The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-07
Democratic Leaders Refuse
to ConCede G. 0. P. Win
for Governor.
STILL CLING TO HOPE
Ludlow Gets Congress Seat
in Race With Updike,
Elect Robinson.

In the face of an almost cer-
tain majority of $4,000 to 5O,-
900 for the Republican nomi-
nee for governor, Harry G. Les
lie, Democratic leaders this aft
ernOon still refused to con-
cede the defeat of Frank
Daley while shaking their
heads as the last few hundred
precincts were reported.
Democratic State Chairman r.
Earl Peters, Charles A. Greathouse,
national Democratic committeeman,
candidates and headquarters at
taches penciled reports brought to
them, shook their heads, but re-
fused to give up hope that Daley,
running 250000 votes ahead Of
Governor Alfred E. Smith, would
nose in front of Leslie at the close
Getting their tabulations from
several sources, Democratic leaders
were told that two-thirds OF In
diana's 1908 precincts placed Daley
nearly 10000 in the rear, and again
that eight-ninthS of the total num-
Der showed him but some 10000 be-
hind Leslie.
Bert Fuller Leslie's manager
claimed a $4,000 majority for the G
0. P. nominee.
With Herbert Hoover having cap
tured the state by what may prove
to be q plurality as high as 100000
over Alfred E. Smith for President,
Arthur r. Robinson having won the
United States senatorship again and
the rest of the Republican state
ticket having been swept along
with Hoover, chief interest centered
in the final figures on the Leslie
Daley race.
Refuse to COncede Defeat
"In the absence of official re-
turns" said Chairman Peters, I'VE
do not coI1cede the defeat of Daley
for Governor. A number of Demo-
cratic strongholds are to be heard
from and we at headquarters still
cling to the hope that Mr.. Daley
will be declared the winner in the
final official count.
1.-THE election of Louis Ludlow as
representative in Congress from the
Seventh district and the spectacu-
lar race made by Mr.. Daley in the
face of Hoover's tremendous ma
jority in Indiana are sources of
qualification to the Democrats of the
state.
"Our disappointment in some
aspects Of the campaign will not de-
ter us from carrying on"
Hoover Has Big Lead
Revision of unofficial returns and
the substitution of official figures
in scores of precincts for unofficial
reports left Hoover leading Smith in
Indiana 72,643 to 448,316 when 2,8Og
precincts were reported.
Leslie was leading Daley 648,79i
to 698,992 in returns, largely unof-
ficial, from 2,792 precincts, while
Robinson held a commanding lead
over his Democrats opponent, AL
bert Stump, 720,203 to 592,053 in
1858 precincts.
The state candidates beside Les
lie, who apparently carried the state
by wide margins, riding along with
Hoover and not subject to the tre-
mendous scratching to which Les
lie was subjected, we're:
Edgar D. Bush, Lieutenant Gov
ernor.
otto G. Fiefeld, secretary of
state.
Archie M. Bobbitt, auditor of state.
Grace B. Urbahns, treasurer of
state.
James M. ogden, attorney-gen-
eral.
Roy P. Wisehart, state superin-
tendent of public instruction.
David A. Myers, Judge Of supreme
court, Second district, who had been
subjected to terrific fire by DR.. E.
S. Shumaker. superintendent Of the
Indiana Anti-Saloon League.
Elmer @. Lockyear, judge Of ap-
pellate court, First division.
Noel g. Neal, judge of appellate
court, Second division.
Genevieve Brown, supreme court
reporter