The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-01
LANDSLIDE is
FORECAST FOR
DEMOCRATS
County to Smash CoffiniSm
Tuesday, Straw Votes
Indicate.
G. 0. P. CHIEFS IN PANIC
Efforts Concentrated on
Big Five; Rest of
Ticket 'Ditched.'
BY BEN STERN

OhCA " AACAlAil4AB f4CbOlJ lOA VAAC
Democratic ticket is presaged today
in the returns from straw votes
taken in eight sections of the city
IN the last three days.
Three Democratic candidates who
appear far in the lead on these re-
turns are Louis Ludlow, candidate
for reelection for representative in
congress; Herbert Wilson, candidate
for prosecutor, and Charles Sum
ner. candidate for sheriff.
OF the ITO who declared them
selves Republican, forty scratched
for Ludlow; II for Sumner, and 10
for Wilson.
One voter scratched the Republic
IN state ticket and Judson Stark.
Only One Scratch
Three hundred forty declared
themselves Democratic, with but
one scratch, and that for Walter O..
Pritchard, Coffin candidate for GRIM
mai court Judge.
The polls we're taken at Illinois
and washington streets, Fountain
Square. Board of Trade building
Century building, Indiana avenue,
Massachusetts, avenue and st. Clair
street. and Forty-second street and
College avenue.
Results of the poll are believed by
Democratic leaders to indicate &C
curately the trend in the closing
days of the campaign.
Similar results and impressions
are thought to have been received
by Coffin leaders. who have reverted
to their old standby appeals, reli-
gious and racial prejudices, it was
declared today
Thousands of circulars purportlng
to give information concerning the
religious leanings of Democratic
candidates in comparison with those
of the Republicans already have
been widely circulated, and thou
sands of others attempting to inclte
to religious and racial intolerance
are being prepared for circulation
the night before the election.
Seen as Weakness Evidence
Democratic leaders hailed this at
tempt to instill religion in the cam
paign as definite admission OF
weakness by the Republicans.
It was recalled that in the closing
DAYS of the 1928 campaign the COT
IN forces, feeling they were losing
ground. made the same appeal in a
vain attempt to re-elect Ralph Up
dixie to congress.
The situation is paralleled today,
with the campaign approaching its
closing hours and discord. factional
uuarrels. and a wholesale feeling OF
pessimism pervading Republican
headquarters.
The most noticeable feature Of
this years campaign is the absence
of Republican candidates from
county headquarters. So apparent
is this that G.. o. p party workers
are discussing it themselves.
Shift for Selves
The only explanation offered is
that many of the candidates feel
they can not trust the county or
ganization to exert much effort in
their behalf and so are conducting
what amounts to independent cam
paigns.
determinations for the apparent
desertion of the remainder of the
ticket by the organization to exert
all efforts in behalf of the big five"
are being heard everywhere.
Republican candidates for jul
0icial and minor county posts are
frankly respondent and one man
aRer of a candidate for township
trustee today declared that 1T is
all over and the Democrats are in"
Facionalism is bitter-candidate
against candidate.
Kill Own Cause
On the eve Of the election it ap-
pears highly probable Coffinism will
go down to defeat brought about
by the very thing OF its own creation
-factionalism and double crossing.
Preparations for the election
Tuesday were being completed by
both parties today,
An army OF approximately 1000
inspectors. judges and clerks will be
sworn in Sunday afternoon for their
duties. in three county courtrooms.
They will be instructed by George
Denny election commission chair
man; Harry Toner. commissioner,
and George q TJutsalI cnu,,tx, clert-