South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-19
CITY COUNCIL TO
act on PETITION
At NEXT SESSION

act on PETITION
At NEXT SESSION
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
makes il mandatory upon the coun-
ell 10 call a special election within
so days after the certification of the
petitions TO the council by the city
clerk. the special election. however.
not 10 be called sooner than 80 days
from the first succeeding first day
of May following the receipt by the
council of the certification from the
city clerk. Members OF the council
Monday declared that they are pre-
pared TO follow the law.
Petitions containing more than
$50 signatures came into the office
Of the committee after Mr.. Miller
had presented the 10 sheets to the
city clerk Monday afternoon, but ow-
ing 10 the fact that the petitions
presented were assembled as one
petition, those coming in later in
the afternoon were not presented.
Had these latter petitions been in
number Of voters asking for a spe-
cial election would have been 1000.
or double the number required by
law.
ager plan movement has cast a
shadow over the activities of poll
ticians in their efforts toward nOmin-
atoms at the May primaries.
through the provisions of the legis-
laive act which provides for the
postponement of the primaries until
after the special referendum on the
commission manager question. the
various political camps are contfnu-
ing their various headquarters.
Mayor Carson plans an open
meeting at his headquarters on y.
Michigan St Tuesday night.
Hagey Answers Scebirt.
Exceptions TO Eli +. Seebirts at
tacks upon his contemporaries for
the republican mayoralty uomina-
ton on account of their vocations
continued Monday. Edward Hagey.
candidate for the republican nOmin-
alton for mayor. takes exception 10
1 Mr.. Seebirt's slur upon the other
| candidates. and Mr.. Hagey Monday
also questioned the record of the
Keller administration in regard TO
/ the suppression of vice as an argu-
ment for Mr.. Seebirt's nomination.
Said Mr.. Hagey Monday:
/ I'm the story in Saturdays Trib-
une on the meeting Of last Friday
evening, in the third paragraph one
/ reads.
/ Now without any reflection or
/ aspersions upon the vOcauons Of the
various candidates. ask in fairness.
Iif YOU had a matter of law to solve.
would YOU consult a janitor? Would
you see a dentist? Would you ad-
wise with the head of a department
store or an apron manufacturer?
I'm my opinion this is unfair and
unjust 10 myself and the other can
\ didates for mayor in the coming pri-
Imaries IL also casts reflections on
\ practically every administration
\ South Bend has had.
Let me ask Has South Bend only
had two successful Administrations
We have had only two attorneys as
mayors Of the city.
If an attorney is the only man
qualified for the office OF mayor. why
+ the necessity Of the city attorney?
II would also like TO be enlighten-
eG on why the 'digDided' Mr.. See
3 Dirt during his term as city attorney
Ju-jnc the Keller administration, OF
/ which I had a part. did not lessen
I vice conditions existing at that time
. SIR. SoeIirt had an opportunity al
hat time to advise methods and
WAYS of reducing vice and all its al
/ lied evils
Conditions pcpIorablc
"Vice conditions We're as deplor-
,ar'= duria~ the Kslio- administra-
#.i.r as thew are at uresent. which is
t,-F. snltable. Gambling Is another
s-a which flourished during Mr.
{ Sconir.s term as city attorney. Why
was not this evil corrected until
after AR Seebirt's term of office had
expired Gamblers Of today do not
have the easy sailing they had dur
ing AIr. Seebirt's tenure OF office.
What did AR Seebirt have 10 dc
in advising the procuring Of the no
torious ouilhot for the assistance OF
the police department
1T is a question in my mind
whether Mr.. Seeblrt was able. hon
est 'dignifed' or conscientious az
that time.
"Vas AR. Seebirt's term as city at
tcrnev wonderful success
Did ne improve conditions
should we have a repetition OF
the Ouilhot fiasco?
rs his motto. II at first you dom
succeed try again.