The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-02

Office of mayor under other circum-
stances"
He said he planned to concentrate
on reducing the city's budget.
Every penny of unnecessary ex-
pense will be cut out" he promised.
Mckee went to his old office in
the aldermanic chamber, explaining
he does not plan to move into the
spacious mayors office until the
middle of next week
Mckee was to preside over the
board of estimate meeting this aft
ernoon.
Walker, still somewhat exhausted
from the ordeal of his brothers flu
neral Thursday, remained in bed,
planning later in the day to visit
the suburban estate of his friend,
A. c. Blumenthal, motion picture
producer.
His physician, DR.. William A.
Schroeder, said it would be neces-
Sary for Walker to take vacation
of two or three weeks"
Leaves Case to People
The mayor had not definitely said
he intended to run for reelection.
His statement of resignation said
that to "the people of the city of
New York, leave my case" and it
was generally interpreted in po-
litical circles to indicate Walker
would seek reelection.
Mckee, handsome, 43-year-old
one-time professor of Greek, is a
political protege of a Fordham uni
versity classmate, Edward j. Flynn,
secretary of state for New York, and
an ardent supporter of Franklin Z.
Roosevelt as opposed to Tammany
hall.
Holy Joe," some political asso-
ciates have called Mckee. They
have, however, respected his ability.
They know his requirements for a
public official: Honest. efficient.
and unselfish service" he himself
once put it.
The new mayor, who holds de-
grees A. B., A. M, L. L. B., and
L. L. D., has shown himself willing
to fight for the scent fare, eight
hour day for women and children,
minimum wage laws and suffrage,
and to fight against the eighteenth
amendment, and the state boxing
law.
Corrected Alderman
He once publicly corrected a city
alderman who persisted in pro-
nouncing Goethe as goat" He is
an amateur horticulturist and reads
Latin and Greek poets.
When he became president of the
board of aldermen, which until then
frequently adjourned in the middle
OF a fist fight, he changed the laws
OF procedure and made them parlia-
mentary. He had each session
opened with prayer.
Mckee once was a neWspaperman
under the name of James w. Daw-
son, reporting for local papers while
he taught school. He also wrote
magazine stories, and is the author
OF textbook, The Period of Dis
covery," used in New York schools.
The very procedure Walker fol-
lowed in resigning to run again was
suggested Thursday morning in a
signed editorial by William Ran
dolph Hearst, newspaper publisher.
Hearst was the only New York pub
Usher supporting Walker against
the charges of his accusers. He also
was numbered among those sup
porting Franklin sRoosevelt's pres
dental campaign
Faced Is Charges
Fifteen charges had been leveled
against Mayor Walker as an out
growth of the Hofstadter legislative
committees investigation into his
operations as mayor Of New York.
They involved alleged acceptances
OF stocks and money as brides, and
accounts of his alleged
business agent showing a million
dollars in deposits.
walker characterized the Gov
ernor as "studiously unfair" charged
him with acting as "a prosecutor.
although the law requires that he
be coldly neutral" and AN i'm
partial judge"
With hint Of the sarcasm for
which he is noted, the mayor said
the Governor had permitted cues
tons and answers that even a
hrst-year law student would recog-
nize were not permissible"
Shall permit myself TO be
lynched to satisfy prejudice or polit-
ical ambition?" the mayor asked IT
have met my accusers and disproved
their charges. have met Mr.. sea-
bury and answered his every oues-
ton. Why, then, continue when
there is another forum open to me?
To that forum, the people of the