The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-29
WATSON OPENS
CAMP AIGN FOR
INDIANA C. 0. P.
Robinson, Leslie Speak at
Frankfort Republican
Rally.
BY ROBERT BEARD


Given a vigorous shove by Senator
James E. Watson, the Republican
campaign was under way in Indianala
today. retarded somewhat by tho
dragging feet of Harry G. Leslie,
gubernatorial nominee, and other
State candidates, who scrambled
aboard after adding nothing to the
send-off here Tuesday.
Leslies heralded speech was fore@
stalled by the arrival OF milking
time" on the wings OF a gale that
lashed the naples in T. P. A. Park
and sent five or six hundred Ninth
District Republicans scurrying for
their cars.
Congressman Fred S. Purnell,
chairman, in introducing Leslie,
said he was kept to the last to
keep the crowd from going home"
"You all can stand up a minute
If you want to-" PurneI suggested
by way of stimulating an innovas
ton as Leslie took the stump.
And the crowd, wearied by hours
of oratory stood and bolted,
Scarcely a hundred tarried to hear
Leslie declare:
mo Graft at All"
"The opposition would have you
believe our administration has
been one Of graft from beginning
to end. But there has been no graft
in the last administration so far as
Government is concerned. Not one
cent was misappropriated by Re-
publican officials or the Republican
organization.
It's my policy to talk about the
good things that have been done.
If it were my intention to talk about
corruption, I'd show you corruption
in the Democratic party"
Leslie, sharply criticised several
weeks ago for endeavoring to ems
compass the Republican State CONS
mittee with another of his own
choice, pleaded for harmonious cons
duct of the campaign with every~
one working with the State CONS
mittee."
Leslie's brief remarks followed in-
PRODUCTION of several candidates,
none of whom was given opportunity
to speak. On the platform we're
Otto G.. Fiheld, Crown Point nomi-
nee for secretary of State; Miss
Genevieve Brown, Winamac, for re-
porter of the Supreme Court; Mrs.
GAGE Banta Urbahns, for treasurer
of State; Noel Neal, of Noblesville,
for judge of the Appellate Court,
and Omer @. Lockyear, for Judge Of
the Appellate Court, southern di-
vision.
Compares Relief Programs
High praise of Herbert Hoover:
promise Of agricultural relief under
his leadership; criticism and ridicule
of Democratic platform promises
and Governor Alfred f. Smith, were
the features of Senator Watsonis
address. seconded and amplified by
his colleague, Senator Arthur r. Rob-
inson who followed him on the
platform.
Holding the farm relief question
to be the supreme issue in the
campaign, Senator Watson declared
neither the Democratic platform
nor Governor Smith offers an
affirmative program or a concrete
plan"
Hoover's Interpretation Of the
farm plank in the Republican plat
form, Watson said, is a clear
declaration of a fixed program and
definite purpose"
Watson related reasons for his
long support Of the McNary- Haugen
bill. but asserted again that that
support did not Indicate that no
other means of farm relief can be
found.
He compared in detail programs
of the two parties for agricultural
relief and jibed the Democratic
party for Raskobs approval of the
equalization fee. followed the next
day by Smiths emphatic declaration
against it.
Promises Economy
He made much of Governor
Smiths pledges of strict enforce-
ment of the Volstead Act and
Eighteenth Amendment in the face
of his intention to seek repeal of
the former and amendment of the
latter
Watson and Robinson made cons
tributions to party harmony with
warm testimonials to each others
character and public service and
both urged support of the State
ticket
Robinson eulogized the Repub-
lican State administration and said
the same economic management
will prevail under the coming Re-
publican administration of States
affairs"