The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-29
Civil WAR IN
C. O.P. COUNTY
CAMP limited
Coffin Effort to Win Key
Posts at Sacrifice of
Others Resented.
BITTER STRIFE BREWS
Attempts to Make Trades
With Democratic Chiefs
Are Reported.
BY BEN STERN

BY BEN STERN
War hared today among Repub-
lican county candidates as a result
of alleged attempts of BOSS" George
V. Coffin to trade off the remainder
of the ticket to save his choices for
Judge of the criminal court, sheriff,
county clerk and county commits
sioners.
Dissension was stirred by whis-
pers of trades among Coffin pre-
cinct committeeman and ward
chairmen.
It was charged openly today that
Coffin is willing to cast aside all
other offices to save the key offices.
AS a result, supporters of aspirants
who are said to be thrown in the
discard today we're urging openly
that the remaining candidates unite
10 knife their running mates.
Centers OF Key Offices
Desperate at the threat of an
overwhelming defeat which will
break his hold upon the county,
Coffin, it is charged, is putting forth
all his energies to elect Walter o.
Pritchard to the criminal court
bench: George Winkler as sheriff;
Jesse Mcclure as county clerk, and
John Shearer and Charles o. SUIT
ton as commissioners.
Coffin committeeman freely have
been admitting defeat Of the ticket.
But now fthey declare: We'll, the
other Candidates are lost, but,
Pritchard Winkler, Mcclure, and
The commissioners are going over"
All has not been serene in the Re
publican county organization for
some time. 1t is known that Clyde
f. Robinson. county treasurer and
Coffin chairman, repeatedly has
considered resigning, because scores
Of business men who in the past
have furnished the financial sinews
Of campaigns have refused to donate
again.
Shifts to National Issues
Robinson has held on only be-
cause of the difficulty of installing
another Coffin chairman at the
present time
Setting out Archibald Hall, can
didate for representative as stalk
mg-horse, Coffin hopes to attract
attention to national issues and
pleas to support Hoover" and 80
slide in his five.
Workers are telephoning voters
listed as doubtful to exert pressure
Tor the big Five
7 Attempts are being made to CO.
cree Democratic workers and pre-
cinct committeeman to scratch their
own candidates for the five, with
the promise that Republicans will
be instructed to vote for Democrats
For the remaining Offices.
we don't care about the rest of
the ticket" Coffin henchmen are
laying.
Importance of electing their own
criminal court judge. sheriff, clerk
and county commissioners has been
hammered home to the Coffin work
erS.
Judge Control Essential
Control of the judge will assure
ability to grant indulgenceS, Sus-
pended sentences and even obtain
dismissal of cases, 1t is pointed out.
With their own~ sheriff, as chief
law enforcement officer of the coun-
~. the organization will be able to
grant immunity and close official
eyes to certain acts and perform
ances which may be regarded as IL
legal.
Mcclure, as county clerk. would
be member of the election COM
mission. AS this body consists of
one Democrat, one Republican, and
the county clerk, control would be
with Mcclure.
George o. Hutsen. Republican
incumbent and Coffin's avowed en-
envy. has been a thorn in the side
Of the boss"
County commissioners hold the
purse strings and it is upon the
taxpayers money that a machine
such as the present Republican one
has been per0etuated, it is charged