Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 53, Number 298, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1955 — Page 2

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Revival For Democrats Is State Feature Leading Political Event In Indiana ( During Past Year INDI A NAPOLIS <INS> - The rrrange revival of the Democratic party probably was the outstanding political event in Indiana dtirHOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

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. tng 1555. Prior to the muuicipal elec-; [ Ilans, the Demoerats had sunk to a uaw low. with no United States' senators, no governor or electivestate official, only two of the 11 conareasmeu. a trad nunvrity in J the general assembly and only a ftw dollars in the state party war. chest. i Also, there was the ominous < i shadow of a 1950 candidacy of i President Eisenhower,, who carried the state by 335.000 votes in 1»62. ’ Thru*, canite the city elections in l Democrats scored a sweeping triumph. When the * cuioke cleared away, the Dento>4 < rats themselves were surprised - j to learn they had won 72 tmlyor-- .. ships, the Republicans only 29: and Independents three. ;! Other stunningly cheerful news, j was the total vote count—4B2.lß(s • for the Democrats. 3G2.725 for the ; Republicans and 0,430 for lijdependenta. Also during the year came en- • cmiraging tidings (in a political way only! that President Eiseni hower may not run again next! year. i Republican leaders attempted<kftl prove that local issues were re- ■ sponsible for their defeats, thej ' natural trend to oust the GOPj ■ ‘'ina.” Analysia of the election reI turns, however, indicated there; were other serious factors involved. Included was dissatisfaction with sliding farm prices among voters in smaller cities affected commercially by lower buying I —J.

I power of the farmers nearby. Twelvedollar hogs seemed to be the villiaiu in the piec* for the Republicans. Also, organised labor showed great power when it went to bat for the Democrats successfully in Indianapolis. South Bend. Gary, . Hammond, Evansville, Terre I Haute and in other larger industrial centers. The result was that 1956 indii cations are that the Democrats will retain the first and eighth ■ district congressional seats and i will threaten the GOP in the third, fifth, sixth and eleventh districts. Unless political earthquakes take place, the Republictine should retain the second, fourth, seventh, ninth and tenth | distrlcla. The crop of candidates for gov- , ernor blossomed as do the flowers in the spring. For governor.' state senator Matthew Welsh, of | Vincennes, and Nelson Grills, of Indianapolis. .Marion county chairman, have announced formally and Roger D. Branlgin, of Lafayette, former president of the i Indiana state bar association; and state senator W. W. Martin, iof Clarksville, are efpected to ‘ announce soon. Other possibili- : ties are Thomas Johnston, of La- , fayette. Purdue University publicity director, and B. Howard i Caughran, of Indianapolis, former federal district attorney. Senatorial aspirants, However, have been more reluctant. , Mentioned are former secretary of cgriculture Claude WicWard, of, Camden, and Marshall Hanley, of’

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Muncie, also a former federal district attorney. ♦ Withdrawal of former Governor Henry F. Schricker from politics this year likewise has reduced the Democratic factionalism His partv group for many months has been battling the forces of for* mer ,national committeeman Frank M. McHale. It appears that the peace dove is nearby now. On the other hand. Republicans continued to battle Republicans during the past year. The Ooyer nor George N. Craig and antiCraig elements seemed to hate each other far more than theyj did the Democrats. Governor Craig retained control of the state committee, but he was the target of attacks by Senator William E. Jenner and a number of high GOP state house officials. This feeling was so strong that neither the governor nor Senator Jenner appeared at a harmony luncheon last week at which Senator Homer E. Capehart was host. Senator Capehart admits he is ‘‘running scared” for reelection but says he will stage the cam]>aigu of his life next year. He has no GOP opposition to date. State revenue commissioner Frank Millis, a Craigite. and etate senator Merrett Monks, of Winchester, a bitter foe of the governor. and Dan M. Cravens, of Franklin, member of the Indiana alcoholic beverage commission, have announced formally for governor. Others who may run are Lieut. [ Gov. Harold W. Handley, anti- [ Craig, and state chairman Alvin

C. Cast, a Craig backer. The inactivity of Senator Jenner. who 1b openly anti-Eisen-hower. alao has perplexed GOP circles. One leader said: “Jenner seems to have given up the ghost.” No Punishment To Ex-61 Tumcoals i Congress Unable * To Take Action WASHINGTON (INSI —Chairman Carl Vinson of the house armed services committee said today nothing can be done by congress to punish ex-Gl turncoats who return to the U. S. from Red China. The Georgia Democrat said it was regrettable that this was so. But, he added, cougress is unable to act in wake of actions taken by defense secretary Charles E. Wilson and the supreme court. The most recent of the turncoats to return from voluntary exile was Richard Tenneson. who left Communist China a week ago and is now back in his Alden. Minn., home. I -Vinson said Tenneson cannot be Court-martialed by the army in view of the supreme court's decision that the military services have no right to try civilians. The turnpoats were dishonorably discharged by Wilson In January. I 1954, after they decided tb remain 1 in China rather than return to the V. S.

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ABOVE ARE THE PRINCIPALS in the graduation ceremonies of the Reppert auction school, held Friday at the Decatur Youth and Community Center. Left to right are: C, B. Drake, Ouy Pettit, Q. R. Chaffee, Homer Pollock, and Dr. Roland Reppert.

11 Airmen Die In Two Florida Air Collisions Two Separate Air Collisions Monday Night* In Florida TAMPA. Fla. (INS) —A Struth-j j ers, 0.. officer was included among I the 11 airmen killed in two separ- ; ate mid-air collisions of air force planes in Florida. He was 2nd Lt. Arthur F. Sewickley Jr., who was one of three j airmen killed in the collision of a i B-29 bomber and a jet fighter four ' miles west of Port St. Joe Monday i night. Three others were reported I missing in the crash. The fighter reportedly rammed the bomber. Both aircraft were at- ■ I tached to Tyndall air force base i ! near Panama City. Fla. Eight officers died when two B-47 I StYatojet bombers collided in flight, exploded and crashed in flames in | j_a_forest on the outskii ts of Tampa Monday night. Witnesses reported that the collision occurred as one plane from Pinecastie air force base near Orlando attempted a close range inspection of a faulty landing gear on another aircraft from McDill air fort’e base near Tampa. I Two airmen were unable To bail’ out of one of the bombers becuase it was too close to the ground. The burning wreckage of one plane passed over a trailer court, dropping small bits of metal, but no one was injured. j The disintegrating aircraft plunged into a wooded area near a factory and a railroad yard, setting i ; trees afire. Local fire - fighting equipment ■ brought the blaze under control but ' the airmen were dead by the time 1 rescue teams reached them. Both bombers were involved in I routine training flights. McDill AFB officers said the collision apparently was caused by j the planes being caught in a down draft and momentarily placed out | of control. I -4. ■ ■ ' Tokyo-The words for rice and food are identical in many of the Asiatic languages. |r ( ■ RIB i ■ i* ' 4 1 L ; -IB LV " I jAI I v 4*l RSS • ■ a ES m JOHN McKNiGHT, 40, one of the seven guards accused selling privileges at a "fixed' pri re" to jail inmates in New York, hangs his head as he is booked at police Station. (Internal inr.al/

Three Identified As Bank Robbers Employes Identify Hammond Bandits HAMMOND, Ind. (INS) — Three men have been identified by several employes of the Mercantile National Bank of Hammond as the bandits who robbed a branch bank i of $21,747 Dec, 6. The suspects are Carl G. Smith, I 31, of Boston; John W. Marcrom, 25, of Cleveland, and Thoma# Patrick, 23, of Salyersville, Ky. They were seized last week in Tennessee. Bank employes picked them out of a showup in police headquarters Monday. The trio later was returned to the Lake county jail at Crown | Point. Ind., and held on robbery charges in lieu of $50,000 bond I ,each. I. — j

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