The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-09
RECORD VOTE
GIVES COUNTY
TO DEMOCRATS
205,000 Mark Is Passed in
Election; Ticket Led
by Wilson.
chamberlain IS BEATEN
Cox Named Judge; Sumner
Is Re- Elected Sheriff,
ArbuCkIe Coroner.

FOllnR from 6,UUU 10 lZ,UUU VOJeS
more than their Republican oppo-
nents, Democratic county candi-
dates, following in the steps of ma
tional and state leaders, Tuesday
swept the last trace Of the c. o. P,
from the courthouse, according to
unofficial returns today
The county vote was the record
breaker of political history. More
than 205000 votes we're cast in the
county and incomplete precinct re-
turns showed that Prosecutor Her
bert E. Wilson led the ticket, more
than 10000 votes ahead of Judson
l.. Stark, former Republican prose-
cutor, who again sought the post.
In the national election of 1923,
the county cast 1874, 100 votes. Total
vote in the 1880 state and county
election totaled 14l 500, but in the
county the majorities were far
greater than this year.
G. o. P. Quits Early
Republican leaders held their
optimism until shortly before 8
Tuesday night, when Edgar Hart,
Republican county chairman, adj
mitted that the Democrats had
carried the county by 5000 to 5000
votes.
In face of this admission, the
Democrats ran up leads which, in
some instances were 100 per cent
greater than the Republican adj
mission
This is the second time in two
years that the Republicans have
quit with less than three-fourths of
the precinct returns unofficialy
tabulated In 1880, G. o. P. county
leaders admitted defeat within an
hour after the polls closed.
Hoover Leads in County
Unofficial returns showed that
President Hoover led the county Re-
publican vote Votes cast for the
President totaled 9S,521, which was
1902 more than Senator James E.
Watson received.
Raymond Springer, Republican
candidate for Governor, polled more
votes than Watson in Marion
county. SpringerS county total, ac-
cording to unofficial returns, was
97762.
Earl r. Cox, Democratic candi-
date for circuit judge, defeated
Judge Harry o. Chamberlin, .Repub-
lican veteran of the bench. Incom-
plete figures gave Cox his victory by
a margin of more than 5000 votes.
Charles Mann, Republican county
highway superintendent, who sought
election as county commissioner
from the Third district, was the vic
tim OF defeat by one of his political
enemies, Commissioner Dow w.
Vorhies.
Short Is Victor
Vorhles was a leader in the move
to GUST Mann as highway superin-
tendent. Since the first of the wear.
Mann has been working without
pay, but successfully resisted eff
forts OF Democratic commissioners
to remove him from the post.
Paul R. Brown, former city en-
gineer, was defeated by Bruce Short.
Democratic incumbent, for the post
Of county surveyor.
Dr. William Arbuckle, who took
the job as county coroner sitter the
resignation of Fred w. Vehling. was
reelected. He defeated William R.
Coble, Republican candidate. bv
more than 5000 votes.
Attempt of Walter Jarvis, former
city park superintendent, again to
gain the Republican spotlight
failed when Ernest Marker defeated
him for commissioner of the Sec
ond district.
Sumner Is Elected
Sheriff Charles (Buck Sumner
was reelected by more than 5000
ballots over Orel Chitwood, former
police sergeant, who resigned from
the department in the spring to win
the Republican nomination.
William Clauer, former Indianap-
oils baseball club Official was the
Democratic victor in the treasurer's
race. He defeated Frank Cones, In
dianapolis real estate man and for
mer county councilman