Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-23

MAN MACHINE
IN CITY RACE
Negro Candidate Pays His Re-
spects to News-Jewett
Faction.
REVIEWS FIGHT NOW ON

"The Lilly White Ring of the Repub-
lican party still is in the ascendency In
the News -Jewett machine" declared Dr..
James X. Norrell, negro, candidate Tor
the Republican nomination for city coun-
Gilman from the Third district, in letter
to the edito. of the Daily Times today.
The letter is as follows:
~ take this method of informing the
many readers OF the progress of the three
cornered fight now ON for mayor. Not
outstanding the bold statement Of the
Indianapolis News that Robson is
poor third, find, after visiting large
number of the primary meetings, from
three to four meetings a night for the
past two weeks, the fight, the real con-
test, is between Shank and Robson.
DENIED PRIVILEGES
OF HOWE MEETINGS.
AT their meetings I also find that
they have given me a square deal and
permitted me to speak ana present my
claim for the nomination of councilman
along with the other candidates, but it
is not so at Howe's meetings. There
have frequently been denied the right to
be heard in common with white can
didates.
1T is a shame on our race to think
of supporting a man who is backed by
such a narrow minded people, and who
constantly refuses to recognize any merit
or rights Of the colored people. l am
still of the same opinion as l was when
l ran for the last Legislature, that the
.Lily-White wing of the Republican
party is in control backed by Jewett's
man Friday.
This same bunch brought out DR.. W.
E. Brown as a candidate against me for
the avowed purpose of preventing
negro from being nominated again for
the common council. He was brought
out under the guise that he will be sup
ported by the administration and that
he Is tine most popular candidate, when
they know or should know l will receive
five votes to his one.
"Jewett's man Friday. DR.. S. A. Fur
mis-, had rather see the council without a
colored representative unless he can be
the one. He doesn't want a colored man
to succeed him. That's why DR.. W. Il.
Brown was brought out at the last mo-
ment in order to show theswhite voters
that the colored vote Is divided. and not
united on one man. Such selfish hypoc-
risy is unthinkable. coming from a man
that all supported in his election, and
have been disappointed In his official
and a stool pigeon in the hands OF the
political machine.
CITES EFFORTS
TO COEECE.
The methods of the Lily Whites is
such that they should be denounced by
every voter OF the city, regardless of
color. There are 1900 voters In the en-
ployment Of the city administration
There every known effort is being
brought to bear to coercc them to vote
the machine ticket under the threat that
if they do not vote the machine ticket
they Will lose their Jobs. Personally. l
can see no difference In their methods
than that adopted by Williams Of Georgia
who forced negroes to remain in peonage
under his employment and work for him
under the pain and penalty of death. Il
will get your job, says Jewett's man
Friday. who is In control of the negro
wing of the Howe party.
II appeal to you as men and women
of self respect. l know you will not per-
init yourself to be coereed into voting
for any man who is machine picked and
who denies to a colored man the right
to speak In common with other white
candidates at their meetings.
Down with the White machine,
and Jewert's man Friday"