Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-26
JEWETT-NEWS
PLANS UPSET
IN CITY RACE
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his administration underwritten by the
| indianapolis News, and in spite of much
publicity and effort, has been unable In
more than three years to show more than
q procltyity for increased city expenses,
| with little in the way of improvements to
! account for it. They take the viewpoint
that the News failed in giving the city
| a popular mayor when it Endorsed Jewett,
and they want more than the News in
dorsement as guaranty that Howe will
be success as a mayor.
ACCUMULATION
OF UNDESIRABIEs
Then, too, there has been considera BILE
hesitancy concerning the Howe campaign
owing to the fact that the administration
| which is bringing him out has accumu-
lated tremendous number of undesir-
ables who are trailing In its wake
The activity of Claris Adams, former
prosecutor; Rufe Page, negro politician
and gaming house keeper; Jewett
Lemcke, Thomas Riley and others of the
bipartisan political combine In the city
Is doing considerable harm to Professor
Howe's candidacy for the reason that the
Republican voters generally resent the
assumption that these men are the Re
publican party and the sentiment of the
party is expressed by them.
The greatest blow to the candidacy Of
anyone supported by the Jewett -Lemcke
crowd was in the defeat Of the Thomas
| Riley faction of Democrats who sought
to name VIII Feeney Democratic city
! chairman.
How dear to the heart of the mayor
wars this little excursion into Democratic
affairs can well be estimated from the
fact that the mayor roundly berated
I those ha bAld raspopgihIa fsuu+f{no
Tom Meeker over on Us"
CHANCE OF PRIMARY
/ MANIPULATION LOST.
With the control Of the Democratic
city chairman in the hands of Thomas
Riley and control Of Thomas Riley in
the hands Of Mayor Jewett and the News
the stage would have been all set for
the nomination Of anyone the News-Jew-
EFT crowd might desire, through the sim
pie expediency Of working on the cleo
ton boards as was done four years ago
But with Thomas Meeker, Democratic
4 chairman, In q position to insure a fair
primary and the elimination Of the ad-
ministratiOn's pets from control Of the
. election boards, the favorlte scheme or
primary manipulation has gone into the
discard.
At present there Is every indication
that votes cast at the primaries will be
counted as voted and It is not improbable
that had the Jewett organization be-
lieved ii would not be able to control the
/ Democratic party it would have looked
longer FOR a more practical politician
than Professor Howe to carry its ban
ner IN this primary
AS 1t is the Jewett administration is
saddled with a candidate who has failed
20 make a popular appearance, is de-
prived Of opportunity TO manipulate the
primaries and is just now beginning to
realize that it has 4 fight on Its hands
for existence.
ROBISoN's
/ POSITION.
Ed Robson, so-caIled independent"
candidate for the Republican nomina-
uoa, is not very active and cannot be
/ said to be going any place" Whether
he IS lying low IN the hopes that the
. Jewett crowd will realize the futility of
/ nominating Professor Howe and will top
TO him at the last minute IN desperate
/ effort 10 defeat Samuel Lewis Shank, re-
mains 70 be seen. 1t is generally con
7 ceded that Robson IS exercising good
strategy and that only in event Of sup
port from the Jewett crowd will he
stand chance Of nomination. The In
dianapois News is understood to be
against Robson and unable to change
| Hilton Z. Browns edtct that II must go
ell the way" for Professor Howe.
Shank continues to gain strength IN
the ca mpaign. Announcement OF support
from DR.. E. E. Hodgiu, the presence of
Edward Sourbier at his organization
meeting and q number of other incidents
show that the reports OF solid opposi-
tiou" from business interests has been
greatly exaggerated. DIR. Hodgn ne7er
a. \ L. ~
and in fact, was seriously considered as
business mau's candidate for the nom
nation himself
SourbIer is 4 business associate Of
Henry Campbell, II. G. Stutz, F. II.
/ Wheeler. S. T. Murdoch and others well
known in the financial circles Of the city,
and his association with the Shank cam
palcn is evidence that it will be i'm
possible this primary TO make 1t ap-
rear as a campaign OF sinister inter
ests" 10 injure capital.
/ DEMOCRATS
/ SEEK CANDIDATE.
In the Democratic ranks there is con
siderable elatlOn over the defeat of the
attempt of the Jewett organization to
control the party, and there is a genuine
effort being made to find real Demo
crat who win make the race. Democrats
generally believe that Shank will win
the primary and they are seeking a can
didate who will appeal to those inter
ests that cannot support Shank, and is
not q part OF the News-Jewett bipartisan
organization.
In event such q candidate is found and
Shank wins Mt the primary the Demo
Gratis believe they have an excellent
chance Of electlng a mayor
However, their path is fraught with
some danger, for there is a large part of
/ the Democratic party that has grown
| tired Of the double crossing Of the party
/ by News Democrats and word already
/ has gone down the line that If the party
selects n candidate who is even remotely
connected with the News 1t will lose
/ support without which it cannot hope to
/ carry the election.
| SHANK ISSUES
| STATEMENT