The Indianapolis times., 1930-05-07
APPARENT POLL
DEFEAT LAID TO
SUPPORT DEALS
Bitterness Spread Through
6. o. P. Ranks as Toll
of Primary.
MACHINE MEN IN FRONT
Reform Group Knitted
Judge to Save Stark,
Assert JuriSt'S Friends.
BY BEN STERN

Bitterness and the cry Of double
cross today was the heritage left
the Republican party in Marion
county by Tuesdays primary.
Apparent defeat of Laurens L.
Henderson, organization candidate
for prosecutor. and Judge James A.
Collins, new deal candidate for the
criminal bench, is blamed by their
supporters TO trading"
Friends of the two contend that
in order to gain new deal" support
in the county convention Saturday
and in the November election, the
county q. o. P. organization delib-
erately traded away Henderson for
Judson T. Stark, while Collins was
discarded for Walter Pritchard.
Supporters of both apparently de-
feated candidates point to the wide
disparity in votes as substantiation.
Meet on Chairman
This bitterness probably will be
aired when Republicans meet Satur-
day afternoon in county and dis
trict conventions to elect chairmen.
Martin M Hugg, incumbent coun-
ty chairman, is in a receptive mood
for reelection.
The organization is claiming 280
of the 331 precinct committeeman
elected, while the Junior Republican
League and the Citizens Republican
League say that they will have
slightly more than eighty votes
The organization, however, is in
2 position of strength as it lost only
three of the candidates publicly
slated, Schuyler Mowrer, candidate
for congress; William D. Balm, can
didate for superior court one, and
Henderson.
The Citizens Republican League
appears to have won only one nomi-
nation for an important Office, that
Of Stark.
Running Far Ahead
Pritchard, who was labeled ma
chine" and Coffin" by the re
formers" is running with Stark far
ahead of their opponents on the face
of early returns.
Coffin men worked for Pritchard
and Stark, instead of Pritchard and
Henderson, and many of the re
form" group deserted Collins in or
der to save Stark, it is charged.
Hugg disclaimS any knowledge of
trading and maintains all OF the
workers were instructed to work for
Henderson.
But friends of Collins and Hen
derSon merely are shaking their
heads and saying, It's going to be a
great year for the Democrats"
Ira Holmes. out in the lead for the
Republican nomination for congress,
was receiving congratulations at the
courthouse today.
Wet and Dry Fight
"If nominated 1 am going to make
this a wet-and-dry fight" he said.
Regular organization men sup
ported Holmes everywhere and ad-
herents of Schuyler Mowrer also
are saying that their candidate was
counted out.
Ethan A. Miles, attorney for the
Indiana Anti-Saloon League, de-
clared today that 1T appears the
Democrats will have a much better
ticket. We never can support
Holmes"
But all is not smooth sailing for
the Democrats Thomas E. Garvin
and Smiley Chambers are in a close
and bitter fight for the Democratic
nomination for the probate bench.
There may be rancor and bitter
ness on the part of adherents Of
both in event there is a close finish
Louis Ludlow the incumbent
Democratic congressman. who won
the nomination in walk, is sure to
receive a great deal of support from
Republicans who feel that Holmes,
because of his wet views, is not the
type of man to represent their party