South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-02
VOTERS LACK
INTEREST In
PRIMARY DAY
Candidates for Office Making
Eleventh Hour Appeal
for Votes.

Except for eleventh hour appeals
that may be made by various candi-
dates for support in Tuesdays vot-
ing. the pre- primary campaign out
wardly closed Saturday night. Tues
day voters OF both political parties
in St Joseph county, as well as
throughout Indiana, will go 10 the
polls and register their choice for
party candidates to be voted upon
by the people in November.
A nonpartisan survey Of the
county political situation discloses
one apparent condition. An appre-
ciaDle lethargy upon the part Of the
rank and file of both political par
ties regarding the choice OF candi-
dates Tuesday appears TO predomin-
ate This condition exists in spite
Of the individual efforts made dur
ing the past 80 days by the candi-
dates themselves and the efforts of
their supporters.
However. there is no lethargy up
on the part OF the candidates. Even
the old time slate making is said TO
have made its appearance in certain
quarters OF the city. and this condi-
ton IS said 20 have extended into
the district
Looks Like Hi johnson.
Democrats will not express their
presidential preference in Indiana
this year. None of the democratic
presidential nominee aspirants en-
tered the HOosier state. However,
all of the four republican candidates
for the nations highest office have
toured Indiana, and have visited
South Bend. three Of them having
appeared here during the past week.
Sen. Hiram ". johnson of Cali
fornia. and Gov. Lowden of Illinois
appear TO be the favOrites among
republicans generally. with Sen.
Warren G. Hardin OF Ohio and Gen.
Leonard A Wood taking third and
fourth places, respectively.
In the gubernatorial race, Carleton
3. McCulloch appears 90 have a
shade the better Of the support of
his party over John Izenbarger, Ma
son j. NiblaCk and James r. Risk
for the democratic nomination.
while among the republicans Warren
T. MCCray Of Kentland seems TO be
the favorite for the nomination for
governor. over James W. Fesler and
Edward c. Toner. Neither Thomas
Taggart nor James +. Watson have
any opposition for the democratic
and republican United States sena-
torial nomination. respectively.
Smith Is In Lead.
Reports from the 18th district
generally indicate that Ralph y.
Smith Of Laporte will carry the dis
trict by a large majority for the dem
ccratic congressional nomination
over George Y. Hepler. Latest re-
ports indicate that Smith will carry
even St. Joseph county for good
margin. Andrew J. Hickey of Ia
porte has no opposition for the re-
publican denomination for congress
man.
The office for which the race is
being most holly contested in both
porties is that of county treasurer.
Both parties have four contenders
for the nomination, although the
race appears to have settled down 10
contest between two candidates in
the two parties.
Boone and Slick.
In the democratic race for the
nomination, the contest appears to
be between Wilson r. Snyder and
Marion s. WesOlOwski, and in the re-
publican ranks between Franklin
NJ. Boone and Albert Slick, with
Chester II. LaPierre and John
Mountain in the race for the repub-
lican nomination and George W.
Hull and Emmett Z. Wolverton seek
ing the democratic nomination, but
seemingly not seriously considered.
The republican fight for the
treasurership nomination between
Slick and Boone appears TO have
reached a bitter stage. Boone re-
Gently resigned from the Carson
board OF public safety 10 enter the
race for the nomination and his
friends insist that his race should
not have hcen contested. They point