The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-11-08
VOTE ON THREE
CONCRESSMEN;
MANY MAYORS
Kentucky and Mississippi to
Pick Governors; Racing
on Trial.
KHAN SPLIT is FACTOR
Al Smith Tested; Manager
Form PeriIed; Booze to
Fore in Detroit.
KHAN SPLIT is FACTOR

BIZ United Press
Voters balloted in eleven States
today in an off-year election dis
tinguished chiefly by the bitterness
Of the local issues being contested
in several districts.
Two governors, three members of
Congress and dozens of mayors and
State and county officials were voted
on.
The only trace of national tinge
to this dullest of off-year elections
was possibly in Mississippi and New
York. In Mississippi, Thomas Bilbo,
running for Governor, split with the
Ku-Klux Khan over his refusal to
pledge an anti-Snlith delegation to
the next Democratic national con-
Vention.
The volume of the silent vote"
against Bilbo may be taken to in
dictate in some measure the SEN
timent against AL Smith in the
South.
49, Tests Smith Strength
In New York, observers were in
clined to believe that Democratic
!. gains or losses in the election of
$50 members of the State assem-
bly, might indicate the trend of
Smith strength in his own State.
Detroit, which has voted wet be-
fore, chose between John w. Smith,
militant wet, and John G. Lodge
for mayor. Smith said prohibition
cannot and will not be enforced in
Detroit.
San Francisco voted for mayor.
The Incumbent, James Rolph, has
been mayor for sixteen years and
seeks another four-year term. It
2 is virtually a non-partisan vote as
far as Rolph is concerned.
Another election of outstanding
interest was in Concord, N. H,
where Miss Helen Jones, 24-year-
old college graduate and telephone
operator, was conceded a good
chance of being elected mayor.
b. Bitter in Keystone State
In Pennsylvania, interest in local
issues all over the State was doml-
mated by the contests Of independ-
ents against the Mellon organiza-
ton in Pittsburgh and the Ware Or
ganization in Philadelphia, both OF
which were expected to win, al
though the Independents were given
some chance because Of internecine
party warfare.
The whole nation watched Ken
lucky, where Governor will be
elected on the issue of abolishing
horse racing. The State has swung
between Democratic and Republican
in recent elections, but sentiment
over the turf question has split both
parties and made the election al
most Ilon-partisan.
E Vote on City Manager
: In Ohio the Anti-Saloon League
question was at stake over the vote
Z on the Marshall bill, which would
3 permit justices of the peace to
8 operate under the fee system. The
I Anti-Saloon League Endorsed the
: bill in the interest of more rigid dry
enforcement.
Z Violence marred the voting in
Ohio when two homes were bombed
Z in Campbell, where the mayoralty
y campaign was bitter. Ohio also
Z voted on a successor in Congress to
& the late A. E. B. Stephens, Second
District, Hamilton County.
+ The city manager form of govern
nent was at stake in Cleveland, as
s 10000 voters went to the polls to
s cast their ballots.
$ Under an amendment proposed
!. and supported by former Governor
of Ohio, Harry L. Davis, the city
4 manager plan would be overthrown
! for the nayoralty form of govern
: rnent.
8 New Jersey voted on State as
& gembly, seven State Senators and
& a $30,000,000 road bond issue.