The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-26
FIGHT LOOMS
TO FORCE CITY
PRIMARY VOTE
Political Factions Engage in
Feverish Activity to
Pick Tickets.
COFFIN FACES BATTLE
Boss Reported Seeking to
Line Up Candidate
for Mayor.

Legal action that would force
election commissions to hold a
primary election this fall was con-
templated today by attorneys and
candidates for the Republican NOM
nation for mayor
Thomas Daily, attorney, who filed
for mayor last spring on the emer-
genCy Republican ticket. stated to-
|. day he believed it will be necessary
Ito hold a primary within sixty
days.
Meanwhile, Clyde KarreT. Demo-
cratic attorney. was preparing a
nandamus suit to be filed in county
courts should the Republican fac
ION of George V. Coffin. city and
- district chairman. select hand
picked ticket which did not bear the
name "of a certain councilman
RumOrs Everywhere
4 These activities and rumors that
Coffin will resign after naming a
high-class business man as candi-
date" that Coffin is striving to weld
The broken segments of the city or
canization: and that Mayor l.. Ert
Slack would fight to hold his post,
regardless of his statements to the
! ontrary, were the highlights i'll In
dianapolis political whirlpool today
Karrer would not comment
further on his contemplated court
action.
Taylor Groninger, election board
attorney. informed commissioners a
primary can not be held and COM
missioners said they will follow
this opinion until legal action is
taken.
Daily based his primary conten-
Elton on the supreme courts ruling
THAT the city manager law is UNI
constitution. but the court did not
pass on the last section providing
for a primary within sixty days
should the law be declared invalid
and holding of an election sixty days
after that
Slack Won't Act
Dailv said this saving clause
could be considered lin effect.
on being advised of the reports
that he may hold over" after eX-
piration of his term in January,
Slack vigorously declared he would
have no part in contesting the cleo.
ton of a mayor in the coming cleo
ton
I'm trying to fade out and expect
to spend the remaining time run
, ming the mayors office Slack said.
Coffin continued his efforts to
find a man to oppose Elmer F. Gay.
manager of the Pettis Dry Goods
Company. who opened campaign
offices today as mayoralty candi-
date County Clerk George o. Hut
sell is behind him and will endeavor
TO beat Coffin on the convention
floor.
The Republican leader indicated
he may call the city committee to-
cether a week from Saturday and
the Democratic committee will name
a ticket next week.
Howe Is GrOomed
Thomas c.. Howe, one-time candi-
I date Tor mayor, and Frank She'll
house, head of the ShellhouSe ware
house Company, are being urged by
organization leaders to run for the
mayors post.
!. Shellhouse would not discuss the
matter.
If Coffin finds a business man to
run, it will mean that Sheriff
3 George L. Winkler, who entered his
name for the place on the spring
ticket. probably will throw his sup
port to the selected man.
It was said. however, II Winkler
decides to run. he will have support
of the Marion County Good Gov
eminent League and followers Of
the old Charles w. Jewett political
group.
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