Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-14
WORLD WAR NOW
ENTERED INTO
CITY CAMPAIGN
Shank Says He Was Too Old
to Fight, but Questions
RalstOn Relatives.
GOT PEACE JOB FOR son?

Boyd NJ Ralspon and Samuel Lewis
Shank, rival candidates for mayor, are
fighting the World War over.
Wednesday evening Mr.. Ralston de-
clared:
I'VE never would have won this war If
all our soldiers had been like out noble
Lew
Thursday evening Mr. Shank replied /:
Now, isn't that ridiculous and I'M
fairi Why, was too old to be a SOL
der and l know 1 wouldn't have made
very fine figure as a soldier. Bu1, was
Ralston a soldier?
And what about his son and sOn-in-
law? Were they soldiers, even though
they were Of military age and able
bodied"
DID RALSToN USE
HIS INFLUENCE?
A man in the rear of the room inter-
rupted:
Il know about how much money Raj
ston spent to keep his son-in-law out of
the Army when he was drafted. l was
working for the Superior Sheet Metal
Company when RaIstOn's son-in-law was
drafted and know that Ralston spent
lot Of money to keep him out of the Army
and didn't get by with it either. Why,
it was common talk around the factory
that this man actually cried when he
found that he had to go to the Army"
Mr.. Shank went on:
''RaIston's son got cold feet when 1t
came time to get in the army and the old
man finally got him some kind of job
over here in the United States, while
your boys were wading through the mud
in France.
sT did the best l could to help raise
the money to help win the war. but l do
think it is ridiculous for Ralston TO say
those things about me-"
Mr. Shank denied connection with j
Herbert Hartman, Republican nominee
for city Judge, involved in the Francis
confession. He said he voted for JOhV
Engelke for city judge in the primary and
Mrs Shank for Delbert Wilmeth-
"Ralston and the News can't blame me
for Hartman being on the ticket" he
said. 'He would have been on the ticket
just the same if Howe had won the nom
ination for mayor. But everything will
come on tall right Time will settle it"
Asserting that he thought he would
com rst with the better record, Mr..
Shank said he would like to have COM
mittee of clergymen investigate the pasts
of Mr.. Ralston and himself.
Il believe | am so much better fitted
morally, by experience, and in every way,
that the people will forget all about this
stuff RalSton and the News is saying
about me if a committee of preachers
found out the real facts and told the
public about them. All I want is the
truth"
The Shank meetings were in Bright
wood, all three being well attended.
Others who spoke were John W. Rhode
hameI nominee for city clerk, and Theo-
dore Bernd. councilmanic candidate; r.
E. Updike. Frank Benaugh and William
A. Edwards. president of the Brightwood
Republican Club.
Mr. Ralston spoke at Clifton and Uden
and South East and Prospect streets last
evening He scored Mr.. Shank for using
vaudeville" in his meetings, declared
Mr. Shank should not talk about Mr..
Ralston being in the rent profiteering
business because the Shank moving rates
ere twice what they used TO be and re-
newed numerous promises he has made
for good government.
Thomas e. Garvin. Democratic nominee