Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 298, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 April 1932 — Page 15

APRIL 22, 1932.

STATE DOCTORS, LAWYERS, SANK MEN VOTE WET Clergy Only Professional Group Backing Dry Law in Digest Poll. Repeal of the eighteenth amendment is favored by a formidable majority of Indiana's bankers, lawyers and physicians whose votes in the Literary Digest's poll were announced today. Os 4,522 Hoo3ier bankers who returned ballots, 2,870 favor repeal and 1,652 retention of the nation's prohibition amendment. Os 1,707 Indiana lawyers sounded out on the question, 1,174 favor repeal and 533 retention. c f A 038 Hoosier doctors questioned, i,467 urge repeal; 571 retention. Clergy Dry, 950 to 531 Clergymen alone, of the professional group, hold a majority for retaining the amendment. Their vote was 950 for retention, 531 for repeal. In the poll of the clergymen of the country, thirty states are voting dry while sixteen states register wet majorities and two more vote exactly even on the subject. Os the total of 43,608 ballots received In the clergy poll 23.904, or 54.86 per cent, vote for continuance and 19,684, or 45.14 per cent, vote for repeal of prohibition. Bankers 2 to 1 Wet The poll of bankers of the country reveals a sentiment of nearly 2 to 1 wet. although five states show an outright dry majority while the other forty-three states and the District of Columbia vote for repeal. Four states in this group show a sentiment of more than 4 to 1 wet. The. bankers of Nevada vote over 11 .to 1 for repeal. A total of 77,860 ballots were received from the bankers, of which 26,608, or 34.17 per cent, show a sentiment in favor of continuancy of the eighteenth amendment, while 51,252, or 65.93 per per cent, are in favor of repeal of prohibition. Doctors 3-1 for Repeal The vote of the nation's physicians in their special poll shows they desire a repeal of prohibition by a majority of over 3 to 1. No state In this group gives a majority in favor of the continuance of the eighteenth amendment. The medical fraternity returns a total of 60,229 ballots, which are divided 14,770, or 24.52 per cent, in favor of continuance of the prohibition amendment and 45,459 ballots, or 75.48 per cent, in favor of repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Lawyers Urge Repeal The lawyers of the United States are also voting more than 3 to 1 wet and no state in the returns of the poll of this profession show an outright dry majority. Kansas tops the dry column in this poll with a percentage of 43.62 per cent in favor of continuance while on the other hand the lawyers of Nevada give a majority of 20 to 1 in favor of repeal. A total of 52,561 ballots were received from lawyers in every state in the nation of which 12,736, or 24.23 per cent, were dry and 39,825, or 75.77 per cent were wet. Big Poll to Close A total of 473,760 ballots were received from Literary Digest subscribers. This vote was divided 135,813 ballots, or 28.67 per cent. In favor of continuance, and 337,947, or 71.33 per cent, in favor of repeal of the eighteenth amendment. No returns on the main poll are announced this week, as the current issue of the magazine’s tabulations Is devoted exclusively to the classified returns which total over 700,000 votes. The magazine also states that it anticipates closing the balloting on the main poll and issuing final returns next week. DEMOCRAT HOPES ON RISE IN PENNSYLVANIA Break In Great G. O. P. Stronghold Seen as Possibility. /?y Scrippa-Waward Arwapaper Alliance WASHINGTON. April 22.—The primaries in Pennsylvania next Tuesday, aside from the outcome of the prohibtion referendum involved in the senate fight between Senator James J. Davis and General Smedley Butler, has aroused widespread interest among Democrats here, who believe the state may go Democratic in November. The Keystone state heretofore has been regarded as safety Republican as Mississippi is Democratic. This year, however. Democrats are said to be facing their best opportunity in years to become real contenders. Democratic senators are Interested in the prospective nomination of Lawrence H. Rupp, former Lehigh county district attorney and one-time grand exalted ruler of the Elks, as Democratic senatorial nominee. Rupp, a wet, is described as having an excellent chance to beat either Davis or Butler.

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The manufactured security of the newly created state of Manchukuo,' Japanese-fostered dictatorship ni Manchuria, received a vital blow in the announcement of General Ma Chan-shan, Governor of Heilungkiang, who proclaimed his province independent from the Tokio-influenced dictatorship of Henry Pu-yi. Above is a map of Heilungkiang, with its capital, Tsitsihar. Inset is the latest picture of General Ma. In his proclamation to the Chinese, General Ma said the Japanese never would give up their fooiliold on Manchuria, and charged that the Nipponese will invade the Soviet and challenge the United States when their position in China is secure.

THEY TELL ME “TT EEPING the American Legion of politics” seems to be about the most difficult job In the state, and it's not easy to figure out just exactly what is meant by that phrase. True enough that the Legion, as a body, should be kept out of politics, but how are you going to keep the individual members from "doing their duties as citizens?” is the query. Anyhow, let’s see who is puttting the Legion in politics. There can be little doubt that the managers of the Democratic Governor campaign of John Fredrick, Kokomo manufacturer, are doing their share to shove the organization in. They had reprinted a newspaper story carrying the heading: "Legion Council Raps Activity of Partisan,” which told how the Twelfth district legion council adopted a resolution, naming no one, in which it condemned efforts* to drag it into politics. The Fredrick managers, composed of legionnaires, had thousands of copies of the reprints made up, carrying the heading, "Is the Legion for McNutt?” Members of the veterans’ body objected loudly to this heading, on the ground that the Fredrick men were attempting to inject the legion angle, and his manager is a legionnaire. Paul V. McNutt's managerial group also Is officered and composed of veterans. * * n The Republicans as well have their active legionnaires. For instance, there Is Ralph Gates of Columbia City, who stepped from old Twelfth district G. O. P. chairmanship to state commander. Senator James E. Watson is charged with having much to do with Gates’ selection. Forrest Harness of Kokomo, former state commander, is now in the department of the federal attorneygeneral. Ernest Force, active legionnaire, is Lake county chairman, and Elmer Sherwood of Bloomfield, chairman of the state child welfare committee of the legion, is Greene county clerk and said to be a candidate for the G. O. P. nomination for secretary of state. n n Jim Patchell, Union City editor, past Eighth district Legion chairman and one time candidate for state commander, is one of the managers of Fred Landis’ campaign for Governor. Raymond Springer of Connersville, former state commander and executive committee member of the legion, was circuit Judge and has been mentioned for the congressional nomination in the new Tenth, attorney-general, and Governor. The list is much too long to continue. The problem has become not that of keeping the legion out of politics, but trying to win politics from the control of the legion.

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