Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-08
C.. @. p. DOVE
COOS SOFTLY
AND SWEETLY
However, Politicians Agree
Task of Chairman Free
man Won't Be Easy.
IS HARMONY REAL?

So far as public announcements go all
was peace and harmony in the Republican
party in Marion County today.
Politicians of all faiths agreed, how
ever. that William II. Freeman, the newly
elected county chairman, faces about as
difficult a task in bringing real har-
mony about as does Will II. Hays in
keeping the movies from getting n bad.
Despite the prctestations OF brother
hood and good feeling by Charles W.
Jewett and Mayor Shank toward each
other in the Republican county conven-
tion Saturday, there still was bad blood
between the two factions. This was for
chilly demonstrated by an incident just
before the convention opened.
Although both Mr.. Jewett and George
" coffin, leaders OF the anti-Shank
forces. had personally conveyed word to
the Shank leaders there would be no
opposition to the Shank program in the
convention the Shank people did not
trust them. For two days they had feared
the opposition intended TO trick them on
the convention floor. Shank precinct
committeeman had not been given their
certificates OF election by County Chair
man Harry c. Hendrickson while anti
Shank committeeman had, it was said.
SHANK FORCES
ARE DUBIOUS.
The Shank people feared the Jewett
people would refuse to let the Shank
committeeman vote or get into the con
vention without certificates Of election.
So steps were taken to prevent the sus-
pected Jewett ruse.
Twenty policemen were assigned to the
convention and stationed about the doors
and IN strategic points all over the Grim
inal courtroom, where the convention was
held. Capt. Edward Schubert Of the po-
lice department and Henry Fleming, ne
gro politician, were put on duty at the
door. AS committeeman came n their
certificates Of nomination were collected.
Committeeman who did not have them
were passed In without them, but prac-
ticaliy no one who had one got in with
cut surrendering It. When the courtroom
YVES filed the police blocked the door
and rushed the certificates Of election to
police headquarters, where they were
locked "A q safe.
The convention was scheduled TO open
at 1 o'clock. but the minutes slipped by
and Chairman Hendrickson did not call
for order. The anti-Shank faction had
discovered the collection Of the GER
tifcates Of election and held a council of
war on it. About Is o'clock, a Shank
loader asked Hendrickson why he did not
open the convention. Hendrickson re-
piled the convention would be opened as
soon as the certificates OF nomination.
were brought back and laid upon the
chairmans desk. 1t is said.
DECIDE TO
SUBMIT CREDENTIALS.
Shank leaders debated several minutes
over whether 1t would be advisable TO
bring back the credentials. They de-
cided TO accede and at about I - o'clock
they were laid in front Of Hendrickson.
The convention then was opened. The
chairman announced committeeman could
have their credentials back after the
convention closed.
The regular order OF business pro-
ceeded, but Shank leader kept their eyes
on the pile Of credentials until William
Il freeman was proclaimed the new
chairman Then the harmony speeches
came in a flood
Among early moves In the promotion
Of harmony will be the making Of peace