Evening star., 1928-04-22
INDIANA CENTERS
ON STATE TICKETS
Watson Confident OF Defeat
ing Hoover--Rohmson
Viewed Victor.
sensaal nssnatela IN The sta..

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April 2i,--Sc
confident do Republican organization
leaoeEs appear to Sec that Senator
Watson will win an easy victory over
Herbert Hoover for the HaoSier presl-
DENTAL Endorsement that they are Civ
ing more and more thought to the
SenatorShip and governorSilip contests,
There Is a general feeling in Indiana
that the makeup Of the State tickets
VIII have considerable bearing on the
national end Of the campaign next
Fall
IT can truthfully be said that Re-
publican leaders in general would be
pleased if the triangular senatorsllip
and the eiclat sided govegnarSllip races
could not be settled in the primary
May and that the task Of selecting
nominees would devoive OH the state
convention May "a Under the Indiana
Law a participant III Statewide
primary must receive q majority Of all
the votes cast or otherwise the primary
Is diSregar6ed and the convention
makes the nominations.
Robinson Favored.
1t appears. however. that leaders Will
be doomed TO disappointment IN one
instance at least. for there is every indi-
caticn that Senator Robinson viii be
Tenoninatad over his two opponents,
Arthur L. Gilltona. the cTuSa6ing
attorney general who brought fame to
himself By attacking the ku Klux Khan
end the Anti-Saloon League. and Solon
y. Garter. veteran Of the famous Rain
bow Division. Robinson has the advan-
tage Of being in Office and in addition
he has organization contacts which
are denied the other two aSpiTa1tS, He
also has the support Of the Anii-SalooE
League. which still is q powerful asset
tn Indiana despite Sethacks.
Unless Carter and Giliiom develop
more strength than is now apparent,
this race viii be settled in the primary.
Glllion. because he advocated legaliEa-
ton Of medicinal whisky in Indiana
and because he preferred q citation
against e. S. Shumaker, superintendent
OF the Anti-Saloon League. charging
him with contempt Of the Supreme
Court, has been labeled a wet by the
crys and despite his proteStations that
he is not vet nor fanatical he is bear
ing the brunt of the moist label In this
campaign Carter has caused some Of
the old wheel horses 10 set En and take
notice by the lively manner in which he
hss sailed into Senator Robinson.
Makes Accusations
He has openly charged that Senator
Eoasnson's first appointment made By
Ccv. Ed Jackson. Was at the dictates Of
n c. Stephenson. formerly grand
dragon Of the Ku kiux Klan and nnw
serving a life sentence for the murder
Of an indianapolis girl: that he was a
political Crcny Of Stephenson that his
political adr5ser Is George v. cof1n.
Marion County Republican boss who
was indicted with Gov Jackson on a
charge Of conspiTing 10 bTibe former
Gov. Warren r McCray, and tllit his
law firra at indianapolis has been Ge-
Tending boOtleggers while the Senator
acted as a paid lecturer for the Anti
Saloon League.
Carter has also brought into the CAM
paign the debate betTeen Senator Rob-
tnson and Senator TydtngS over the oil
smear He caught up RobinSonS as
sertion that he had been indorsed for
appointment bv the Republican State
committee and has statements from
several Of the committeeman tending to
si1ew thai the committee never in
coTseG Robinson CT any ether applicant.
and that the selection waS made by
Gov jackson without sanction Of the
State committee Senator Robinson has
remained mute while these charges are
filing the arr, but has announced that
he viii return next week % Neuain
Until the end Of the campaign.
Schortemeiex Leads.
Frederick /. SgEsor.emeser. secretary
Of state and formerly secretary TO Harry
6. New. Postmaster General. is leading
tn the Eogegn0rEhAp race. but whether
he VIII attain ma toTity is prohlen1ati-
cal. II the leaders were left alone they
would nominate Charles w Jewett, for
merry mayor Of indianapolis. but
Jewett Is enccuntering some rough go
ing In the out districts. where he Is not
known Indications are that Schorte
meier VIII be tra1led ng Jewett, Harry
@. Leslie. formerly Speaker Of the House
OF Representatives: Frederick Lands
formerly Representative In the Congress
from the eleventh district. and Thomas
Adams. Vincenneg editor. who orig
mated the political probe In the State.
Republican leaders Go not attempt 10
conceal real apprehension when they
discuss State ticket this Fall headed
by Robinson and Scf1ortemeier They
ere fearful that these men wlll not rep
resent The +new deal" that 50 many
voters clamored for after the governor
and other State officials sere indicted.
and that the Democrats will take ad-
vantage Of the situation.
Daily Ts Groosaed.
The Democrats. II In indicated. are
preparing TO press home that issue by
nominating Frank c. DALEY for COVER
nor. Daily arose 70 national fame while
ss United States district attorney he
indicted and convicted Mayor Donn NJ
Roberts and group 0f Democratic poll
tacisns In Terre Haute for election
frauds. Later he acted as special dis
trtct attorney In prosecuting 3 group
Of Indianapolis Democratic politicians
and siso brought indictments against
Democrats IN Muncle ard Evansville
Daley led the prosecution Of United
States Senator NewgSeTTy in Michigan
Democrats plan ~ make their cam
paagn around Daley on the platform
thai be cleaned up Indiana once and
that he viii do 1t again. DALEY has the
backing of about all the influential
party leaders although he has seven
opponents HAROLD G. FEIGHTNER.