South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-17
1912 PERSONS
PETITION CITY
MANAGER VOTE
Committee ecures l.63O
Names More Than Required
for Special Election.


number, or other descriptions suffl-
cient 10 identify the place. and the
date when the signature was made.
Sec. 2. All petition papers re-
questing any such election shall be
/ assembled and filed with the city
clerk as enc instrument, and the pc
ution shall be deemed sufficient if
signed by electors Of the city equal
10 number 10 at least twenty per
cent (209o) Of those who voted at
the last preceding general munici-
pal election Within five (5) days
after any sucI petition is filed the
clerk shall complete an examination
thereof TO determine whether IL il
signed by a sufficient number Of
qualified electors and he shall certify
the result OF his examination to the
legislative authority of the city at its
first regular meeting held after the
completion of such examination.
sec. 4. Whenever the city clerk
shall certify 70 the legislative author
ity Of any city that a sufficient peti-
ton has been filed requesting that
the question Of adopting one Of the
plans Of government provided in this
act be submitted TO the electors of
the city. such legislative authority
shall order a special election for
that purpose 10 be held not less than
thirty 900 days, or not more than
sixty 600 days after the next sue
ceeding first day of May. @"
Recall Keller Regime.
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prevent South Bend men and women
from signing the petitions asking
for a special election TO determine
whether the voters Of the city want
a new form Of municipal govern
ment or whether they want to con-
tinue under the present mayor and
councilmanic system have been
characterized by misrepresentation
Of the law and the purpose for
which the campaign for a special
election is being conducted.
Many citizens who supported Fred
W. Keller in his campaign for mayor
seven years ago through Mr.. Keller's
representation that he favored the
adoption Of a city manager form of
municipal government, and who
administration. are now welcoming
the present opportunity TO obtain
what Mr.. Keller advocated eight
years ago when he was a candidate
for mayor
Citizens in all parts Of the city
remember that a city manager plan
of city government was one Of Mr.
Kellers strong arguments for cleo
ton in the mayoralty and the fail
ure of the Keller administration TO
carry out the campaign promises Of
its candidate is attributed the fail
ure Of Mr. Keller TO have his con-
trouer, Grant Manning. nominated
on the republican ticket at the last
city primary for mayor, Mr.. Man
ming being defeated by Mayor Car
son, who is now a candidate for re-
election.
Thieves entered the Peoples Drug
store. 1910 Lincoln Way w, Friday,
and while the proprietor, Joseph
Bartozak's back was turned took
and carried away one comission-
manager petition, containing "A
names Of residents Of that vicinity.
II think from the way a certain
man talked who was in the store
Just a few moments before the dis
appearance was noticed" says Mr.
Bartozak that he was looking for
something of the kind, and that he
was a servant Of the opposition TO
the city manager movement. The
police department. was not notified
Primary Date NearS.
Several of the stores where sigma
lures We're placed for the past couple
days report visits from opposition
agents" and efforts being made to
induce the proprietors not to dis
play them. But for the welching of
the names from the Peoples Drug
store. the total petitioners would
number 1886.
With the nominating primaries
only a little over two weeks away
the various political camps in both
democratic and republican parties
are renewing their efforts in behalf
Of their respective candidates Eli
II. SeebirL, city attorney under the
former Keller administration, has
fired his first gun in his race for
the republican mayOrafy nOmina-
ion by charging the Carson admin
istration with extravaganza. Speak
ers for the Carson administration
declare that they will answer Mr..
Seebirt's charges next Tuesday night
at an open meeting at the Carson
Headquarters on y Michigan st.
They say that instead OF being eX-
travagant, the present city admins
tratfon has kept pace with the in
dustrial expansion Of the city by
making the necessary improvements
IN street paving, sewers and water
main extensions. They say that they
win show that Mr.. Seebirt has mis-
quoted figures. and that they viii
also show that the city treasury was
practically without funds when il
/ was turned over TO the Carson adj
ministration by the Keller admin
+ istration.
Supporters Of candidates other
\ than Mr.. Scebirt for the republican
mayOralty nomination say that Nh
/ Seebrits effort in his opening cam
pai-n gun speech 10 eliminate ell
+ republican candidates for the 1ayor-
atty nomination save himself and
/ GeorSe w. Beyers. a real estate man,
by referring depricatngly to the &C
cupations OF professions Of the
+ candidates VIII not appeal particu-
larlv 10 the rank and file of the re-
publican party, II was learned last
night.
Tohulka To Resign.
+ wonder Il Mr.. Seebrit thinks
ne is the only man In South Bend
Qualified 20 be mayor Of this city p"
asked a prominent supporter Of W.
+ w RidenOur, also candidate for
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