Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-14
PUTS
MAYOR STAMP
ON T. G. HOWE
Jewett Admits Choice for
Nomination Was Made at
Select Meeting.
GRUMBLING IS HEARD

Mayor Charles w. Jewett today
confirmed a report that the city adj
ministration wing Of the Republican
party has decided to support Thomas
c. Howe, whom the Indianapolis
News has demanded be the Repub-
lican nominee for mayor. He admit
ted that Howe was selected as the
administration candidate at a meet
ing Of approximately thirty leaders in
his personal organization, held In the
private office of Ralph A. Lemcker
county treasurer, in the Lemcke An
mex Sunday morning.
News that this meeting had been held
and that Howe had been approved" for
the nomination at the city primary May
was permitted general public circula-
latlon. The administration forces at
tempted, however, to conceal the fact
that another gathering was held in the
city hall Immediately after the first, al
which instructions were given to work
ers on what would be expected of then
to nominate Howe.
Among those who gathered around thu
mayor In the second and more secre
meetin were Charles Gift, former super
intendent of street lighting; Robert II
Bryson, city controller; John Castor
county recorder; Claris Adams, forme
prosecuting attorney, famed for his fail
ure to see criminal intent" in the stuff
fng OF q jury box; Chester Jewett
brother of the mayor; James Mann, al
employe in the city civil engineering de
partment; Frank Graham. former cit.
councilman; George Q. Hutsell, city clerk
Richard Sipe, county clerk, and Rober
+. Miller, former sheriff, who was not per
mited to run for denomination on tn
Republican ticket after the expose b,
Federal Judge A. B. Anderson of the feed
ing Of rotten food to prisoners in tn
county jail.
TRY To DENY
STORM IN MEETING.
The administration forces were tryini
their best to block a story given wild
circulation to the effect that the meet
ing in Lemcke's private office was
stormy AFFAIR" and that Mr.. Howe wa
damned down the threats" of thos
present. Those who persistenuy sprea,
AAls StOlNs lSISOuS WHO dLleuAeu III
meeting, said the mayor and his lieu
tenants blocked an effort to postpone Gin
dorsement" of a candidate until late
date and pushed through a motion mad
ny City Controller Bryson to supper
Howe.
The strictly administration men denie
Mr. Bryson made the motion, one leade
asserting that somebody else, l don
remember just who" made it.
Those loyal to the mayor insisted tina
the utmost harmony prevailed and tina
Mr.. Howe was. selected only after tn
qualifications Of thirty men mentioned a
possible candidates were discussed.
CHOSEN OVER
A. L. TAGGART.
It. finally simmered down to whethe
A L. Taggarr, president of the boar
Of public safety, or Howe should be tn
choice. the administration men said, wit
the result that Howe was chosen.
Endorsement" of Howe by the Jewet
men brought forth a storm of common
from other wings 81 the Republican
party. not small part of the objection
to Mr.. Howe coming from the city hal
Many precinct committeeman and leader
Of other factions than that led by tn
mayor made frequent and vociferou
statements TO the effect that they wer
not going to let the indianapolis New
| pick our candidate this time"