The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-29
VOTE WORKERS
I'BUTTON-HOLED'
BOSS TO POWER
Report $7,825 Collected by
Faction to Finance
Primary.
COMPLY WITH STATUTE
'AII in a Name Managers
for G. O. P. Leader
Explain.

The organization which perpetu-
ated the control of George v. Cot
fin over the Marion County Repub-
lican machine in the primary cleo
ton May 8 paid 1,345 persons SIS
each for work which was listed as
messenger"
This was shown today in the ex-
pense account of the"County Re-
publican Committee" filed by
Schuyler A. Haas, former Seventh
District Republican chairman and
Coffin lieutenant.
Asked what any political organ
ization could possibly find for 1,345
messengers to do, Haas explained:
a Button HOIing Won
"They average about five to the
precinct. The statute calls for mes
sengers, that's why 1 worded it that
way"
ON reality, then those messengers
were poll workers and they did very
little messenger work." Haas was
asked.
KS, I6pllSQ 11ddS
George Q. Hutsell, county clerk
and another lieutenant in the
Coffin organization, which retained
control by electing most of the pre-
cinct committeeman through the
army of workers around the polls,
also explained the report.
IIutsell pointed out that under
the corrupt practices all workers to
button hole the voters around the
polling places cannot be paid.
I'VE used that term (messenger)
to comply with the law" Hutsell
explained.
Commissioner Helps Out
The report shows that the Coffin
organization collected $7,825 and
spent all but $123.61 A total of
$6,725 was spent for messengers.
The report lists as those who
made this money available: George
Winkler, nominee for sheriff, $500;
Clyde E. Robinson, nominee for
treasurer, $1,000; Omer Hawkins,
whom Coffin made county chair
man, $1,000; George V. Coffin him
self, $4,000; Sumner Clancy, attor-
ney, $50; George Snider, nominee
for commissioner, $125; John
Shearer, nominee for commissioner,
$125: Paul Brown, nominee for sur
veyor, 5000; Paul Dunn, county
councilman, $100; NJ B. Hine, nomi-
nee for coroner, $40; Barth B. Mel
son, law partner of Senator Arthur
r. Robinson, $500; William A. Ed
wards, First ward chairman, 5000;
Frank Symmes, attorney, $500; Ira
M. Holmes, Republican election
commissioner whose duty it was to
see that all candidates got an even
break in a square election, $500.
The report listed one receipt as
"balance 1928, $50"
. What the committee did not
spend for messengers" it passed out
for printing, tipping, multigraphlng
and phone service, the report shows.
Democrats File
The Democratic central commit
tee also reported today. Treasurer
Sterling r. Holt swore the commit
tee received $4,935.88 and spent an
equal amount for printing and
clerical work and listed a few bene-
ficiaries as messengers"
The Marion County Hoover-for-
President Club also listed a few
messengers in the report OF
Laurens L. Henderson, manager
+ ~-',o club collected $1,917 in Marion
and spent 1884. Most of
penditures we're listed for
5, clerical works and as
).
z Jewett-for Governor Club re-
DC. cd 1895 collected and spent.
Chief contributors were Charles w.
Jewett, defeated candidate for Re
publican nomination for Governor,
$4,000, and his brother, Chester
Jewett 81 600