Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-09
CANDIDATES GET
ELECTION NEWS AS
RETURNS COME IN
CrOIcd Gathers at Shank Home
-RalstOn Surrounded by
Many Friends.

| Hundreds of the friends Of Samuel
Lewis Shank, mayor Reject Of Indianapolis,
and Boyd NJ. Ralston, defeated by Mr..
! Shank, gathered around them last night
to offer congratulations upon the one
| hand and commentator for al brave fight
against tremendous odds upon the other.
| Mr.. Shank received more than a thou
SAND visitors at his home at So47 EAST
Washington street, while Mr.. Ralston
greeted hundreds at the Democratic city
committee rooms In the Peoples Bank
/ building.
Early in the evening Mr.. Shank was
introduced to the audience at the Lyric
Theater as the mayor-elect, and after the
thunderous applause had subsidized ne
made bis first utterance of policy since
his election:
Look out, you undesirables. 1 am
elected mayor of indianapolis" was his
message.
PRAYER OFFERED
FOR VICTORY.
Returning to his home, Mr.. Shank
found the front yard and first moor
thronged When the cheering had died
down a bit hs called for a prayer and
one of the guests offered prayer OF
thanks COR the Republican victory.
majority more and more kept coming In
the crowd cheered and sang itself hoarse.
Although the clouds OF defeat hung
low and heavy about Democratic head
quarters within less than and hour after
the polls had closed, there was not
trace of worry on the face OF Mr. Rails
ton as he sat in his office and received
the large number of friends that came
in q steady stream during the first part
Of the evening. AS a matter of fact de-
feat seemed to affect him far less than
1t did his friends.
RALSTON MAKES CLEAN
FIGHT; THANKS FRIENDS.
As early as o'clock he frankly con-
coded the election to his opponent.
81 have made a clean fight and under
the circumstances think I have made a
good one," he said. Indications are
that Mr.. Shank has been elected by a
substantial majority and l wish to
thank my friends, both Democrats and
Republicans for their loyalty and sup
port 1t is not for myself that I feel
sorry but for my friends who devoted
their time and energy to assisting me in
the race"
Lack Of campaign funds at registration
time with which to get the Democratic
vote registered was blamed by Mr.. Rails
ton as being big factor in the result
Turning to his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Barth, 524 East Forty Fourth street, who
was taking her fathers defeat very much
TO heart, he said:
Now we can go to Brown County next
week and not have to worry about any
thing"
PROFESSIONALLY 3rr. RaIston was great
ly relieved that the long grind OF the
campaign was over at last, and IL Is
doubtful II ever a defeated mayoralty
candidate took the result as philosophic-
ally.
MEEKER HOLDS OUT
FOR SIGN OF HOPE.
At Democratic headquarters it was
far different. Even as late as 0 O'Clock
when unofficial returns from two thirds
Of the city showed that Shank had been
swept into office on a city-wide land
slide Their. were still to be seen hard
losers figI Ing cut, to their own salts
faction at least, that the result was in
doubt
concede the election until long after the
result was foregone conclusion.
I'VE did the best we could" he said
The whole explanation is that we did
not have the money and the other fellows
had the votes"
By $50 o'clock Democratic head
quarters practically were deserted. and
the only interest. being shown was as to
which three Of the six Democratic candi-
dates for council would be elected