Evening star., 1928-05-07
TO CAST
VOTE TOMORROW
Both Watson and Hoover
Men Confident-WooIIen,
Democrat, Is Unopposed.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May IA
bitter primary campaign approached
the end today. Indiana voters will
vote tomorrow for Republican and
Democratic candidates for President.
United States Senate, Congress, gov
ernor, State Legislature and county
offices. Precinct committeeman and
delegates to the State convention also
will be selected.
Principal interest centers in the fight
between Herbert Hoover, Secretary of
Commerce. and Senator James z. Wat
son for the preferential vote of the State
for the Republican nomination for
President. Control of the SO delegates
TO the Kansas City convention Is In
question.
Evans Woollen, Indianapolis banker.
Is unoppoSed for the Democratic pref
erential vote for nomination for Presi-
dent. He will control 30 delegates to
the Houston convention.
Watson Is Confident.
M. Burt Thurman. national camoaien
manager for Watson. in a final state
ment said that Watson will carry every
district in Indiana and have the s,lp-
port OF four-fifths Of the DELEGATES In
the State convention. Oscar FoeIlineer
OF Fort Wayne. State Campaign man
ager for the Hoover forces, received
telegram from Hoover in which the
commerce Secretary expressed aupre-
clatlon for the work done for MIN In
INDIANA and declared that from all ]
can learn, your success will depend
primary next Tuesday"
Foellinger predicted Hoover wo,,Io
carry nine districts.
AS TO the State contests. two years Of
I investigation of alleged political cor
ruptlon, the expose of the Ku Rlux
Kan control Of politics as brougtt ont
N the trial OF John L. Duvall. resigned
mayor OF Indianapolis, along with rIle
alleged heavy influence the Indiana
Ant-Saloon League has welded in past
primaries. evidently have failed To
arouse the ordinary voter Except In a
lew instances small crowds have greet
60 tne candldates as they hurled their
cries for "a new deal" attacked .ho
Klan and the present Repubiican ad-
mlnStratlon and hurled the 'Iie" At
each other. One explanation was that
PROBABLY the voters had already made
up their minds.
Watson today carried his presidential
ngnt into Fort Wayne. where he was
booked for radio address.
Several Hoover speakers were sehed-
uled to speak In his behalf over the
state during the day. Other candidates
Tor State officers and for Congress had
arranged for radio addresses and plat
form speeches during the day. while
others had ended their campaigns.
Senator Arthur r. Robinson is cor
testing the denomination and re-elec-
ton with two worthy opponents. They
are Arthur L. Gilliom, attorney gen
eral, and Solo j. Carter, INDIANAPOLIS
attorney. Gilliom and Carter charge
Robinson is backed by the Klan.
The Democratic candidates for nomi-
nation as Senator are Walter Myers OF
indianapolis and Albert Stump, both
indianapolis attorneys, and w. L. Curry.
indianapolis. The latter has campaign
ed as a "wet."
Frederick E. Schortemeier. Secretary
OF State, is favored TO win over nine
other candidates for the Republican
nomination for governor.
There are seven candidates seeking
nomination as Democratic candidate
for governor
There has been little interest aroused
selection Of candidates in the thir-
teenth congressional district.
The polls viii open tomorrow at s
am and close IL hours later.