The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-22
C. O.P. CHIEFS
ON Scene FOR
STATEPARLEY
Watson and Robinson Here;
Headquarters Humming
With Activity.
SHORTY CLAIMS LEAD
Interest Is on Battle of 10
Governor ASpirantS for
Nomination.
SHORTY CLAIMS LEAD
BY ROBERT BEARD

BY ROBERT BEARD
e-convention hubbub increased
today with the arrival of Senator
James E. Watson and Arthur r.
Robinson, who Immediately went
into conferences which are expected
to bear fruit on the floor of the Re-
publican State convention Wednes-
day and Thursday at ,Cadle Tab
ernacle.
Crowded with candidates, their
managers and convention delegates,
the Severin was a Seething beehive
of political activity.
While politicians waited in Wat
sons headquarters in the English
and in Robinson's rooms at the
SEVERN, the two Senators were
hustled away from the station at
noon for secret conferences with
their nearest advisers.
Watson in 'Seclusion'
M. Bert Thurman, Watson's man.
ager, who has indorsed Charles w.
Jewett for the gubernatorial nom
inat;on, let it be known that Wat
son would not be available to the
rank and file of his henchmen at
headquarters until p. m.
CONGRESSMAN Fred S. Purnell of
Attica, permanent chairman of the
convention, arrived on the same
train.
The convention will open at 10:30
a. m. Wednesday. 1t will be called
to order by Eliza o. Rogers of Leb-
anon, State chairman.
George M. Barnard, Newcastle
attorney, will make the keynote
address.
Governor Ed Jackson and SEN
ators Watson and Robinson are
scheduled for speeches.
Interest on Governorship
Claims and counter claims of del
egate strength, trades and alliances,
filled the air at the SEVERN where
candidates had opened headquar-
ters.
Interest centered in the governor
ship contest in which ten names
were inherited from the indecisive
primary.
Forces aligned with Frederick E.
Schortemeier, Secretary Of State,
who led the primary field, were
claiming first place in delegate
strength, asserting they would have
between 400 and $50 delegates on
the first ballot.
Six hundred and seventy are re-
quired for nomination. There are
1888 delegates.
Schortemeier was expecting the
larger share Of a split of the Ma
rion County delegation of 1875.
Charles w. Jewett expected to get
most Of the remainder.
List of Candidates
In the lists of candidates seeking
nomination in the convention are:
For Governor Thomas H. Adams
Vincennes; D. Burns Douglass, FIT
Wayne; Jesse Eschbach, Warsaw;
Charles Ewry, Portland; Charles w
Jewett, indianapolis; Frederick
Lands, Logansport; U. S. Lesh, In
dianapolis; Harry G. Leslie, La
fayette; Alvah J. Rucker, Indian
apolis;. Frederick E. Schortemeier
Indianapolis.
For Lieutenant Governor-L. G
Bradford of South Bend, G. o. Will
lians of Richmond, Richard A.
Loew of Charlottesville, Denver c.
Harlan of Richmond, Clem j. Rich
ards of Terre Haute, j. Monroe
Fitch of Muncie, B. r. Inman of
Danville, Luther o. Draper of Spice
land.
For Secretary Of State-Otto c.
Fifield of Crown Point
Seek High Positions
For State Treasurer Howard A
Cam, Frankfort; u. S. Hoffman
Logansport; Harry E. Nichols
Madison; Mrs. Grace Banta
Urbahns, Valparaiso.
For State AuditorAArchie N
Bobbitt, English; George A. Spencer
Upton.
For Attorney General--James M
Ogden of indianapolis; Connor u
Ross of Shelbyville; william Church
of Terre Haute; Thomas Miller Of
Muncie; Frank T. Strayer of Indian
apolis.
For State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction-Roy' P. Wisehart OF
Union City; Arthur H. Hines Of
Richmond; Morgan L. Sterrett Of
Jasper.
For Court Offices
For Reporter Of the Supreme
Court-Miss Genevieve Brown oi
Winamac, Miss Jessie, Levy of In.
dianapolis, w. A. Myers of Indian
apolis, Mrs. Edward Franklin White
of Indianapolis, and Mrs Nellie M
Long of North Vernon
For Judge of the Supreme Court
David A. Myers of Greensbure
and Charles A. Lowe of Lawrence
burg.
For Appellate Court, North Dis
trict-Noel G. Neal of Noblesville
William B. Hile of Elkhart, Benja.
min Carr of Monticello.
For Appellate Court, South Dis
trict-Francis M. Thompson of Ver-
sailles, Elmer A. Lockyear Of Evans.