Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 February 1940 — Page 4

REFUTES CLAIM OF DEMOCRATS

Jenner Declares Townsend, McNutt Misrepresent [Economy Facts.

Times Special ’ : : VINCENNES, Ind, Feb. 16.— Economy claims of the present and previous State administrations have " been misrepresented, State Senator William E. Jenner of Shoals, charged in an address here last night. . Mr. Jenner, who is =a candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, spoke at a Seventh District G. O. P. rally meeting. “Farmer Governor Paul V. McNutt- claimed credit for lowering taxes the first year of his administration but the reductions were made and mandated during the last year of Harry G. Leslie’s Republican administration,” he said.

Claims McNutt Wrong -

“The Indiana New Dealers have misrepresented their friendship for - education. Records will show that Mr. McNutt spent an average of 10 miilion dollars less per year for education than was expended for that Puspose in Mr. Leslie's administran » Mr, Jenner: charged Mr. McNutt and Governor M. Clifford Townsend with misrepresentation in their claim that they took the State out of debt. “If they knew their Constitution they would know there can be no bonded debt against the State, The issuance of bonds for current expenses is prohibited by the Constitution,” he said.

Says Story Incomplete

“They have boasted they reduced expenses by reducing the number of boards and bureaus. Mr. McNutt boasted that he eliminated 2500 employees in a single day after he took office. That was true, he fired 2500 Republicans, but he didn’t tell the people that the next day he hired 3500 New Dealers to replace them.”

FUNDAMENTALISTS T0 DINE TONIGHT

Richard T. James, chief deputy secretary of state, will speak ai the third anniversary banquet of the Republican Fundamentalists tonight at Fox's Steak House, 19 E. Washington St. Mr. James will speak on “Conservation of the Fundamental American Principles.” Wesley T.

Wilson, state secretary of the Fun-|

damentalists, will review activities of the organization, and O. P. Kensinger, state chairman, also will speak. Walter White will direct the song program. The banquet commemorates the founding of the Republican Fundamentalists, Feb. 16, 1937. The. organization was formed to develop a constructive program for the Republican Party in Indiana. In addition to Mr. Kensinger and Mr. Wilson, the following members of the state executive: committee will be guests of honor: Harry B. - Dynes, vice chairman; Gerald C. Purdy, treasurer; Bert C. Ellis, C Titus Everett, Harry H. Silliman,

Bricker's Stock

State G. 0. P. Leaders Play No Favorites at Parley In Washington.

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—Indiana Republican chiefs attending the National Committee meeting here today played no favorites among the various :Presidential candidates, but Congressmen who were in the state last week report ‘that ' the greatest sentiment there favors Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio. Chairman Arch N. Bobbitt of the State Committee reported that the party leaders want an uninstructed delegation to the national conven- | tion. Under the call adopted at the opening session of the committee, Indiana will have 28 delegates just ds it did in 1936. This also is the same number of delegates as the Indiana Democrats have. Mrs. Grace Banta Reynolds was a member of the committee on call which reported at once. fei

Reception Held for Taft

will Irwin, Indiana's National Committeeman. Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. and Mrs. Bobbitt all attended the reception at the Mayflower -last night for Senator Robert A. Taft, Earlier in the day Mr. Bobbitt and Mrs. Reynolds had attended a reception for Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg and Mr. Bobbitt was at a stag party for candidate Thomas E. Dewey. Thus spread around, they declined to choose their man on the spot. Mrs. Reynolds summed up their position as follows: “We have so many fine men that are candidates that we should have no trouble at all in selecting the next President.” Chairman Bobbitt entertained the seven G. O. P. Congressmen from ‘Indiana at luncheon yesterday and reassured them of a party victory in the state this fall.

Martin Eyed Favorably

Many Republicans attending the meeting are casting a favorable eye on dark horse Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. Mr. Bobbitt conferred with him yesterday regarding the speech he is scheduled to deliver at the beefsteak dinner at the Columbia

He, too, was impressed by the dynamic but plain looking and plain spoken G. O. P. floor leader in the House. By special mofion, unanimously adopted, Mr. Bobbitt was permitted to sit with the National Committee when it went into executive session today. Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. Irwin joined in predicting Indiana will go Republican next fall whether the Democratic candidate is Franklin D. Roosevelt, Paul V. McNutt or -any other possible nominee. Both said they favor an early convention date: and Mrs. Reynolds | said Hoosier - Republicans generally favor Chicago as the convention city “if it offers proper terms.”

Irwin Expects Victory

“Iam confident of a Republican victory in Indiana this year,” Mr. Irwin declared. “The trend that started in 1938 with our party tak-

ing seven of the 12 seats in Congress

Kenneth A. Weddle, John C. Bank=ett, B. Martin Guedelhoefer, and J.! Francis Ake.

R. O. T. C. AWARDS MADE

Commissions were awarded to Tech High School R. O. T. C. officers at. the seventh annual R. O. T. C. Pather and Son Banquet last night in the Tech lunch room and gymnasium. Cadet Col. Harvey Petree and Cadet Lieut Col. Paul Traub acted as masters of ceremony. About 400 attended.

has continued. This should assure jus success, regardless of the Democratic presidential selection.” An interview with Mrs. Reynolds was sent out by the Republican National Headquarters publicity division containing this paragraph: “An Indiana favorite son has no terrors for a firmly-knit Republican organization, which has found voters sick and tired of the Roosevelt New Deal policies. “Indiana is more disturbed about the wild pouring ‘out of money, which we feel has not only not

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Indiana, Congressmen Say|

CALLED FAILURE,

Owens Charges Democrats . Didn't Provide ‘More Abundant Life,’

The New. Deal program, pris: ing “more abundant life” has been

|a failure, Ernest E, Owens, Repub-

lican- candidate for Congressman from the 12th District, declared in an address at McClain Hall last night, : “We were promised more abun-

lized,” he said. “Ten million unemployed are still: denied’ the oppor-

| tunity to make a living. They are

Governor Bricker. . . . Indiana's favorite?

solved or even relieved our .problems, but has created another problem with a pretty bad ‘morning after’ spending headache in jts wake.” Mrs. ‘Reynolds was at one time Indiana State Treasurer. She is} very familiar with the mechanics of a victorious campaign, she pointed. out. She ridiculed, somewhat, the Galhip Poll showing that 59 per cent of the Republicans want the party to become liberal.

Asks Meaning of ‘Liberal’

“What do they mean liberal?”|. Mrs. Reynold inquired. - “Today that word -1eans anything or nothing. I think that President Hoover was a liberal and that he was a victim of circumstances. “Being liberal doesn’t mean. entertaining a radical Youth Congress at the White House. I think that Mrs. Roosevelt must realize now that she made a mistake. Of course, like myself or any other mother. she appreciates the problems of present day youth, “But the way out is for youth to

hand until better opportunity offers. Certainly it can’t be done by running down to Washington to parade, or holding meetings all over the country unchaperoned by parents or any one else of responsibility,”

Says Third Term Opposed

Hoosiers don’t like the idea of a third term for President Roosevelt and if Federal Security Administrator McNutt is nominated they will fight him “on his record as Governor of Indiana,” Mrs, Reynolds declared. She is to be guest of honor at a buffet supper tomorrow night given by Indiana women in Washington. She will attend with Rep. and Mrs. Raymond Springer. Rep. Springer is the Republican congressman from the 10th district, which includes Mrs. Reynolds’ home at Cambridge City.

Only Two Contests for Bartholomew G. 0. P.

COLUMBUS, Ind. Feh. Barthdblomew Republicans aren't quibbling much over nominations in the primary. With léss than two weeks remaining for candidates to file, it appears there will be contests for only two nominations. There are three announced -candidates for treasurer. They are John L. Bonham, the incumbent, and A. T. Griffith and Frank Peel. The only other primary contest at present is for state representative. Candidates are Ralph Hunter, incumbent, and Sidney Showalter.

PROGRESSIVES LEAD INL. U. BALLOTING

An unofficial summary of the balloting thus far on indersements for International Typographical Union officers reveals candidates on the Progressive ticket leading for all offices except the presidency, Woodruff Randolph, secretary-treasurer, announced today. For the presidency, Claude M. Baker, the incumbent and an Independent, was. leading his Progressive opponent, Francis G. Bar--rett, New York, 189 indorsements to to 173. The popular vote thus far is, Baker, 4858, and Barrett, 4659. The two largest locals, New York No. 6 and Chicago No. 16, have not voted yet, Mr. Randolph said. " The balloting for other major offices, with the Progressive candidate named first in each race,

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the slaves of the State. They have been robbed of the heritage of free Americans. “Freedom-loving Americans must be made to understand that a ‘planned economy’ based upon scarcity reduces the individual to dependence.” °° He said the major issue of the 1940 campaign is: “Shall free enterprise be continued?” “We must offer a program that ‘will wipe out conditions that encourage dictatorships. Bureaucratic controls must be #bolished because ihey stifle business,” Mr. Owens sai “The whole relief machinery must be fumigated and revamped. Conditions should be fostered that will encourage - initiative and development of new enterprise.”

dant life but poverty has been stabi-

e. 0 P. Will Hold Convention June 24;

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nominate as the Democratic candidate, Franklin D. evelt. Then we would have a clear-cut issue and once and for: all we would have a showdown on the New Deal, Franklin Roosevelt and the third term— and: we would finish off all three.” Whoever is the Democratic candidate, he predicted, the Democratic

Party will have to “wage a defensive, |

retreating fight” in November

against a Republican party which,|

he promised, is ready to lead the country “out of the stifling air of depression’ and radicalism into the

bright sunshine of economic recovery|

under a government amenable to truly American principles.” Mr. Hamilton's address was delivered to enthusiastic Republican Committee members who are anxious to open their 1940 comeback campaign to elect a President and regain control of the House of Representatives. Mr. Hamilton gave several hints

about Republican campaign tactics

~—the major one being that they would accuse Mr. Roosevelt of seeking to establish himself as a dictator if he runs for a third term. "PreSiting a Republican victory, he a : ‘(The American people . . . want a responsible, stable leadership which will peint the way toward clearing up the festering sore of unemployment, business stagnation, starvation income for farmers and the threatening specter of national bankruptcy from continued Federal deficits. . . . High on the committee agenda,

but low in the estimation of some

Among the Republican leaders who wet today in Washington are left fo right: Harold W. Mason, secretary of the National Committee; Chairman John D. M: Hamilton and Henry P. Fletcher, treasurer.

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of the Party's standout Congres. refused to serve on the compromise sional leaders, is submission of a'committee which finally evolved. House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. told the United Press that the policy committee report would have. scanty influence

30,000 to 40,000 word report Ly the policy committee of which Dr. Glenn Frank is chairman. The committee was set up in 1937 as a compromise to prevent the calling of an off-year Republican national convention which: was proposed by former President Herbert C. Hoover to take stock of the debacle of 1936 and plan for the future. Congressional leaders opposed the convention proposal and both Alf M. Landon and Frank Knox, who were the 1936 Republican nominees

L. } McNary expressed regret at its ulk

and would provide campaign am-

in shaping the party platform and Senate Republican Leader Charles

But, the United Press was informed it contained a detailed attack on New Deal policies, notably labor, relief, budget and spending,

WILLIS LASHES.

Chicago Appears Favorite for Session|

AT ROOSEVELT

Find Policies Danger

ous to U. S., Candidate For Senator Asserts. -

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Feb. 18 (U, P.) —President Roosevelt is fostere ing political persecution, a trend toe ward national socialism, and “hune dreds of policies: dangerous to the American form of government,” Raymond E. Willis of Angola, a candidate for the Republican senatorial nomination, charged here last night. He said he hoped that the President would run for a third term as. he was certain to be defeated. Mr, Roosevelt personifies the New Deal, he said, and his candidacy for a third term is the.only method by

can be settled. “Things have reached a serious state,” he asserted, “when the policies of our National Government ars so destructive of business . cone fidence that the American: Federe ation of Labor feels called upon to caution the Administration that we cannot have economic recovery uns less the Government ceases its persecution of business and restores the confidence of the businessman and the prospective investor.”

feated by Senator Frederick Vane Nuys (D.) at the last election, charged that the New Deal had brought America dangerously closes to involvement in the European

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