Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-18
n. HARDING
HITS TACTICS OF
PLAZA WORKERS
Attorney DenOunces Methods
of City Administration
as Foul

Opposition 10 the proposal Of plaza
supporters that the city council elections
committee hold series Of public hear
'ng on the anti plaza petition viii be Of
fered By the petitioners. It was an
nounced today at anti plaza headquarters
In the when building
The series Of hearings would .,iva Oe-
tractors Of the petition more time % OBJ
tain Withdrawals. il is contended,
"If this unwarranted attack on the
petition is to be continued indefinitely
then It would be only fair 10 give the
petitioners an opportunity to re-enlist
the weak kneed folk who have been pre-
vailed upon 10 change their minds" suid
c. w Miller, OF the anti plaza forces
"As a matter Of fact tho date for filing
Withdrawals expired more than two
weeks ago and this fuss about fraud.
etc. can not effect the petition under
the law. Even II enough Withdrawals
were obtained to invalldate the document
an unthinkable happening-they could
not be considered As matter Of fact
less than 100 persons have discovered
that they were mislod on signing.
IF It is to be assumed that the citizen
ship Of Indianapolis generally speaking,
is too stupid to know what It IA signing
then the right OF suffrage should be taken
away"
HARDING DENOUNCEs
PLAZA GROUP TACTICS.
w. n. Harding, Of the anti plaza group.
said today that demand for an election
Will be made at the next meeting of the
city council
"The tactics If the city administration
crowd have been foul from the beginning. &"
he said. "Tney sought to de.e.vc the
State Legislature and did deceive some
members OF that body. Now they are
seeking Withdrawals from this petition by
hagrant Misrepresentation, set down In
black and white.
In this QUESTIONABLE that has been
sent TO petitioners the FIRST question asks
II the slgner signed a petition against
war memorial I'm Indianapolis By
confusing the article "a with the article
thea very natural error-ope would
get the idea that the Indiana World War
memorial was meant. II on the other
hand "a was interpreted as meaning any
to answer In the affirmative would give
the inference that the signer was op-
posed to any sort of recognition Of the
service done in the war-a position only
possible to a dlsloyal person or an in
durable pacifst.
"As q matter of fact the petition con-
tanned no reference to a World War
memorial 1t mentioned only the de-
claratory resolution under which It is
proposed to purchase valuable property
for a front yard for the State memorial,
which is already provided for"
ANTI-PLAZA WORKERS
CHARGE BAD FAITH.
Anti-plaza workers will accuse plaza
advocates OF breaking faith with the
State Legislature at the council hearing,
1t was said. Russell B. Harrison, the
Marion County member Of the State Leg
islature, who insisted upon the refern-
dunn clause In the law authorizing the
plaza, said today that he was astonished
to learn that a serious attack on the
remonstrance was planneS
"As I said when this matter was first
broached in the Legislature. this plaza
project may be worth while or it may
not" said Mr.. Harrison But In any
event, the voters of Indianapolis should
have a right to pass upon It.
II take very little interest in talk of
breaking faith with the State by falling
to provide the plaza. The plaza plan was
advanced by Indianapolis men after the
State memorial was provided and the
Legislature was loathe to authorize such
an extravaganza The bill faced defeat
as originally drawn. When ] proposed
that a referendum be provided for the
plaza advocates sought to delay. When
the bill was handed down again they
proposed an amendment providing for
a referendum only upon petition by 5
per cent of the voters l thought that
unfair, but I was assured that no stone
would be placed in the way Of referen-
DUN If one was sought"
Vigorous opposition will be made to
efforts to show that signatures to the
anti-plsza petition were obtained by mis-
representation, Mr.. Miller said.