The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-06
STRAYER SAYS.
HIS HANDS ARE
CLEAN IN RACE
All Connection With
"Frame-up" Denied

Frank T. Strayer, Republican NOM
inee for prosecutor, denied in a state
ment Monday all connections with the
alleged frame-up of James F. Pace, his
Democratic opponent.
The statement of Mr.. Strayer
follows:
ITO the Citizens and Voters of Wayne
County:
'T Frank T. Strayer, take this op-
portunity to acquaint the citizens of
Wayne county, that the letter publish
ed in The Palladium on Saturday eve
ming. November 4, 1922, was an exact
copy of the letter which l wrote and
sent Jim Pace on September %, 1922.
I further wish to say that had l sent
the letter as in its entirety, not only
would the people have known the con-
tents Of the same, but they also would
have been informed of facts, that | Is
citizen firmly believe should have
been made public matter. / make this
statement due to the fact that l sin
cerely believe in presenting before the
public the exact makeup of the ind
vidual and not the camauiaged being.
Expresses His Views
The statement issued on Saturday
evening, although it made no direct
charge or accusation that l was a
party to his so-called 'frameup' yet It
left somewhat vague impression on
the reader that l was somewhat i'm
plicated in his arrest In other words,
it seems that the whole affair, as put
forth by Jim Pace, is nothing more
than a political scheme to blind the
voters of Wayne county on the elev-
enth hour. so that he may gain the
confidence and support of the people
through sympathetic appeal, not be-
ing qualified as a lawyer nor a man
to make his race. When | speak o.
his qualifications as a lawyer, do not
only speak my own personal opinion,
but speak the general opinion as ex
pressed hy the members of the Wayne
County Bar.
ut is disreputable outrage for a
man or candidate to employ his as
sistant to go out and maliciously cir
culate stories which reflect upon my
family. He has taken the same meth
or and resorted to the same means
which Alfred Underhill used during
his car1pa!gn, 1t is an outrage to the
history of Wayne county to know that
candidates resort to means that not
Only lower the dignity and prestige
of the prosecuting attorneys office,
but il alEo displays the Un-American
idea OF foreigners running for Office.
II shows that he still possesses the
ways and means of the primitive days,
when man resorted to mean, dirty
tactics. and forgets that he is living
among people of the American race,
who have honor, prestige, integrity
I and intelligence in all of their doings,
whether it be politically or otherwise.
Tells His Career.
II have been resident of the city
of Richmond. Wayne county, Ind. for
the past IA years. / have served the
people of this county as their prose
cutor for a term of Il months and my
record Is the best evidence of my
ability to serve the people once more.
MY platform in the primary was
law enforcement" and l shall never
waiver from what is clean cut stand.
THE members of the Wayne county
bar vouch for my ability, honor and
integrity, and | need not use my uni
form as a soldier to get votes, nor do
! have to advertise as being the only
man who fought in the World war
'In conclusion, ! am perfectly will
ing to surrender my election to the
will of the people of Wayne county
and know that whatever their
choice, that the same will be for the
best interest of the county at large.
Respectfully yours,
Frank S. Strayer.
Seek Full Vote
With a registration in excess OF
21 900 in Wayne county, Republican
and Democratic leaders will bend
every effort Tuesday to get out the
full vote.
The campaign which has just closed
is described by politicians as the
"dullest" witnessed in Wayne county
In many years. in marked contrast to
the presidential campaign of two years
ago
The apathy OF the electorate was
first indicated during the registration
period. Only so per cent of the vote
! was registered Sept. 8, the first reg
4 istration day. From that time unit
the final registration, a month later
Republican and Democratic organiza
tiop workers toiled tirelessly to bring
up the registration TO a figure approx
mating normal. but there are now 1000
less qualified voters in the county
than there were in 1920.
The political meetings which fol
we'd the registration period. held il
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