The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-10
fierce FIGHTS
FORECAST IN
CONVENTIONS
Primary Fails to Settle Race
for Governor in Either
Party.
WATS0N'S EDGE rs, 900
Hoover viii Get Some Of
State Delegates, Say
His BaCkerS.
1WATS0N'S EDGE $4,000

tbto hS0ONOA Os
Political interest turned today
toward Republican and Democratic
State conventions, which hold pros
pect of bitter battles for nomina-
tions for Governor and other State
Offices.
Republicans convene May % and
"a, and Democrats, June and z
both at Tomlinson Hall.
Primary returns, still incomplete
were far enough along TO afford
f1nality in the ''big three" divisions
presidential preference, Governor
and United States Senator.
Senator James E. WatSon'S ma
jority over Herbert G. Hoover for
the presidential preference, which
carries with it Indiana's thirty-three
delegates to the national Republi-
can convention, mounted toward
$4,000, with 78 of the States 3,610
precincts remaining to be heard
from.
Today, 3,532 precincts gave Wat
son 220,158 and Hoover 97,224
WatSon'S majority at that time was
22,934.
Victory Is Conceded
Oscar G. Foellinger, Hoover In
diana manager, conceded victory to
Watson Wednesday afternoon, and
in a statement congratulated the
Senator, while asking him to permit
the Indiana delegates to go to
Hoover when Watson'S name is
withdrawn from the national con-
ventio1
"Hoover's candidacy, nationally,
can not be stopped" Foellinger said.
M Bert Thurman, Watson's man
ager, made a plea for party har-
mony in the fall election and said
efforts "will be concentrated now on
nomination of Senator Watson at
the national convention"
Thurman contended Hoover's sue
cess in certain Indiana districts
would not give him any delegates.
Hoover delegates to the State con-
vention, however, were known to
have been elected Tuesday in Hoover
strongholdS in the State.
6S Counties for Watson
Unofficial incomplete returns
showed Watson carried sixty EIGHT
counties and Hoover, twenty-four.
Hoover's strength was in the cities,
while Watson swept the rural COM
munities.
Evansville appeared to be the only
major city outside the Hoover col
umn. The margin was close in In
dianapolis, with Hoover appearing to
be sure of a Slight edge.
Senator Arthur r. Robinson won
the Republican senatorial nonlina-
ton by rolling up majority over
his two opponents, Arthur L. Gill
liorn, attorney general, and Scion
j. Carter.
Unofficial returns from 1882 pre-
cincts gave Robinson 219,387; Gill
liom. 106.728. and Carter GOATS.
Robinson's majority was 52,183.
Stump Defeats Myers
Albert Stump defeated Walter
Myers for the Democratic senatorial
nomination, polling 144223 votes to
Myers 67.489 and L, William Curry's
23,282 in 3,275 precincts.
Evans Woollen, unopposed for
the Democratic presidential prefer
ence vote and control of Indiana S
thirty delegates to the national
Democratic convention, polled 151,-
276 votes in unofficial returns from
2,642 precincts.
Failure of any candidate to at
tain a majority in the governorship
races threw the nominations upon
the convention and set leading can
didates to counting their State con-
vention delegates today.
Schortemeier in Lead
Unofficial returns from 3,461
precincts today gave Frederick E.
Schortemeier 96,474; Frederic Lam
dis, 77,418; Thomas H. Adams, 61,-
GAL; Charles w. Jewett, 50,231;
Harry G. Leslie, 45,464; Jesse E.
Eschbach, 33,608; D. Burns Douglas,
1856; U. S. Lesh, 1888; Alvah j.
Rucker, 1O,O26, Charles S. Ewry,
1888.
Democratic totals in 1888 pre-
cincts gave Frank c. Daley 1880;
John E. Friedrich, 1896; Earl H
Crawford, 22,007; George R. Dale,
16,675; Samuel B. Wells, 10,687;
George E. Hershman, 1896; Olin r.
Holt, 1921.
Leaders in the Republican race
for the gubernatorial nomination
intend carrying their efforts into
the convention.
Because of tangled interests in
contests for State convention
delegates there appeared no GER
tainty that delegates would line ur
in direct ratio to the popular vote
given candidates.
Watson's defeat of Hoover placed
him in a position to WELD great
influence in the convention, An
ticipating this possibility, candidates
had been wary III their positions
toward Hoover's candidacy.
Schortemeier, Lands and Leslie
are known to be making elaborate
plans for seeking the nomination
in convention. Adams, whose vote
wes surprising to his opponents
said convention plans lay in the
hands OF his friends.