Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-04
1000 MAJORITY
ON SOUTH SIDE,
SHANK'S VIEW
Candidate, Happy Over Last
Big Meetings, Predicts
Sweeping Victory.
UTTERs WARNING NOTE


meetings in the south side, which he said
we're the greatest he has seen in his
political career, Samuel Lewis Shank, Re
publican nominee for mayor, told audi
ences on the north side which he visited
Later last evening we are going TO come
right down 10 Washington street from the
south with a good 1000 majority and
those people out there are going TO make
you people up here step some 10 keep
up with them"
1t was~tbe last night OF the Republican
campaign IN the field and every effort
was made to make the most of it. Half
q hundred speakers appeared in fifteen
meetings. ar eleven of which Mt. shank
spoke. Everywhere the Indianapolis
News and the Republican Movement for
Ralston" were fayed and the record of
Mr. Shank for honesty and accomplish
rnent Of substantial civic improvements
during his former administration ex-
tolled.
WARNS OF
CRoOKED WORK.
In most of the meetings the people
we're warned to beware OF attempts Of
the Democrats 70 steal tne election after
the polls are closed next Tuesday night.
At several places Mr. Shank himself
urged the workers not to leave the polls
at O'Clock, but TO stay on until the re-
. suits Of the voting is announced and
meanwhile TO watch. watch, watch,
Denny Bush and Bill Kisseu. They're
the fellows they've picked 70 DO II.
Watch out everywhere for Denny Bush
and Bill Eissen. know what I am
talking about. They did it TO ne four
years ago and they're going to try to do
II again"
The south side meetings were marked
with rampant enthusiasm, practically all
Of them being held in the open. De-
spite the raw weather crowds Of froll
200 TO 500 people waited patiently as
long as from one 70 Two hours for Mr..
Shank to appear.
In all OF his talks Mr. Shank pledged
clean, economical administration. he
said he was going TO have the auti-open
vault ordinance repealed until the Leg1s-
lature passes law providing q long tine
payment plan for sanitary equipment
necessary 70 comply with the ordinance.
STANDS FOR
rLAYGROUNps.
He promised more small Fairgrounds
equipped WITH swimming pools, ana com
munity houses instead OF large park
snd boulevard extensions He is going
- let the Irish sing The Wearin' OF
The Green" and English God save the
King If they we=- 10 under his ad-
ministration because he believes in free
speech. Further Mr. Shank said the
purpose is 20 observe the Constitution
Of the United States in not permitting
policemen 70 invade the ssnctitv Of anv
mans home without q search warrant.
Asserting that he was confident that
hs was going TO be the next mayor BIZ
! majority so big that the Indianapolis
News and the one hundred and ons"
would never stick their heads above Wa
ter again" be invited the town 70 come
out TO 5547 East Washington street next
. Tuesday evening and celebrate Lew
Shank's election. "The whole house is
going TO be open all night and we're
going to have an old-fashioned jollifca-
ton. Bring the kids and coma out and
stay all night" he said. BE doubted Il
Mr.. Ralston would carry q single ward
and in a meeting in South Audubon
read he declared he believed sometimes
that Lew Shank was even going 70 carry
Irvtugton. You bet vou are" shouted
voice from the crowd.
CAMPAIGN MADE
INTO CLASS FIGHT.
The campaign, he declared. has been
made into class fight By the activities
Of 'th.t committee OF 100 milllonaires
who are going TO II to run the common
people OF indianapolis" He could not
i1r the life Of him see how any man
Who worked with his hands for living
or ran 4 small business could vote FOR
-Ralston when he Is backed by this bunch
of millionaire highbinders who are try
ing TO save Indianapoli Ralston.'
The charge that Fayd II. Ralston is
2 notorious, common gambler, and 2
-rrr1 II. FL
by the Republican nominee
Much was made by Mr Shank out Of
the phrase NE and Sarah" 10 the de-
light Of the crowds wherever he ut
tered It. He said that M Ralston az
one Of the pink teas" had old the
women that L1ew Shank was pretending.
that he said Me and Sarah" on the
south side and Sarah and 7" On the
north side
IT'S SARAH
JUST SAME.
1T doesn't make & bit of diffelence
which way you put It. Sarah's ahead Of
me- any way, Mr.. Shank said. A man
named Casey called him M Just before
he started out last evening and told him
Athey had twins ar his house and they
had been named Sarah and Lew
They've started naming babies after us
already" he said This was in Irving
ton At the Harrison Club, Clifton and
Idell streets he mentioned the fun the
indianapolis News and Mr. Ralston poke
ar him because OF NE and Sarah"
They say that Sarah isn't running
for mayor. Yes she It. We walk right
along together in whatever we do. When
you vote for ne you vote tc- Sarah and
when you vote for Sarah yoL vote for
me. It's going to be Me and Sarah. +"
mayor and mayoress for the next four
years.
The committee Of 100" is trying to
coerce ~orkmen IN the factories Of It's
members TO vote for Ralston. Mr.. Shank
declared, producing 4 Letter which he
said had been given 10 him " manu-
facturer who is for Lew Shank 10 back
up his assertion.
FUCKER TELLS
OF EXPERIENCE.
Charles A. Bookwslter former MAYOR:
Alvah J. Rucker. former prosecuting st-t
torney. and other party leaders We
among the small army of orators ~no
urged Mr.. Shanks election Mr. Book
walter devoted most Of his speech to dis
cussing the tactics of the evening r,ud-
wsllower." while Mr.. Rucker told how
the Indianapolis News had made him
and then thrown him down when it was
through with him