Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-20
DUAL PROBLEM
FACES LEADERS
FOR PROF. HOWE
Rismayed Over Shank's South
Side Support and RObisOn's
Negro Backing.
UP FIGHT

Leaders of the News-Jewett move
nent to push Mr. Thomas C. Howe,
81 Former president Of Butler College, into
gzhe Republican nomination for mayor at
4 ny cost. faced with two angles to the
- olitfcaI situation which are Numerically
pposed TO the interests Of their candi-
- late, have turned their energies to the
TASK Of solving the dual problem in their
favor. The forces Of Samuel Lewis Shank
s94 nd Edward J. Robson, running into evil
ence OF what the Howe workers are
bout at every corner are seeing to 1t
S. hat their fences are not torn down.
fine first fact which stared the News
'STewett machine in the face is that Mr..
Shank has lost none Of the strength he
had four years ago in the south side
wards, but with the women voting and
the Democratic party in worse position
l than four years ago to demand loyalty
TO its candidates IN the primary, Mr..
AShank is stronger than ever.
The second big source Of worry for
he Howe camp lies in the tremendous
Head which Mr. Robson has been able
10 gain over the orher candidates in the
negro wards, which gave Mayor Charles
wv Jewett pluralities which practically
81 nominated him over Mr. Shank four
u years ago.
ITHE SAME OLD
IINTBIDATING
Shank and Robson workers have come
a across evidence that the News-J ewett
leaders are instructing their workers in
@the south side precincts to circulate word
s. that men and women known heretofore
I as Democrats will get themselves into
! trouble II they ask for a Republican
8 ballot on primary day. This method
of iutimidating Democrats who desire
q TO vote for Mr.. Shank at south side
h polls was used with some success four
years ago To offset the movement the
Shank workers are just as busy as tae
! Howe folks pointing out 70 all those
who desire to vote for the aud-NewS-
n Jewett candidate that the Supreme Court
Indiana has held that any voter may
&egally ask for and vote on any ballot
ne desires in primary election.
q Mr. Howe and his hackers are Mainly
Worried about the situation in the negro
wards. The candidate from classic Irv-
ngtOn was SO affected by reports of
Robson ascendancy pouring out of the
z& venue that he spent all last Saturday
Afternoon cruising from dry beer parlor
dry beer joint up and down the black
yelt in a taxicab, it is said.
HOWE DRAFTS
CHILL DAVIS.
1t was reported that Mayor Charles w.
$Iewett called his negro Heutenants into
difference Sunday to learn why better
progress was not being made.
To bolster up their shattered forces in
the Fifth ward the Howe camp went to
considerable trouble 20 get "BiIl' Davis,
former boss Of the ward, back into the
organization traces. Davis has been
out Of line ever since the Jewett- Lemcke-
ROemler triumvirate compelled him to
get out Of the way and let Richard SiPe
win the nomination for county clerk. In
some manner. however, the Howe forces
have at least gotten Davis to permit
them to use his name as being with them
and they are losing no opportunity Of
dropping the Information where they
think it viii do some good.
Speakers for Nr. Robson were dis
counting Davis's usefulness to Mr.. Howes