Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-23

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Jewett. dwelling on the s1OOOOOOO spent
in his term and the S26, 600, OOO Of expendi-
lures for which Mayor Jewett will be re-
/ sponsible.
/ The personnel Of the Howe-for- Mayor
Club was held up again for considera-
| ton by the ex-mayor. who pointed out
: that the entire club was drawn from
/ small area of the north side
I have been told there were not more
than twenty persons present at the Co
/ lumbia Club luncheon when this exclu-
sive club was formed Mr.. Shank said
Nevertheless, it was announced that one
hundred persons had joined the club at
that meeting"
FEARS NEWS HAS
CHANGE OF HEART.
Mr.. Shank said he was half convinced
that the Indianapolis News, stanch spon-
sor of Prof. Howe, was undergoing a
change Of heart. He quoted from an
editorial printed in that newspaper:
at is time that the people were
making up their minds as to the kind Of
man they want for mayor" he read.
land then organizing and going to work
to make their views prevail at the pri-
mary If they allow their candidates to
lie picked for them, they will have only
themselves to blame for the evil re-
suits that may ensue. 1t is their duty to
see to 1t that no man Is nominated or
elected TO whom the management OF city
affairs may not safely be entrusted
THE only candidate who was picked
at a hotel bedroom conference In this
campaign was Professor Howe. Charlie
Jewett, Ralph Lemcke, Charlie Roemer
and one or two others picked Professor
Z an To
after the Indianapolis News had threat
ened to quit playing ball II they didn't
pick him. The Embossed selection was
actually made by the Indianapolis News
Reporters were waiting for the announce
ment to result from this conference and
no one doubted that the machines man
would be named right there, not by the
people.
What the Indianapolis News means
when It says It is time for the people to
make up their minds is that It Is time
for them to make up their minds as the
News tells them TO.
BOTANY TEACHER
OR BUSINESS MAN.
LAS to picking a man who can be
trusted to run the city, II you were hir-
ing a man for such Job would you Sc
lect a teacher Of botany who had mar
ried wealth or a successful business man
whose integrity had never been Ques-
tloned?"
DENY RIGHT TO USE
MARION CLUB.
Several influential members of the
Marion Club, where Mr. Howe is to meet
persons who desire to join the Howe
for Mayor Club tonight, were trying to
ind a way to Keep the meeting from be-
ing held.
The constitution Of the club, they said.
provides the club facilities shall not be
used for holding meetings in the interest
of any particular candidate for a Re-
publican nomination. The constitution
permits meetings in the interest of Re-
publican candidates after primary cleo
lions only. The Howe meeting viii be
violation Of this provision. they said,
and if the Howe organization goes on
with its plans there may be an open
protest, it was said.
Superintendent and fOremen Of depart
ments in which a great many city en-
ployes work were busy passing out word
that failure to attend the meeting and
enroll in the Howe for Mayor Club would
mean a mighty unpleasant future. There
were some few departments where this
was not going on, noticeably in the
board of public works office. However.
II was understood that some OF the ori-
Gals under the board were putting such
pressure to bear on their employees. 1t
IS said sone members Of the board of
works are not altogether in harmony
with such methods
The Howe organization, it is said, has
had lists Of city employees prepared and
will check Off those who do not attend
the meeting with the idea of letting a
club fan on the absent ones later.
Mr.. Howe viii speak at a meeting of
negro women at 745 Indiana avenue be-
fore the Marion Club meeting.