South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-14

l,pNllNJG Jed FROM PAGE ONE)
Bend. recently accosted a proml-
mems attorney here demanding that
he support Mr. Se85irt on the
ground that moral issues are in
volved in the present campaign.
you know that Mr.. Seebirt was
a member OF the former Keller ad-
m.nla-ratiou. and that he stands for
waat Ms right morally" this prom
linen woman seco.rt supporter is said
90 have told the attorney.
"Ycs and I know that the present
Carson administration never received
na.' tne newspapCr attacks on ac-
count OF conditions in the city that
the Keller administration got from
.he newspapers Of the city the at
torney is said o. have answered.
you viii have IA bring a better
argument than that in favor of Mr..
-eclirt" the attorney is said TO have
told the prominent woman Scebirt
worker as he ended the interview.
Recalls Investigation"
Just now these Seebirt support
ers expect to get away with this
moral issue stuff / don't see de-
cared a prominent republican lead
or wednesday night. They must
think that South Bend people have
lost their memories.
IL wonder if these persons who
are asking support for Mr.. Seebirt
on a moral issue because &c was a
member Of the Keller administra-
tion remember the little invest ga =
ion that was made by DR.. c. B.
Crumpacker, who is coroner now
and who is also Supporting Seebirt
for the republican mayoralty nomi-
nation, made in the interests of the
candidacy of Claude Nicely for the
republican nomination at the pri-
maries in 1917. The Keller admin
istration was I'm then and Mayor
Keller was attempting to nominate
Grant Manning as his successor.
This little investigation of DR..
Crumpacker was conducted on the
Sunday night before the primaries.
and it was found that there were
16 houses of prostitution in full oper-
alton that night, and when primary
day rolled round Grant Manning
wasn't nominated either. Maybe
there are lots of others who have
just as good a memory as I have, "
said this prominent republican.
and these Is houses of prostitution
found by DR.. Crumpacker Just be-
fore the 1917 primaries were not
the only law violators in the city
under the Keller administration.
counting the gambling houses and
other like resorts he added
Circulate False Reports.
Further efforts OF those opposed
to holding a referendum on the re-
lection or adoption of the commits
was charged Wednesday night. TO
having their workers circulate false
reports regarding the law concern
ing the necessary procedure to be
followed i'm regarding the law con-
corning the necessary procedure to
be followed i'm having the referen-
dunn called. These opponents are
charged with attempting 20 dis
courage sign ers to the petitions of
placing their names with ink or in
dclible pencil. when the law re-
quires that either ink or indelible
pencil be used, and not lead pencil.
Commission manager opponents are
also charged with disappearing
the time upon which petitions ask
ing FOR the referendum must be
fled telling many prospective sign
evs that the time for the presenta-
ton of petitions has already expired.
il was even charged Wednesday
night that enemies of the commits
sion manager plan were circulating
petitions themselves. and asking
that the signers write their names
with lead pencil 50 that those sigma
lures might Zoe lost by the friends
of the commission manager plan.
However those behind the move
ment for a referendum declare that
they have surrounded themselves
with every legal precaution. and that
every Illegal move Of their oppon-
ents has been anticipated and cir
cumyented.