The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-24
CONVENTION Of
DEMOCRATS HAS
WARM PROSPECTS
Eight Candidates for Gov
ernOr Prepare for Bat
tie for Prize.

The Democratic State convention
this year is arousing more interest
than any in the last twenty years,
according to statement of leaders
today.
With the Ku-Klux Khan and the
direct primary law as the main
issues candidates were building their
fences along these lines in the last
week before the big show" June
As.
That the Democratic convention
will be a militant one is indicated
by the optimism and determination
Of the eight candidates for Governor.
all of whom have declared they will
fight for the nomination.
DR.. Carleton B. McCulloch, plur
ality candidate in the primary, de-
clared Friday he would force the
Khan issue at the convention and
throughout the campaign If nom
mated
jackson Confident
Omer 5. Jackson, tireIess cam
paign manager for McCulloch and
who proved to be the sage among
the managers in his pre-primary pre-
dictions, declared Friday MCCUuoch
would go before the convention with
safe majority of the delegates.
Backing of the Indiana Township
kTrustees Association which so near
'ly put Edgar D. Bush over for
Lieutenant Governor against Har-
old Van Orman in the Republican
convention, it is said will go TO
Senator Joseph Cravens. Madison,
for Governor in the Democratic con-
vention.
Other candidates however. claim
the support Of the trustees is not as
a unit. Approximately ninety Of
the trustees are delegates to the
convention.
That the Ku-klux Khan will take
part in the convention was assured
today when OIin r. Holt. KokOmO at
torney. whose race in the primary
was the surprise of the contest. was
seen in conference with Walter c.
Bossert, grand dragon of the Klan.
Bossert was at Holt headquarters,
room $50, at the Claypool.
Holt CLAIMS 400
Holt claims 400 delegates, but also
declares he is not a Kalnsman nor a
Khan candidate.
Although Dale J. Crittenberger,
Anderson. ran fifth in the primary,
his friends promise a surprising
strength Of delegates on the cOnven-
ton floor.
Fred Van Mugs, local attorney,
will deliver the keynote address at
the convention. Other speakers will
be Mrs. A. P. Flynn, Logansport,
vice chairman of the State central
committee: John McFadden. Rock
port. and United States Senator Sam
NueI NJ. Ralston, presidential proba-
Ebility.
McFadden also is permanent chair
man of the convention.
The publicity committee of the
Flalston-for-Pres Club has issued
n attractive twenty-page phamplet
setting out the life history Of the
Hoosier Senator. The committee is
composed of Meredith Nicholson.
Hoosier author; John K. Jennings,
Mrs. John W. Kern, Mrs. Grace
Julian Clark and Frederick Van
Nuys.
Taggart Coming
Tom Taggart, Democratic wheel
horse, is expected in Indianapolis
next week
U. S. Senator James z. Watson
left for Washington Friday night.
Before leaving he declared he made
no slate of candidates with David c.
Stephenson, grand dragon Of the
Khan, for the Republican convention.
Watson's statement was in answer
to a charge made by Dessert that:
Senator Watson cant go down
the line with D. c. Stephenson and
at the same time go down the line
with DR.. Evans and me"
Stephenson declared Bossert was
a poor sport in not taking his de
feat without opening up-the crying