Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 117, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1920 — Page 18

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PARTY DEMISE IS FORESEEN BY G. 0. P. MEMBER Unhappy Republican Describes ‘Pep’ Attempt at Marion Club. SAYS 50-50 IS AILMENT Editor The Times-A. wise old sage once said, “he who rides the rough sea should not fear the tempest." I have ridden the rough sea of republicanism for the last fifteen years, r see the dark i louds approaching, the winds are beginning to blow, the barometer is beginning to drop and it is only a question of time until I will hear the caprain of the good old ship thunder through bis ttumpet, “Cut away the mast.” I am beginning to fear the tempest and I am going to tell you why. On Monday, Aug. 2, 1320, I was informed that there would be a meeting of the [■recinct eomiu'tteemen at the Marion rlub, and like all good republicans, I decided to attend, and arrived at the club at about 8 p. m. I several knots of men standing on the sidewalk in front of the club and each crowd oi these men were talking in an angry tone. I approached the first crowd and this is what I heard: “Where do they get that stuff of throwing George Hutsell out as the ward chairman in the Fourth ward? We will make them sick of that.” 1 then approached another crowd and this is what I heard: “I guess that Frank Sims will kill himself getting votes for the party after the way he was unloaded as ward chairman of the Second. Tell me who it is that wants Russell Willson as chairman in this ward?” I then went to the third crowd and this is what I beard: "Will they put the rollers under John Corredin, ward chairman of the Twelfth ward? They might as well put the rollers under the rest of the workers and also the entire ward.” NEXT CROWD SINGING HUES. The next crowd was singing the blues about Morton Matthews, ward chairman of the Fourteenth ward, who had been removed. Then I visited another crowd and found ont that Frank Rrattain had resigned from the gallant Fifth ward to keep Hendrickson from putting the smack on him, and then I visited the last crowd and what I heard caused my weak republican blood to come to a boil. “Did they dump Graham from the chairmanship of the Tenth ward?” one of the fellows asked. Another fellow said, “I say they did not. Bob Miller told them to go ahead and shoot their pistol and on election day they would hear the report.” They then said Graham would stay as long as he cared to remain. A small colored fellow then said, “What it takes with this Chairman Hendrickson is plenty of of gusto as he is not responsible for these men being removed." The other one said, “Then why don’t be tell us who is responsible and in reply to our tiUestions as to who is responsible Hendrickson keeps saying. ‘They don't want this or that chairman.’ Who does Hendrickson mean by they? Then someone said Hendrickson i* inside and is waiting for us and we then went into the club assembly room. (You used to have to push them out of the meetings but now you have to call them In.)

THAT IS ALL. THAT WERE THERE. Well, we were all seated; that Ib, nil that were there, and that wai far from being a plenty. The precinct comfnltteemen and the audience did not look like the same gang that was there ;n 1914 and 1916, but looked sullen, remorseful. angry and downhearted. Just like a bunch of school children who were compelled to listen to an unwelcome teacher. Submissive Harry Hendrickson (I will refer to lilm aa Submissive Harry because hfc so easily submits to his lords and masters) then arose (but not a band was clapped in the hall) and after rubbing his hands together (waiting no doubt for a demonstration of hand clapping and shouting like they did in the good old days, but which did not he said: “Gentlemen, it feels good to be with you again; but wait a minute, we forgot to call roll.’’ A young man then proceeded to call roll and then found out that only sixty-seven precinct committeemen were absent. I guess that did not make me tear the tempest. Submissive Harry then started with the same old gentlemen stuff when the young man who was calling roll Said: “Walt a minute, 1 forgot to call the Wayne township roll.” He called it and out of all the names he called one answered. I then felt like looking for a life boat. GENTLEMAN STUFF ONCE AGAIN. Submissive then gave us the gentlemen stuff for the third time and told us it was time to commence to work. He told us and kept on telling us that he knew tnere was some sore spots, but to forget them until after the election. How does be know that there was anybody fhere that was sore because I never heard anybody say that they did not feel right. He then started to tell us how to register the vote, but he did not seem to know much about it, so Leo Fesler then started to tell us about It end got along about as good as can be expected of him until he told us to register the votes and put the date on later when Thomas Stevenson stood up do that. ' All of which goes to show that Thomas is not sure of who will he prosecutor next tear and don't care to put us in Jeopardy. Then Fesler told ns that we would be allowed 75 cents per meal and one man said, “How does it come that we were allowed $1 per meal on primary day?" and Fesler replied that there was no law on that and the county commissioners just allowed it. (Claris Adams please take note of this for the grand Jury). Fesler then said the last legislature made the price of meals 75 cents and the man then said that is another one of the many things that we w(H have to carry for the legislature. Hendrickson never took any part In this argument, as I guess he can get all . the crackers he wants at Taggart’s bakery and he should worry; but be told us he was not going to make a speech but would have an Interesting person to make one for us, and he called on Mr. Schortemeler, secretary of the state committee. ONE MAN CLAPS HANDS. Submissive Harry then sat down and Just one man clapped his hands. One of the colored boys in front of ine said. “Thntemust have been Harry’s uncle that clapped his hands.” Schorfmeler then came to the speaker's stand In front of us. slammed his fist down on the table like we used to do when we got impatient waiting for the bnrboy to wait on us, and then he said: “Boys, we are going to put this ticket over. I know Mr. Harding personally and nobody will ever be able to say anything about him. We are going to put McCray over, and Jim Watson, say, boys, every county officer will have to help put him over.” Why, Shorty, what Is the matter, are there two republican tickets, Watson on one and the county officers on another or is something coming off we don’t know anything about-? Shorty then told us to get busy on our poll books and he also told us about the fine shape that some of the poll books were In chat had come to his office from

Victim, and Pacifier of Riot mmmsmemmmmsßmsummmmmssmmsmsmummrnmmmmmm sT- \ —From Underwood & Underwood. New York. THOMAS E. BARRETT (left) AND THE REV. THOMAS M. BURKE.

When Thomas E. Barret, an ex-soldier, was killed by negroes in Chicago, a white mob immediately formed and chased the three negroes on the scene at the time of the murder, threatening their lives. The negroes sought refuge in St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church.

upstate, and in explaining these good books, he said, “I Just as soon look ovei one of these books as to go into the basement of the Severin hotel.” One colored boy in front of me said to his friend: “You see, when one of the big guys wants anything he just goes into the basement, but the moment a black man gets a half pint of mule, Kinney is right on us.’’ Shorty then sat down while everybody clapped their hands, which goes to show thnt Shorty is not held responsible for the deplorable condition that my party is in. Mrs. Martindale, n clever lady, then instructed us about the women voters and she seemed to impress the boys. By this time the boys were beginning to get in fairly good spirits when Mrs. Martindale completed her talk and sat down, receiving hand claps and cheers. COLD LOOKS RESUME PLACES. Then Submissive Harry again came to the front and the boys resumed their cold looks and I may be mistaken, but I thought X heard a few groans. He then dismissed us and everybody tried to see how soon they could get out of the building. None of the old spirit of 1914 and 1916 was in that crowd, the good old handshakes, the clapping of the hand on each other's back, the jokes and laugb ter and looks of confidence, all of that was missing and they wanted to get away. What is the matter, is something wrong? The colored quartet that used to sing “When the Moon Goes Up and Snnf Goes Down Charles Jewett Is Going to Shine" failed to be there. One fellow in a brown suit grabbed another fellow and said, "Sav, boy, we want you to Join this club, we need you and you should have been In. here long ago.” The reply he got was, “When you make this a republican club I will Join. 1 won’t belong to an organization that will tolerate a 50-50 member In It. Please excuse me.*’ Number 2 said, "I am going out here in front and shake hands with my colored brothers. You know when these black boys thake hands with you they don’t have their fingers crossed on the other hand.” I followed him out and he was soon surrounded by the colored boys and 1 could bear him say, “Well, Lew Shank is coming, boys. Good old Lew is coming for mayor just as sure as that bench of committeemen need something to put some pep in them. You colorea boys have been sitting ont In the snow for two years and eight months; when 1 get ready I will call you in out of the snow and you can put your feet up o the fire," and eo ended the first funeral rite of my good old party, and who la to blame for it? AN UNHAPPY REPUBLICAN. Indianapolis, tnd.

YOUNG CASHIER ADMITS BIG JOB GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 24 Melvin Rlngold, 19-year-old cashier, confessed late this morning to having robbed the Kent State Bank of this city of $30,000. Police were called about 9 o’clock this morning to the bank, where Rlngold told them a man had entered the bank behind him early this morning. He said the stranger told him to “lock the door or I’ll blow your brains out.” Ringold said he complied with the demand and the robber forced him Into a vault, escaping with an indefinite sum of money, Superintendent of Police Carroll, sun pecting a frame-up, had Ringold put through a stiff examination and the youth finally confessed that he had been short In his accounts and had taken these means to cover up the deficit. Rlngold also said no one else had been implicated in the frame-up. Sedwick, Cuffed to Bed, Refusing Food TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Sept. 24 The condition of Dr. Otis Sedgwick, reputed murdered, who has not voluntarily touched food or water since his arrest at Whitehall, a week ago, today remained unchanged. He Is confined In the Insane asylum here, where he was brought several days ago from the Muskegon County Jail. Since his confinement here forcible feeding has been resorted to at Intervals. He lies handcuffed In bed, depressed and speechless. Dr. Sedgwick Is accused of the murder of his wife and daughter. The world owes a debt of sratitude to the author of the now famous Marmola Prescription, and is still more indebted for die reduction of this harmless, effective obesity remedy to tablet form They are so convenient to take, and as pleasant as candy. One after each meal and at bedtime will quickly reduce your weight, two, three or four pound* a week, and leave no evil effects such aa loose, flabby skin and unsightly wrinkles. Just go on eating what you like—leave exercise to the athletes—cake your little tablet as directed and soon be vour natural self, cloaked in tan flesh and trim muscles. Marmola Prescription Tablets may now be obtained at all drug stores, or by writing direct to 'beM&rmola Cos.. 92 Garfield Building. Detroit Mich., end their reasonable price —one dollar for a good size box—leaves no excuse for dieting or violent exercise for the reduction of the oveifit body to normal proportions. \

The mob was on the verge of breaking into the church after the negroes and the situation was rapidly threatening to a second race war when Kev. Father Thomas M. Burke, pastor of the church, appealed to the mob and held them back until tfie negroes had been taken out of a side entrance.

JAPAN IS FIRM IN U. S. DEMAND Question Is Most Serious Facing Government, Is General Belief. WASHNGTOX, Sept. 24.—Neither the United States nor Japan is willing to give way in the fight of the Mikado’c government to prevent further discrimination agnlnst Japanese by California, developments today showed. The complicated situation rapidly becoming the most serious problem facing this Government today was as follow*; The United States government will maintain its position for exclusion of Japanese immigrants, but will make a supreme effort to avoid conflict with Japan over further discriminatory legislation In California. Japan concedes the right of the United States to bar her immigrants according to State Department officials, but insists her subjects already in this country must not be discriminated agalqst further by passage of the new California anti-Jap land law. The State Department said it was impossible to prevent the proposed law prohibiting land holding by Japanese from being voted on by the people of California in the November elections. Ambassador Shidehara will demand as a basis for his negotiation* with Secretary of State Colby that the Federal Government stop, the California measure from being carried into effect, according to authoritative statements. It was indicated the State Department has already tentatively formulated a plan for solution of the problem, but officials will not discuss it. Girl Slayer, Freed, Takes Elevator Job WORCESTER, Maas.. Sept. 24.—Eleanor “Baby Doll" Baker, who was recently released from the Worcester County Jail after serving sentence for complicity in the murder of Dwight P. Chapman at Westboro two years ago, started work as an elevator girl in the Chase building on Front street. Harry Baker, her “love mate.” who confessed to the crime, is in the Charlestown State Prison for life.

Rubber Skin Fails to Protect Freak NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Joseph Cramer's "rubber skin” failed to protect him from six bandits who held him up in Centra! Park, beat him with hi* own cane and escaped with *l*6. He is a side show freak.

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Newberry Appeal Case Is on Docket WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—The appeal

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