The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-14
PARTIES WILL
MAP CAMP AICN
AT z OUTINGS
Election Battle Lines to Be
Drawn at Editorial
Groups Sessions.
BY BEN STERN

November election battle lines will
be drawn at summer outings of the
Republican and Democratic edi-
torial associations in the next two
weeks.
The former will meet at Michigan
City June 27-2S and the Democrats
at Bedford June 20-21.
A general meeting of the Demo-
cratic board of strategy has been
called by r. Earl Peters, Fort Wayne,
Democratic state chairman, at
which the state committee, congress
sional nominees and the newly nom
mated state ticket will be present.
Republicans will hear Senators
James E. Watson and Arthur r.
Robinson.
1t is supposed they will discuss
the best methods of defending at
tacks on the tariff by the opposition
in the state campaign.
Watson PIanks Ignored
Watson is expected to make touch
on absence in the G.. o. P. state
platform of any reference to the
tariff bill passed by the senate Fri
day or the London naval limitations
treaty.
A draft of national planks sent by
him to the state committee was
ignored, and several political OBJ
servers declared this preSaged a loss
of his power in state affairs.
Democrats will hear Claude
Gregg, former mayor of Vincennes;
Dale j. GriGten5erger, Anderson
publisher, and Water Myers, nomi-
nee for state representative from
Marion county.
Leaders of both parties and their
tariffs of strategists busily were
comparing strength of both state
tickets over the weekend and con-
Cured in stating that both were
well balanced with slight edge on
the part of Democrats because OF
the local appeal.
Lineup Is Formidable
Republican leaders frankly de-
clared that they have not, in years,
been confronted with so formidable
a Democratic lineup.
Now that Tuesdays convention
can be viewed more or less dis
passionately, the real minner ap-
pears to be Peters.
Involved in a fight extremely
bitter, he now is in neutral corner
and does not expect to be under
fire.
There is no doubt that if Virgil
Simmons, Bluffton, eighth district
chairman, had been nominated for
secretary. opponents of Peters and
Simmons (and the latter has many
political enenies) would have turned
their wrath upon the former.
If Arthur j. Hamrick, Clayton,
had been nominated, the state
chairman would have been shunted
to one side.
AS the situation exists at present
Peters has, as the head OF the ticket,
Frank Mayr Jr., secretary of state
nominee, who although supported by
Chester Montgomery, convention
permanent chairman. and Rudolph
Alderman, South Bend city con-
troller, is too independent to remain
utterly under their domination.
HeraIds New Era
Several southern Indiana workers
have declared in the past few days
that the result of the convention
heralds an era of South Bend domi-
nation, such as has not existed
since the period OF Senator Ben
jamin F. Shively, who died in 1916.
Shively and former Lieutenant
Governor William P. O'Neil, Misha-
waka, maintained tight rein on
the state organization for several
years.
Such absolute control by one
group, as was practiced in the past,
is more or less impossible now, it is
pointed out.
There could be an unification of
northern Democrats in opposition
for those from the southern section
with Marion county holding the
balance of power in conventions
and committee rooms, but no one
group will be able to hold the reins