The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-07
Some Candidates Say New Law Boosts
Cost Of Office Seeking and Keeps
Poor Man Out Of Political
Game
WILSON AND "FAVORITE
sons UNOPPOSED
Interest Centers in GubernatoriaI and Sen
atOrial Places; Former Whip" Watson
Claims Lead Over New; State
Issues Little Discussed
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 4
Placing in operation today for the first
time their new statewide primary
law, Indiana voters went to the polls
TO choose candidates for the Demo
cratic, Republican and progressive par
ties.
Prior to the primary it became evil
dent that the law is unpopular among
the candidates. Several candidates
who withdrew from the contest stated
that the primary law necessitated elab-
crate and expensive campaigns for the
nomination, which prohibited office
seeking by the man of moderate means.
Some 0 fthem have estimated that each
Of the New, Goodrich and Watson cam
paigns has been fianceG at not less
han 100000 cost.
The second choice voting clausa ~
The law, designed to insure nomina-
tions at the primaries has caused
complicated balIote. II prevented the
use of voting machines 1t was esti-
mated that from a week to ten davs
will be consumed in making the official
count.
Estimates OF the cost of the pri.
mary to the counties range from $780,
COO to 100000
Because Woodrow Wilson and Thos.
R. Marshall had no opposition for the
preferential votes for president and
vice president and Charles Warren
Fairbanks was the unopposed candi
date of the Hoosier Republicans for
president, chief interest centered in
the choice OF nominees for governor
and United States senator. Three cor.
nered fights for the Republican nomi-
nation for United States senator and
governor gave to those contests more
rivalry and interest than Indian Re-
publicans have experienced for a long
time.
James Eli (Jim) Watson, former
whip of the house in "Urcle Joe" Can
mons regime, stirred Republican cnan-
nels from Gary to Evansville and from
Terre Haute to Fort Wayne in his cam
paign TO rthe senatorship nomination.
lie approXimated a house to house can
state, speaking in drug stores and on
corners in every town of any size.
Because of his campaign and his
bandshaking policy Watson today may
have a slight advantage over Harry
S. New and Arthur Robinson. New
entered tho race late. after the element
opposed to Cannons whip decided he
was making headway Other candi-
dates withdrew ons by one. each an
nouncing for New and trying to throw
their strength to him.
While the New and Watson cam
paigns have been elaborate and ex-
pensive, Robinson, comparatively
newcomer in politics, has relied al
most entirely upon his personal ef-
forts, announcing for "a new deal in
politics. and statewide prohibition.
New and Robinson are from Marion
county Qndianapolis).
Of slightly less interest was the racs
between James p Goodrich. Warren
7. McCray and Quincy A. Meyers for
the Republican nomination for COVER
nor. Goodrich. national committeeman
for Indiana. possibly is the leading
candidate. McCray, successful stock
raiser. was counting On strong vote
from the farmers.
The cnly contest of state importance
before the Democratic voters was that
of ]. A. NJ Adair and Leonard b.
Clore for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. While Clore generally was con-
sidcred the "anti-machine" candidate.
he has publicly stated that be does not
care to be so classed and Adair has
maintained tdat he is the candidate o.
no faction. Clore entered the race
late. Because OF Adair's backing he
was considered possibly the leading
candidate. Clore is a farmer. Adalr