The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-04
Business Slump, Charges
of Corruption Interest
Indiana Citizens.
R0UT FACED BY FIFIELD
Other G. 0. P. Candidates
Are MenaCed With Defeat:
Workers Reused.

AiIuldhId Noter TINS morning began
their biennial trek TO $500 polling
places to decide who shall fill a ma
jority of their state and county
offices, and Who shall represent the
people in the national house of rem
resentatives.
More than 100000 voters are ex-
pected to indicate their preference.
and of this number, several hun
cred thousand at least will vote on
the question of calling a constitu-
tlonal convention.
Because OF the economic depres-
sion, charges of corruption, mis-
management and extravaganza in
state government, more than 60 per
cent OF those polled thirty days ago
are expected to vote.
The heaviest balloting is expected
to be in the industrial centers
which have been hard hit by hard
times during the past year.
Workers to Turn Out
The industrial workers vote.
coupled with that of farmers. who
feel that the federal farm aid eff
forts have been a decided failure are
expected to be cast against the
parGy in power.
These issues it is believed will
bring out a vote lsu ser than the
usual off-year election.
In the 1924 national and state
election but 1,272oOO votes were
cast. Two years later when Sen
ators James E. Watson and Arthur
R, Robinson were reelected in an
OIL year, only 1,044,000 voted.
There was large outpouring in
the 1923 national and state cleo
ton, however, and 1,441,314 indi-
Gated their preferences.
OF local interest over the state is
the campaign for the legislature.
ReappOrtionment in Issue
With the question of congressional
reapportionment scheduled to come
before the next legislature, both
Democrats and Republicans are
vieing for control of the house of
representatives.
Democrats, if in control, will at
tempt to write a gerrynlander act
which will be favorable to them.
while the Republicans also arc
planning realignment of districts
which will help their. cause.
Governor Harry G. Leslie and his
highway commission are anxiouslv
awaiting the outcome of the Iegis-
lative race, for 1t may spell innuln-
cradle difficulties for the adminis-
tration.
There is no doubt that an investi-
cation of the commissions expendi-
lures and alleged extravagances will
be started by the opposition while
many other departments will be
probed.
The race Of Frank Mayr Jr.. TO
unseat Otto G. Fiheld as secretary
Of state has, gained momentum and
there has been general DISPOSE
ton on the part of G.. o. P. county
organizations to let the state COM
mittee shoulder the burden Of the
state ticket.
FIHeld rs ASSalled
Fifield has come in for more wide
spread criticism than any secretary
OF state in recent years. There has
been feeling that he has conduct
ed his Office primarily as a public
means Of political advancement and.
not for the public welfare.
With him on the blacklist of
Democrats and G. Q. P. insurgents
are Archie Bobbitt, auditor of state.
who with Fiheld, has nourished
gubernatorial ambitions, and Roy
P. Wisehart, superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, under whose regime
the state aid schools have become
bankrupt.
The congressional races are close
and bitter.
Harry Rowbottom, who became
representative from the First dis
trict by virtue of power of the Ku
Klux Klan is doomed, all reports
concur in saying.
Noble johnson, Fifth district rep
resentative may feel the force of
popular discomfort and fall beore
courtland Gillen Of Greencastle.
Incumbent May Slip
A hard fight to survive is being
made by Richard Elliott in the Sixth
district and there is a possibility
that w. H. Larrabee of New Pales-
tine may do the work; although the
Republican is believed to be slightly
the favorite.
Albert Vestal, G. o. P. house whip.
knows that he is in the campaign Of
his career with Claude Ball, Of Nun
Gle, fighting for the seat from the
Eighth district.
A dirt farmer" Harry Matlock,
Of Kokomo. has challenged the agile
Fred Purnell. Of Attica, and accord
ing to Grover Garott, Democratic
Ia 81,