The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
And In November?

What happens in the primaries on Tuesday
will determine very much what will happen
in November
The primaries are purely party affairs. The
law restricts the votes to the members of par
ties. The men or women who call themselves
independent are presumably not interested.
a2 But the independent voter, and those on
whom party ties are very light, will vote in
~ November and will be determining character.
1t might be suggested that those who are in
terested in party success will be very vitality
interested in what is going to happen in No
vember.
1t now seems rather certain that AL Smith,
for example, will be the Democratic nominee
Those who want Republican President can
figure out very easily whether Watson or
Dawes or Lowden would have a chance to win
l against him.
They can also figure out, even more easily,
as to the comparative chance that Herbert
Hoover might have.
What chance would Watson have if his
fake candidacy for the presidency should, by
some evil fate for the republic, become real
lone?
The candidates for Offices on the county
tickets will be interested in that little problem,
and when they have counted on the possible eff
feet, it is not at all likely that they will be in
favor of sending Watson to Kansas City with
orders to defeat the nomination of Hoover at
any cost. For that is all that the Watson can
didacy means. His own candidacy is admitted
by his supportes to be fraudulent in that it is
not intended to be serious. Do the candidates
for minor office want to be placed in the light
s5of fighting Hoover and declaring that they
willing to have any candidate except him?
The same sort of reasoning goes to the State
ticket on the Republican side of the battle. The
Democratic primaries should be more or less Of
u formality The candidacy of Frank Daley
for Governor is so outstanding that it is I'M
thinkabe that that party will select any one
but him.
But does any Republican interested in
party success think that his party should go to
the polls with a list of candidates who re-
direct heirs to the regime which so disgraced
the State7
Does any Republican who has been prom
ised a new and clean house believe that the
chances Of success would not be increased
greatly by nominating Tom Adams for Gov
ernor7
Does any candidate for any county office
believe that he would be defeated if Adams
were nominated And is he sure of winning
if some ''undercover" candidate picked by
a combination Of the old bosses, is chosen.
Of course the defeat of Robinson for the
senatorial nomination is essential to any
program of Republican success
That this beneficiary of StephensOnism
should be nominated after the recent exposures
is too grotesque to be considered.
The birds he has focked with condemn him.
His own short record in the Senate has stamped
him as too asinine to remain in the limelght as
an Indiana product.
The question u.s. after all, so very simple for
the honest voter. 1t is much simple than
is that of the bosses who are trying to trick
the Republican voters.
Cofinism must be ended The last rem
nants of Stephensonism must be wiped out.
The candidates of the gang are all plainly
marked and easily Identified
November will be open season. What
will the voters think then? What appeal will
the ticket you help select make to the man
and woman who cares more for their country
and It's honor than they do for party labels?
Think it over.