The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-06
C. 0. P. RACES
DRAW INTEREST
OF ELECTORATE
Probable Close Contests
for Congress, Judge
Are Features.
BY BEN STERN

More general interest was evil
denced today in the Republican
primary than in the Democratic by
the man on the street.
The five-cornered race for the
Republican nomination for con-
gress, the fight for the criminal
bench nomination between Judge
James A. Collins and Walter
Pritchard and the close COMPETE
ton for prosecutor between Laurens
L. Henderson and JudSon T. Stark
all make for interest in the @. o. P.
primary.
Few such close contests are prob
able in the Democratic primary.
The outstanding campaigns are
those between Timothy Sexton and
Frank Wooling for county treas
urer and between Frank Baker and
James Ermston for criminal court
judge.
Admit Mowrer Error
Republican leaders today admit
ted that they had erred in the slat-
ing of Schuyler Mowrer as the or
ganization choice for congress.
Nowrer was selected in the hope
of bringing the veterans vote to the
support of the ticket, but Asa j.
Smith, Endorsed by the Citizens Re
publican League will cut heavily
into this vote.
Ward and precinct workers are re-
fusing to accept the selection of
MoWrer and are campaigning busily
for Ira NJ. Holmes. Holmes and
Ward Hiner are wet candidates.
For more than a decade Holmes
has been identified closely with the
organization.
Republican leaders claimed today
that the logical dry choice of the
organization would have been Arch
ibald Hall, who made a strong race
against Ralph Updike in the 1928
primary and has received the in
dorsement of the Workers NOnpar-
tisan Political Action League this
year.
Negroes for Hiner
Hiner is making great effort in
the Negro wards and is expected to
show strength there.
The number of states broadcast
has succeeded only in confusing
voters everywhere, instead Of clari-
flying the situation.
The war waged upon the G.. o. P.
county organization by the Citizens
Republican League was expected to
bring to the polls persons who rare
ly vote.
However, harmony in that group
was threatened by a serious split
which occurred Monday afternoon
when John CWhitie) Willis, the
league candidate for sheriff charged
Arthur Rennick, new deal" chair
man for Warren township, with
double-croSSing him.
Willis said he learned, that al
though he had been slated by the
league, Rennick was pairing him
with w. Todd Young on the lists
being distributed in Warren town
ship.
Herman Rikhoff, former police
chief and reform" assessor candi-
date also charged he was being
paired with James Elder in several
wards while the eighth ward new
dealers" have slated Laurens L.
Henderson for prosecutor instead OF
Judson L. Stark.
Fifield Watches Vote
Little attention is being paid to
the election of delegates to the state
convention except by Secretary of
State Otto G.. Fifeld, who will be
a candidate for denomination. The
sixty Marion county persons on the
pay roll of his department had sue
ceeded in most wards in filing the
names of those who will be friendly
to the aspirations of their chief.
In the Fourth ward, Robert T.
Humes, chief of the state police has
filed as delegate and with him
number of others friendly to Fif1eld.
In the Ninth ward. William Boyce
Jr., former city clerk and new deal"
leader, has succeeded in filing the
names of many who will oppose the
nomination of Fifield.