Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-13
CO. RACE IN
CITY PRIMARY
NOW FEVERISH
Robson Carries Attack on
City Hall Policies to Home
of Mr.. Howe.
SHANK HELP INCREASED

The Republican city primary race
has entered the feverish stage with
the three leading candidates assail-
ing each other and two of them, Ed
ward J.. Robson and Samuel Lewis
Shank, combining to heap denuncia-
ton on the City Hall crowd, which
is attempting to perpetuate itself in
power through the nomination and
election of Mr.. Thomas G. Howe,
former president of Butler College.
Mr.. Robson carried his attacks on the
conduct Of municipal affairs and the
policies of the Citizens Gas Company to
IrvingEon, the home of Professor Howe,
last night. The News -Jewett candidate
spoke in the Third ward during the eve
ming and Mr.. Shank held meetings on
Indiana avenue, addressing the negro
voters.
BY supplanting the expensive municipal
street repairing and ash and garbage
hauling systems with competent CON
tractors Mr.. Robson declared that he
can save the city at least $4,000 year.
He added that these departments, with
their large number Of city employees.
enabled the men in power to form a
powerful political machine which In the
end resulted In the disfranchisement Of
the taxpayers. He arraigned these sys-
TENS as costly and inefficient
SCORES COMMISSION
PLAN OF GAS COMPANY
Mr. Robson, at the trio OF meetings,
reiterated his opposition TO any raise In
gas rates, and charged that the affairs
of the Citizens Gas Company were be-
ing mismanaged. He scored the plan
whereby all coke produced by the com
pany was marketed through a Cincinnati
brokerage firm at a high commission
rate.
Commissions to this firm in the last
few years have reached 81 900 600, and
with this money the company could have
erected sufficient storage tanks" Mr..
Robson charged.
Planks in the Robson platform. includ-
ing Endorsement OF the city planning com
mission program, completion of sewage
proposal food prevention work and track
elevation, improvements In city hospital
and city market, an additional city mar
ket on the south side, reduction of taxes
and community recreation places were
reviewed by Mr.. Robson with the
declaration that his opponents had no
such elearcut issues as his platform con-
taiDed.
Indiana avenue will be invaded by Mr..
Robson and his workers on Thursday
evening with a precinct meeting at the
new Indiana Theater. Here Mr. Robi-
son, ex-Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter,
Dr. Amelia R Keller. William Fl. Jackson
and the Rev. Sumner Williams viii be the
speakers. Friday evening Mr.. Robson
viii speak at the Christamore Settlement
with ex-State Senator Franklin McCray
and DR.. Amelia r. Keller.
PUGH DIRECTS
FLYING SQUADRON.
Edward B. Pugh, head OF the Robson
speakers bureau, is directing the flying
squadron Of prominent Republicans who
are speaking in behalf Of Mr.. Robson at
noon factory meetings and neighborhood
gatherings. The Robson workers are
conducting an intensive drive which will
schedule them many meetings each day
and evening until the primary In May.
The slogan, Vote for Robson to beat
Shank" has been brought out by persons
outside Of the Robson camp, who view
the primary fight as centering between
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