The Indianapolis times., 1929-11-06

IlGHIy GOGII, OSlIlOCI
candidate for city clerk, trod
close on the heels of Sullivan
and defeated Wayne Emmel-
man, Republican, by a pluralas
ity of 31,048 votes.
The entire councilmanic ticket
rode into Office on the crest Of the
wage of indignation.
simultaneously with the over
throw of the Coffin machine came
the announcement from George v.
Coffin, district and city Republican
chairman, that he would call a
meeting of the city central commit
tee within few days to name his
| successor.
Wishes Sullivan Well
Coffin has been confined to his bed
for several days as the result Of the
recurrence of an attack of stomach
ulcers, from which he has suffered
for some time.
With the announcement of his
proposed resignation, Coffin also
congratulated Sullivan:
Il want to congratulate Mr.. Sulli-
van on his victory. He will make
fine mayor. I wish him well In
every respect"
Never before in the political HIS
tory of the city has candidate suf-
fered the defeat accorded Gloss
brenner.
Democratic victory today was
ascribed to three causes: Anger Of
labor directed at Glossbrenner, who
has been an avowed enemy of trade
unions; digust of other voters with
Coffinism; and the march upon the
polls by the irate housewife who
went to elect the citizens school
ticket and remained to vote against
CoffiniSn.
Carries Two Wards
The Republican candidate carried
but two wards, the Fifth and Sixth,
heavily populated by Negroes.
GlosSbrenner carried the Fifth by
506 votes and the Sixth by lit votes.
The narrow margin in these two
wards had bitter taste for Repub-
licans, for in 1925, when John L.
Duvall, an avowed klansman, was q
candidate, the Fifth gave him a
plurality of 881 votes and the Sixth
ass votes.
So decisive victory was not ex-
pected by Democrats, although Fred
Barrett, chairman of the speakers
bureau, had declared the party
either would lose by a few thousand
or be swept into Office by land-
slide.
The practically impossible" was
accomplished when the Fourth
ward, where Glossbrenner lives,
normally 5000 Republican, gave
Su Ivan a plurality Of 4,541 votes.
Glossbrenner lost his precinct, the
Ninth, by seventeen votes.
1t was predicted by observers that
II the Democrats could split the
Fourth and win the First and
Ninth, the victory would be assured.
The First ward, where the strong
labor-klan vote has been Republic
an for the last three campaigns,
gave Sullivan plurality of 3,523
votes.
Never Conceded
Republican headquarters at no
time during the campaign was will
ing to concede the First ward to
the Democrats.
But labor was determined to win
and the First ward went Democratic.
The white collar man living In
the Ninth ward, which includes Irv-
ington, also was determined to fight
shoulder TO shoulder with his fellow
citizen, and the Ninth, which Du-
vail lost in 1925 by only forty-five
votes, was taken from Glossbrenner
by 8,150 votes.
South side wards which always
have been Democratic stayed In line
and the result foregonG conclusion.
First glimpse of defeat was af-
forded the Republicans when re-
turns from the Seventh ward, al
ways Republican through the exer-
else of all political strategems,
showed it was won by the Demo-
Gratis by 1851 votes.
1t was then that Zimmerman.
speaking as county secretary and
for Coffin, conceded the defeat by
10000 votes.
At 7:30 p. m. Glossbrenncr con-
ceded his defeat and congratulated