Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1920 — TIDE GROWING STRONGER FOR M’CRAY DAY BY DAY [ARTICLE]

TIDE GROWING STRONGER FOR M’CRAY DAY BY DAY

Indianapolis, Ind., April 2— Warren T. McCroy, of Kentland, will be nominated for governor by the republicans of Indiana according to a forecast issued today art his headquarters here. This forecast, it was said, by Lawrence Lyons, of Brook, and Fred Robinspn, of Indianapolis, who hatie been at the head of his campaign, is based on reports from their organizations in every county, on statements of impartial observers, on straw votes being conducted by independent as well as republican newspapers and on thousands of letters received during the last few weeks. In additioh, Miss Adah Bush, a well known Indiana woman who has shared the management of the McCray campaign, has within the present week received several hundred letters from women throughout Indiana not only volunteering their support of Mr. McCray, but disclosing greater strength for the Kentland candidate than even his closest workers suspected. These letters to Miss Bush are one of the most interesting phases of the campaign thus far, showing the deep interest of the women -in state politics, their desire to vote in the primary, and their disposition to support Mr. McCray because they regard him as the logical candidate of his party and a safe and reliable man for the governor’s office. Another feature convincing to the McCray headquarters were replies to questionnaires sent to every city and county asking for detailed information concerning the standing of the cadidates for governor. These questionnaires were not mailed from the McCray headquarters. They went ,to men, who were not known to be his supporters. Fully ninety-five per cent of the replies indicated that Mr. McCray will re-

eeive not less than sixty per cent, of the total vote in the primary and that his campaign is growing. Yet another feature giving those at the McCray headquarters satisfaction is the rapid growth of the Commercial Traveler s McCray League of Indiana, organized less than two weeks ago and which now has a volunteer membership of nearly 1,000 active men who are working for the nomination of Mr. McCray and who report that he will win in the primary by a majority vote. _ The Logansport Pharos-Tribune is conducting a ‘straw vote’ in Cass county which shows a strong driit to Mr. McCray. The Bharos-TVib-une says tjiat judging by the straw vote’ thus far Mr. McCray will receive six votes in Cass county to every vote cast for his two opponell‘Straw votes’ reported this week bv the Daily Banner of Greencastle, arid by other sources were equally favorable to Mr. McCray. Other straw votes received at Mcoray headquarters from many scattered counties all show Mr. McCray receiving more votes than his two opP °Thaf' Mr. McCray has gained strength in the last two weeks is undeniable and his workers assign the season for this to the fact that the people realize he was sincere when he came out oh a clearly defined platform several months ago, giving the public a full opportunity to Study and analyze the principles for which he stands. A careful survey indicates beyond doubt that Warren T. McCray will have a majority in the primary and that he will carry ten and probably eleven districts.