Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-09
SHANK ELECTED
BY BIGGEST LEAD
EVER RECEIVED
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Newton J. Mcclure and W. s. Henry,
a negro attorney, will receive positions in
the legal department, 1t Is believed. Mr..
Mcguire Is one Of tho original Shank men.
Financial affairs Of both the Shank
primary campaign and that just closed
were supervised by Herman Rikhof. He
is a tailor with q shop at % West Ohio
street.
John w. Mullin Is a Democrat and
has been a member Of the police depart
ment for seventeen years. He is known
as one of the best detectives in the de-
partment. Martin J. Hyland was chief
Of police under the former Shank admin
istration and now operates a private de-
tectivs agency.
The south side received an important
appointment in the naming of Robert
r. Sloan as market master. He is q real
estate dealer and q leader in all move
ments TO Improve his Bection OF the city.
He is president Of the Southeastern I'M
provement Association and the Belt Ele
vation League of the south side.
Complete official returns show that the
unofficial report that Mr. Shank carried
the Second ward and Mr.. Ralston the
Eighth are incorrect. Mr.. Ralston car
ried the Second, his homs ward. while
Mr. Shank finally nosed him out in the
Eighth. The Second was the only ward
carried by the Democratic NOMINEES.
Mr.. Ralston carried his home precinct
the First Of the Third ward. by a vote Of
0S5 to 270. while Mr.. Shank won In his,
the Second OF the Ninth, by 497 to 874.
The official returns show that the Re
publican for Ralston" sentiment did not
develop as Democrats had hoped It
vy-pn1A nAruOnrnfz al
to carry the Fourth, Second, Third,
Eighth and Ninth wards by such smash
ing pluralities that Shank's admitted SUI
periority on the south side and in the
First, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh wards
would be overcome. However, Mr.. Shank
took the Fourth, Third and Eighth away
from Ralston by small margins and pro-
ceeded TO pile up unheard Of majorities
in the Eve south side wards, the First,
Seventh Fifth and Sixth wards, and a
comfortable lead In the Ninth ward.
Mr.. Ralston carried but one precinct
In the five south side wards. This was
the Seventh of the Thirteenth Ward in
which tho vote was Shank, SO4. and
Ralston BAT.
Walter w. wise, councilman elect OF
the Fourth district, led the Republican
ticket with 81 900 votes, Shank traiied
III centre ticket with 1881 less than the
lender. Ralston, on the other hand, LED
the Democratic ticket with 3T,ASS, which
was 4,5s5 more than the vote Of william
Il. Clauer, councilman elect, who was
second high.
Delbert o. wilmeth, Republican, de-
feated Thomas E. Garvin, Democrat, for
city judge By plurality Of 33.2S4. the
vote being 55,272 for Wilmeth and 31y7s
Tobn u - =
publican, got 36,9OS more votes for city
clerk and Mrs. Martha Yoh Marson.
Democrat RhodehameTs total vote was
81, $50 and Mrs. Marson's, 30331.
So general was Mr.. Shank's success, so
great the margin and so widely scat
tered the support that there is no grounds
on which to dispute the assertion that he
was the choice Of the greater number Of
the electors of this community.
While his traducers were still circu-
lating the fRlsehoods ana vituperation
with which he had been met daily
throughout tho campaign, Mr.. Shank, as
sured of his election, dictated the follow
ing statements
II am overjoyed aa the result ana
I am quite sure that the people Of
Indianapolis win have no cause to
regret the confidence th@y have ex-
pressed In Lew Shank at the ballot
box.
"The campaign was fraught with
many disagreeable personalities,
There has been much abuse of candi-
dates In this contest. These have
forgotten. The dlsagreeabIe things
are in the past. For all who opposed
my candidacy 1 have nothing but
good will"
Opposed in the Republican primaries
by the city Administrations powerful
machine by the two Republican news
papers, Mr.. Shank won his place on the
Republican ticket by a safe plurality
that was q reflection Of public disSatis-
faction with the existing control of the
public affairs of the city.
Met, as the nominee, with the active op-
position Of thousands of the members of
his own party and the passive opposition
Of others in high places in the party or
ganization, Mr.. Shank was called upon to
endure more personal abuse and greater
amount of defamation than any other
man who has ever run for office in this
city.
In the face of this opposition, he con-
structed as nearly perfect an organiza-
ton as has ever been seen in the city,
impressed his sincerity and honesty on
the voters of Indianapolis and came
through with sufficient generosity left
in his makeup to assure the thousands
who voted against him and the few who
sought to discredit him that he has al
ready forgotten the many disagreeable
personalities of the campaign"