Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 208, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1932 — Page 2

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FRIENDS FIGHT FOR ROOSEVELT; OPPOSE RASKOB Democrats Begin Campaign at Jackson Day Dinner. BY RAYMOND CLAPPER United PrM Staff Corre*Dondent WASHINGTON, Jen, B.—Forces behind Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York took the lead in activity among Democrats who lined up here today for the party's 1932 presidential kickoff. It was indicated his forces will combat stoutly the effort to block his nomination, and will carry the fight into every primary state, except where favorite sons pre-empt their home grounds. They also have indicated a preference for holding the Democratic national convention in Kansas City, instead of Chicago. They have come Into collision with Democratic National chairman Raskob, by urging that the convention be held after the Republicans meet, instead of before, as advocated by Raskob. Ritchie First Oat They succeeded in arranging for the selection of Robert Jackson, Democratic national committeeman for New Hampshire, to be elected Saturday as secretary of the Democratic national committee to fill the unexpired term of the late Charles Greathouse of Indiana. Though opposition factions had another choice, they finally were persuaded to agree on Jackson. He will be placed in nomination by Thomas Taggart Jr. of Indiana. Though handicapped by Roosevelt’s refusal to announce formally his candidacy, his friends sought, nevertheless, to advance his fortunes by active missionary work among the scores of Democratic leaders assembled here for the Jackson day dinner tonight, and the meeting of the Democratic national committee Saturday. The first candidate to step out to the rail is Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland, who announced his candidacy formally at a Demociatlc dinner in Baltimore last night. Speakers at the Jackson day dinner tonight are to be former Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, John W. Davis of West Virginia and James M. Cox of Ohio, the three living ex-candidates of the party. Claude Bowers, keynoter at the 1928 Houston convention, will be toast- i master. Whom Will Smith Support? Smith's plans are buried in a sphinx-like silence. His speech tonight will be inspected word by word to glean some hint of an ! answer to the riddle. Does Smith hope to be a candidate? Does he intend to swung \ his support to Roosevelt? Or will he | throw It to someone else? A nation-wide poll of newspaper ! editors, announced in New York i Thursday by the Magazine Publish- ! ers’ .Service, indicated the next President, in the belief of 305 editors, will be a Democrat—probably Roosevelt or Newton D. Baker of Ohio. Out of 591 editors responding to the questionnaire. 161 favored Roosevelt, and 134 Baker for Democratic nomination. Os the editors responding, 209 said they would support a Republican candidate. Party leaders are debating privately the Raskob plan for a prohibition referendum, with many drys opposed to it. Hoover Is Opposed B v United Press PIERRE, S. D., Jan. B.—Lines are beginning to form in this state for and against the renomination of President Hoover, with indications that Republican primary votes will support almost any likely opposition to him, according to the best judgment. of political obsy-vers here. Progressive Republican leaders already have begun discussing a gettogether on Lincoln’s birthday, to plan selection of delegates in the May primary who would vote against renomination of Mr. Hoover.

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LINGLE 'SLAYER' INNOCENT, LAST WORDS OF BELL ‘Squealer’ Goes to Death in Chair, Defending Leo Brothers. By tutted Press CHICAGO, Jan. B—Frank (the Squealer) Bell died in the electric chair in the county jail at 12:05 a. m. today, a few minutes after he had reasserted his once discredited confession of the murder of Alfred J. Lingle, Chicago newspaper reporter. The condemned murderer, who twice had escaped death by last minute reprieves, called for pen and paper fifteen minutes before he was to be led to the death chair and killd by the state for the murder of Chris Patras, restaurant owner. His last confession of the series, which won him the nickname “the Squealer,” asserted the innocence of Leo V. Brothers, st. Louis gangster, who has been convicted of the Lingle murder. Bell himself once signed a statement declaring his confession of the Lingle killing a fabrication built out of newspaper stories. Witnesses testified that the condemned man was far from the scene of the sen-

sational shooting on the day Lingle was slain. His statement scrawled out after i his head had been shaven to receive the electrodes stated: “Frank Bell, having been baptized and received the sacrament, confession and communion, felt resigned to God's holy will and states that he is positive that Leo Brothers is perfectly innocent of the crime he is charged with. “The reason I make this statement is because I would have appeared at Brothers’ trial if the supreme court should have granted him anew one.” (The Brothers case is now before the supreme court on a hearing for anew trial.) “I regret that the supreme court did not grant a decision before too late for me to act. I made a statement contradicting my testimony given to officials denying I had any- \ thing to do with the Lingle murder.” Petition Rail Line Abandonment Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company .oday petitioned the public service commission foT permis- ! sion to discontinue a passenger j train twice daily between Peru, Ind., j and Peoria, 111.

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VEHLING JUDGE TO OECHOSEN Coroner Seeks Change of Venue From Baker. Selection of the special judge to try the case against Coroner Fred W. Vehling, charged with soliciting a bribe, is expected today in criminal court, when Judge Frank P. Baker acts on a defence motion for a change of venue. Names of three Indianapolis attorneys will be submitted to state and defense counsel. Each side will strike out the name of one of the proposed judges. The defense motion for the change was based on allegations that “excitement and prejudice” exist against Vehling and he would not be given a fair trial. Date of the trial tentatively has been set as Jan. 25.

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