The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-18
ANTI-MANAtaER
MOVE TRACED
TOG. 0. P. BOSS
Hand of Coffin Seen in
Forming City Manager
League, Inc
DUVALL AID INCLUDED
Arthur DinSmoor Linked in
Group; One incorporation
Is EX-COnViCt.

The crafty hand of George ".
Coffin, Republican county chair
man, today was seen behind a move
to hamper the Indianapolis City
Manager Leagues effort to secure
the election of State legislators who
will strengthen the city manager
law.
Political observers saw Collins
hand behind the fact that forma-
ton Of a new "City Manager League,
Inc.," was traced to the law office
oof Arthur Dinsmore, former city
prosecutor, now candidate for Re-
publican nomination for State Rep
resentative.
Dinsmore was an appointee of
John l.. Duvall, former Ku-Klux
Khan mayor, and as such a close
ally of Coffin. Dinsnnore went out
of office when Mayor L. Ert Slack
reorganized the city legal depart
ment.
Coffin RalIying Forces
Coffin, while attempting to create
the impression in formal statements
that he is trying to get out Of poll
tics, will not accept the chairman
ship again and is favorable to the
city manager movement, is
known to be vigorously organizing
from Republican county headquar-
tiers to retain control.
The Indianapolis City Manager
League, which is the organization Of
bona fide city manager movement
leaders, has been investigating the
records of all candidates for State
Representative and State Senator
in both Republican and Democratic
parties, with the idea of publicly
indorsing those the league is certain
will aid the manager movement.
Dinsmore, because Of his Coffin
connections, is understood not to
have been favored by the manager
Investigators.
New League Incorporated
Tuesday the "City Manager
League, Inc" was incorporated.
Bona f1de manager leaders immedi-
ately suspected that it was the plan
oil the professional politicians to
form an organization with nam a.
similar to the regular manage
league and issue Endorsements
candidates not included in the malt~
ager list, the idea being that the
voters would not be able to differ
entiate between the real and pseudo
friends of the manager law.
The incorporators of the new
league" are Carl H. Englemier, 602
N. Tuxedo ST.; E. M Hamilton, 2121
Barth Ave, and Bertram Watson,
Negro barber, at 408 Illinois Bldg.
1t was learned that at least one
of these incorporators was taken to
Dinsmore's Office to sign the incor-
poration papers. He was hazy in
his understanding of what it was
all about.
incorporation on Parole
One of the incorporators is
known to be under parole from a
life sentence to Indiana State
Prison for murder.
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the original plan to list the Rev. @.
H. johnson, Negro, as one of the
incorporators but being unable to
reach him the organizers got Wat
son to sign.
Englemier could not be reached.
Hamilton said that he has no bust
ness connection just now but he
used to be a cigar salesman. HeS
said he expected to be so busy With
the league" from now on until the
primary election that he would hsvea
no business connection for a while,
Dinsmore said that he knew moth
ing of the formation of the leaguel
despite the statements Of persons
interested that they had been taken
to his office.
eff did know anything would
regard it as confidential informa-
Jon between lawyer and client and
would not divulge it," Dinsmore
said