Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-28
REPUBLICAN SENATOR
GAINS FIRST VICTORY
OVER BEVERIDGE MEN
New Forces Control Machinery in County
Primary, Ignoring Mayor
Shanlz's Crowd.
CITY ORGANIZATION NOT ON BOARDS

commissioners without deviation from
the chairman's recommendation.
Hendricbson was made county chair
man by the old Jewett- -Lemcke Repub-
hcan machine, which now is striving to
recover from the tidal wave under which
Mayor Shank engulfed it last spring
The Shank leaders said that the Shank
faction is absolutely without representa-
ton on any board in the county. The
Republican wings of precinct boards all
over the county are packed with New
and anti Shank men and women, they
said.
It is the custom for county chairmen
to nominate TO the county commission
ers for election board members, men and
women recommended by the duly elected
precinct committeeman. There is said
to be a large number of precinct com
mitteemen pledged TO support the Shank
Beyeridge cause. These committeeman
recommended to Chairman Hendrickson
names Of Shank aud Beyeridge sym
pathizers for nomination on the boards.
Not single one Of the shank -Beveridge
people recommended survived Henrick-
sons blue pencil, Shank leaders state
He cut them off and put on Jewett-
Lemcke or Coffin Dodson workers, they
state
CONTROL IS BIG
ADVANTAGE.
Under the law the Republicans have the
Inspector. a judge, a clerk and a sheriff
on each board. The Democrats have a
Judge. clerk and sheriff. giving the Re
publicans four to the Democrats three.
i he inspector Is in command of the polls
To control the board is a decided ad-
vantage for any party or faction. Dis
putes may be settled to the benefit Of the
side in control
Shank leaders said they discovered they
had been treated particularly rough In
the matter of Mr.. Hendrtcksons boards
in the Fifth, Sixth, First and Twelfth
wards.
These are districts where political his
tory contains a number of spots which
are anything but snowy white These
are the wards Federal agents watch when
they look for corruption.
LEFT OUT ON
EVERYTHING.
Concerning the naming OF precinct cleo
tion officials, D. S. Miller. in charge OF
organization work of the Marion County
Republican League, which is seeking to
bring about the election of Shank can
didates for county and district chair
manships made the following statement
They have turned us down in every
particular. We have not been able to
md a solitary instance where our recon-
mendations were carried out. Men Of
the highest standing in their precincts.
but known supporters Of Mr. Freeman
for county chairman. have been ruthless
" turned down as members OF election
boards and even as watchers al the polls
after the vote is cast
However, we will have 175 Freeman
precinct committeeman and the opposi-
tion will never come out in the open with
a candidate because they do not care
to expose their weakness.
The time for talk is past we are
ready to vote"
The text of the letter Mr. Hendrickson
sent to Mr.. Morgan Thursday follows:
Your communication Of this date re-
ceived.
Il have selected the primary boards
who will conduct the primary election
in the various precincts IN this county
st the coming primary. They have been
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