The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-08
TWOI INDIANA
MAYORS LOSE
IN ELECTIONS
Evansville and Kokomo
Executives Repudiated
by Voters.
JOHNSON WINS AT GARY
Robert D. Barnes Victor
Over County G. 0. P.
Leader at MunCie. i

Defeat has overtaken the ms in
at least two of Indiana's larger
cities, returns to5ay from Tuesdays
primary election indicate. Elections
we're held in ninety-Seven cities.
At Evansville, Mayor Herbert M.
Males, seeking denomination ON the
Republican ticket was trailing John
Stuart Hopkins, a manufacturer.
Males was elected four years ago
with the support of Joseph K. HUI
ington, former khan leader. Mrs.
F. Harold Van Orman, wife of In
diana's former lieutenant governor,
the other Republican candidate, was
a poor third. With returns tabulated
from tWenty-four of the city's
thirty-nine precincts, the vote
was: Males, $3.50, and Hopkins,
6,535.
On the Democratic ticket, Frank
GrieSe was nominated 4 to ! over
John K. Jennings.
Another mayor who met defeat
was S. E. Spurgeon, Republican,
Kokomo. who lost 2 to ! to Henry
Quigley Howard county deputy
clerk. There were four candidates
in the race. For the Democratic
nomination for mayor, James P.
Davis, state senator, was victorious.
Muncie Editor Wins
George Dale, Muncie'S fiery editor,
who obtained wide publicity when
he was sentenced to prison for con-
tempt of Circuit Judge Clarence
Dearth, was nominated as Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor of Mum
Gle over J. Cooper Props, auto
dealer, almost complete returns
show.
Robert B. Barnes, lumber dealer,
was named for mayor by Republican
voters by a. majority of 866 over
Calvin Faris, abstractor and parlia-
mentarian in the house OF repre-
sentatives and Delaware county
party leader.
William J. HoSey, rs, who served
Fl. Wayne three times as mayor,
has won the Democratic nomination
for that Office over five other candi-
dates. Jacob Bill is the Republican
nominee.
Left Office for Prison
Roswell o. johnson, who left the
Office of mayor of Gary in 1925 to
serve q, year and a day in the fed
eral prison at Atlanta as prohibit
ton law violator, was virtually as
sured of returning to the high Of
flee by winning the Republican
nomination from Floyd E. Williams,
incumbent.
Gary Republicans rallied to John
sons banner in such numbers that
in forty-six of the f1fty-seven pre-
cincts in the city he polled 1881
votes against 8,181 for his opponent.
Nomination on the Republican
ticket is tantsmount to election.
Charles Schonert is leading by
small margin in the race for the +
Republican mayoralty nomination
at Hammond. Incomplete returns
give Schonert 5,085; Dan Brown,
5,073, and Walter Sheffield 1874.
Francis Mcnamara Won the Re-
publican mayoralty nomination at
Whiting over DR.. Michael RaSagz.
The vote was 1924 TO 1886.
Windsor B. Harris is the choice Of
Richmond Republicans for mayor.
He easily defeated Ninrod H. John
son and Ira SWisher. Mayor L. A.
Handley was unopposed on the
Democratic ticket.
Ducomb Wins at South Bend
South Bend Republicans NOM
mated Chester Ducornb, city judge,
for mayor. His margin over Will
liam A. Bertsch is about two to one.
William Riley Hinkle, works
board member, was nominated by
the Democrats without opposition.
DR.. F. NJ. Williams is the Repub-
lican nominee for mayor of Ander~
son and Jesse H. Mellett the Demo-
cratic.
The East Chicago campaign, one
of the most bitter in the state, ap-
parently has resulted in victory for
Mayor r. o. Hale over Frank Gala
han.
Frankfort Mayor Renominated
Frankfort Republicans nominated
Mayor Maurice 4. Petty for re-elec-
ton Clifford Crawford was unop-
posed for the Democratic nominal
ton. Mrs. Orpha Cullom, only
woman candidate on either ticket,
who sought the treasurer nomina-
ton at the hands of the Republic
ans, was badly beaten by Squire S.
Sheridan, who has held the Office
eight years.
George NJ. Coon was nominated
for mayor by Marion Republicans.
Mayor James H. Mcconnell, Demo-
crat, seeking reelection, was de-
feated by Merrell Edwards, young
civic worker.
Mayor Clata Bebout was nom
mated by Rushville Republicans for
reelection, while the Democrats
chose Samuel L. Trabue. The
heaviest vote in the city's history
was cast. Fifteen candidates sought
the mayoralty nomination.
The toss Of a coin determined the
Democratic nominee for councilman
at Gas City. Spencer Antrobus and
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