Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-26
CITY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE TO
1EALW ITHROW
Democratic Speakers Bureau
Head Issue Raised by
Party Workers.
WOMENs CLUB ACTIVE

A proposal Of Boyd n. Ralston, Demo
cratic nominee for mayor. and Thomas ).
Afeeker. Democratic city chairman. TO es-
tabHsh a spea kers' bureau at city head
quarters with Woodburn Mason IN
charge instead Of permitting Miss Julia
E. Landers. president Of the Seventh
District Women's Democratic Club, TO
act IN this capacity. which apparently
has kicked Up a new row between the
regular organization and the club. viii
be laid before the city executive commit
tee at a meeting TO be held next Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr.. Meeker announced to-
day.
Reference OF the whole affair, which has
been brewing for more than a week 10
the executive committee. is understood
to have resulted from Chairman Meeker
Inability 10 keep peace within tie ranks
SEVENTH DISTRICT CLUB
To DISCUSS MATTERS.
A report TO the effect thar Nieeker had
announced he intended 10 establish the
new speakers bureau caused friends OF
Miss Landers to say that the move viii
be discussed at the meeting Of the Sew
enth District club tonight The club
is interested for the reason that some
time ago when trouble between Miss
Landers and Meeker arise what ap-
peared to he peace was secured by
promise. backed up by Mr.. Ralston. that
the club was to have charge Of the speak
ing campaign. with Miss Lauders in com
mand The trouble between Meeker ana
the WOmen's Club president grew out
Of Meeker's appointment of Mrs Grace
Jackson BOdenmiller as womer's city or
ganizer instead Of Mrs Martin L. Reifel
whom Miss LandeTs backed, as wOmen's
city chairman.
Although all parties 70 the dispute
were making vigorous denials that there
IS any real trouble it was reliably re
ported today that what has happened
behind the scenes IS as follows,
Miss Landers has been accused by
organization Democrats of doing things
which interrupted the smooth working OF
the women's organization under Mrs.
Bodenmiller.
QUESTION OF
HEADQUARTERS.
Miss Landers is said 10 have stated
that she never would have & desk IA
the city committee rooms as head Of the
speakers bureau but would have TO have
her headquarters at a hotel or the In
diana Democratic club
- Upon this report. it is said. Ralstou.
Meeker and other lezcers decided that
there would be 8 speakers bureau at
headquarters and that they favor Wood
burn Mason to head it.
The name Of Thomas TacEart got into
the controversy and one Of the purposes
OF his visit TO city headquarters early in
the week WAS 10 set himself right with
the city organization and help iron out
the trouble
Meeker today denied he had stated that
he intends" to establish a speakers bu-
reau with SIR Mason Il IFS head. He
taid that all he had 40 say is that II
have the matter Of establishing such
bureau under Amusement and I viii put
Il before the executive committee next
Tuesday"
SAYS MUCH MADE
OUT OF LITTLE.
Mr.. RaIston said that there is no real
resumption Of the fight between Mecker
and Miss Landers. He said that much
has been made out OF little. and that al
though II is true that be and Mr.. Meek
er have decided they would like to have
speakers bureau with Mr. Mason at
its head this should not be cause for an
tagOnism on the part Of Miss Landers be
cause she could go right ahead with her
work He said that &c never has been
decided that Miss Landers should have
CMdA E6 OF al Spcd hels- Out should be a.
the head OF the wOmens speaking cam
paign. Mr.. Mason would have charge
Of the men and Miss Landers the women
he Indicated. The popular UNDERSTANDING
ever since the settlement Of the former
controversy has been that Miss Landers
and the Seventh District Club was TO di-
rect the entire speaking campaign.
Emphatic denial that she ever has said
she would not accept a desk at city head
quarters or ever had been asked whether
or not she would came from Miss Ian
Nders
"I1l help in anything to advance the
Democratic party and to help Senator
Taggart- I'm a Taggart Democrat" she
said. Il want TO see the Democratic
party ahead in the State and Nation
again and I think the place to begin TO
build for future success IS right in the
pivotal cities. such as Indianapolis"
Regarding the proposed move TO re-
lieve her Of the speakers bureau. she
said she did not care. that she had no
personal interest at stake She declined
to discuss what might be done By the
Seventh District Club. stating that that
was entirely a matter for the club
membership 10 decide