Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-19

/. o. P. leaders contemplate Is being
Ids of committee of lawyers headed
rty officials. Mr.. Hugg said he knows
| The Shank leaders openly charged
that the purpose Of the News-J ewetu
leaders in urging Hartman to remain
on the ticket is to do all the injury to
the Shank campaign they possibly can
and that they haze succeeded in tn-
| fluencing Hartman with promises to as
sist him in his defense against Federal
and Criminal Court indictments after
the election, when they propose to see
tht he is brought to trial.
POINT TO POSITIONS
YOCKEY HAS TAKEN.
In substantiation Of their charges the
Shank people pointed out the different
positions taken by Harry Z. YOckey run
ner-up in the judgeship primaries. In
sistence by Mr. Demaux that YOckey sue
ceed Hartman in the event Of Hartman &
resignation, was the stumbling block in
the way OF negotiations for Hartman's
resignation, Republican party officials as
sert Mr.. YOckey was identified with the
old News-Jewett machine for several
years, and was odiOus to Hartman on this
account.
When the Francis confession, involving
Hartman. first became public. Yoekey was
mentioned as a possible successor to
Hartman as city judge nominee. Tockey
at that time announced openly that he
would not take the place Since that
time he has refused to repeat this state
ment, merely saying the place had not
! been offered to him and be has nothing
10 say.
The Shank leaders also pointed to acs
tions of Mr.. Lemaux, a close confdant
of Mayor Charles W. Jewett, In support
Of their charges. Mr.. Lemaux at one
time agreed that he would not undertake
to direct the campaign. IN the present
crisis he has stepped back into leader
ship long enough tO insist upon naming
Yockey, with fun knowledge that Yockey
is the one man for whom Hartman re-.
fuses TO step aside. In spite of the fact
it is well known YOckey has not agreed
TO accept the nomination, Lemaux still
insists upon offering it to him first
FEW MACHINE
WORKERS ACTIVE
One or two Of the old News -Jewett
leaders have come into the Republican
fold and worked earnestly for the Repub-
ncan ticket, but the majority of them
have held aloof. criticising the acts of
the campaign leaders and indulging in
sly digs now and then when they thought
they could do damage without discovery.
Throughout the campaign every effort to
connect Mr.. Shank with Hartman has
been without success and to leaders il
appeared the anti-Shank forces row nave
concentrated upon the Hartman incident
as method Of injuring Shank without
appearing to be directly opposed to him.
Hartman at the time the Francis con-
fessiOn first came out insisted he was
going TO go to trial before election and
prove himself innocent, but he sure has
made no effort IN this direction. THIS
is understood to be part Of the program.
AS a result, steps to remove him legally
are planned. What these steps are to be
were not revealed. Hartman said there
is no way in which he legally can be
forced out "I was nominated by the
people and there is no way they can get
me off without being crooked" he said.
ANTI-sHANK MEN
TRY TO RETAIN HIM.
All nnti-Shank forces appear to have
Joined in the desire to keep Hartman on
the ticket. Democrats openly assert they
hope he can be kept on in order to har-
ass their opponents. Democratic leaders
insist there is no legal way for the Re
publicans to get rid of the nominee and
Democrats meeting Hartman on the
street are known 10 have urged him not
TO resign.
Mr. Lemaux issued another statement,
as follows:
Il have read a recent statement in
the press by Mr. Hartman's attorney,
Ira Holmes, to the effect that Mr..
Hartman would not resign as candi
date for city judge unless his
successor be some other than one or
his opponents in the primary and
even then probably would not re-
sign. This being the case l have.
after careful consideration concluded
that:
81. Mr.. Hartman should i'm
mediateiy comply with the request of
the city committee and other can
didates on the ticket by resigning.
"2. When L receive Mr.. Hartman's
resignation then will consider filling
the vacancy"
Despite this statement persons who
have knowledge of messages which
passed between the Hartman camp and
Mr.. Lemaux Tuesday say the affair mar
rOwed down to a situation wherein Hart
man said he would resign if any one but
Yockey succeeded him and Mr.. Lemaux
insisted he would offer the nomination to
Yockey first.
SAY LEMAUX
CHANGES FRONT
Mr.. Lemaux's announced position OF to-
day differed from that Of yesterday, 1t
was pOinted out Early Tuesday after
Hartman had let it be known be would
resign If Lemaux would name as his sue
cessor anybody excepting one Of the can
didates who opposed him (Hartmanl in
the primary, Mr.. Lemaux issued state
ment to the effect he believed the honor
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