Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-16
MEEKER GETS
COLD DEAL AT
CLUB MEETING
Democratic City Chairman Ig-
nOred at Reception for
Candidates.
ONE PROTESTS SLIGHT

Inc necessity Tor the resignation
of Thomas D. Meeker from the city
Craftsmanship of the Democratic
party in order that the Democratic
ticket may be divorced from BIZ
partisan influences, was demon
strated in the belief of party leaders
at the reception for Democratic city
candidates at the Indiana Democratic
Club Saturday evening.
Frank P. Baker, president OF the club.
and chairman of the meeting, absolutely
ignored Meeker, falling to call upon him
for a speech although he was in
room just back of that in which the
jo1lification was held. Only one man
protested against the slight, he being
precinct worker from the Fifteenth ward.
All others present either failed to notice
that the city chairman, at least the
nominal head of the party, had not been
asked to talk, or noticing it, were not
enough concerned about it to COM
ment
SINGLE PROTEST
CAUSES AMUSEMENT.
The one Democrat who protested went
about the crowd, which fingered to dis
cuss chances for victory in November
after the meeting, cursing Mr.. Baker and
loudly asserting that Baker had told
him he didn't want Meeker to speak. In
stead of arousing criticism of Mr.. Baker
this only caused amusement.
The reputation Of Mr.. Meeker by the
leaders Of his own party has shown,
political observers declared, that he win
be unable to heal the breach, should he
hot he ba n fo
unite the Democrats on the fighting front.
Meeker's alleged intimacy with the over
thrown Jewett leaders, who are now des
perately seeking a route to regain con-
troll of political organizations in this
county, is responsible for his fall from
grace.
PREDICTS ELECTION
OF BOYD NJ. RALsTON.
In opening the meeting Mr.. Baker
roundly criticised Samuel Lewis Shank,
Republican candidate for mayor, and
stated that his selection by the Repub-
licans was only another step toward the
election of Boyd NJ. Ralston, Democratic
mayorality candidate, and all the other
Democratic candidates In November
He eulogized Mr.. RaIston as an able
business man and splendid citizen, and
said that opposed to him "the Repub-
licans have nominated a man who has
been rank failure as a business man and
rank failure as a public official"
He pointed out how Shank made elab-
crate promises before he was elected
mayor in 1909 and how he lever had been
able to keep them.
mo sooner had he been elected than
he became the common servant of the
public utilities. doing their every bid
ding during the time he was mayor"
said Mr.. Baker.
NOT HIS
OWN MAYOR.
And now that he has been called to
account for his failures he Sshamelessly
aserts that he broke his promises be-
cause he was not his own mayor.
say to you that If he sold US out once
he'll sell us out again"
Shank's nomination, Mr. Baker de-
clared, was due to the fact that the Re-
publican party was split into two crowds
of ''corruptionists."
THE public arose in its wrath in the
primary and defeated one crowd and In
the election in November the public
must rise in it's wrath and defeat the
other clique, which is as odious to us
as the one which has been put down."
he said.
RALSTON
SPEAKS.
Mr.. Ralston thanked those at the re-
ception for their demonstration Of interest
in the ticket and made a strong plea for
harmony and organization. He predicted
a Democratic victory for the reasons that
the Republican party is rent asunder
and thousands of them have promised to
come to US in the fall"
Others who spoke were: Thomas
Garvin, candidate for city Judge; Mrs.
Maude Anthony, candidate for council
man of the Second district; Martin
O'Mara, candidate for councilman of the
First district; Heydon w. Buchanan,
candidate for councilman of the Fifth
district; Otto Ray, candidate for council
man Of the Sixth district; Albert H.
Losche, one of the men whom Mr.. Ray
defeated; Joel Baker, secretary of the
city committee, and Woodburn Mason,
one Of Mr.. Ralston's campaign man
ayers,