Indiana daily times., 1921-11-01
SHANK BECOMES
MORE SOLEMN
TOWARD FINAL
Comedy Aside, Candidate Goes
After Enemies With Much
Energy.
REHEARsEs OWN CAREER

uproar, Samuel Lewis Shank, Reput ican
nominee for mayor, In speeches last
night devoted more time to serious dis
cussion OF the city's needs and what he
expects to do to meet them, than he has
used heretofore. He did not forget, how
ever, to fay Boyd N. RalstOn, his Demo-
cratic opponent as a gambler, and his
supporters, including the indianapolis
News and "One Quart" Orbison Of Dear
Jerry" fame. He told most OF his old
campaign stories and brought In few
new ones, as well as having lot Of fun
with the Judas Club"
bis POLITICAL
ACCOMPLISHMENT
The candidate recalled his record for
compelling public utilities 10 make ex-
tensions and betterments, the food re-
lief work carried on under his personal
direction, the fact that the Shank admin
istrat.on never made temporary loan
while these fellows now have borrowed
money every three or four months" and
the first serious attempt to clean up the
red light district ever made in Indian
apolis and one Of the first in the United
States
At a large meeting in the 2400 block in
West WRshin gton street, he promised
the people OF that section that he would
do everything he could to keep circuses
OQN OF the new GAON BEOuuu e. DcAlAOAb
avenue and West Washington street. A
new small park with a well equipped
playground. swimming pool and com
munity house would look well and serve
well there, he added and he was going
to do all he could TO realize such q prof.
ect- In fact, he said, he was against
tncurring large Indebtedness for further
big park and boulevard projects and in
favor, instead, Of spending the park de-
parement money IN the establishment Of
more Fairgrounds. swimming pools and
community centers- He wants to make
the Fairgrounds a place where mothers
may safely leave their children when they
come downtown to shop. and so attrac-
tive that they will keep the children on
the streets.
Proper handling OF sewage must come,
he said and so he does not oppose en-
tireIy the anti-open vault ordinance, but
he said he believes the city should not en-
force it until after the 1928 Legislature
has had an opportunity to pass law en-
abling citizens to pay for required s2nt-
tary equipment on the lOng-term plan,
such as the Barrett law provides for the
payment OF street, alley, sidewalk and
sewer assessments.
NO GAMBLING WHES
SHANK CONES IN.
There is not going to be any public
gambling during the Shank administra-
tiOn, he said There wasn't when I was
mayor before and there isn't going to
be when I am mayor again. he declared.
But Mr.. Shank could not refrain from
having a little fun at the expense Of his
enemies He mentioned the fact that
Caleb s. Denny, a former mayor, and
prominent in the Church Federation
movement, had issued statement de-
claring he is supporting Mr.. Ralston
because he wants a moral city.
"Caleb Denny came to my Office with
a bunch Of ministers once when I was
mayor and urged me TO clean up the
red light district" he said. "Ev-
erybOdy knows. Of course, that we had
had a red light district for fifty years
before my administration went after Il.
Well. Caleb came in and asked me to
clean the immoral houses up, and 1
asked Gale:
Gale. why didn't you clean them up
when yoI were may0rF
"Cale said: That Is a black spot upon
my 1i1nlp.-tratiOn.'
And now Gales out for Ralston be
cause he says he's for a moral city,
CUTS INTO
THE JUDAS CLUB"
Calling the roll" Of the Judas Club, 4"
which is the name he has given to the
Republican Movement for Ralston," Mt
Shank came 20 the name Of Fred Greg
ory.
'He used to be in the real estate busi-
ness" said Mr.. Shank, but now he
spends every afternoon from u until
o'clock over at the Columbia Club trying
to win a few honest dollars from some
Of the good citizens over there"
Mentioning other supporters Of Mr..
Ralston, Mr. shank said Thomas s.
Meeker, Democratic city chairman. took
the first $500 the Democrats collected
for their campaign fund and bought an
automobile with IL He mentioned Mr..
Jack" Shea, Jerry Casey, One Quart"
Orbison, "Carnation John" (J. w Fri
day and others in the derogatory connec-
tions he has employed for several weeks
and concluded:
I've been in many q campaign against
many a man. but I say TO you that I
never ran against a man who has such a
disreputable gang behind him as this man
RalstOn."
Caleb Denny, he said he had heard.
intends to get the Church Federation to-
gether today 70 indocse Ralston. he said.
Why, I'll venture TO say I've given ten
times more TO churches than RalstOn.
All the church workers come to me and
I've always given to them
County Clerk Richard V Sipe, who
was among those vho preceded Mr..
Shank in West Washington street. de-
elared that he believes that those who
view Mr.. Shank's record calmly and
dispassiOnately without regard for the
mudslinging that is going on will vote
for him
STRIKES AT TAGGART
AND THE NEWS.
Ralph E Cpdike said that Mr. Shank
viii be a mayor who viii cooperate with
the State and National Governments IN
the economy programs and declared:
You have your choice between one
man controlled by the Indiana polls News
and Tom Tsggart and another man con-
trolled by the common people Of Indian
apOlis. Why should we be dictated to by
the Indianapolis News, the director of
which Il a citizen Of Illinois, and Tom
Tsggart. who is not a citizen Of Indian
apolisf"
IT defy any one IN Indianapolis to
show me a single friend OF labor In the
zone hundred and one" said Robert
Dalton. "The man who votes against
Samuel Lewis Shank votes against the
man who works beside him, he votes
against his home. his wife. his babies
I'd those little kids back there" waving
at a group Of masked urchins who frol-
licked sin the back part OF the room,
''who only want a square deal"
Continuing his attack on the "One hun
dred and me" be inquired:
"Do they talk for themselves Does q
man Ike Arthur Baxter come out and
tell yo what he thinks? Not Arthur
Baxter He depends upon his sble ally
the Ind lnaDOlis News to say what he