Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-23
GOVERNORS RACE
AG|TATES INDIANA
Republicans Join Democrats
in Effort to Drive G. O. P.
From StatehouSe.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October 23.--
Indiana is in the throes of an effort to
shake off Republican control OF the
State House. In this effort many Re-
publicans have joined with the Demo
Gratis. It is an aftermath of the IN
dictment of Republican officials and
Republican leaders who held no State
offices, and the conviction of several OF
| them.
-.This contest for control of the State
| House overshadows in a measure the
national campaign itself in Indiana.
Herbert Hoover appears virtually as
sured of the Is electoral votes OF the
Hoosier, State. This Notwithstanding
the injection of a fighting spirit among
the Democrats by Gov. Alfred E. Smiths
recent visit to indianapolis.
But the gubernatorial race presents a
different aspect-a horse Of another
color.
Leslie Depends on Hoover.
A canvass of the situation leads to
the belief that unless there is a Hoover
landslide of great proportions, Frank G.
DALEY. Democrat, is likely to defeat the
Republican nominee for governor, Harry
Leslie. In other words, the measure Of
Ieslie's chances Of success is the meas
ure of Hoover's lead over Smith in the
national election.
Daley is the cleanup" candidate
for governor. The Democratic and Re
publican supporters of Daley dub Leslie
the "cover-up" candidate. Leslie, they
assert, will be only a continuation of
the Gov. ED Jackson regime. jack
son was indicted for alleged conspiracy
to bribe the then governor, Warren t.
McCray. to name certain man county
prosecutor in 1928. Leslie has served
twice as speaker Of the house in the
State Legislature. He is charged by his
opponents with having blocked a legisla-
tive investigation of charges against
Gov. Jackson in 1927.
Leslie. on the other hand, has made
a bitter attack on Daley, picturing him
as public utilities attorney and charg-
ing that he is aligned with Gov. Smltn
"to bring Tammany control to Indiana. =
At the same time he asserted that
DALEY was soft pedaling his support Of
Gov. Smith In the present campaign so
as not to align the "drys" against him.
Daley Highly Regarded.
Mr.. Daley is highly regarded in In
diana. He leaped into the llmellght
first when he prosecuted violators OF
the Federal corrupt practices act In
Terre Haute and secured the convic-
ton of hundred of them. He was
Federal prosecutor of the case
brought against former Senator New
berry of Michigan, charged with COR
: ! ruption in his election to the Senate
in 1918 over Henry Ford. Leslie, in
his attacks on Daley, has charged
that Daley did not go after the higher
ups in the Terre Haute corruption
cases.
This has been hotly resented by
Dailey'S friends. One thing is notice.
able in the campaign here. Leslie is
seeking in every way to tie himself
into the er-for-President cam
paign, and Daley, while speaking now
and then for Smith, is seeking to win
the governorship without bringing upon
himself the antagonism aroused in In
diana by the Smith candidacy for
| President
There is a variety of campaign head
quarters here. The Republican State
| committee, headed by Eliza 0. Rogers,
is conducting a campaign for the elec-
ton of Hoover and the entire State
| ticket.
There is a Hoover r-President head
quarters, headed by Oscar z. Follinger,
Fort Wayne publisher, which is dis
tinct from the State headquarters, al
| though Mr.. Follinger is a member of
the Republican State executive COM
mittee. And Mr.. Leslie also has a
| campaign organization of his own.
Chairman Rogers predicts that Hoover
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