South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-28
STATE TAX LAW
TURNING FAVOR
TO DEMOCRACY
Believed McCulioch Will Car
~ Indiana on McCrays
Tactical Blunder.

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct 27.-With
the election only a few DAYS Off,
democratic leaders express absolute
confidence that Or Carlton 3. Nc
Fuuoch. nominee for governor and
the entire ticket viii be- carried into
office bv substantial majority.
while republicans will privately ad-
init that things look dark for War
rem r. McCray their gu5ernatorial
nominee
Several important factors enter
into the metamorphis that appears
In the making but the chief issue
has been the tax law passed by the
Goodrich administration.
The democrats declared In their
platform for the repeal ~ the law
and Or -McCuioch has pounded IL
home in an intensive campaign
1vaged throughout the state The
fact that the present law has in
creased taxes 10 uuheard ~ proper
tions has made tho doctors plea for
a. revocation Or the measure a popu-
lar theme.
Tax law f. Issue
Many republicans. realizing that
the tax law II their chief stun bling
block believe the leaders made
mistake when they forced into the
state platform an endorsement Of
|Nf AuODlElfl hQUllflAcLI dLlOI luf4uu
.nS the tax law. Even al that. how
ever. they had hopes that McCray
would declare for tax notifications.
Their hopes however. were
dashed when after the governor
had taken the stump and declared
that his administrative record was
the issue McCray came out in de-
Tense OF the law. Democrats de-
clare that from the day McCray
made that speech the tide turned i'm
favor OF DR. McCulloch. and that it
has welled 20 such proportions that
his election is assured.
Records Are Contested
A personal element also early en-
tered the campaign and IN the clos
ing days the past records OF both
candidates arc ranking well with
the chief issues.
Democratic newspapers discov-
cred that MCCray is a member Of
the Chicago board OF trade and he
ar once was accused OF having false
" advertised his campaign In this
connection 10 may be noted that he
had made two primary races on the
plea that ne is a farmer. but some
Of the democratic papers proved
that he has not lived on a farm
since early boyhood Also several
OF his previous business transactions
and his Red Cross and Liberty Bond
records have been placed under
fire
McCuIIoch has confined himself
% outlining his theory OF state gov
eminent promising several re-
forms that he contends are essen
t.al 20 the progress Of the state.
His friends however. have lost no
opportunity in presenting 10 the
voters his service record. giving m
detail his two years OF service and
the fact that he was decorated for
ga'lantrv under FIRE
Service Men Arc Up.
OF course the eyes OF the state
are ON the heads Of the ticket. but
the candidates for minor Office are
receiving a great deal Of attention.
The democrats have besides Dr.
NcCulloch three other service men
aspiring 70 state office. They are
George DeHOritv nominee for
treasurer OF state, Wood Ungcr.
nominee FOR reporter Of the SUI
prcme court and Daniel e. MCIn-
trsh nominee FOR superintendent OF
public instruction. The republicans
have TWO. Ed Jackson. nominee for
secretary OF state. and Emmett
Branch. nominee FOR lieutenant gov
truor
i0 the ArEoune battle and Mcintosh
was In some OF the heated sections
near the close OF the war
a particular target FOR attack ON
the republican ticket is Ora ! Da-
VIcs nominee for treasurer Of state.
Davies was found short IN his aC-
counts while serving as treasurer ~
Howard county. although the facts
did not become known until the day
~ his nomination Both the In
dianapofis News and the Tndianan-
oils star hive demanded that he be
removed from the ticket and % is
said the candidates themselves have
urged him 10 retire
Davies Stands Pat
Davies. however. has withstood
the FIRE aimed az him and finally
forced the republican state commit
tee 10 accept his campaiSn contri-
button. II - said that he was kept
on the ticket by Sen. Watson and
McCray. whose nomination he was
instrumental in bringing about
The republican leaders have
lvoided state issues. realizing that
the Goodrich administration has
been very unpopular. They have
erdeavored 10 center their efforts
on national affairs and the senate
rial race. while a whole host OF
militant democrats have made their
fight on state ueStlons
The republican strategy would
have worked admirably had IL not
been FOR the injection OF Gov.
Goodrich a. most inopporture
time for their own plans He de-
clared that the party must rise or
fall on his record and pledged the
candidate 20 fight IL out on that
issue
Publication by democratic news
papers 90 the amount OF taxes in
dividuais VIII pay next year under
the Goodrich law has materially
helped McCulloch Every township
iu the state Will be obliged 90 paw a
higher rate IN 1927 than ever before
and as result there IS general
feeling 81 revolt among democrats
and republicans alike.
Republicans admit that their only
hope OF saving the state ticket is a
landslide in their direction and u1-
less al indications fail. Indiana
VIII not be the scene OF such am oc-
currence this fall
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