South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-04
SEEBTRT REFUSES.
TO ANSWER QUERY
In CLOSING TALK
Nominee Says He Will Not
BE Drawn Into Discussion
of Personalities"

"In the campaign to date have
RETAINED from dealing in personal
flies. and 1 will no4 be drawn into
q discussion Of personalities in this.
mv closing campaign speech"
This was the manner in which Ell
r. Seebirt, republican nominee for
mayor. avoided the direct questions
which the voters are asking regard
ing the extent 10 which he would
be hampered in carrying out his
avowed program Of law enforcement
by the election OF the two women
nominees on the democratic ticket,
Mrs Lillian Kfieghbaum and Miss
Gladys Monroe.
The remainder Of Mr. Seebirts
speech was a general repetition Of
the statement already published re-
garding his program for a bigger
and better south Bend" He again
referred 10 the necessity Of elimi-
Mating the trinity of vice now ram
pant ina the city He stressed the
importance Of placing the respOn-
sibility for enforcing the law uLon
the shoulders Of the executive OF
the city. lie pleaded for aid in the
other offices Of the city. If elected.
and urged that the entire republican
ticket be placed in office.
Other Candidates Speak.
Besides Mr.. Seebirt's address.
speeches were delivered by c. p.
DuComb republican nominee for
city Judge. Phil l. Near. republi-
can nominee for city clerk: Ralph
Hutchinson, Walter Erler aRd II.
NJ. Hartman. republican nominees
for n-at-large, and George
T. Hull republican nominee for
councilman Of the First ward. =.
T. Augustine presided as chairman
of the meeting Lem J. Dare. local
attorney. and .. q, Johnson, repub-
lican precinct committeeman Of
River Park. and Mrs. v +. Miller
also gave speeches.
The address delivered by Mr..
Dare aroused the sentiment and en-
thusiasm OF the gathering when he
pointed out the 18th hour tactics
which ne said were adopted by the
demo Gratis 10 Sain victory for their
candidate. He referred TO the &C
ton taken by the members OF the
city council in Designating polling
rlaces for the election Tuesday.
He declared that in practically
every instance the democratic coun-
cilmen had gone the limit in at
tempting TO Inconvenience the
voters in casting their votes. He
pointed out specific examples OF
where he charged that polling
places had been moved from the
centrally located districts to out-Of-
the-way places. In the Ninth pre-
cinct OF the First ward. he said
that the precinct had been moved
from it's original location 10 a spot
ON : Wilbur St, more than a mile
away
In River Park. he asserted. the
voting Llace had been transferred
from its old location on Mishawaka
av., near Seventh ct. TO new ad-
dress on Glover st. moDe than
mile and a half distant. He pointed
out that the River Park vote was
unusually heavy in the district
where the polling place was origt-
nally established. but that in it's
new quarters the republican vote
. was extremely light.
Sec Motive i'm Action.
He also cited the action Of the
council in moving the precincts
polling places In the Seventh ward
from their established locations to
new ones located at the extreme
southern part Of the city, near the
city limits.
To said that the race this year
was not race between the repub-
lcan and democratic parties. but a
rar- between Mr. Seebirt and Mr.
BiInski. He pointed 10 the ele-
ments in the city SUPP orting the
men, and asked his hearers 10 Judge
accordingly
Mrs Miller i'm her speech stated
that she had been invited by the
speakers bureau to deliver an ad-
dess at the meeting and that she
was fulfilling the request with
feeling OF duty and pleasure She
saiE that the race this year was
between the voters conscience and
their craftsmanship She declared
that i'm "A circumstance Of this kind
she believed that the voters would
De willing 10 sacrifice partisanship.
Behind Program
Mr.. Near stressed the vital inter-
est each individual citizen should
have I'm the office of city clerk He
declared that the actions of the Of
fetal Of this office should be in
absolute harmony with the will OF
the people. and cited specific duties
which must be performed by the
city clerk which affect the people
Of the entire community He fur
Their stated that II elected. he would
carry ont the duies OF his office in
fearless and impartial manner.
Mr.. Hutchinson. Mr. Erler and
Nj. Hardman POINTED ITO need OF
cooperation between the executive
OF The city and the members Of the
common council They declared
that they were sOlidly behind the
Seebirt program and would do all
I'm their power 10 continue working
tremendously to carry IL out. II
elected
Mr. Hull emphasized the neces-
sity Of electinE the tail as well as
the head OF Che ticket" in the bal
loting Tuesday He pointed 20 the
fact thar he has been n resident OF
the Fins. ward for the past 10 years.
and IS I'm a position TO knos the
real wants OF the citizens of that
community lie also stated that he
was i'm accord with the principles
cnunC'ated in the Seebirt platform.
and ~ elected would do his utmost
i'm securing practical application OF
thosa principles
MRS. MARGARET JONES.
one OF South BENDS pioneer citi-
zens, Mrs Margaret Wiley Jones. SIS.