Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-25
SEES TRICKERY
IN SUPPORT OF
THOMAS HOWE
DR.. E. E. HOdgin Turns to
Shank as Choice of Republic
an Party for Mayor.
HELP HIS CAMPAIGN

Declaring that the present support
offered Mr.. Thomas C. Howe, former
president Of Butler College, for
mayor by the city administration
presents too fertile a field for polit-
lcal trickery to have merit, DR.. E.
E. Hodgin has announced that he
will not enter the race for the Repub-
ican nomination for mayor, but will
support Samuel Lewis Shank.
Or. Hodgin, who generally has been
regarded az a prospective candidate for
the nomination, yesterday issued q stare
ment in which he says that he has found
an overwhelming sentiment for Shank
and evidences Of great faith in Shanks
integrity.
In view Of this sentiment, DR.. Hodgln
says, be cannot believe that the attempt
of the city administration to force Pro
feSsor Howe on the party is without
guile. He says he has reason to be
lieve that the administration is not sin
cere in its advocacy of Professor Howes
candidacy and he cannot countenance 4
movement that is not genuine.
SENTIMENT FOR
SHANK STRONG.
DR.. Hodgin says that he has found
such a sentiment for Shank that he does
not believe the Jewett crowd, which has
made a failure of its own administration,
can hope to name its successor and he
cannot explain the apathy OF the Ed.
Robson supporters on any other ground
'han expectation of a double-cross for
some one. later in the campaign.
DR.. Hodgin has never been allied with
the News Jewett organization in the Re
publican ranks His friends suggested
him as a candidate for mayor around
whom the party workers could have rail-
lied with the assurance that Shank would
not be a candidate against him and win
the assurance that his candidacy would
be a bone fde one, with no attempts
at bipartisan combinations. Instead OF
recognizing DR.. Hodgin as a genuine Re
publican aspirant, the NewsJewett or
ganization undertook to belttle him early
in the campaign. with a result that they
brought shank into the race to stay and
oil hope OF harmony between the admin
istration and its opponents was blasted.
WILL GIVE TIME
TO CAMPAIGN.
DR.. HOdgin announces now that he will
devote his time TO the campaign of MIR.
SuhIk IN response TO NlaG ne DelicNeb
is an overwhelming sentiment for Shank
In opposition to the manipulation o. an
administration whose greatest activities
have been in the field Of politics aud
whose politics have not been Of the sort
that DR. Hodgih was always advocated.
The statement given out by Dr. Hod-
gin yesterday was as follows;
For several weeks past. at the
earnest solicitation Of a great num-
ber Of my friends I have been con-
sidering the advisability of being a
candidate for mayor on the Repub-
lican ticket at this time, but ! find
that to make a successful canvass
would require so much Of my time
as to interfere with the duties Of an
established professional business.
I find that there is an overwheIml
ing sentiment for Mr.. Shank for this
place. The people OF this city seem
to have confidence IL his integrity,
and a great number Of the Repub-
lican leaders believe him to be the
proper candidate to unite all factions
Of the Republican voters. For these
reasons l have decided not to be a
candidate.
l wish to say that I feel very CRATE
full to my many loyal friends, who
have expressed their confidence in
me, in proposing and aiding my can
didacy.