Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-07

crushing exposures Of candidates which
the Republicans have met. Republicans
themselves say the election has been
won and lost for them haif a dozen times.
They marvel that there ts a remnant Of
hope left for the Republican ticket. and
yet the betting today was in its favor.
At the outset the Republican party had
the load Of the unpopular Republican ad-
ministrstiOn Of Mayor Charles w. Jewett
upon its back. This load has been
shunted of, politicians say, through the
Democratic policy Of bidding for the
News-Jewett Republican support by re-
framing from criticism Of the Jewett ad-
ministration. Mr.. Shank, on the other
hand, has repeatedly raped the present
regime.
From an organization standpoint the
primary result was q disaster to the Re-
publican party. The marvellous News
Jewett machine, which had ridden rough
shod over the Democrats for five or six
} ears was knocked into q cooked hat when
Mr. Shank, with nothing but a tremendous
personal following which from the politi-
cal viewpoint was more like mob than
an organization, defeated Thomas Carr
Howe. Mr. Shank was ably abetted in
this by the organization of Edward j.
Robinson, who captured 10 $40 votes, many
Of which undoubtedly would have gone
to the News-Jewett candidate in a two
sided, instead of three-cornered, tight.
SHANK IGNORES
G. o. P. ORGANIZATION.
Here, r. i, was Mr.. Shank victorious
with ~ ,usands of his own followers
clamoring that the old Republican or
ganiZation be completely ignored and
new one formed out Of their ranks alone.
Shank leaders, apparently, did not at first
realize the value OF a solid Republican
front for Mr.. Shank brought a long
string of troubles down upon his already
somewhat weary back when, on May 8,
he wrote letter tosCity Chairman Irving
". LemauI demanding that he resign
because he had thrown his influence to
Mr.. Howe in the primary.
While Mr.. Lemaux and the defeated
News-Jewett faction digested this, Mr..
Shank and his primary chairman, DR.. b.
E. Hodgin. hiked out for Washington.
There he startled the political world by
serving notice upon Hoosier leaders that
they need expect no support from the
Marion County Republican organiEauo
in the future If they dared hand out
single piece OF Federal patronage to any
one even suspected Of ever having hob
Mr. Shank came back and demand
that when Mr. Lemaux resigned DR.. Hod-
gin be named chairman in his stead went
up from the Shank camp. Meanwhile,
on May o, Mr.. Lemaux was appointed
a member Of the board Of public works
and the Shank forces howled to the
heavens that there was no doubt now
that the city chairman was controlled by
the News-Jswett faction.
Mr. Lemaux, without having replied
10 the Shank letter demanding his resig-
nation, went East on a business trip
and dropped in on Republican leaders in
Washington. He came back and had
nothing to say. On May is Mr.. Shank
invited Mr.. Lemaux and the other Re-
publican candidates to bis home for a
conference on the Craftsmanship problem.
There was q growing feeling among
Shank leaders that a mistake had been
made. The meeting was to be held the
following week.
While this was going on there had
been a publicly conducted controversy
among directors and members Of the Ma.
rion Club as to whether Mr.. Shank should
be permitted 10 renew his membership,
surrendered four years ago when he was
defeated for tie mayoralty nomination.
EIEbiuHuL RcMbkeE udQ iufAttu
Mr. Shank TO come back to the fold.
SHANK TAKES
SLAP AT DEMOCRATS.
On May % Mr.. Shank made a speech
at the Harrison Club which was interpret
ed in many quarters a slap at the
Democrats who voted for him in the pri-
mary. He made a broad promise to take
care Of Republicans in his appointments
If elected.
The day Of the meeting with Mr.. Le-
maux came and Mr.. Lemaux sent Mr..
Shank a letter refusing to resign or to
attend the meeting and attacking Mr.
Shank's Republication. Much of the bit
ter feeling OF the primary fight sprang up
again. Notes and statements few thick
and fast between Mr.. Lemaux- and Mr..
Shank, to the delight Of the Democrats
who were glad to get a respite from their
own troubles. There followed a period in
which the struggle for party supremacy
quieted down. But late in July, when
the Democrats had had their headquar-
tiers In operation for several weeks and
the only Republican gathering place was
the Shank-for-Mayor Club. 1t was
noised about that the Shank leaders were
going to try to get the city committee
together to demand Mr.. Lemaux's resig-
nation and DR.. Hodgins' election to sue
coed him.
For several days the bitter fight ragged