Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 154, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 November 1934 — Page 1

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ROBINSON, REED AND FESS ROUTED IN AMAZING NEW DEAL SWEEP

BAKER LEADS DEMOCRATS IN COUNTYSWEEP Criminal Judge Candidate Polls Highest Vote; Chambers Next. HERBERT WILSON WINS All Other New-Dealers Triumph, Including Assembly Slate. Every Democrat on the Marion county ticket was a victor this afternoon, as unofficial tabulation of election returns increased their leads over Republican opponents which had been indicated by early compilations. The Democratic lead ranged from the 19,295 votes credited to Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker in the unofficial tabulation of 309 of Marion county’s 328 precincts to nearly 13,000 for other offices. Judge Baker led the Marion county ticket in administering a decisive drubbing to his Republican opponent. Ralph Spann, as the re- j suit of an aggressive campaign waged by Mr. Baker's supporters for his re-election. Judge Baker received a total of 91.325 votes to Mr. Spaan’s 72,030. The next highest Democratic vote was polled by Probate Judge Smiley N. Chambers, also running for reelection. who is credited with 89.648 votes to 74.473 for Lloyd D. Claycombe. Republican attorney, a majority of 1i.175. Three Democratic superior court > Judges up for re-election are cer- i tain of victory with .substantial majorities over Republican opponents. Judge Clarence Weir has 88.942* votes to 75.073 for William S. McMaster; Judge Joseph R. Williams had 88.514 to William D. Bain’s 74.864, and Judge William A. Pickens had 88.076 to George A. Henry's 76,413. Wilson. Markev Lead The clean sweep which Democrats made of superior court benches in 1932 was duplicated when Herbert Wilson, present prosecutor, and Josei h Markey. attorney, piled up strong majorities over Homer Elliott and Paul Rhoadarmer. respectively. The unofficial tabulation shows Wilson. 88,242; Elliott. 74.778. and Markey. 87.595; Rhoadarmer, 74.351. The post which will be vacated by Prosecutor Wilson will be filled by Herbert spencer, present assistant city attorney, who has 87.691 votes to 74.761 for William Henry’ Harrison. his Republican opponent. Juvenile Judge John Geckler is victorious over John Engelke, with 87.500 votes to 76.893. Other county offices will be filled bv Democrats with majorities approximately equal to those obtained by judges and prosecutor. Otto Ray. whose unexpected strength was a feature of the primary. has amassed a total of 88.888 votes on the unofficial tabulation, over his Republican opponent. Orel Chitwood, with 75.689 Incumbents Hold Leads All running for re-election. County Auditor Charles A. Grossart. Recorder Ira Haymaker. Clerk Glenn B Ralston. Coroner William E. Arbuckle, and Assessor Robert R. Sloan have decisive majorities over j Republican opponents. Frank McKinney, who was selected in the Democratic primary to I campaign for the treasurer's office to be vacated by William Clauer. showed impressive strength over Franl. Cones. Republican. Another "youngster” in the Democratic courthouse organization. Herbert Bloemker. chief deputy county surveyor, is successful in his race for the office of his present boss. Bruce Short. On the basis of 309 precincts of the county's 328. unofficially tabulatec. vote for county offices was: Grossart. 86.602: Charles Mann. 74.922. Havmaker. 88 104: James Bradford. 74.941: Ralston. 88.153; George O Hutsell. 74.415: Arbuckle. 87.047; Ralph R Coble. 74.024; Sloan. 87.644; George W. McDaniel. 74.504; McKinney 88.077; Frank Cones. 75.160; Bloemker. 88.207; Paul R. Brown. 74.783. • * Win in Legislature For the second consecutive session of the state legislature. Marion county will be represented by a solid block of Democrats in the senate and house, according to an unofficial tabulation of 309 of the county's 328 precincts. Headed by the Rev. Morris Coers. Indiana pplis pastor, who received 87 483 votes, three Democratic representatives were re-elected and seven others replaced Democrats who represented Marion county in the 1933 house. Edward P. Barry. Henry J. Richardson Jr, and Dennis J. Colbert were the re-elected representatives. Thomas a. Hendricks, former newspaper man, was elected Marion county state senator with 74,793 (Tara W Page Three)

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VOLUME 46—NUMBER 154

Comparative Vote for United States Senator by Wards in County

Marion count ?/ comparative vote for candidates for U. S. senator on ward total basis. Party Vote 1934 1934 Gain or Loss in i932* Candidates Vote Dem. Rep. First Ward—--5,583 ID) Minton (D) t 3.821 —1,762 6,127 (R) Robinson (R) 3,383 —2,744 Second Ward — 4.328 <D) Minton (D) 3,911 —417 4,387 (R) * Robinson (R) 3,485 —902 Third Ward—--4.214 (D) Minton <D) 3,312 —902 5,071 (R) Robinson (D) 3.754 —1,317 Fourth Ward—--3.213(D) Minton (D) 2,592 —621 5,284 (R) Robinson (R) 3.386 —1,898 Fifth Ward—--2.842 (D) Minton (D) 2,917 75 4,497 <R) Robinson (R) 3,032 ....• —465 Sixth Ward—--3,903 <D) Minton <D) 3,521 —382 4,148 (R) Robinson (R) 3,476 —672 Seventh Ward—--4,148 (D) Minton (D) 6.009 1,861 5.094 (R) Robinson (R) 4,727 —367 Eignth Ward—--4.C06 (D) Minton (D) 3,279 —727 ..... 3,482 (R) Robinson (R) 2,861 —621 Ninth Ward—--5,174 (D) Minton (D) 4,473 —7Ol 5,394 (R) Robinson (R) 4,662 —732 Tenth Ward—--6,628 fD> Minton (D) 5,468 —1,160 4.255 (R) Robinson (R) 3,577 —678 Eleventh Ward—--5.058 (D) Minton (D) 3,906 —1.152 3.222(H) Robinson (R) 2,719 —1,503 Twelfth Ward—--3,997 (D) Minton <D) 3,714 —283 3.504 (R) Robinson (R) 2,170 —1,334 Thirteenth Ward—--6,314 (D) Minton <D) 5,131 —1,183 2,542 (R) Robinson (R) 2,535 —7 Fourteenth Ward — 2,796 (D) Minton (D) 2,312 —484 1,617 (R) Robinson (R) 1.524 —93 Fifteenth Ward—--5,384 (D) Minton <D) 4,084 —1,700 1,894 (R) Robinson (R) ........ 1.774 —l2O Sixteenth Ward—--5.646 (D) Minton (D) 4,236 —4lO 3.254 <R> Robinson <R) 3.017 —237 Seventeenth Ward—--4.755(D) Minton (D) 3.822 —933 ..... 2.898 (R) Robinson (R) 2,680 —2lB Eighteenth Ward— v 2,676 (D) Minton (D) 2,430 —246 3,892 (R) Robinson (R) 3,011 —BBI Nineteenth Ward—--6.182 (D) Minton (D) 5,513 —699 4,189 (R) Robinson (R) 3,751 —438 Twentieth Ward—--3,283 (D) Minton (D) 3,353 70 4.877 (R) Robinson (R) 3,715 —162 Twenty-first Ward—--3.655 (D) Minton 2,952 —703 6.058 (R) Robinson (R) 4,164 —1,894 Twenty-second Ward—--361 (D) Minton (D) 345 —l6 351 (R) Robinson (R) 334 —l7 Center Twp. (Outside) 1.031 (D) Minton (D) 817 —214 550 (R) Robinson (R) 455 —95 Warren Twp.— x 1,495 (D) Minton (D) 1.554 59 1.288 (R) Robinson (R) 1.237 —sl Franklin Twp.— 929 (D) ’ Minton (D) 863 —66 622 <R) Robinson (R) 669 47 Perry Twp.— 2.993 (D) Minton (D) 2,323 —670 2.556 (R) Robinson (R) 1,682 —874 Becatur Twp.— 672 (D) Minton <D) 633 —39 602 (R) Robinson (R) 620 18 Wayne Twp.— 4.711 (D> Minton (R> 3.978 —733 3.345 (R) Robinson (R) 3.211 —134 Lawrence Twp.— 1.083(D) Minton (D) 927 —156 814 <R) y Robinson (R> 877 63 Washington Twp.— 1.297 (D) Minton (D) 991 —306 1.572 (R) Robinson <R) 1.052 —520 Pike Twp.— 566 (D) Minton (D) 522 —44 555 (R) Robinson (R) 548 _ 7 Ihe tabulation of the 1932 party election vote is based on unofficial compilation of the precinct and ward figures under the new ward setup in the county which added several wards. To arrive at the 1932 estimates The Times has cased its revision on the official secretary of state vote totals and learranged them under the new ward outlines.

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CITY ELECTION ONE OF QUIETEST IN HISTORY Police Receive Few Calls to Quell Disturbances. Indianapolis police were called to quell fewer disturbances at the polls yesterday than at any other election in the city's history. Chief Mike Morrissey announced today. Not only were fewer calls mads for police aid. Chief Morrissey said, but there actually was less trouble throughout the city than at any previous election.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1934

VOTERS TURN ELECTION INTO G. 0. P. ROUT Republicans Are Swept to Back Seat by National Landslide. OLD GUARD REPUDIATED Nation Votes New-Dealers Into Office; Guffey New Senator. BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent Democrats today seized two-thirds control of the senate, and maintained their powerful majority in the house in the party landslide at the polls at the off-year election. Virtually complete returns at noon indicated the following Republican senators had been sacrificed in the parade of the New Dealers; Arthur Robinson, Indiana. Henry Hatfield, West Virginia. Simeon D. Fess, Ohio. Felix Hebert, R. I. David A. Reed, Pennsylvania. Hamilton F. Kean, New Jersey. Roscoe Patterson, Missouri. The race in New Mexico where Senator Bronson Cutting, Progressive Republican, is battling Dennis Chavez, a New Dealer, was in doubt. Chavez had a slight lead. The administration was assured of at least 300 members in the house. A total of 265 Democrats already have been elected and 31 others were leading. Republicans won 83 seats and 14 others were leading Democratic opponents. Rout Is Evident The representation in the seventythird congress was 309 Democrats and 114 Republicans. The extent of the Republican rout was evident as late returns indicated twenty-one Democratic Governors had been swept into office as against five for the Republicans. Democrats won in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, lowa, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. Republican Governors were elected in California, Kansas, Michigan. New Hampshire and Vermont. Voters in five states—Florida, "e----braska, West Virginia, South Dakota and Wyoming—cast their ballots in favor of repealing state dry statutes. Idaho also appeared to have joined the repeal column. Kansas, however, will remain dry. Third Parties Gain The defeat of Senators Reed (Pennsylvania) and Fess (Ohio), removes from the political scene two of the most conservative members of the upper house and vigorous New Deal critics. Third parties registered heavy gains in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In Wisconsin, Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. was re-elected. He ran on a Progressive party ticket and had the tacit support of President Roosevelt. The administration openly indorsed Senator Hiram Johnson (Rep., Cal.), who ran as a Republican, a Democrat, and on two other tickets. Senator Hastings Bitter Bitter over the smashing New Deal victory, Senator Daniel O. Hastings, co-chairman of the Republican congressional committee, said: “Yesterday’s elections demonstrate that the New Deal is like a dangerous disease, which must run its course, and that the crisis has not yet been reached.” Chairman James A. Farley of the Democratic national committee continued to interpret the results as a tremendous vote of confidence in President Roosevelt. The only word that has come from the chief executive was a statement by Mr. Farley that Mr. Roosevelt had informed him that he was “overjoyed.” SINCLAIR PULS BIG VOTE,DEFEATED EPIC Plan Is Rejected by California. Hy United Pres* SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 7.—California has rejected Upton Sinclair and his EPIC plan by electing, Frank F Merriam. Republican, as; its Governor, but the embattled forces Sinclair led will carry on. In a series of statements and interviews. in which he virtually admitted defeat. Mr. Sinclair last night and early today reiterated his proposal to lead a recall movement j against Governor Merriam and proposed to go upon a lecture tour \ to further his doctrines, which all (Torn Jo Page Three)

ROOSEVELT VOTES EARLY FOR NEW-DEALERS

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Smilingly happy, President Roosevelt set an example for his fellowcitizens by appearing early at the polling place iga Hyde Park, N. Y., to vote for his friend, Governor Herbert'Lehman, and the New Deal supporters. He is shown about to draw the curtain on the voting machine that recorded his choices.

Robles Kidnap Suspect Nabbed by U.S. Agents

By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Oscar H. Robson, Tucson, Ariz., was charged by the Department of Justice today with violation of the Lindbergh law

CITIZENS SLATE WINS SCHOOL BOARD BACE Tremendous Majority Given Ticket. The five nominees of the Citizens School Committee were swept into office by a tremendous majority, incomplete returns indicated this afternoon. The new school commissioners, who are thousands of votes ahead of their nearest rivals, and their early vote totals follow: Alan. W. Boyd, 35,400; Mary D. Ridge, 34.974; Carl J. Wilde, 35,376; Earl Buchanan, 36,740, and John F. White, 36,621. The terms of Mr. Buchanan and Mr. White will begin Jan. 1, 1937, while the others will take office this January. The highest vote cast for an opponent of the Citizens ticket was approximately 24,000 behind the lowest vote given a Citizens nominee. The figures are based on returns from half of 283 precincts. Use of the Australian ballot in electing the commissioners, as opposed to the use of voting machines in the selection of national, state and county officers, necessarily slowed the school board count, even when counts on the other offices .was complete. GUFFEY TOPS REED VOTE BY 118,000 Continues to Pile Up Margin Over New Deal Foe. By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7.—A majority of more than 118,000 votes was piled up today by Joseph F. Guffey (Dem.), who was elected to the United States senate over David A. Reed Rep ), incumbent and bitter foe of the New Deal. All but a few scattered voting pre- j cincts had reported and with each ; tally the Democratic lead increased.; The vot* from 7.485 districts out of 7.956 was, Guffey 1.429,910. Reed 1.312.846 Times Index Bridge 8 Broun 13 Comics 21 Crossword Puzzle 9 j Curious World 21 Editorial I 4 Finanical 16 Pegler Radio 10 Sports 18- I 9 Woman’s Pages *. 9

in connection with the kidnaping of 6-year-old June Robles last spring. Robson, 31, for several years operator of a Tucson dance hall, has been taken into custody by Federal agents, the department announced. A complaint is being filed in federal court at Phoenix charging him with violating sections of the Lindbergh law pertaining to sending of extortion threats through the mails. The Robles girl, daughter of a Tucson electrical contractor, was kidnaped April 25 and held for nineteen days in an underground cage in the desert nine miles east of Tucson. She was in an exhausted and emaciated condition when found by her uncle and the Tucson county attorney. Letters sent to her parents and to her grandfather, a wealthy Spanish-American rancher, had demanded payment of $15,000 ransom. The justice department, in its work on the case, obtained specimens of the handwriting of several suspects including Robson. “The handwriting of Robson was identified as that in the ransom letters,” Assistant Attowney-General William Stanley said. Mr. Stanley said Robson, who is known in Tucson as “Buster,” had for several years lived in that city and been affiliated with the operation of a dance hall there.

HANNAN NOONEIN TBUSTEE BACE LEAD Democrat Incumbent Takes 5,000-Vote Edge. On an unofficial tabulation of the vote in 144 of the 231 precincts in Center township, Miss Hannah Noone, Democratic trustee incumbent, was leading her Republican opponent. Cal E. House, by more than 5.000 votes. James Cunningham, nominee In the primary to succeed the veteran John McCloskey in the race for township assessor, was leading William M. Gruner, Republican, by more than 3.000. Miss Noone had a total of 31.163 votes as compared with the 25,559 amassed by her opponent Mr. House. In the assessor race, Mr. Cunningham showed a total of 28,742 as against the 25,265 for Mr. Gruner. John W. Manning, Democratic justice of the peace candidate, was leading his Republican opponent, Isidor Wulfson, 29.293 votes to 23,394 In the race for constable, Democrat John W. Cochran had 28,337 votes to show against the 14.593 of his Republican opponent, Arthur M. Bowman. Democratic advisory board candidates had the edge of the Republicans. Charles Holtman showed 28.501 against Republican B. T. Clay's 23,322; L. G. Koemer, Democrat, had 28,061, while Ludwig C. Koenig, Republican, boasted 23,055 and Democrat Charles F. Roesener showed 28,146 against the 22,755 of Republican Frank K. Sawyer.

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MINTON, KERN ARE VICTORIOUS IN BALLOTING

Sullivan Successor Leads Pritchard by Almost 15,000 Ballots. COFFIN RULE NEAR END Defeat May Mean Ouster of G. 0. P. ‘Boss’ as City Chieftain. Indianapolis flung off the hands of Coffinism yesterday with a decisive gesture and elected Superior Judge John W. Kern, Democratic mayoral nominee, by a plurality tliat may reach 15,000. With 263 of the city’s 283 precincts unofficially tabulated, Judge Kern was leading Walter Pritchard, Republican nominee, by a count of 75,976 to 63,707. One of the youngest mayors ever elected here, Judge Kern’s choice was apparent even before the polls closed yesterday and his election was conceded at 8:15 last night by Wayne Emmelman, .republican county chairman. Emmelman, political lieutenant of George V. (Cap) Coffin, whose choice Pritchard was in the Republican primary this spring, conceded the election of the entire city and county ticket. His only statement Was: “1 attribute the tremendous gain in the labor precincts to the personal popularity of Judge Pritchard. Democrats questioned the “Pritchard gain in labor precincts.” However, the Democratic nominee received much of his strength in defections from Republican ranks in north side wards ordinarily heavy Republican. Election of Judge Kern, who made a campaign based on continuation of policies of the present city administration of Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, and who warned against a return to the days of John L. Duvall, first Coffin mayor, was a damning blow to the political prestige of “Boss” Coffin. See End of Coffin Rule Coffin support for Pritchard was conceded to have brought about the defeat in the primary of George L. Denny, who sought nomination on an “anti-boss” piatform. It was freely predicted today, both by Democrats and Republicans, that Judge Kern's defeat of Pritchard will mean that “Boss” Coffin will not be able to control his party’s primary at the next election. So crushing was Pritchard’s defeat that he ran behind the entire city Republican ticket. Later returns improved his poistion somewhat. Judge Kern ran practically even with Sherman Minton, the success(Turn to Page Three) FIFTH VICTIM DIES IN PARADE SHOOTING G. 0. P. Leader Grilled as Democrats Win. Hy United Press KELAYRES, Pa., Nov. 7.—The political power of Joseph Bruno, Republican leader of Kline township, was broken today as tne death toll; of the pre-election shooting of; Democratic paraders mounted to I five. Bruno and thirteen others still! were held at Schuylkill county prison, pending completion of investigations. The fifth victim. Dominick Perna. 37, died today in Hazleton hospital. Bruno denied all knowledge of the shooting, but survivors claimed the shots came from his home. Residents voted almost 20-to-l for Democratic nominees to all offices yesterday, ousting all Bruno partisans.

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State Democratic Slate Rides to Impressive Vote Triumph. ROBINSON KEEPS SILENT Defeated Senator Refuses to Make Statement About Defeat. Senator Arthur R. Robinson, defeated by Sherman Minton, progressive young Democrat, today found himself in the predicament of seven other Republican reactionary senators who yesterday fell reeling away under the onslaught of the New Deal. In a forthright and determined mood, Hoosier Democracy, marching in step with progressive Republicans who have repudiated the Robinson old deal tenets, retired from public life the man whom the national administration hoped m jst to defeat. The state renewed its oath of allegiance to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a manner that left little doubt of the outcome, after the first election returns filtered into the capital. Although Mr. Min t o n’s plurality did not reach the heights forecast by Democratic leaders, it increased as the day wore on and promised to exceed 50,000. With 2,752 of the state’s 3,835 precincts tabulated, Mr. Minton had a total vote of 541,681, Senator Robinson trailing with 501,251. Soundly beaten in the senate battle, the Republicans' sole hope of averting a complete rout lay in the congressional races, where they apparently scored one victory and threatened to wrest two more seats of the now solid Democratic delegation of twelve in the lower house. Frederick Landis, dynamic Logansport editor and former congressman, held an apparently unsurmountable lead over George Durgan, former Lafayette mayor and incumbent representative from the Second district. With 296 of the district’s 412 precincts tabulated. Mr. Landis was leading Representative Durgan by a count of 50,250 to 43,241. Nip-and-Tuck Battle The Tenth district saw a nip-and-tuck battle between Finly Gray. Crawfordsville, incumbent, and Robert Murray, Muncie Republican. The difference in their total votes changed frequently this morning with neither ever more than a few votes ahead. At noon, however. Representative Gray was leading Judge Murray 48,293 to 45,652 with sixty-six precincts yet to be tabulated. The Sixth district also was the scene of a close contest between Mrs. Virginia Jenckes, Terre Haute, the incumbent, and Fred S. Purnell, Attica, a former representative Mrs. Jenckes was leading Mr. Purnell 38.943 to 38,660 with 144 precincts yet unreported. Democrats will retain eight Indiana seats in the lower house of congress. Representatives whom early returns showed re-elected are: William Schulte. First district; Samuel Pettingill. Third district; James Farley. Fourth an d Glenn Griswold, Fifth district; John W. Boehne, Eighth district; Eugene Crowe, Ninth district; Dr. William H. Larrab-e, Eleventh district; Louis Ludlow, Twelfth district, and Arthur Greenwood, Seventh district. With Mr. Minton well ahead in the senate race with nearly half of the state's precincts tabulated, it was noted that almost half of his (Turn to Page Five)