Word: mayors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Duvalls and Lawyer Holmes performed this shuffling before the City Council knew what they were up to; before the Council formally ousted Mayor Duvall and named Council President Claude E. Negley as mayor pro tempore...
That evening, Mr. Duvall ordered a burly police squad to guard "Mayor" Holmes's office against invasion by "Mayor" Negley. When "Mayor" Negley arrived in the morning, he found that "Mayor" Holmes had gone out for breakfast after an early morning vigil. Mrs. Holmes sat in her husband's chair, jealously immovable. "Mayor" Negley eyed her dubiously and loitered around the office. In his pocket he had a court injunction, temporarily restraining "Mayor" Holmes from functioning...
...Then "Mayor" Holmes came in from breakfast, "Mayor" Negley grinned with relief. He flourished his injunction. "Mayor" Holmes grinned. Joking, giggling, each "mayor" drew a chair up to the mayoral desk and sat down...
...Mayor" Negley made a speech. "I think I'm Mayor. I appreciate the honor the council has bestowed on me in making me Mayor for a short time. I realize the responsibility that rests on my shoulders. I realize I will not be able to handle the situation by myself. I am going to consult with the various boards...
...Mayor" Holmes strolled away and made a speech himself. "I'm Mayor of Indianapolis, but I do not propose to function or interfere in any way with Mayor Negley till 10 o'clock tomorrow. Then I'll say to him: 'Come on over and sit down, Claude...