The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-03
C. 0. ?. ROUT IS
FORECAST BY
DEMOCRATS
Heavy Gains in Legislature
and National Congress
Are Predicted.
PETERS is OPTIMISTIC
Republican Chiefs Scott at
Rivals Claims, See
$4,000 Triumph.

The curtain will fall tonight on
what probably has been the hard
est fought off-year state campaign
since the beginning OF the century
and it will find the Democrats
Growing optimistically of a state
wide victory, while the Republicans
are frankly worried about the out
come Of Tuesdays election.
r. Earl Peters, Democratic state
chairman, today declared his party
will show great gains in the num-
Der of representatives in congress;
that the state ticket will be elected
overwhelmingly, and control Of the
state house of representatives will
pass into the hands Of the Demo-
Gratis
Republican state headquarters
confidently announced that the
state ticket will win by majority
of at least $4,000; they will return
their representative and the COM
plexion of the state house Of repre-
sentatives will not change.
Unemployment and economic de-
preston have been the principal is
sues in the state campaign.
Democratic orators have presented
to the voters charges of C. o. P.
state extravagances, corruption and
Encouragement, which they expect
to aid in unseating the party in
power.
Republicans answer with the
"hard times" cry and with the
statement that depression is world
wide and cannot be blamed upon
any political party. Their speakers
have not discussed state issues.
Praises Organization
Peters has said "The Democratic
party is a unit in this campaign, and
local organizations are more alert
and enthusiastic than in any other
campaign"
Election of Democratic representa-
tives in the First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth,
Eleventh and Thirteenth districts
claimed by the Democratic state
committee, while the Republicans
refuse to concede the loss of any
seat and are claiming that Arclli-
bald M. Hall will defeat the in
cumbent, Louis Ludlow, in the
Seventh district,
If the tokens mean anything, the
Democrats have excellent chances
to elect seven representatives, an
increase of four, and the Repub-
licans will have but six, a loss of
four.
A Democratic lower house in the
state legislature presageS much
trouble for Governor Harry G.. Les
lie. He is, it is declared, greatly
worried regarding such a possibility
and during the last week he swal-
lowed his distaste and hate of
George V. Coffin, Marion county
Republican boss, and openly in
dorsed the county ticket.
Local issues will be deciding fac
tors in many counties. The fight on
"Coffinism'' in Marion county is just
such a one; while from every side
come Democratic cries: Turn the
rascals out"
BY all the rules of precedent and
politics, Democrats should take all
the state offices and elect two mem
bers Of the supreme court, say the
party's leaders.
Court Race in Doubt
The fate OF the four candidates
for the appellate bench hangs in the
balance. Many believe that suffi-
Gent voters will scratch" to insure
their election.
Leading orators of both parties
will close their campaign in their
home towns.
Senators James E. Watson, fol-
lowing the practice of years, will
appear at Newcastle this afternoon
ard at his home at Rushville to-
night.
Paul v. McNutt, Democratic key
noter. will close the campaign with
an address in Bloomington tonight.
The campaign has been marked
by one outstanding feature-while
Republicans have brought into the
state all their important party fig
ures except the President; Demo-
Gratis have relied solely on home
talent headed by McNutt.