The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-21
PLEAS ASSA|LS
'M'HALE ISM
IN RALLY HERE
War Veterans Hear Green
lee in Bitter Attack on
MCNutt Advisers.
HELD BLOT ON RECORD
Statehouse Employees Are
Present, Applaud Remarks
of Candidate.

Democrats of all factions were
specializing today on effect of the
demand made last night by Pleas
E. Greenlee, Democratic candidate
for Governor, that the party rid it
self of "McHale-ism" and "the sell
fish type of politics it represents"
Speaking at a statewide rally of
war veterans at Tomlinson Hall, Mr..
Greenlee insisted the Democratic
party must junk "its canker sores,
its leeches, its self-appointed bosses
pand 81 called advisers"
p "McHale-ism," he referred to
Frank McHale, attorney, who has no
official state connection, but who
has acted as an adviser to Gov. Nc
Mutt throughout the latters admin
istration.
Mr.. Greenlee, the Governors
ousted executive secretary, also in
cluded under the general term of
''McHale-ism" such other advisers
of Gov. McNutt as Virgil Simmons,
state public works department head,
and Wayne Coy, WPA administra-
tor, who are supporting the guber-
material candidacy of Lieut.. Gov. M.
Clifford Townsend.
Attack Draws Applause
AS the crowd, many of them
Statehouse workers, applauded, Mr..
Greenlee charged the McHale group
with using the state administration
power and prestige to club" his
friends.
1.-THE same selfish influences" Mr..
Greenlee said, that dictated my
removal, as matter of policy,
from the Governors Office in order,
as they said, that the office not
be used to further my candidacy
for Governor, are now openly and
brazenly using that power as a club
over the head of my friends.
They are trying to whip them
into the camp of another candi-
date for Governor. They sit in the
seats of the mighty and crack the
whip of intimidation over the
heads of free-born American citi-
zens who, by force of necessity,
must preserve their jobs.
Terms McHale-ism Blot"
There is a large group of per-
sons in Indiana friendly both to
me and to the Governor" Mr..
Greenlee added. They do not
want to be forced to make a choice
between friends. None of them has
been put on the spot by me and
told by me he can not be friendly
to both of us, but now it appears
that any man or woman who ex-
presses friendship for me and my
aspirations is to be forced, by the
same influences that dictated my
dismissal, to make choice"
Returning to his accusation that
"McHale-ism" is blot from which
the party must rid itself, Mr..
Greenlee said:
He believes in this 'McHale-ism
do not believe in doing work lin
the precincts on cold election day,
but they gladly take the credit
for the victories and retire to some
million-dollar club to divide up
the best jobs"
Again Backs Home Rule
Cheers greeted Mr.. Greenlee's
declaration that:
IT will be Governor and Frank
McHale will not be my advisor,
either on matters of political STRAIT
egy or on affairs of state"
MIR. Greenlee repeated the por-
tions of his platform advocating
'home rule in county and township
government, further taxation ex-
emptions for the little fellow and
for changes in the gross income tax
law to eliminate what he termed
demonstrated inequalities"
Other speakers included Carl M.
Gray, Petersburg, former state Sem
ator; Walter Myers, indianapolis,
former speaker of the House; Ben
Scifres, Lebanon, former Boone
County prosecutor; Halle Myers,
Columbus, Ninth District chairman;
Miss Hannah Noone, Center Town
ship trustee; Judge Wsifred Brad
shaw of Municipal Court ], and
Russell Dean, Marion County
Greenlee manager.