Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-26
FLEMING PUTS
10 QUESTIONS
UP TO JEWETT
Former Machine Worker and
Negro Politician Comes
Close to Revelation.
SAYS HE CAN CALL ROLL

The edges Of a deep. dank pool of
information concerning crooked cleo
tions, which pool two United States
district attorneys some time ago
would have given a great deal to
have fathomed, were skirted by
Henry Fleming, negro, until three
months ago a worker in the News
Jewett political organization, in a
speech he made at a meeting in The
interests of the candidacy Of Edward
j, Robson for the Republican nomi-
nation for mayor at Barnes chapel,
Twenty-Fifth and RAIDER streets, last
night.
| Fleming, who was forced out Of his
I position as assistant superintendent of
street cleaning by Mayor Charles w.
Jewett, came to the very verge Of dis
closing the rottenness of political cam
paigns which the News-Jewett crowd
have engineered since 1914. He held
back the whole story, he indicated, to
learn If Mr.. Jewett viii answer ten ques-
tions which he propounded and said;
IF he wants me to call the roll, l GER
tainly will do it."
FLEMING KNOWS
INNER WORKINGS
That Fleming is well qualified to re-
veal the inner workings Of the News
Jewett machine is a well-known fact,
for until his break with the mayor three
months ago be was one of its chief negro
engineers. When United States District
Attorney Frank c. Daley was investi-
eating election frauds in Marion County,
as SAID. to have been perpetrated by the
Republican organization, following the
Governments fight on the Bell Perrott
regime, he attempted to induce Fleming
to tell what he knew, it IS understood.
Another district attorney since has made
oyertures to Fleming, it is said Flem-
ing, however, remained loyal TO the
mayor.
Il never wanted to play the role OF
squawker," said Fleming last night. al
am only asking that since 8fr. Jewett
has heaped insults and tnsinuauons upon
my shoulders that I have Justice
JEWETT SPEECH
Anglers NEGRO.
At a meeting held to further the
candidacy of Mr.. Thomas c. Howe,
former president of Butler College and
News -Jewett candidate for the may yoralty
nomination, last Friday night Mayor
Jewett said
"A certain colored boy whom I
trusted and gave a responsible po-
sition in my administration has been
saying that in my campaign he stole
500 votes for ne. That's a great ad-
mission for a man to make
If Henry Fleming said he did that
he never had any instructions to do
that and If I had known he. was
doing it l would have turned him
over to the grand jury just as L
would have any other election clerk
This so angered Fleming that he talked
with Mr.. Jewett over the telephone re-
garding the matter, Fleming said in his
speech. The mayor. he said, told him
he had not said this. and said: I'm
your friend, both now and after the pri-
mary and anything I can do for you let
me know"
Il told him." Fleming said There is
nothing you can do for me except to let
me tell the people just what you are and
just what you stand for
SAYS ELECTION
FRAUDULENT.
Mr.. Jewett has no more right to the
mayors office than I have to the Gov
ernor's Office. He was fraudulently elected.
He is the head of the most gigantic con-
spiracy to steal votes that Marion County
ever had.
Il would like to have seen Mayor Jew
ett present tonight, but see some Of his
constituents here and I hope they VIII
take this message back to him in ths
morning.
"Mr. Jewett, want to ask you the
following questions:
Il. Do you remember that in 1914 you
promised the people of indianapolis
clean government, and that if Bell and
others were committing frauds In the
elections that were held in the city and
county, that you would see that no
frauds were committed in future elec-
tions, provided the men on the Repub-
lican ticket were elected?
"2. Did you not at that same election
call certain men into a certain hotel on