The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-09
COMBINE OF
TWOPARTIES
Names SLACK
Three of -Four HorSemen,'
in Union With Democrats,
Decide Mayor Vote.
PRAISED BY LEADERS
New Executive Is Rated as
Capable, of High Type;
Aided Manager Drive.

The votes of three members of
councils -Four Horsemen," Otis E.
Bartholomew, Walter r. Dorsett
and Willard w. Ferguson, all under
indictment on bribery charges by
the grand jury, helped elect L. Ert
Slack mayor.
It was their vote, with those OF
the Democratic councilmen, Robert
E. Springsteen, and Edward Raub,
which elected Slack on the thirty
eighth ballot, after an hour and
forty minutes of rapid balloting
Tuesday afternoon.
And after the election, all the
councilmen expressed satisfaction
at the election result.
st presented Stacks name because
he is not in line with any faction,
is an able lawyer, and a man of
standing in the community" said
Ferguson. also a Democrat. who
nominated Slack on the thirty Sec
ond ballot.
Called Capable Citizen
"Ie is a capable citizen, able to
serve the best interests Of the city"
said Boynton j. Moore, other mem
Der of the -Four Horsemen," who
stuck to Council President Claude
E. Negley on the last ballot.
Negley got three votes on the last
ballot, those of Moore, DR.. Austin
H. Todd and his own. Thomas G.
Howe got the lone vote of o. Ray
Albertson.
st think we elected a high-grade
man." said Dorsett, commenting on
Stacks election.
"Mr. Slack is a high type of citi-
zen. wish him we'll" said Council
President Negley.
Aided City Manager Drive
Springsteen pointed out that
Slack was active in the city man
ager campaign, making a number
of speeches for the movement, and
declared, "I am very well pleased.
Slack is an outstanding citizen and
a capable attorney"
Twelve other persons were nom
mated in the course OF the voting.
Names Of Fred Hoke, Charles r.
Coffin. w. H. InNley, and Thomas
C. Howe, the four persons sug-
gested by the civic clubs, were pre-
sented. Howe received four votes
at several periods in the ballotlng
tying with John A. George, who re-
ceived the solid vote of the -Four
Forsemen" through most OF the
early ballots until the split came on
the thirty Hoke received
three votes on several ballots.
Irving Lemaux several times also
was tied with George, and Council
President Claude E. Negley also got
four votes on several ballots.
One Lives Outside City
Others nominated were John Sal
ter. City Controller Frank Cones,
City Clerk William A. Boyce Jr.' Po-
lice Chief Claude M. Worley, ana
Frank D. Stalnaker.
Stalnaker, Indiana National Bank
president. was nominated by Albert
son. but Albertson did not vote Tor
him on the next ballot. Stalnaker
lives outside the city limits.
The -Four Horsemen" voted solid
ly for George for nineteen ballots.
Then Moore switched to Negley for
a few ballots, only to return to
George.
Georg was the candidate of the
Worley-C Coffin Republican faction,
headed by Police Chief Worley and
County Chairman George V. Coffin,
and had been believed assured OF
election.
Big Split Comes
On the thirty-second ballo. the
big split of the -Four Horsemen"
came, when Ferguson nominated
Slack and Moore suggested Worley.
Moore suggested Boyce on the thir-
ty-fifth ballot and Boyce got three
votes, which dwindled away on the
next ballot.
On the next to the last ballot,
Slack led with four votes. Negley
had three and Howe and George,
one each.
Dorsett withheld his vote three
minutes on that ballot and laugh
ingly voted for Negley when he and
the spectators realized that his vote
would elect Slack.
Then a ten minute recess was
voted. The councilmen spent the
| time in the ante-room and DorSett