The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-09
TireIess Party Worker

as the boys call him, finds himself
: in a position of running for sheriff
or nothing.
Tireless Party Worker
For fifteen years, Mr.. Goett, who
still is a member Of the young
: Democratic group, has been a
staunch and tireless worker for the
. party on the south side. He or
+ ganzied clubs, campaigned for his
, friends and when in Butler uni
F. versity, organized the young Demo-
\ Gratis on the campus. Later he was
named secretary to L. Ert Slack
( when the latter served out the IN
: finished mayor term of John Duvall
: Mr.. Goett then ran for city clerk
: and party leaders found him so
popular that a year ago they talked
of him as a possible mayor candi-
date until the skip election law was
: passed. However, Mr.. Goett will tell
: you that he has been somewhat a
victim Of his own party. His salary
was cut 5000 and then a law was
passed that removed him as an au-
< tomato member of the election COM
missiOners, and that cost him $1,000
more.
( Mr.. Goett will tell you further,
+ he became aware that certain po-
liticaI support he felt he would re-
ceive in his recent race for the
Z municipal court judgeShip, went
! elsewhere, either by the way of the
double cross" or otherwise, and
some Of the city hall and regular
. organization county Democrats told
'Heinie' that he was o. K. personally,
but wrong politically.
Supported Judge Baker
It seems that in the last county
election, Mr. Goett was for Judge
Frank Baker a lifetime friend of
/ his family and others who are not
so popular with the city and the
regulars, thereby causing himself
to be labeled an "insWgent," or
member of the Baker GroSSart-
+ Ralston-Cox group.
s It is said that one of the main
i reasons Governor Paul V. McNutt
E OVERRIDE the wishes of his pat
{ rorage secretary. Pleas Greenlee
and appointd Dewey Myers instead
of Mr.. Goett to the municipal
judgeShip, was because Judge Frank
Baker supported Mr.. Goett.
Now it is rumored that Mr..
/ Greenlee would like to take a little
more active interest in Marion
county politics and also make
amends for falling down in his
efforts for Mr.. Goett for Judge
1t is reported he would be willing
to support Mr.. Goett for sheriff,
and also swing the statehouSe group
his way.
McHale FavOrs Brown
Anyway, that is the word that
Joel Baker, probation officer in
Judge Bakers court and who would
have himself a power in county pol
itics, has carried to Mr.. Goett.
But whether the statehouse group
would go" for Mr.. Goett is prob
lematical, because it also is said
that Frank McHale, reputed to
, have a thing or two to say about
what statehouse politicians do, and
a close friend to William E. Clauer,
city chairman, is reported backing
5 William T. Brown, Mr.. Clauer's
; candidate for sheriff.
1t also is said that Pleas Green
lee is taking a hand in Marion
county politics principally because
he wants to see Police Captain Otto
Ray crushed if Captain Ray de-
cides to run and rumors have t
that the latter will decide abous
April l.
Captain Ray, it seems, supported
V. NJ. Armstrong for state COM
mander of the American Legion,
and Edward Hayes for national
commander at the convention last
summer, in direct opposition to
Greenlee'S wishes. Both we're
elected. so that hurt the Greenlee
feelings.
Rays Friends Active
Mr.. Brown has announced al
ready for sheriff. Friends of Cap
tain Ray are circulating $4,000
pledge cards for signatures which
they hope viii spur him to an
nounoe. Mr.. Goett is sounding cut
his friends. seeking advice princi-
pally TO learn whether he really
has a chance to be elected or
whether he is Just being kicked INTO
the race to satisfy some few with
political axes to grind.
AS an attorney. he feels ne should
seek some such legal post, such as
superior court judge or prosecutor
or county treasurer. He finds. how
ever, that all these places are be-
ing sought already by persons who
are his friends and against whom
he will not run, or by persons who
have the same support he would
seek
Such is the political perplexity of