The Indianapolis times., 1930-04-28
CANDIDATES IN
FINAL WEEK Of
PRIMARY RACE
Workers. League Slate Is
Expected to Be Big
Campaign Factor.
BY BEN STERN

BY BEN STERN
Candidates in the primary today
entered the final week of the cam
paign, determined to utilize every
moment for proclaiming to the
voters their own worthiness to hold
Office.
The biggest single factor in the
campaign is expected to be the slate
Of the Workers Nonpartisan Politi-
cal Action League.
League leaders are expected to
mail out $4,000 states this week Civ
ing their preferences. If the result
of the municipal election last fall is
an indication, the states will throw
great deal of weight in the bal
ance.
Democratic voters are confronted
with three states in their own or
ganization and the Republicans are
involved III an organization battle
which may reap as toll in the fall
election.
Discomfort Is Heard
Discomfort with the incumbent
Judiciary is heard everywhere and
the various bar associations Of the
city emphatically have registered
their dissatisfaction with personnel
Of some Of the courts.
The lawyers indicated they desire
a change in the prosecutors office
and overwhelmingly have voted that
Laurens H. Henderson is their
choice for this post, instead Of Jud-
son Stark, the incumbent.
The latter has been campaigning
on platform of strict law enforce
ment and nOn-participatiOn in poll
tics, while his conduct in the Chick
enpoX murder case" and in the at
tempt to lobby through the 1929 leg
islature pay increase from $500
to $4,000, has been recounted by
his opponents.
Delay Is Charged
Speakers for Henderson also are
declaring that Stark has waiting
many affldavits which should be
nolle pressed, but on which action
has been delayed for some unknown
reason.
Friends of Judge James A. Col
Inns, candidate for the Republican
denomination for the criminal bench.
are pointing out to him that Stark S
candidacy is acting as an anchor
on his own kite, and the weight of
the prosecutors enemies may cause
the judges defeat.
Collins is answering that he has
not pooled interests with Stark, but
that they both were slated by the
Citizens Republican League, the al
legged Republican reform group.
Meanwhile, regular organization
men are stumping the county work
ing up sentiment for Walter Pritch-
ard who is opposing Collins.
The cry of "Cofhnism" used by
che Citizens League is not awaken
ing the response it formerly did and
an aura of gloom surrounds the
leagues headquarters.
Cite Wild Bank Case
The opposition Of John F. Engel-
ke to Judge Mah!on Bash Of the pro-
bate court is gaining ground as a
result Of the formers attack on the
courts record in the J. F. Wild bank
receiverShip.
Republican members of the Wild
Bank Depositor's League have been
asked by Joseph j. Davis, president
of the league, to support Engelke.
The Democrats are having their
own troubles as a result of the is
suance of states by three groups,
the regular organization, the city
hall group and Fred Barrett.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan today
again disclaimed any Endorsement
of any group or of any candidate,
and so weakened any claims that
may have been made regarding his
support.
Eye to Fall Campaign
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harmony speeches with an eye to
the fall campaign.
Louis Ludlow, incumbent con-
gresham, of course is assured the
Democratic nomination, but the
five-cornered Republican fight has
muddied the waters so that not
even organization leaders are able
to make any certain claims.
Ira Holmes and Ward B. Hiner,
the wet candidates, are contesting
bitterly each others claims to be-
ing the simon pure" wet, while
Asa j. Smith, Schuyler Mowrer and
Archibald Hall are making similar
dry claims.
Although Holmes for years has
been an organization pillar he can
not count on its entire support be-
cause Of his dry stand and Mowrer
is expected to be the fair-haired
son. Smith, however, has received
the Endorsement of reform league
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