gus insistence of Seebirt supporters
that the primary will be held May
Sd, and wanting 10 bet money on it.
However. when asked Sunday,
upon what he based his certainty,
one of these would be "betters,
said:
The fact that we have a demo
cratic city clerk who don't want the
election. and you can trust him. be
| ing a democrat. 10 gum the thng
up 10 suit his purpose: We are
willing TO bet on IT, He is a candi-
date for mayor and don't know that
he hasn't a chance in a million to
make first base. or that this thing
will kill him there. even If ne should
make first base
George Sands. democratic city
chairman. denies any bipartisan
combination. and states that ne will
be at the council Monday night 81
encourage in every way possible
proper certification by the city
clerk. and the calling OF an election
by the council. Chairman Sands is
in doubt that things will turn on;
as the Inner circle" has asserted
the Biinsk report will say, believes
that an election Will be called Mon
day night, and the primary post
poned. Saturday night promise of
the presence of at least eight mem
bers Of the council had been secured
through various channels. Six are
necessary.
81 think when it is all over Mon
day night" said Sands. you will
find that Bilinskis principle indis-
erection has been his close mouth
edness: that ne has brought all this
,,pon himself bv not coming out