The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
FINAL BLASTS
TOUCHED OFF
BY CANDIDATES
Aspirants to Office Finish
Campaigns, Rest for
Tuesday Primary.
MANY SPEAK BY RADIO
Watson Winds Up Tonight
in Muncie; Adams to
Be Busy.

IN MunCIe; Adams TO
Be Busy.
GO to the polls Tuesday and
VOTE" candidates choruSed today as
they redoubled their efforts for the
last two days before the primary
election.
From a.. m. to 6 p. m. Tuesday
in 3,611 precincts in Indiana, voters
will indicate their presidential pref
erence, cast their ballots for candi-
dates for Congressional, State and
county offices. name State conven-
ton delegates and elect precinct
committeeman.
With nation wide interest center
ing on the contest between Herbert
c. Hoover, secretary Of commerce,
and Senator James E. Watson, ia
vorite son." for the States Repub-
lican presidential preference vote,
this race usurps the spotlight.
Thirty-three delegates to the Ma
tional Republican convention hang
in the balance.
Watson Ends in Muncie
Senator Watson winds Up his
campaign at Muncie tonight, after
ten days Of strenuous stumping in
northern Indiana, Hoover strong
hold. Hoover orators who have
campaigned in Indiana for the
cabinet member during the last
week loosened their final barrage
Friday night.
The zero hour" finds Watson
forces standing by their prediction
that the Senior Senator will carry
every district in the State and pile
up two to one majority, while Hoo
yer hackers predict victory by $4,000
to 100000 on the basis of a Repub-
lican vote of 100000 They say they
are sure of nine of the thirteen
districts in the State.
Predictions are made that Hoo
sier Republicans, aroused by ex-
poSures Of corruption, will go to the
polls 100000 strong, although con-
seryative politicians do not expect
more than a normal primary vote.
In 1924, with Coolidge and John
son contesting for presidential
honors, they drew, together, 392,648
votes. While Republican candidates
for Governor garnered 413,2z2 votes.
Democratic gubernatorial candidates
drew down 277 1919 ballots.
Big Governor Field
Ten Republican and seven Demo-
cratic gubernatorial candidates were
winding up their campaigns today,
with some planning laSt-minute
drives Monday.
Thomas H. Adams, seeking the
Republican nomination for Gov
ernor, will continue his arraignment
Of corruption from radio station
WGN, Chicago, at 10 tonight. Mon
day at p. m, Central Standard
time, he will make his last address
Of the primary campaign from
WKBF, local station, dealing with
Marion County political conditions
exclusively.
Final addresses by other Repub-
lican candidates are set for Fred
erick E. Schortemeier, WFBM, $50
tonight, and WKBF at 7 p. m.
Monday; Charles w. Jewett,
WFBM, Monday 9 p. m; Frederick
Lands, address to be made by his
son, Kenesaw, from WLW, Cincfn-
natl, $3.50 tonight, and Sunday from
WOWO, Ft. Wayne, $50 p. m.
Majority Is Unlikely
Virtual certainty that none of the
Republican candidates for Cover
nor will be given a majority in the
primary makes it an equal proba-
bility that the nomination will de-
volve upon the State Republican
convention here May % and "a.
In Democratic gubernatorial ranks
Frank G. Daley is continuing his
campaign to the last minute. He
speaks at JaSonyille tonight and
Monday night at $50 from WFBM.
His six rivals, bringing their cam
paigns to close today, are John E.
Friedrich, Earl Crawford, Olin R.
Holt, George Dale, George E.
Herschman and Samuel B. Wells.
In the three-Sided, hotly contested
race for the Republican nomination
for United States Senator, the in
cumbent, Arthur r. Robinson, was
content today to rest on his efforts
for denomination.
Solon j. Carter, who has attacked
the Senator bitterly as the Coffin
Klan-Shumaker candidate, speaks
at a half dozen neighborhood meet
ings tonight and will broadcast his
final speech from WKBF Monday
$50 p. m.
GilliOm Speaks Tonight
Arthur L. Gilliom, attorney gen.
eral, and strong Robinson antago-
mist, will address meeting of colored
Republican voters at Tenth and
Missouri SIS. tonight. He will make
his final appeal by radio from Ko-
komo Monday noon.
Albert Stump, of the three Demo-
cratic senatorial candidates, has
made his last primary address. Wal
ter Myers, his rival, closes his cam
paign with a radio speech from
WFBM at tonight. L. William
Curry, wet candidate for the nomi-
nation, has closed his drive.
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