Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-25
IN
FINAL LAP OF
FURIOUS DRIVE
Candidates Map Out Programs
for a Strenuous
Finish.
ALL EYES ON OUTCOME

With one more week of active cam
paigning before them Republican
mayoralty candidates entered on the
last lap Of their drive for votes today
with renewed vigor.
Both Samuel Lewis Shank and Ed
ward ]. Robson, with smoothly run
ming organizations, have mapped out
a strenuous schedule for the final
week. Mr. Thomas C. Howe, former
president of Butler College and
NewsJewett candidate, has sum-
moned to his aid all Of the admins
tration leaders that can be prevailed
upon to take up his sinking cause
and is prepared to make a whirlwind
climax to his drive for votes.
Among those who will appear on the
How estage this week are Judge James
A. Collins whose suspended sentence
system has become notorious, and Claris
Adams, whose weak kneed administra-
tion of the prosecutors office won for
him extended condemnation. Aside from
these two Mayor Charles W. Jewett will
appear for the professor, not so much
to urge his election, however, as to de-
fend his administration which is reeling
under the combined assaults of Shank
and Robson camps.
FINAL WEEK WILL
BE INTERESTING.
The final week will be interesting, even
to old time political observers in Indi-
r-iIT
effort of the Jewett- News combination to
put over Mr.. Howe and thus perpetuate
the Jewett dynasty.
On the other hand the public, warned
repeatedly by both Shank and Robson
leaders, is keeping an eye open for pos
sibIe primary corruption, such as was
practiced four years ago.
The people are also expectantly await
Ing the answer Of the Jewett controlled
Republican city committee as to whether
all of the candidates will be allowed
equal representation on the election
boards as q guard against possible
fraud. Thus far the organization, which
is solid for Mr.. Howe, has not deigned
to answer the request made in behalf Of
all candidates by Mr.. Robson
Speakers and workers of Mr.. Robson
will be in all precincts this week with
meetings. a large number of factory
meetings, neighborhood gatherings and
ward mass meetings have been arranged
for the Robson speakers, and in addi-
ton there Will be mass meetings in diff
ferent sections Of the city during the re-
naming days before the primary.
WOMEN INTERESTED
IN ELECTION.
Women voters will have a large part
in the primary" Mr.. Robson said. Meet
ines which l have addressed contained a
large number of women, and that is in
dicattve Of the interest the primary has
aroused among the women voters. We
may expect large primary vote this
year, as the citizens are thoroughly in
terested in the Republican situation and
desire to nominate a business man to
conduct the affairs of the city, rather
than professor or a person who Is
not liable to stay on the job all the
time"
Wide Endorsement Of the Robson can
didacy is indicated by the fact that he
will have a group Of efficient workers in
every precinct on primary day. His ward
organizations, composed of trained work
ers, have number Of former organization
men, this situation indicating that the or
ganization is considerably weakened in
its efforts to put Mr.. Howe through the
nomination.
Efforts of Mayor Jewett to raise a dust
cloud to obscure the extravaganza OF his
administration were ridiculed by Mr.,
Shank in speeches yesterday and today.
SHANK SAYS SAME
SET OF FIGURES USED.
Il don't want to engage in an undig-
nifed controversy with the boy mayor
over a matter which can be so readily
cleared up by any person interested"
said Mr.. Shank. The figures I have
quoted were all taken from the yearly
reports Of the city controller. Any one
is entitled to copies Of those reports If
he will visit the city hall and make a
demand 1t is not true that l used one
set of figures for compiling the total of
my term and another for compiling the
total of his term"
William P. Evans, prosecutor, was
scored by the ex-mayor for taking an ac-
tive part in the city primary campaign
in behalf of Howe
ITS the looks Of the thing that I
object to- he said. 81 know, of course,
that Mr.. Evans gets his orders from the
same quarter as Charlie Jewett does and
as Professor Howe will, but then people
of indianapolis have a right to expect
the prosecutor to hold aloOf when an
election fraud may be impending He
might need to exercise impartial judge
ment."
Shank workers gathered yesterday in
the Moose Lodge clubrooms to hear ad-
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