The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-07
DELEGATION
URGES: SIMS
BILL VETO
City Manager Leaders Say
Signature Would Block
Local Movement.
1900 SIGN PETITION
Governor Hears Views of
Local Business Men.

A delegation of leading Indian
apolis and Evansville citizens, ad-
vocating the city manager form of
government visited Governor Jack
son today requesting him to veto the
Sims mayor protection" measure
passed by the Legislature.
The measure introduced by Sen
ator George w. Sims Rep), Terre
Haute, which allows a mayor to
serve out his term Of office in cases
where the city manager form has
been adopted, is admittedly designed
to save Mayor Duvall of Jndianapo-
lis and Mayor Herbert Males of
Evansville. Both are threatened by
city manager movements.
City Election
Leaders of the local movement for
a city manager form told the Cover
nor that the committee of 1000 has
petitions bearing $4,000 signatures,
asking an election on the business
like type of municipal government.
1t was indicated that an election will
be asked this spring.
Dwight S. Ritter, Grassyfork Fish
cries president, asked Jackson to veto
the measure so that Indianapolis
might have the city manager form
as soon as possible.
"These 2,200 citizens have a right
to present their views. An executive
makes himself strong by obeying his
conscience even when it overrides
the votes of law making bodies" Rit-
ter told Jackson.
Indicating the conference ended,
the Governor said 81 am glad to hear
your views. I believe the citizens
have right to be heard"
Gives Consideration
II will give the question serious
consideration in the light Of what
you have sSfd. I might add that I
have received many hundreds of
kilograms asking veto of the Sims
bill," the Governor stated.
President Alfred F. Hughes, who
headed an Evansville delegation, said
that the southern city held protest
mass meeting which was attended by
1000 when the Sims measure first
was offered.
''The measure was rushed through
the Senate in an unseemly manner
and then referred to a House COM
mittee headed by Representative
French Clements, Evansville, -
Hughes said. Clements refused us
a public hearing and Evansville has
been without an opportunity to pre-
sent its case.
IF corrupt administration is in
power, and assert without qualifl-
cation that such is the case at Evans
vile, the the citizenship have
a right to change it," DR.. Hughes
stated.
"a public office is not a contract
that can be violated by the one side
and the other side held to it," he
concluded.
More than 10000 business and in
dustria1 leaders and many Washing
ton st. business men have pledged
themselves to the city manager pro-
gram, Frank E. Gates, ex-president
OL LHo Ilcdi ESldlS DUdKu, UcCldIcU.
Not Idealists
"They are not idealists and fadists
but believe that the best asset city
can have is good government and
the people should have a right to
assert themselves. Those against
the city manager plan, Of course,
should have a right to plead their
case as WE'LL" Gates stated.
John r. Welch Celtic Savings and
Loan Association secretary, declared
the signature Of the Governor to the
proposed amendment would cause
the city manager movement to Jose
momentum" If the amendment
were made law it would only delay
the establishment Of the city man.
ager form.
Others in the Indianapolis dele
cation included j. w. Esterline,
president of Esterline-Angus Com
pany; FRANKLIN Vonnegut, president
Vonnegut Hardware Company and
Henry L. Dithmer, Polar Ice and
Fuel Company president Several
Evansville labor organizations were
represented.