The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-17
COMPROMISE
MAN SOUGHT
FOR MAYOR
Republicans Casting About
for Candidate to Whom
Strength Will Be Thrown
Zimmerman To flake Race.
B 0 W NJ A N MENTIONED

Mayor W. W. Zimmerman compli-
Gated compromise measures of Repub-
lican party leaders Friday with his
announcement that he was in the may
orally race to stay and that since his
original proposition of withdra wal.
made before the special election on
the city manager form of government,
had not been accepted, he intended to
stay in the fight for the nomination
for mayor on the Republican ticket in
the coming primary.
Republican leaders have been eau
cusing during the last few days rela-
tive to the naming of a candidate who
would give the city a good business
administration and who would be sat
isfactory to the numerous candida tes
who have announced themselves for
the mayoralty, the understanding to
be that the majority of candidates
who have come out thus far were to
withdraw from the race and the Re-
publican orga niZation be centered on
one man.
l.. S. Bowman, former Wayne county
auditor, and deputy state auditor for
two years, has been one of those most
under discussion for the compromise
man. Mr.. Bowman stated that he had
! been approached on the subject of be-
! coming a candidate but that he was
j not ready to make any statements
relative to his position.
| Withdraws Old Offer.
! Mayor Zimmerman who announced
sometime ago that he would resign
from the mayoralty race if a certain
: prominent man would make the race,
stated Friday that he had withdrawn
this offer and that his intentions now
were to stay in the fight, since the
! Republican organization had failed to
take advantage of his offer.
The question of bringing out COM
promise candidate is an old trick" ."
said the mayor. DO you think that
will resign for some other person who
can not draw as many votes as can?
If they want party harmony right here
it isl am it," he stated.
With nine candidates already an
nounced to make the race and the field
to be thrown open again as soon as
isthe date for the special election is
fixed by council, 1t appears to leaders
that some efforts will have to be made
to bring the field to a smaller number
Harry Thornburg. Republican city
chairman, has announced that his or
ganization will get together in ar
effort to bring about a cooperation
among various wings of the party tc
insure the election of a Republican
mayor next fall. The conclusion from
this would be that efforts to get to
gether on strong man for mayor
! will ha 10 h,-r ha
Several of the candidates for the
chief city office are known to lool
favorably on the idea of picking one
man to make the race Most of those
who have announced their intention O.
running for the office are non-com
initial as to who would be acceptabl:
to them.
i Indicates Three in Fight
The fight in the primary from indi
? cations at the present time would b,
5 between Baltz Bescher. present cit,
D controller, Frank Strayer. and Mayo
!, Zimmerman. Each has his separat,
: following and organization back O
him. .
e Mr. Bescher is favored by numerou
| citizens who believe that his long eS
| perience in various capacities, as cit
+ | SiCIh anu SOAIlOliSI, nave lllJ6O NIT
to handle the mayors office in tn
4 most efficient manner Mr. Straye
S is backed by the county so-called ma
chine who believe that he is the los
n ical candidate because of his service
: to that organization
= Mayor Zimmerman has his own TO
$ lowing which has been able to carr
y him through past campaigns in tn
oft nd xx-hi oh ha
believes still strong enough to RI
elect him to the city executive offic,
b Other candidates for the mayor
e office are E. White. Emmett Barre
s S. K. Morgan, John Peltz, Ora Mitcl
r ell and Harry Hoover
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