Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-30
REDISTRTCTING
PLAN PROMISES
FIGHT TONIGHT
Anti-AdministratiOn Force to
Attack Proposed Ordinance
as It Stands.
BAR DOORS AS USUAL

Councilma1 Louis W. Carnefx. one Of
the four anti-administrahon members,
declared today that he will insist in the
closed meeting Of the council tonight,
sitting as a committee of the whole upon
the ordinance to revise the boundaries
of city precincts, that if any change is
made from the lines as they were fixed
In 1917 that they be relocated only so
as to conform to the county boundaries
as fixed by the county commissioners last
year. This attitude was expected to be
that of theethree other anti c0uncilmen,
who hold the whiphand in the rediStrict-
ing situation.
The proposed ordinance as prepared by
the city administration provides for Gre
ating twenty seven new precincts over the
al city districts now in effect. The pres
ent boundaries do not take in several
districts that have been added to the city
by annexation since 1917. Mr.. Carnefix
said he was willing to see this territory
AIDED to contiguous county precincts. To
carry out his idea it would be necessary
to write practically new proposed oroi-
nance.
SUPPORTERS PLAN TO
FOBCE 1T THROUGH.
Meanwhile the administration was 60
| ing ahead with plans to try to force
! through the proposal introduced at the
! special meeting of the council last night.
Another special meeting for this purpose
is set for Thursday evening. A few
minor changes were being made in this
proposal TO eliminate specific objections
which the anti-coUncilmen objected 20 on
Tuesday evening. Most of these are in
| the Third ward to which Councilman
| Gustav G. Schmidt objected and a few
are In the Fifteenth ward, where Coun-
| Gilman Carnehx pointed out that one pre-
| cinct was split in two. He said that this
was ecessary because there would be
| only 800 votes in each, and that If the
/ administration made most of its changes
on the basis Of having not more than
/ l 900 votes In a precinct he could not see
why two, with only 800 n each, were
/ created.
The ordinance must be passed in
time for publication Saturday and every
effort is being made by the administra-
ton members Of the council to force 1t
through.
When the ordinance was introduced
Councilman Gustav G. Schmidt, anti
administration leader, and Councilman
Louis w. Carnefix objected to any at
tempt to rush it through. Following
this objection no effort was made to sus-
pend the rules The vote of all mei5-
bers is required to suspend the rules
Councilman Otto b. Petdjohn, one of
the five administration members. wes
not present because OF illness.
Council Schmidt said be was willing
to pass that much OF the ordnance that
takes In the territory annexed since the
city was last redistricted, but that he
was not satisfied with the redistrictng
Of precincts in the interior of the city.
SCHMIDT TELLS
HOW HE STANDS.
There is one precinct that will never
go that way If l can induce any OF my
friends to oppose it," he said. If there
ere others divided as that one is l am
opposed to them also"
Mr. Schmidt would discuss this point
no further after the meeting, but other
members Of the council said precincts in
the Third ward were referred to.
Mr. Schmidt complained that he had no
opportunity to discuss the ordinance be
fore it was presented. He said he had
an engagement with Robert II. Bryson,
city controller, who had much to do with
the precinct changes, at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. He said he waited until 2 %
o'clock and when Mr.. Bryson did not
appear. he left. Mr.. Bryson, who was
present at the meeting said he arrived
five minutes later.
Mr. Carnefx suggested that ward com
mitteemen be called before the commit
tee of the whole and that later the pub
lie he called In. President Russell Will
son said he had his own ideas about
public hearing, but that this question
should be settled by Councilman Sumner
A Furniss as chairman of the elections
committee and of the committee Of the
whole.
CARNEFIX WISHES
THOROUGH PROBE.
Mr. Carnefx further told the council
that he was not opposing the ordinance,
but that he wished It to be thoroughly
Investigated. He said he was willing to
take in annexed territory, but that the
council should have an opportunity to
look into the other changes.
With the redlstricting ordinance was
an ordinance changing the councilmanic
districts to include annexed territory.
No changes were made in the dividing
lines. When the clerk was handed the
ordinances he was asked who he should
record as their author.
Make Mr.. Schmidt their author"
President Wilson said.
mo" Mr.. Schmidt shouted.
Then make DIR. Furniss as chairman
Of the elections committee, their author"
President Wilson said, and 1t was so
ordered
After the ordinances were introduced
and after the short discussion the coun-
ell retired behind closed doors as a
committee Of the whole. A few minutes
later Mr. Schmidt, who said he had an
engagement for o'clock, left. He was
not certain whether he would be able to
attend the meeting tonight.
After the meeting of the committee Of
the whole it was stated that the changes
In all the wards except the Third had
been tentatively agreed upon and that
the Third was not discussed because Of
the absence of Mr.. Schmidt