The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-04
COUNCIL GIVES
Chill NOD TO
MAYOR LIST
Enthusiasm Is Near Zero on
Five Names Submitted
by Civic Groups.
THEY'LL CONSIDER EN-
fractional Leaders Busy
With Plans to Put Their
Candidates Over.

City councilmen today failed to
display enthusiasm over the list Of
five candidates" for mayor selected
for submission to them by $50 rep
resentatives of more than sixty
civic and business organizations
Thursday afternoon at a luncheon
under auspices of the City Manager
League.
A majority Of the council, asked
specifically whether they found
mayoralty timber among the five
men named. gave lukewarm an
swers, promising the list would be
considered" but making it plain
that they would consider a lot of
others.
Republican factional leaders we're
not expected to sit idly~by and per-
NIT one Of the citizens selections
to be named mayor Nov. 8, when
council is to select a permanent Of
f1cial to succeed Claude E. Negley,
"AAN N4SO 40 SOuliCu pIeSlueIlJ.
DodsOnites Want Cones
The Otis Dodson faction has been
working, since 1t first engineered the
unseating of John L. Duyall as
mayor and worked Negley into the
pro tenn. job, for the election Of
Frank Cones, now city controller,
as permanent mayor.
If this faction could not get Cones,
1T stood ready to switch to NeEley.
While George v. Coffin, head of
one OF the other G. o. p. factions.
issued a statement, saying he was
not using his influence, it is known
that his followers are boosting John
A. George, coal dealer, former board
Of safety member, for mayor and will
continue to attempt to line up coun-
Gil votes.
Some councilmen are known to
have been talking of taking matters
into their own hands and trying to
put across A. M. Glossbrenner,
president and treasurer Of the
Levey Printing Company, as their
candidates.
Five Are Chosen
The citizens luncheon list COM
prised:
Fred Hoke, vice president Of Hol-
comb & Hoke; j. K. Lilly, Eli Lilly
81 Co. president; william H. Insley,
InSley Manufacturing Company
president; Charles f. Coffin, State
Life Insurance Company general
counsel, and Thomas G. Howe, for
mer Butler University president.
Those nominated:
Sol Schloss, william H. Insley,
James Garfield Thomas. ]. y.
Lilly, Edward o. Snethen, Charles
F. Coffin and Lucius B. Swift.
o. d. Haskell, John r. WEIGH,
Franklin Vonnegut, G.. M. Williams,
Felix McWhirter, Fred Hoke,
Dwight S. Ritter, Wallace o. Lee,
John F. White, Edward B. Raub,
Frank Manley, Henry L. Dithmer,
j. w. Esterline, Claude H. Ander-
son.
Frank Cones, Fred Gardner,
Thomas G. Howe, Delbert o. VIII
meth, Irving Lemaux.
Dick Miller, o. B. lies, Sol Schloss,
Mrs. John w. Moore, Claude H. An
derson, H. F. Kottekamp, Mrs. L. II.
Dunning and John F. White were
named committee to present the
recommendation to council Tuesday
afternoon, when the permanent
mayor will be selected.
NegIey TO Consider Them
John w. Esterline, City Manager
League executive chairman, ex-
pressed pleasure over the list Sc
lected by the civic bodies.
Council President Negley said he
would consider the names recon-
mended by the civic bodies along
with other suggestions.
81 am representing all the people
and of course will consider their
suggestions. the same as any one
else" declared Councilman o. Ray
Albertson.
MY mind is open on the subject
and I will vote as think for the
best interests Of all. I am listen
ing to no Bosses" said Walter Dor
sett.
"When the time comes I will vote
as my best judgment dictates. I
do not care to say whether I will
consider the list" Otis Bartholo-
NEW said.
Thinks Council Qualified
Councilman Robert E. Spring.
steen, Democrat, said he would be
willing to consider the five citi-
zens recommended, cor any other
persons outside Of a faction which
we can agree upon. However,
think the council is qualified TO
pick just as good men as they are"
Boynton j. Moore, majority
leader, said, IT am always glad to
have advice from any group Of
citizens"
II would like to see a capable
man who will command respect of
all citizens selected for the post.
Those names will be recognized :
along with other suggestions" said
Millard w. Ferguson, Democrat.
Edward B. Raub, Democrat, is out
of the city.