The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-25


delegates to both party conventions
and particular request was made
that no signatures nor identifying
marks be placed upon the cards.
Many Answers Received
One hundred seventy-eight letters
were returned because of address
changes and LAO cards were re-
ceived, either answered in all or in
part.
Interrogations included choices
for President, Governor, and sena-
tor, views on special session of the
general assembly, and on repeal of
The prohibition law.
To insure that Republicans would
vote only for their party leaders,
and Democrats for Democrats, the
former were sent buff colored cards
and the latter white.
In making tabulations, it was nee
sary to put to one side almost 200
cards, because party demarcations
lines had not been observed and
there were scratches" also because
the question regarding presidential
choice was not answered or, if an
swered, with : jest.
Want Liberal Candidate
Two things of paramount politi-
cal import are foreshadowed by the
presidential poll. First, that there
Is desire for liberal candidate
among large portion of the Re-
publican delegates; and, second, the
TACT that the Democratic delegates
named, first, second and third
choices, thus indicating that Roose-
welt, Baker, Smith or Ritchie would
be acceptable.
Calvin Coolidge showed practical
ly little strength and was given but
one vote in Marion county and
none in Lake
Evidence Of L desire, especially
among Lake county c.. o. P. dele
gates, to vote for a wet" for presi-
dent was indicated in the fact that
they named Democrats such as
Roosevelt, Ritchie or Reed as their
presidential choices; while others
simply would write "a wet" or leave
the space blank.
From several parts of the state
came cards declaring mo more
Hoover"
Hoover in Lead
The Republican results were as
follows: Hoover, 1888; Dawes, los;
Coolidge, 81; Hiram Johnson, Is;
Senator William Borah, 8; Senator
Robert La Toilette, 2; Senator
George Moses, 2; Governor Low
den, 2, and Senator James Watson,
Governor Clifford Pinchot, War Sec
rotary Patrick Hurley, Theodore
Roosevelt Jr. and Governor Harry G.
Leslie, one each.
There is only a difference of sixty
eight between the Hoover vote and
the total for the other candidates.
The Democratic poll gave Roose-
welt, 311; Newton D. Baker, 70; AL
Smith, 62; Albert Ritchie, 81; Ex-
Senator James Reed, 8; Speaker
John Garner, 8; Owen D. Young, 7;
John w. Davis. Senator j. Ham
Lewis and William G. McAdoo, three
each; Melvin Traylor, Chicago bank
er, and Governor William Murray,
two each, and James Nj. Cox and
Paul V. McNutt, one each.
A study of the tables on Page 2
will show that Roosevelt obtained at
least one vote in almost every coun-
ty and Bakers vote indicated an ex-
cellent spread. While Hoover got
the largest vote among the Repub-
licanS, the business men delegates
sticking to the President, he loses
to Dawes or Coolidge in the rural
sections.
No Formal Candidacy
1t must also be remembered that
no Republican has announced for
the presidential nomination, while
Roosevelt and the Democrats have
been out beating the bushes.
The poll shows clearly that if
some prominent Republican would
take the field against Hoover, there
can be little doubt that he would
receive hearty support in Indiana.
Many G. o. P. cards denoted a
general acceptance of the Inevitable
ity of Hoover'S denomination.
A distinct difference between the
makeup of the delegates to both
conventions was apparent in the
wide range of thought and freedom
from party domination expressed by
Democrats, while the cards returned
by the Republicans showed in a
great many instances Subservience
to party rule.
Want New Deal
Yet when Hoover'S tremendous
popularity in 1923 is recalled and the
fact that in the primary that year
he defeated the Watson organization
in large number of counties, his
slight plurality over the total vote
accorded the others in the poll is in
dicative of desire for a new stand
ard bearer.
The table does not carry tabula-
ton on the small vote-getters and
they we're as follows:
Democratic: Traylor (2), Kosci-
usko county; McNutt Cd, Johnson;
Davis (0, Knox Marion and
Wayne; Lewis go, Lake, Newton
and Owen; McAdoo (3), Monroe,
Rush and Starke; Murray CO, Lake
and Upton, and Cox ID, DaViess.
Republican: Watson ~, Allen;
La Toilette (2), Marion; Moses (2),
Elkhart and Lake; Pinchot d), Full
ton; Lowden CD, Madison and Pike;