Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-21
WILL BRYSON, IN
SPITE OF SHANK,
GET P. @. PLUMP.
Some Wiseacres Say Scrap
Patched Up to Get Jewett
Support.
SCHORTENIEIER WANTS 1T


an unusual amount of speculation is
being INDUCED in as to just what poHti-
cal Interpretation is to be placed upon
the fact that both Robert II. Bryson, city
controller, and Frederick Z. Schortemener,
secretary Of the Republican State central
committee have fled applications. Until
recently it generally had been conceded
by persons familiar with the local poll
teal situation that BrysOn practically
had the job ''sewed up" despite the fact
that Immediately after the mayoralty pri-
mary in May Samuel Lewis Shank pub
licly stated that BrysOn never should re-
ceive the appointment.
However, after that things began to
happen. The story goes that Shank
found that some of the old line Jewett
strength would be very acceptable in the
campaign this fall. OF course, Bryson
/ is the hand picked candidate of the
/ Jewett crowd and The best way in the
world to line up the Jewett strength
would be for Shank to agree to the sell
ection OF Bryson for the postmastership.
Incidentally 1t was found, so it is said,
| that BrysOn was not without friends in
the very heart of the Shank Organi-
cation.
ErTsON WORKING
FOR LEW SHANK.
At all events Bryson became active
! Shank headquarters where he Is
! lending a great amount Of his time and
| apparently is working hard and earnest
/ j. Tor Shank's election in November.
/ Only a few days ago Mayor Jewett him.
! self visited Shank headquarters, and
with all this. appearance OF harmony IN
! what had been the 1actOn-torn Re
! publican camp only Few weeks before,
/ il was believed generally peace had come
/ and that BrysOn was all set for another
| term as postmaster.
| And then along came Schortemeier, and
/ blooey goes all the dope. For, say the
wise ones Schortemeier never would
/ have entered the race without mighty
strong assurances from higher ups that
/ be had q rosy chance of landing the
/ appointment Certainly he never would
/ have entered the race without the .. X
OF Senator Harry 5. New, whose private
( secretary he was until he resigned to
take the secretaryship OF the state
central committee last year. And it has
/ been taken for granted that New, anxious
/ 70 please the Shank crowd and every
one else in sight in his race for the
/ senatorial nomination next spring had
agreed to indOrse Bryson in case Shank
/ approved Of him.
1t seemed equally certain to many
Schortemeier would not consider entering
the race for a minute if his action in
any way would embarrass Senator New.
Schortemeier has the backing of the
Republican state organization: he is
mighty close to President Harding and
closer still to VIII II. Hays, postmaster
general
The situation, as many see it, is, who
Will be the strongest factor in landing
Marion County in Senator News column
I in the event he is forced to make race
for the Senatorial nOminatiOR-next spring
WHICH CAN Do
NEW MOST GOOD?
The question among those who pro y
/ fess TO see BrysOn and SchOrtemeier as
I the real contendeIs is whether Bryson or
: hortemeier can do Senator New the
/ ! st good.
I OF course, it IS pointed out, Congress-
man Merrill Moores will have something
to say about the new postmaster, but no
one believes he could name the official
against the wishes of Senator New, MI.
Hays and possibly the President him
self.
There Is another angle that some OBJ
servers present and that is that Schorte-
meier has been discussed as the possible
successor to Mr.. MoOTes in the next
campaign. These same people point out
that four years in the posto1ice would
remove any dangerous obstacle that may
stand in the way Of Moore's return to
Washington.
It is regarded as significant that
Schortemeiers name was not connected
with the postmastership until he had
spent several days In Washington recently
in company with many leading Repub-
Ican leaders.
Bryson is very strong with some Of the
politicians, but among the rank and file
of the voters there is a feeling he has
had a choice seat at the pie counter long
enough. The average Republican with no
Ak to grind points out that regardless
/ Of Administrations or factions, Bryson al
( ways lands right-side up. He fights hard
for the faction in power, but he never
! fights to the last ditch. When the tide
/ of battle turns. it is said Bryson can
see the turn quicker than any one else
in Marion County politics. and just when
the victorious faction steps up TO hang
out the victory flag, BrysOn may be seen
/ in the front row cheering louder than
+ any one in the crowd.
! Meantime sixteen other candidates,
4 Democrats and Republicans, are in the
( race, and in the interest of harmony 1t
may be necessary for VIII H. Hays.
( Postmaster General at Washington and
intimate friend Of SchOrtemeier, to recon-
mend to President Harding that he pick
! rank outsider from among the other
sixteen
/ The complete list today is: Robert
/ H Bryson, Frederick E. Schortemeier,
! Robert E. Springsteen. Democrat, post
/ master: Charles Byfield. Democrat, as
sistant postmaster; A. NJ Potts, Repub-
( Iican, assistant superintendent of the
mails: J. +. Poe, Democrat, assistant
/ superintendent OF the mails; Arthur d.
Grow, Republican, foreman of letter car
( riers; Arthur Hamilton, Democrat, as
/ sistant cashier; Frank Reichman, Re
/ publican bookkeeper in the finance de-
/ partment: l. d. Vaughn, Leslie D.
! Clancy. Republican, stock broker, former
/ superintendent Of mails; John 7. Saulter.
/ Republican; Richard Lowther, Republic
an. Probate Court reporter; William r.
| Cleary, Republican, clerk Of the board
/ Of public works; H. VI. COchrane, Repub
Iican. secretary treasurer of the Stuts
Fire Engine Company; w S. Blatchely,
former State geologist: Robert II. Acre,
Republican, and Donald f. Roberts, at
torney.
Il is pointed out that among the post
office employees are men Of splendid ca
liabilities. men thoroughly familiar with
postoffice work and better qualified for
the position than the great majority Of
politicians applying for the position.
However despite oft repeated statements
of Mr. Hays that the department under
him will be ''humanized" and real merit
among employees rewarded, 1t is not be-
lieved he has so far forgotten the po-
Iitical aspects Of the case as to permit
the appointment of any man other than
sauna rock ribDn1 ReDublican Of great no.