Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-04
DEMOCRATS
DIVIDED ON
CHAIRMAN

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house. an organization that will have the
confidence Of the people. We must be
united and We must offer to the indie
pendent voter a ticket to which ne can
come.
The situation in the courthouse is APP
paling." he continued. at has been just
as bad in the city hail for the last four
years Some one has suggested that a
special session Of the Legislature be
called to form another Criminal Court
so that all the Republican criminals can
De tried. As it is the pockets are crowd
ed Things that have been told in that
trial in Criminal Court during the last
two weeks ara appalling and day after
day leading Republicans have been called
10 testify that Hartman had a good rep
utatiOn.'
In speaking of the Democratic organl-
zation, Mr.. Bell said, he had no ambition
to ontrol He said that Joseph Manning
and William Gibson had asked tor d
meeticg in his Office to discuss organizH-
ton and that such a meeting was held
and that out of IL grew the committee Of
six which selected a man to recommend
as Chairman.
Let US stand united and draw a line
on the past" he said. I'VE have no
thought that our judgment should be
binding but We believe the chairman
should be a man who can afford to live
in an automobile for Ave months, visitir g
the precincts. He should be a man who
can give five months Of his time steadily.
l understand that no man can be selected
who will not he opposed"
Mr.. Bell then presented the name OF
Mr. Barrett and declared that no man
had been a harder worker for the part
and that no man can question his honesty
or his ability. Mr. Bell said he believed
Mr.. Barrett to be a man who can bring
the party out Of its present condition.
He added that Mr. Barrett has the apprO-
val of Thomas Tsggsrt and Samuel NJ.
Ralston, candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the Senate. He said Mr..
Barrett was never identified with the
Joe Bell machine" and that he and
Mr. Barrett had usually been on opposite
sides Of party questions.
Following the introduction of the name
of Mr. Barrett. Mr. Sullivan called on
Thomas Meeker city chairman. Mr.
Meeker said he would gladly give his
cooperation to any man nominated as
chairman.
ASKS PAST
BE FORGOTTEN.
Mr.. Bachelor, who was next called on,
urged Democrats to forget the past. He
said that due TO the demoralized cOndl-
ton Of the party 1t would be impossible
to choose a man who would not have OPP
position. Dr. Bachelder said Mr.. Barrett
opposed, Mr.. Ralston in the mayoralty
election but he pointed out that 90 per
cent of the Democrats of Indianapolis
did the same thing.
If we don't take the irregulars back
we won't get as many votes as the Pro
hibitiOn party" he said
Adolph Emhardt, former county chair.
man and now a member of the school
board. when called on said if Mr. Barrett
is satisfactory to the men assembled in
the meeting he would be satisfactory to
him. Mr.. Manning explained that the
committee of six is not proposing to
name a chairman, but merely to suggest.
Mr.. Sullivan then started calling on
chairman and workers in the various
wards. All approved until ROLAND
Freedman Of the Fourth ward was called
on.
LAS a Democrat, if MI Barrett is
elected I will vote for him." Mr. Freed
man said, but in the last campaign he
was against us. He was one of the chief
disOrganiZers in his part of the ward"
II will be on the minority side, but
will fight as hard as the next one" he
said. "but don't see why we can't get a
man who has always been a Democrat"