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AFTER TOMORROW'S ELECTION, it will be eight years, 1952,

before Indiana voters again choose a governor and United States

senator at the same time.

That's the way things work out since senators hold office for six

years and choose & senator; in 1948, chosen; in 1950, the voters will pick a successor to or re-elect the ‘senator chosen tomorrow, and in 1952 Hoosier voters again will have the task of picking a senator and a governor at the same time.

WORLD WATCHES ELECTION INU. S

5 Continents Apprehensive of Tomorrow's Balloting.

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votes were decisive. Qa Final returns this year will be delayed for weeks until the absentee armed service vote has been counted. If the poll of civilian voters is close, the winner of this presidential contes) may not be known until the battlefield ballots have been checked. Eleven states will delay the count of absentee armed service ballots. They are . California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missotiri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah and _ Washington. The delay ranges from a day or so to Dec. 7in North Dakota. : ie Pennsylvania, whose 35 electoral votes may be decisive, will not count its armed service ballots until Nov. 22. That state has distributed 648,974 armed, service ballots and expects approximately 210,000 of them to be cast. Altogether the 48 states have distributed an estimated 4,804,225 ballots and expect 2,855,865 of them to be returned. . Polls indicate the closeness of the presidential contest. A New York check puts the two contestarfts almost on the 50-50 line. National polls list 15 or more doubtful--very doubtful—states. ' . This election, therefore, is getting off to an uncertain start. after a bitter éampaign prelude under tradition-smashing - circumstances. Mr. Roosevelt is seeking a fourth

history so to offer himself for such extended service. ; Mr. Dewey, 42-year-old Republican governor of New York, would, if he should win, be the youngest chief executive in our history — younger by a matter of about three weeks than JRoosevelt No. 1 nal Control i 1f the world could hold its breath,

It probably would do so in the anx-|.

fous excitement of tomorrow’s polling, because of its impact on foreign affairs. Not only: control - of the White House is at stake, but control of the house of representatives and the political complexion of, the senate.. House and senate standings are:

TX ose: Democrats “FH Repth licans 210, Progressives 2, Farmer-| Labor 1, American<Labor ‘1, vacant 7. ; : There are sufficient safe and Southern Democraic seats among the 36 for the senate at stake tomorrow to assure that the Repubcans will not be able to increase ‘their membership to 49 which would be necessary for them to obtain control of the upper house. Of the 36 senate seats up now, one is for a short term which ends Jan. 3, when the new 79th congress meets. Republicans insist, however, that they will be ableto win the eight or . more additional house seats which would give them a numerical majority of the whole house and control of that chamber.

As of now, 51 Democratic candi- |

dates, including Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, are unopposed, and five Republicans are without opposition. In addition, three Republicans were elected to the house in Maine’s jump-the-gun election last September. Democrats are depending on Mr. Roosevelt's vote appeal to reverse an anti-New Deal - Democratic trend. It became emphatically evident in the 1042 general elections and has persisted through a series of subsequent by-elections in which the slim Democratic house majority has been whittled down until it no longer exists. There are 432 house seats at stake ‘tomorrow—and three already seated

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DEMOCRATIC thirikk tomorrow's vote total will exceed the 1640 all-time record of 1,790,100 for the state as ‘the result of the two-hour extension of the voting period. Republican leaders, however, do not believe as many votes: will be cast because -more people working now than in 1940. They do not think that women now working in war plants will be so likely to. vote as were the same women who were housewives four years ago, 3 In 1940, 81.1 per cent of the potential voters in Indiana voted, making Indiana the fifth highest state in the nation in this respect behind Utah, West Virginia, Illi

governors for four.” Two years hence, 1946, the voters will the governor will be ‘the top man to be

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Makes No Claims

ONE, OF - THE MOST notice‘able things about the G. O. P. victory claims being made for tomorrow's -eléction is that the Republicans are not officially ‘claming a gain in congressional

In other words, they are not

that either of the

state's two Democratic congress: men," Louis Ludlow of Marion

Ray Madden of Lake

county, will be defeated. Off-the-record, the Republicans think they have a chance to de-

Ludlow who won last

a margin of only 796 But they aren't willing to make any claims about it. They concede Mr. Madden's re-election, just as the Democrats concede the re-election of Republican Congressman Charles A. Halleck in the second district. '

Support: La Follette

STRANGELY ENOUGH, the Republicans think their toughest

re-elect an incumbent

congressman is in the eighth dis-

e the ‘Democrats think

that there best chance of unseating Republican incumbents are in the third and seventh dis-

eighth district, the in-

The * Republicans think their chances have been hurt in the eighth district because of the op-

f the Evansville press to

Nominee

is strong in St. Joseph

Isolationism Issue

“ISOLATIONISM” is an issue in the seventh district-where Republicn Congressman Gerald W. Landis" ig seeking re-election. i He is opposed by Arthur Greenwood, former Democratic whip in the house, who is seeking to make a comeback, Mr, Greenwood has ade a vigorous, door-to-door called Indehina: ay been’ blasting

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“isolationist” Yecord.

8 Expected is

South Dakota.

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SINGAPORE RAID

surgent Republican fongressman, Charles La Follette, is being opposed by the Vanderburgh county Democratic chairman, Charles J.

the state ticket, particularly to G.0.P. Gubernatorial Ralph Gates. The Evansville papers, however, are supporting Mr. La Follette and the Republicans here think he will “squeak Democratic leaders think they have a good chance of unseating Congressman Robert A. Grant of South Bend, .in the. third district, because of the bitter P. A. C. op~ position to him. Although the

County; Republicans believe that Congressman Grant will carry the three other counties in the district by a wide enough margin to offset any margin that his opponent, Marshall Kizer, might roll up in St Joseph.

LEADERS

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ndiana’s 1940 per centage of vo! compared to total population (52%) was second highest in the nation, Illinois, with 53.4G;, was highest,

HOME FIRE DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $2000.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Clif~ ford Humphrey, 307 N. Denny st. was partially destroyed by fire early yesterday. The fire, which is believed to have been started by an overheated furnace, spread to the kitchen and bathroom. Damage was estimated

gists,

asso.

Sommerce jn- . m., Hotel incom.

Corpatation; Foremans club,

HINTS ASIA JAB

Superforts Soften Jap Base In Preparation for Landings.

By UNITED PRESS A major blow in preparation for an allied amphibious landing in Southeast Asia was believed today to have been delivered by a B-29 Superfortress raid on the big Japanese naval base at Singapore yesterday. ; i Meantime, American invasion forces stormed against the last enemy stronghold on Leyte. Southeast Asia headquarters have hinted that Lord Mountbatten would send invasion forces ashore in Burma or Malaya, possibly in the Rangoon area, with the monsaon season ended. 'Any Japanese coun= ter-measures against such an ine vasion would be: based in. Singapore.

Bomb Control House

hits on a control house in the larg-

in drydock.

bases. western Dutch East Indies.

all Burma. Hit Vinh Shipyard

Indo-China. Tokyo said American

Manila, Clark field and the Legasp area of southern Luzon yesterday.

airstrip in the Volcanoes.

‘| weather could keep the rural vote

The huge bombers scored direct

est dock area in Singapore, bombed other “vital points” and hit a ship

The 3700-mile round trip mission against Singapore—longest daylight strike by military planes—was one of a mounting series of allied air attacks on widespread -Japanese

Supérfortresses also raided the Pangkalan-Brandon oil refinery at the northern end of Sumatra in the

Heavy bombers of the Eastern alr command attacked the railroad area of Rangoon, main supply hub for

Other planes hit the Vinh shipyard on the Gulf of Tonking, French

) carrier planes in the Philippines raided

Liberators bombed at least 12 ships in harbors in the Bonin islands and attacked the Iwo Jima

Among other claims, Tokyo radio

said a “submarine unit” was operat-, ing off the Pacific coast of the United States and had sunk several

Dewey Fears

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idea of where his own picture hang. : The great wish of the Republican candidate's camp today is for clear weather. On -election ..day bad

home and in state after state the fate the Dewey-Bricker ticket rests on this vote. In virtually every large Northern state with industrial cities it is a battle between these population centers and the smaller towns and country areas. These cities—New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chicago, St. Paul and Minneapolis—are all counted on to give President Roosevelt sizable pluralities, In every case, the hope of the Republicans is to offset this urban vote.from’the rural areas and the small towns. Governor Dewey returned here yesterday from New York encouraged by the big Madison Square Garden meeting at which he summarized major points he has been making in his campaign, charging that Mr. Roosevelt's “own confused incompetence” is prolonging the war in Europe.

Crowd Enthusiastic

The G. O. P. nomine linked the New Deal with the Communists and warned that nothing in the Roosevelt fecord gave promise of ability to provide jobs after the war. It was one of the biggest meeting of the campaign, and wildly enthusiastic crowds clustered about the New York governor as he concluded his speech, forcing him to return with a short impromptu talk after he had delivered his regular address. While many of the veteran election prognosticators were trending toward Mr. Roosevelt, leaders in the Dewey camp today cited the closeness of sentiment shown by the polls in important state, and said the G. O..P, position is stronger than it has appeared because of the existence of & “a silent vote” which hasn’t been reflected in the public opinion sampling during the campaign.

Charges ‘Meddling’ Prolongs War NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (U. P)—

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oil tankers and transports.” On Leyte, American

and bombs into the enemy's las stronghold on the island.

forces ‘ | stormed up the west coast to within 12 miles of Ormoc and rained shells

Reinforced Japanese columns were reported to have reached Hsiujen less than 50 miles east of the Liuchow airbases. A communique ré-ported-“no change” in the battle for Kweilin, key city farther north in Kwangsi province.

TEACHERS RELEASE CANDIDATE FACTS

Mrs. Gail H. Haen, president of the Federation of Indianapolis Pub lic School Teachers, today stated that the federation has made available to its. members findings of a tuestionnaire on educational issues submitted to all candidates for leg-, islative office. In making this relehse, the federation acted in. accordance with its long established

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PURE aaa pees fie Yssues and’ ereNESRY ~ She pointed out that this ‘group sponsors no political slate but sought merely to inform its membership regarding educational matters and the/expressed views of the candidates cencerning them. The group is composed of approximately 90 pet cent of the city’s school teachers.

Charging that the war in Europe has been prolonged at a cost of American lives, Governor Thomas E. Dewey in his wind-up speech here Saturday night blamed the delay on “improvised meddling’ which is so much a part and parcel of the Roosevelt administration.” The speech broadcast to the nation from Madison Squares garden climaxed the governor's bid for the presidency. In it he rapped Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau's plan for post-war Germany, saying that Mr. Roosevelt took to his Quebec conference with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill “that master of military strategy and foreign affairs” Henry Morgenthau “with his private plan for disposing of the German . people after the war.” : Plan ‘So Clumsy’

“The plan” was so clumsy,” Mr. Dewey tharged, “that Mr. Roosevelt himself finally dropped it—but the damage was done.

gandists ‘needed. That was as- good as 10 fresh German divisions. It put fight back into the German army; it stiffened the will of the German nation to resist. Almost overnight, the head-long retreat of the Germans stopped. They stood and fought fanatically.” Answering his question pt does this mean?” Mr. Dewey :

STATE CAMPAIGNERS END BALLOT DRIVE

Governor Schricker and Senator Samuel D. Jackson, the Democratic senatorial and gubernatorial candidates, respectively, will wind up their campaigns with addresses in their home towns of Knox and Ft. Wayne tonight. Ralph Gates, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, concluded his campaign with an address at his home in Columbia City Saturday night and Homer E. Capehart, the G. O. P. senatorial nominee, wound up his campaign with speeches at his home town of Washington Friday night and at Kokomo Saturday night. Most other candidates for state office alsowended their campaigns Saturday.

‘SALES’ TOPIC FOR LIONS

James A. Thorson, sales executive of the Inland Container Corp. will be the speaker at the Lions luncheon at noon Wednesday in the Claypool hotel. His subject will be

the Present Challenge to B8ales

“Streamlining Sales to Help Meet

M. E. S. A, STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK

DETROIT, Nov. 8 (U. P.)~—Approximately 21,500 members of the Mechanics Educational Society of America began ‘a back-to-work trek in 49 Detroit and Toledo war plants today as officials of the United Automobile Workers (C, I. O.), met with 7700 other strikers at the Continental Motors and the Freuhauf Trailer Co. 3 Matthew Smith, national secretary of M. E. 8. A, announced “a very delicate settlement” of the three1day jurisfiictional ‘dispute with the United Automobile Workers (C. I. 0., last night and ordered the workers to resume production. It was reported they were checking in 1at their jobs today as soon as procedures and assembly line operations could be resumed, 3 The U. A. W.-C. 1. O.+officials were meeting with 6500 Continental Motors workers, on strike since Friday over bonuses, and with 1200 Freuhauf employees who claim they

Management.”

IN INDIANAPOLIS—EVENTS—VITALS

EVENTS TODAY Hairdressers and Cosmetolo, all-day meeting, Hotel Lincoln, elation, luncheon, 12:15 : y a5 'p. m

India 0 Chamber of Te Sat club, tee luncheon, 13:15 p.

Robert Terry Ander: Betty Jane Irwin

Waiter Miller, 414 BE. Wells, 618 N. ast : Melvin Greth, Pt. Harrison; Betty Jean MeCausiand, 2320 N, Delaware. ul Frederick U. 8. army. Harlingen, Tex; Verda Mae Henderson, 3539 College, Apt. 5. Forest Eugene Humbles, 2160 N. Tacomas;

's Gas Company, 10 a. m., Virginia’ Lee e |ston, ncheon, 12:15 p. m., Hotel Lincoln, “| Bverett ¥. Peterman, 1717 N. Talbott; Vera = {Board of Trade, luncheon, 12:15 p. m. Plummer, R., R. 10, Box 563. Alphs Omicron Alpha, Upsilon Edward. Paul Roblhaon, So. I meeting, 7:30 p. m., Hotel Lincoln. | cysries Raymond Clarke, 1903 Park; Shir-

lew Fuller, 1342 Barth Clarence ston; Nova Lillism Doyle, R. R. Frank Jolin Komlane, 732 N, Warman Mary Vesel, 1725 N. Illinois, Apt, 3.

Theodore, Eva Comnell, at St. Pranch.

PEELE , Margaret , at Bt. Vine

a y Click at St. Vincent's,

hy, at Coleman, at Coleman,

son, ij N. Talbott; 3550 Guilford. Ed Wyoming; Audry OG. )

Condon, 537 N. Ling. Peter

; Bian. Dorothy Davi Jobin,

at St, Vincent's.

were locked out by management.

William, , at at

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rouse. . . Boys Royal, Catherine Patterson, at. City. Olarence, Florence Washington, at Oity. Richard, Mae Gaubensteck, at St, Vin. .cent’s, ? * Charles, Helen Harris, at St. Vincent's. Bertrain, Nettie Stephens, at St. Vin. cent’s. . Horace, Dora Bath, at Coleman

at rd, <etty Hill, at Methodist. Anne Johnson, at Methodist, Ben, Mary J. s in, Lova at , Sarah Turner, at Methodivy, Jo Moore, 8 oi ’

DEATHS

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ME ming oom as RB ne :

Malnor, 67, at 789 N. Concord, |

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Bad Weather Will Keep Farm Vote Down

“It. means that the blood of our fighting men is paying for this improvised meddling which is so much part and parcel of the Roosevelt administration. ‘ . Quotes Eisenhower * Mr, Dewey, lashing out at his opponent, asserted that Gen. Dwight D. .Eisenhower last Sept, 1 reiterated an early prediction that Germany could be beaten in 1044 “if everyone at home would do his part” “yet,” he added, “last Thursday Mr. Roosevelt decided to tell us the war had still a long way to go.” y Summing up his campaign he said that he and Gov.John Bricker, G. O. P. vice presidential candidate, were dedicated to these propositions: 1. “To speed total victory and the, prompt return of our fighting men.” 2. “To provide American leadership in the world for an effective organization among all nations to prevent future wars.” 3. “To achieve jobs and oppor tunity for every American.”

‘Not Whole Story’

In blaming the New Deal for prolonging the war, Dewey asked what had happened “in two months to cancel Gen. Eisenhower's prediction, “Mr. Roosevelt,” he said, “has not ‘told us thé whole story.” In his attack on Mr, Morgenthau’s plan for nounced as a program to eliminate heavy industry from the Reich, leaving the Germans a light industry and agricultural state, Dewey quoted an article in NewsWeek magazine as saying necromancy ruins Gen. Dwight D.|mal ruling, apparently leaving the) Eisenhower's campaign.”

BOP RULES OUT AFFIDAVIT VOTES

Persons Not on Pol Books Must Obtain Courthouse - Certificates.

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finishing » touches to a three-week campaign. ’ The sea approaches to Antwerp were cleared, the remainder of Belglum was freed and the Dutch salient was welded into a solid front for the next phase of the alled campaign to crush Germany, Southeast of Aachen, Lt.. Gen. Courtney Hodges’ American 1st

names may not appear on the precinct books will have to travel all the way to the courthouse to get a certificate in order to vote. The earlier decision to permit the affidavit procedure in the precinct followed discovery that the names of many thousands of voters had been. mixed up in the registration master files through errors in listing them by precincts. . Thousands were found to have been registered In the wrong precinct which would cause endless confusion at the polls tomorrow if arrangements were not made to correct the errors at the precincts.

Errors Corrected

However, Mr. Tilson has announced that most of -the errors have been corrected and that every

legally registered voter “is going to have the opportunity to cast a ballot.” The state election board in special sesison at the governor's office today discussed the divided opinfon on the use of the affidavit in the precincts and found :that the state board's own manual interpreting election laws had authorized use of affidavits instead of sending yokes Jb Sh oouiniouss equaled the bloodiest American ’ posed of GOVernor |), qings in the Pacific. Schricker, David M. Lewis, Demo-|' &anadian forces yesterday at-

crats, and Edwin Steers Sr.” Re- » ’ tacked Dunkerque, isolated French publican, merely voted to put the channel port still in German hands, atforney general's opinion in_the|following a heavy aerigl bombardrecord and declined to issue a for-|{ment, but it appeared- to be a limited effort rather than a grand scale assault to end the siege.

a half mile of Schmidt after yielding it to a German.couhter-attack Saturday. : (The National Broadcasting Co. reported from the Aachén front that the Germans counter-attacked three times this morning in a renewal of the battle of Schmidt and “German planes are appearing all over the place.”)

Allied Casualties High

British commandos brought the campaign to liberate flooded Walcheren island into its final phase by breaking into the outskirts of Middelburg, capital ‘of Zeeland province and last enemy stronghold on the island.

Supreme headquarters announced last night that naval casualties and losses in landing craft were “severe” during the amphibious assault and landing on Walcheren last week.

At least 20 out of 25 landing support craft were lost. Casualties in the surf -and on the beaches exceeded in proportion anything encountered at Dieppe or on the Nor-

mandy beaches and. probably

Germany, an-

Mr.

“this

board's manual stand as it was.

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IT'S ONE DAY NEARER

STRAUSS SAYS

Allies Form Solid § BETTING ROW j Front in-Holland| | |

azn fought ifs way back in al, set-saw struggle to within less than wwe think it's because county Dems

GIVES GOP 0DDS

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change-takers were betting 3% to 4% that Roosevelt will be the next President, $i : Simultaneously professional game bling sources were bewailing the fact that virtually no money has been risked on county candidates,

“ Interest-at New Low

“Interest on county candidates is a new low,” one bookie moaned,

ocrats have practically conceded.”

- In" other states the quotatiohs were as follows: { Ohio, 2 to 5 on Dewéy; Michigan 1 to 2 on Dewey; Illinois, 5 to 7, |and take your choice; Missouri, 5 to 19 on Roosevelt; Pennsylvania, 2 to 5 on Roosevelt; New York, 2 to 5 on Roosevelt; Massachusetts, 1 to 3 on Roosevelt; Minnesota, 5 to 7, and take your choice; New Jersey, 5 to 8 on Roosevelt, and Kentucky, § to 7 on Roosevelt.

POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 6 AM. TOS P.M,

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day, they will be given a full extra pay.

Both houses of the general asseme bly passed the measure overwhelme ingly, only a few Republicans voting against. Many Republicans cone tended there was no need for an extension of the voting hours, but “went along” with party leaders who were for passage of the mea= sure since it was similar to that put through the New York legislature by Governor Dewey, the G. O, P. presidential nominee, « : Saturday's session lasted approxie mately nine hours, adjournment coming at 7:55 p. m.

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