The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-21
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It must have required considerable courage o'0AA
for Senator Watson, to ask his postmaster ap-
ointees to go home and preserve the political ma
chine which he inherited from D. c. Stephenson.
The Senator has his own candidaIe lor Eo'eiAoi'
ze wants him elected More than that, he wants to
control the Republican State committee.
The machine wants to send Senator Arthur Rob-
5rnson hack to the Senate for full term. And the
Junior Senator running true to precedent, is spending
his time in talking plattudes to church picnics.
THE neople are getting glimpse of the real work
nos If this machine and are beginning to understand
the manner in which it was built
The tight organization, which rests primarily upon
control of Marion County, was fashioned by Stephen
son back in the days when he had dollars ana "neE
all sorts and conditions of men fawned upon nm.
His declaration that he spent $73,216 In the prl-
mary campaign to nominate the present Governor
has not ye neen explained on any basis OF morse
trades the explanation is limited to the one cnecA
for $500, which Stephenson says was 1ouroh u
$4,000 he gave to Candidate jackson, but which the
Governor says was for horse.
The checks unearthed by The Times, go far to
hear ont the statements of Stephenson that ne Spen
money lavishly to control the nomination OF tnat year.
There is ample evidence that the present control
of the Darty which now takes orders from watson
was obtained by the bargains made by stephenson
and the cash he furnished 10 oeluue au Hioio"" '0
voters of this State.
Is there any longer any doubt, that Stephenson
manipulated the Marion County convention which
gave George v. Coffin his grip upon the organiza-
ton here?
Is there any longer any doubt but that Stephen
son was the power which put Clyde Walb at the head
of the Republican party in this State?
Ia there any doubt but that those who now con-
troll those who were elected to Office in 1924 with
tho single execution of Arthur Gillom were hench-
men of this man who is life term convict, but
whose political adventures were more harm1u 10 this
state than the crime for which he convicted?
It is pure brazenness for even Senator TO ask
the postrnasters who respected IN their commu-
mites to use their personal influence to perpetuate
that machine.
That is what he Is really asking. That is what ne
is asking when he wants to keep Senator Robinson IN
Office r is what he is asking when he seeks to die
tate the nominee of ais own party for Governor
Indiana deserves better than this The Republican
party Of this State deserves better
The mer and women of this State who vote that
ticket because of their fidelity to its traditions and
it's PRINCIPLES deserve better than continuation OF
stephensonsrn under the direction Of Watson.
The same sinister disregard for public rights which
was inevitable under government produced by the
tactics of Stephenson and those who barganed with
him. has been exhibited in every Federal office with
which wisconsin has had any influence.
If there was ever time when the party OF Lincoln
in any State needed man who has the character and
the of it's founder to lead It, that State is
Indiana and that time is now.