Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-31
MEETING HELD
BY DEMOCRATS
AT DENIS0N
Prominent Speakers on the
Issues Of the Coming
Campaign.
RACE QUESTION RAISED

Republican extravaganza was de
lounced by spea kers In the mass meeting
0f Democrats at the Denisen Hotel TO
day. called by ". w. Spencer and Others
wln favor abolition of practically al
the state boards and commissions. Thorn
az Taggart WAS among the speakers. liz
ref-aInssi from indQrsiag the program
Of the men WHO called the meeting. but
said the section Of the STATE law giving
the State tax board power to pass on
local bond issues is highly unpopular.
Mrs otto Jay Deeds Of Indianapolis and
Mrs. w. H. Bliss urged that the Demo
cratic State convention pu, plank in
the platform It VIII adopt tomorrow de-
ciaring for the complete segregation ot
negroes and whites.
MI SIC BY
THE BAND.
The meeting was advertised to begin
at o'clock this morning 4 band PLAYED
In front Of the hotel To- almost an hour
then adjourned to the assembly room on
tie second floor where the meeting was
held Some members o. the band formed
and orchestra which played popular
tunes until 10 o'clock Meanwhile G. G
Shipp, Ronney f Stuart and others went
through the halls and corridors urging
people to come into the meeting.
When Chairman Spencer called the
meeting to order there were less than
100 in the room More came in as the
program went on.
IN opening the meeting Chairman
Spencer summed MP the purpose of him
self and his fellow home rulers" with
the statement he hoped the platform will
specifically call for the repeal of the
Goodrich tax law, the State Highway
commission Inv the State board Of ac-
counts law, the public utility law, the
primary Law. and the Industrial law and
1roper amendment Of the registration
and election laws, the State health law
and any other law that has in any way
taken control of governmental affairs
away from those affected and put 1t In
the hands 81 boards at the statehouse."
TAGGART CONTRASTS
ADMINISTRATIONS.
Mr.. Taggart spoke u the contrast be-
tween the last Democratic State ad
lfnistratfon which left the State free of
.eht and the succeeding Republican
regimes lie declared the National Re
publican Administration is no better than
he State.
RapuhiieanS were accused of injecting z
ihe Ieague of Nations into politics by
his opinion yet will be ennrted. Most OF
the economic ills in America today are
aue IL failure TO enter the league. ne
said He favored extension Of helping
financial hand to Europe 70 the end that
United States industries may benefit.
WOMEN FAVOR
SE6REGtTI0: or NEGROES.
In declaring for complete segregation
of the black ana white races, Mrs. Deeds
said aggression of>the negroes in In
,iianapolis is .herofYng unbearable. She
fatiy stated khe believed the white race
Is superior Nthe black. always has been
and always will be.
Chairman Spencer said 1t was not the
plan Of those II charge Of the meeting
10 adopt Tesolut ions Or in any other way
formally sun np the sentiments ey-
pressed. He said the meeting was called
merely to give expression to certain prfn
cipals with the hope the platform com
mittee Will give the things that were
said consideration In it's work tonight
Samuel NJ. RaistoH. candidate for
United States Senator. was to speak this
afternoon