The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-30
70 CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY
NOMINATIONS ENTERING FINAL
LAP OF PRIMARY CAMPAIGN
Interest Centers on Democratic Race for
Circuit Court Judge; Chamberlin Twelve
Years on Bench, Seen c. O. P Choice
WILSON UNOPPOSED FOR PROSECUTOR
Democratic Opposition to denomination of
Sheriff Buck Sumner Is Split Up With
Nine in Field; Republican Contest Hot.

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and county chairman, who is now
a member Of the opposition because
his erstwhiie boss refused 10 slate
him. with the explanation that
Hawkins would be too heavy load
on the ticket this fall
The other candidates are Harry
r. Van Devender, salesman; Charles
L. Roush; James II. Gibson, farmer;
Earl S. Garrett. politician; Charles
W. Freeman, election constable;
George H. Cottrell, insurance agent.
Bruce Short, incumbent county
surveyor. who will be slated by the
Democratic organization, has two
opponents, Darrell c Walton, civil
engineer, and Frank Kessing, sur
veyor
The Republican contest will be
a little tighter, with four candidates,
two Of whom are we'll known, and
have served in the surveyors office.
They are Paul r. Brown and George
G. Schmidt. The former is expected
to be slated by Coffin. The others
are Floyd Bh Hillman, surveyor, and
Frank c. Lingfelter, civil engineer.
Twelve are seeking coroner nom
nations, eight Democrats and four
Republicans The former are: DR..
William E. Arbuckle, present coroner,
who will be supported by the or
ganization; DR.. Frank M. Fitch, Dr.
John w. Webb, DR.. Robert Dwyer,
twice the nominee and strongly sup
ported; Jesse A. Helbert, embalmer;
DR.. Charles NJ. Clayton; Ralph B.
Burge. farmer, and DR. Carl c.
Refers. slated by the Workers Nom
Partisan Political Action league.
The Republicans are DR.. Ralph r.
Coble, Dr.. Austin H. Todd, DR..
Charles H. Keever, former coroner
and a Coffinite. and Edwin L. Olsen,
occupation unlisted.
IL in Commissioner Races
With seventeen seeking the coun-
" commissioner namination in the
Second district and five in the third
the task Of selection becomes more
difficult.
The county commissioners Office
is the most important in the court
house as far as the general well
fare OF the county is concerned.
Commissioners are in charge of the
expenditure Of hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars collected through
taxes, make the appropriations, and
have under their care the county
institutions.
The seven Democratic candidates
for Second district commissioner
nominations are: Walter c. Beet
cher. president of the county coun-
Gil and secretary-treasurer Of the
Meridian Service Company, the or
ganization choice: Ernest Marker,
druggist, Willie B. Sullivan, gar
ment manufacturer, James A.
Kreglo, plumbing contractor, who
was formerly a candidate; Patrick
J. Delaney, salesman; John Steven
son, poultry dealer, and William E.
Fisher, occupation unknown.
10 Republicans In Field
The ten Republican are. Albert
M. Anderson, state manager Of the
A. J. Deere company, and anti
Coffin candidate for the same post
two years ago; Charles w. Schwen-
ger. druggist; Benjamin M. Morgan,
Coffin superintendent of the Marion
county hospital for the insane; r.
Walter Jarvis. former park board
secretary; Albert J. Middleton,
Coffin courthouse custodian; George
Bailey; Adam S. Larson; Alonzo
LETTERS, building contractor; Fred
NJ Campbell, bricklayer; and Ed
ward w. Doser, secretary-treasurer,
Doser-Jewel Paint company.
Three Democrats and two Repub-
licans are seeking the nomination
for county commissioner from the
Third district. The former are Dow
Vorhies, incumbent; Chris Hoffman,
retired foundry superintendent; and
William j. ROLES, salesman.
The Republicans are Charles w.
Mann. county highway superinten-
dent who is fighting to retain the
position he won through Coffin sup
port; and Frank Mccain, farmer.