The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-01
SPECIAL C. 0. P.
PLEA MADE TO
NEGRO VOTERS
lewett Heads SpeIIbinder'
Seeking to Hold Line
for Coffin.
COMBS PRAISES BOS
CoEOred Leaders Join
Appeal to Put Over
GIosSbrenner.
BY BEN STERN

Groggy from the killing effc
OF carrying the load of Cofinis
IN the mayoralty fight, the Repu
hcan party in Indianapolis has call
upon its apologiSts, headed
Charles w. Jewett, as counter-ir,
tant. to turn attention from ii
main issue to gain victory.
Jewett, whose sudden conversi.
to the Coffin organization is look
upon with suspicion by the me,
bers OF the Marion Club, the ar
Colin group for whom the forr
mayor is the prophet, is backed
his work by a score of other spec
ers.
In an effort to turn the Ne
voter from support of the Der
cratic ticket. toward which he ,
been leaning, a heavy barrage
Coffin oratory has been loosed.
Their own spellbinders, includi
DR.. Charles Sumner Williams. Jo
Bankett, William H. big ia
jackson and w. w. Hyde are be-
used heavily. Some of them ev
speaking at six and seven meetin
Thursday night.
Combs Praises Coffin
But the apologists are not CO..
filming themselves to Negro meetir (
only.
George v. Coffin's character al
ability are beyond question:" Roy
Combs, deputy sheriff and preside /
OF Collins Marion County Go
Government Club, declared at f. !
meetings Thursday night. /
Coffln as a benefactor, doing 20,
to every one. was the picture paint
ed by John Bankett at Negro meet
ings.
It's like asking the soldiers il
an army to shoot their general
when Republicans are asked t,
turn ogcinst Coffin" said Bankett.
Think through your pocketbooks
and then when people come arount
to tell you to vote against 'Cau
Coffin. you can turn them down,
he said.
LikenS GIossbrenner to Ford
Alfred NJ. Glossbrenner. the Re
publican nominee for mayor. wa
described by Bankett as "anothe
Henry Ford"
"Glossbrenner could retire today
but mol He is in business to give
employment to his less fortunate
brethren. He has always been will.
ing to help the masses" saic
Pleas against desertion of the Re-
publican party were made by DR.
Williams, who asked that the Negro
not be frightened by the cries OF
Coffinism.
He also referred to the riot of 1915
and added "how can you vote fol
the party which sent policemen Ia
split the heads of our people?"
Coffin himself is not running for
mayor" said Homer Elliott, former
United States district attorney. at
another meeting. "And no political
boss can boss a man who will not
be boSsed."
Jewett Asks Negro Aid
Jewett struck the same line OF
thought.
Recognizing that the Negro vote
IS not satisfied with the treatment
It has received, Jewett said:
"A large majority of the voters
are Republican. The only chance
she Democrats have to win this cleo
ion is to appeal to Republicans to
1esert their own party and support
he Democratic ticket.
The Democrats can not offer a
Jingle valid objection TO Gloss
,renner.
THE only campaign they can
wage is one on Co~inism, which.
It that, is only an attack on
traw man.
They blame the Republican party
or the much-maligned Duvall ad-
nlnistration, when as a matter of
act 1t was not the offspring of the
etter element of the party, but
srang from combination of forces
fithin the Democratic and Repub-
can parties under the leadership of
c. Stephenson"
No enthusiastic reception was &C
rded the apologists at the Negro
MEETINGS.
There was occasional applause as
he Negro was praised.