The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-11-02


Frank Benn, concerning precinct &C
tivities.
Praising the private life and char
acter of both nominees for mayor, but
stating that the Republicans candi-
date was qualified and the Democratic
candidate was not qualified for the
position, Byram c. Robbins, former
city attorney, addressing Republicans
OF the first, fourth and sixth wards
last evening in the south side hose
/ house, denounced those Republicans
who were said to be going to vote for
the Decorate nominee as inconsist
ent, hypocritical and disloyal to party
traditions.
Asks Qualifications
When crowded against the wall,
said Mr.. Robbins, what have the ad-
vocates of the Democratic nominee to
give as their reasons for supporting
him? What do they give as their
reasons for thinking him a good man
for the office? Their superlative argu
ment is that he is a nice man, good
| mixer, a great handshaker
Some of these people are those
who voted for the city manager form
| OF government on the ground that we
should have man of long experience
and training in city affairs and yet
| they are talking of voting for a man
| who has none instead of a man who
| has had II years of experience and
| knows more about the routine affairs
/ of the city of Richmond than any
| other man in existence
| BaltZ Bescher is admirably fitted
| to serve as the head of this munich
pality. AS city clerk for two terms
he attended meetings of the board of
works and every meeting of the city
council for eight years, and, as city
controller for the past four years, he
has also attended every meeting of the
city council and not one cent of the
city's money has been paid out that
was not vouched by him.
/ Knows Details
HE knows the details of the i'm
provements of every alley and street
in town. He knows just how the
city's finances are and can be legally
manipulated. Every official goes tc
him for information Eevery public
| and private individual seeking infor-
nation about the city is referred to
Mr.. Bescher.
: Still in all his twelve years of
I devotion to the city's affairs have you
/ ever heard one word against the adj
t ministration of his Offices? No. Do
t you not think that the opposition
) would have tried to use such criticism
if it could have been found? Sure.
r But they couldn't find it.
t "As Republicans can we give one
5 good, honest, logical reason for no
:, supporting our candidate? No, We
e cannot And let me tell you that the
e Republicans are going to the polls OF
Nov. and roll up big majority TO
Baltz Bescher."
n Niewoehner Presides.
Y John H. Niewoehner presided ant
f introduced the next speaker, ALDER
t j. Ford, candidate for councilman-at
large and for four years councilman
l. from the fifth ward.
e although Mr. Robbins and did no
e always agree when he was city attor
d ney,' said Mr. Ford, there was an,
< is one point upon which we do agre
Y and that is the absolute honesty, in
l. tegrity, efficiency and fitness for tn
IS position of mayor of the Republican
nominee"
d Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Robbins bot
Y ridiculed the references of the oppo
II sition to "the gang, stating that Their
e was no such thing in the city build
If ing, and further stating that correo
1t lions and changes in the official pei
4, sonnet which all admitted should b
o made would be made by Mr.. Beschel
c. Both speakers pointed to the fac
D. that Mr.. Bescher had been in cler
cal position in the city building an
was never in a position to act in a
Is executive capacity and that any crit
IN cism leveled at him for the shortcon
n ings of others was ridiculous as we
ID as unjust.
s. Promises Clean Administration
1t "Mr. Bescher will give this city tn
a. cleanest administration Richmon
ever has had" said Mr.. Ford.
re George Steinkamp and Adolph Wei
IS haupt, Republican candidates for coul
in Gil from the fourth and first ward
ct Ben Bulla and George Carter, ex-coul
De cilmen, Ed. Stegman, candidate fo
n councilman at large. and Watson
O'Neal, member of the board of work
lie in previous administration, all eul
I'd gized Mr.. Bescher and emphasized HI
lie fitness for the position of chief e.
ey ecutive of the city.
o. Other speakers were Dr. job
Squiers, who stated that every Repu
TX lican should vote for Baltz Bescher M
alone because he was qualified and e
ficient but because he was the R
publican candidate; and Esther Gri
fin White. who stated that the expe
tation of the opposition that the r
publican women would elect II
Democratic nominee would be bad
defeated.