Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-27
Collins Fails
to Appear Gt
HOWe Rally
MAYOR JeUett and Band Enter
t0in-PrOfeSSOr Gets
in Word.

Judge James A. Collins of Criminal
Court was scheduled to speak in the In
terests of Mr.. Thomas c. Howe, former
president o. Butler College and News
Jewett candidate for mayor. at a meet
ing at 1902 Nordyke avenue last night.
Judge Collins did not appear.
The chairman of the meeting said he
did not know where Judge Collins was
and the gathering broke up after a
band had played a couple Of pieces and
Mayor Charles w. Jewett. Professor
Howe and Fred Hartman, brother of J.
Herbert Hartman. candidate for the Re
publican nomination for city Judge. spoke.
Mayor Jewett continued to spread the
Howe campaign propaganda that Candi-
date Edward J. Robson Is running a
poor third" but at the same time took
particular pains to shoot a few volleys
Of oratOry in Mr.. Robison's direction He
raped Samuel Lewis Shank IN the same
fashion he has followed since he got into
the primary fight. told why he is out de-
Tending his administration and attempted
to explain why he has been unable to
get taings done.
NOW WOULD RUN ON
NO PROMISE PLATFORM.
Il think if I were to be a candidate
for mayor again l wouldn't make any
promises to do anything al all for any
particular sections of the city. because
I've found out that there are innumer-
able obstacles that get in the way once
you get in and start trying to do things"
the mayor said, summing up his ex-
plantations Of his failure 10 accomplish
some things he had hoped to do.
"ExMayor Caleb Denny asks why It
q NJ % Il,
Mr.. Howe's behalf This is the reason
Mr.. Shank. Mr.. Bookwalter. Mr.. Denny.
Mr.. Robson and all their supporters.
who claim to be Republicans. have gone
out and made open attacks upon the
present Republican administration. and
If this goes unanswered what are we
going to say TO the Democrats in the
election this fall %
The mayor said that his administration
has made an unusual record and Il don't
propose to have anybody criticize IL with
out my telling the people what the facts
are" He advised the voters TO beware
of the man who makes great promises
because it can't always be done" for
getting that no candidate ever made any
more glowing declarations of intent to
make specific improvements in civic af-
fairs than he, himself made four years
ago.
WHY MORRIS STREET
TRACKS NOT ELEVATED.
For instance" he said. I've been try
ing to get an elevation Of the tracks on
Morris street for three years. One Of the
very first things I did as mayor was
TO try to get that elevation started, but
there have been innumerable and insur-
mountable things that interfered with it,
Yet I thought that I could get 1t done
in six or eight months, or at least get
it started"
Persons who have been in touch with
affairs at the city hall during the Jewett
administration never heard Of the eleva-
ton Of the tracks over Morris street nu-
til a delegation from the Bel: Elevation
League Of the south side came before the
board OF public works a few months ago
with a petition signed by more than H.
coo citizens asking that the tracks be
raised. The petition has never been acted
upon, although the board az works has
the belt elevation in its program Of re-
mote possibilities for the dim, distant fu-
ture.
FATE SEEMS TO BE SET
AGAINST PROFESSOR.
Mrs. Fate seemed to be determined not
10 let Professor Howe appear before the
!
meeting to hold the crowd until Pro
fessor Howe arrived Professor Howe
arrived after the mayor had been talking
for few minutes, but IN some way the
signals got crossed and his honor talked
on and on and on, apparently ignorant
that the former president Of Butler Col
lege was waiting on the sidelines i'm
patient to get through and depart to his
man, Howe worker standing beside the
next meeting. Finally, when the mayor
made an assertion about Professor
Howe being a fiue-clean, upright gentle
candidate shouted: And here he Is"
The mayor caught on and STOPPED.
Professor Howe started forward. the
chairman got the first few words Of his
Introduction out and then the band, sta
toned In one corner Of the small hall.
struck up a stirring and deafening num-
Der. The noise was such that the chair
man could not even begin to make the
band leader hear his protest. so It was
necessary for Professor Howe to wait un-
I'll the musicians got the tune out OF
their systems.
The candidate made his usual speech
approximately 80 persons attended
Several policemen. in citizens clothes,
and few in uniform, were present.