Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-06

agrea on whom they would back for
chairman in case they mustered enough
votes to warrant nominating man. 1t
was reported Coffin insisted upon back
ing Schuyler A. Haas and Jewett desired
to renominate Hendrickson. The dead
lock was still in force when the council
of war which resulted in surrender was
called. it is said.
Besides the advantage Of having so
many committeeman on the city pay roll,
the city administration forces gained as
surance from a statement by Mayor
Shank He said opposition had sent
messenger to him Friday afternoon ask
ing for a compromise on some candidate
for county chairman acceptable" to both
sides and that he had sent back reply
he and his cohorts will stick to Freeman
and Kelley through thick and thin.
ONE FACTOR Is
DISTURBING.
There was but one factor In the stu
alton which disturbed the Shank leaders.
before victory assured. This was
that many Shank committeeman had not
received from precinct boards certificates
of their election in Tuesdays primary.
1t was said County Chairman -Hendrick-
son, who controlled practically ah-1she
, election boards, was holding the certih-
Gates
Armitage feared his opponents had
something up their sleeves" since these
certificates Of election were with
held. 1t might be the Jewett-Lemcke
game, 1t was suggested, to try to pre-
vent committeeman not armed with Gre
dentials from voting or even from being
seated in the convention. If this were
done. Armitage said he feared there
would be a riot This was one reason
for the policemen at the convention.
MAY VOTE WITHOUT
CERTIFICATE HE SAYS.
Armitage and his legal lights fortified
themselves with legal opinions to the
effect, g precinct committeeman who re-
ceiyed the most votes I'm Tuesdays cleo
tion was entitled to vote in the con-
vention. whether he held a certificate Of
election or not. The committeeman
would get in the convention somehow,
it was said, but the city hall politicians
hoped force would not be necessary.
sTATEHOUSE
JOBS PROMISED.
The rival cheftains spent most of last
night rounding up their clansmen. Both
sides reported recruits gained and lost,
for the trading" was intense. 1t was
promising committeeman jobs at the
Statehouse, to offset the appointment of
a long list to city jobs by the board of
public works Thursday and Friday.
Shank leaders said they were amused at
this because they firmly rely upon prom
ises Of loyalty to Freeman and Kelley
from high State officials.
Jim Watson and Joe Healing are the
big men in Indiana politics today and
the Statehouse is not going to have any
thing to do with discredited supporters
of Harry S. New" said one city official
Armitage and his lieutenants worked
from headquarters at the city hall, where
they have held forth since Thursday
morning. Automobiles and trusted agents
sped away from the city hall and back
as tn enight wore on.
ANTI-SHANK
FORCES AFIELD.
AntiShank officers were not so easy
to find. They appeared to have no par
ticular headquarters, but spent most OF
their time In automobiles In the field.
late estimate of the situation by a
Shank lieutenant said Armitage did not
control one committeeman in the First
ward. six in the Second. one in the Third.
four In the Fourth, three in the Fifth, one
In the Sixth one in the Seventh. one in
the Eighth, three in the Ninth. one in thc
Tenth. two in the Eleventh, two in the
Twelfth, three in the Thirteenth, one in
Washington township, five IN Wayne and
two In Perry. Seven were listed doubt
ful at that time
OF the 205 committeeman 162 are from
precincts inside the city limits and
forty three IN rural territory. Shank
leaders admitted they were not so
strong in the country as they thought
they were in the city.