Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-14
LEW SHANK WILL
CONDUCT FIGHT
FROM HIS PORCH
First of Home Fetes Held
Last Night City Chair
man Absent.

Samuel Lewis Shank, Republican can
didate for mayor. has started a front
porch" campaign.
Approximately seventy-fve Republican
workers. comprising all but four or five
Of the regular Republican ward chair
men. all Of the men who served as ward
chxirmen in the Shank and Robson pri-
mary organizations and q number Of
other ward and precinct leaders gath
cred on the front lawn Of the Shank
residence, Sj47 East Washington street
last night.
This. according to Mr.. Shank, is only
the beginning of the lawn parties" The
three sets Of ward chairman have been
instructed to invite their respective pre-
cinct committeeman to the Shank home
snext Monday evening. Between 400 and
500 men are expected to respond. Later
next week the Shank, Robson and Howe
women ward chairmen viii be invited to
come to the front porch.
CITY CHAIRMAN
NOT PRESENT.
Features Of the meeting last night were
the absence Of Republican City Chairman
Irving ". Lemaux. and strong speeches
IN support Of Mr.. Shank made by regular
ward chairmen. who once were considered
chief spOkes in the wheel Of the News
Jewett wing, which is trying TO defeat
Shank.
Mr.. Lemaux was not invited.
No Shank leader will say that he will
or viii not be invited TO future meetings.
Mr. Shank said he had not thought of
Mr.. Lemaux for some time, which gen
orally was taken 10 indicate that II there
is any move toward peace between LIE
maux and Shank in the war which start
ed when the candidate demanded that the
chairman resign, il vii have to come from
Lemaux. There was every indication that
the Shank forces intend to continue their
announced policy Of getting al organiza-
ton in shape for the coming campaign
regardless Of what the city chairman
does.
The fact that practically all Of the reg
ular ward chairman. particularly those
from districts where the Shank support
is counted strongest, came TO the meet
ing last night and pledged their best
efforts to the success Of the entire ticket
was understood 10 have greatly en-
couraged the Shank leaders in their be
lief that the personal appeal Of Mr..
Shank is strong enough to enable him
to weather any organization storm.
ORGANIZATION Is
BEING BUILT.
Just how the Shank leaders intend to
find inches in the organization scheme for
three chairmeu from each ward and three
committeeman from each precinct has not
been made known. The leaders refused
10 comment upon the problem. asserting
that il remains to be worked out. 1t Is
understood, however, that the new or
ganization is being built upon the reg
ular Republican ward chairmen and pre-
cinct committeeman, since they are the
legally chosen representatives. of the
members Of the party in the election.
There Is work enough on hand TO open
posts for men from all three Of the pri-
mary factions, the managers say. The
difficult task OF welding the three units
into one working force has been left to
DR.. E. E. Hodgin. Shank's chief cam
paign marsger In the primary fight, who
has heer more Of city chairman in fact
since Shsnk's nomination, than Mr.. Lee