The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-15
Sandusky Man Gets $4,000
Plurality, With Most of
Precincts In.
BURTON is FAR AHEAD
Congressman Piles Up Big
Lead in Short-Term
Senate Fight.


James T. Begg, Sandusky, and
Myers Y. Cooper, Cincinnati, for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor, was virtually ended today
when returns from 1869 precincts in
Tuesdays primary election gave
Begg lead of $4,000. The vote now
stands: Begg, 221,481; Cooper,
207,527.
Cooper and Begg were polling an
overwhelming majority over Edward
c. Turner, States attorney general,
their chief opponent, who was re-
fused Endorsement by the State
Anti-Saloon League.
In the Democratic race, Congress
man Martin L. Davey, Kent, who
was indorsed by the Anti-Saloon
League, was running three to one
over his nearest opponent, Earl D.
Bloom, Bowling Green, and had
completely outdistanced Peter Witt,
Cleveland, ardent Smith supporter
and wet advocate.
In the Republican short-term
senatorial race, Congressman Theo-
dore E. Burton, Cleveland, was run
ming 10000 ahead of his nearest op-
ponent, Chief Justice Darlington T.
Marshall of the State Supreme
Court.
Senator Simeon D. FesS was un-
opposed for the Republican long
term nomination.
Hunt Runs Ahead
In the short-term Democratic
contest, Graham P. Hunt, Cincin-
natl, modificationist advocate, was
running slightly ahead of Senator
Cyrus Locher who recently issued
a statement declaring he would
:, rather be defeated as a dry than
elected as wet"
y Hunt was the only avowed wet in
the field, in both contests, who was
polling a substantial vote.
Charles v. TruaX, State director
of agriculture, was leading former
Congressman George White, Mari
eta, by 11,000 votes for the Demo-
cratic long-term nomination.
Political observers generally, in
terpreted the vote as stamp of
disapproval on attempts to modify
the dry laws.
Returns from $685. of the States
8,785 precincts:
For United States Senator, (short-
terrn):
Republican-Theodore E. Burton,
Cleveland, 203, ,903; Judge Caring
ton T. Marshall, GAINESVILLE, 101, ,695.
Democrats (6,469 precincts)-Short
term: Graham P Hunt, Cincinnati,
63,507; United States Senator Cyrus
Locher, 59,938. Long term: Charles
v. Truax, 51,025; former Congress-
man George White, Marietta, 1928.
Congress Nominees
Incomplete returns today indi-
Gated the following candidates for
Congress had been nominated:
First District-(X( Nicholas Long
worth (Republican), Arthur Espy
(Democrat).
Second-W. E. Hess (RO, James
H. Cleveland Cd.
Third-(x) Roy G.. Fitzgerald CR0, =,
Frank L. Humphrey CD or Albert
r. Grifis (D.).
Fourth-John L. Gable (R.), Will
liam .Klinger CD.
Fifth-(X) G. j. Thompson (R0, +,
Frank G. Kniffin CD.
Sixth-(x) Charles G. Kearns CR0 4,
George N. Nye CD.
Seventh-(x) Charles Brand RO,
Harry E. Rice CD.
Eighth-Grant E. Mouser CR),
(x) Brooks Fletcher CD.
Ninth-(x) w. w. Chalmers (R.),
w. P. Clarke CD.
Tenth-(X) T. A. jenkins (R0,
Louis j. Eberle Cd.
Eleventh-Edwin E. Ricketts, CR.), i,
(x) Nell Underwood CD.
Twelfth-(x) John G. Spears (R.),
Carl Valentine CD.
Thirteenth-Harry S. Day (R0,
w. c. Martin CD.
Fourteenth Francis Seiberling
(R0, A. F. O'Neil CD0.
Fifteenth-(x) Ellis Moore (R0,
Charles H. Webber CD.
Sixteenth-C. B. McClintock (R.), ,
(x) John McSweeney CD.
Seventeenth-(x) w. M. Morgan
(R), Charles West CD.
Eighteenth-(X Frank Murphy
R.), John J. Whitacre CD.
Nineteenth-(x) John G. Cooper
CR0, Locke Miller CD.
Twentieth-O. V. Hensley (R0,
(x) Charles Mooney Cd.
Twenty y-First-Harvey Druck r
CR), (x) Robert Crosser CD.
J, Twenty y-Third-C. G. Bolton (R.), F.,
Sam B. Fitzsimmons CD.
Ty) Incumbent.