The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-07
SILENT VOTE
WILL DECIDE
STATE RESULT
$4,000, Listed Independent
in Marion County, to
Tip Scales.
LEAN TO DEMOCRATS
Roosevelt Is Expected to
Run Well Ahead of
Indiana Ticket.
BY BEN STERN

The independent voter today be-
came the big question mark in In
diana, especially in Marion county,
where the vote of the nonpolitical-
ly allied citizen will determine, in
a large degree, Which party will
carry the state.
OF an approximate total of 240, 900
men and women polled this year in
Marion county, there are registered
in the headquarters of both major
parties the names of 10000 indie
pendent voters, the largest number
so to be listed in the history of state
and county.
And these 10000 will decide, in
the main, how Indiana will go if
both parties bring out their regu-
larly affiliated strength.
Lean to Democrats
Information received indicates
that the bulk Of the doubtful group
will vote Democratic this year,
which presages that Indianas four
teen votes in the electoral college
will be cast for Governor Franklin
D. Roosevelt of New York, instead
of Herbert Clark Hoover of Palo
Alto, Cal, and the White House,
Washington, D. G.
So apparently strong is this lean
ing of the ooubtfuls to the Demo-
cratic party that Roosevelt is ex-
pected to be accorded majority of
between $4,000 and 100000 in the
state, with the Democratic state
ticket winning by a lesser figure.
Much of the size of the success
of either party depends in a great
measure on Marion county.
213,115 PolIed in 1928
To ascertain just what will hap
pen Tuesday, let's study some of
the figures of past elections.
In 1928 there were polled 213,115 |
voters in Marion county, divided
approximately as follows: Repub-
lican, IS, 209; Democratic, 62,027, and
doubtful, $3.50.
In the November national election,
there was cast for President total
of 184,100 votes. The Republicans
got 109,640; the Democrats, 73,029,
and the minority parties 1,161. OF
the citizens polled, 29015 did not go
to the polls and this was more than
half the number of men and WON
en- in Indiana who did not avail
themselves of this privilege.
Two years later a total of 232,007
men and women registered on the
poll books here as follows. Repub-
licans, 77,540; Democrats, 74,024, and
doubtful, 81,O71. Of this number
142,600 voted for secretary of state
as follows: Republicans, 59562:
Democrats, 82038, while 400 voted
for the minority parties.
Many Did Not Vote
In that election 10000 men and
women did not vote because it was
an off year election and there was
not sufficient interest in the out
come.
The campaign closing today is a
different story. Never before, unless
if be 1896, has there been so tense
a campaign. True, it came in like
a lamb, but it leaves like a lion,
with the ether full of vituperatlon
and recrimination.
On the basis of polls and straw
votes, it is almost fair to estimate
that of the 100000 listed, at least
100000 will vote Tuesday in Marion
county.
The question then is How will
they divide?"
The answer, according to all in
formation that can be obtained.
comes with an eff"
Hoover May Win
If President Hoover can carry
Marion county by a majority of
$4,000, he will pull over the State
and county tickets here, at least.
The basis for this estimate is
that the President will run far
ahead Of the state and county
tickets, with the exception of one
candidate, Judge Harry o. Cham
berlin of the circuit court, because
of the nonpartisan appeal made in
his behalf,
But trends and reports tend to
show that President Hoover will
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