The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-04

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Frank Mccarthy of Indian
apolis took third place, with
1920 votes.
One hundred forty-two Marion
county precincts in unofficial tabu-
lstion gave Ellis, 9S3; Larrabee.
1885: Mccarthy. 921. and Frank
E. Blackman. 800
Ellis Gets Big Lead
Madison county's thirty-seven
precincts gave Ellis, 4,147; LARA
bee, 1867, and Mccarthy. 500.
Larrabee's home county crashed
through with 2,543 votes in final
tabulations TO snatch the lead from
Ellis, who carried the support Of
seventeen precincts in Anderson,
with forty to be heard from.
The race between Larrabee and
Ellis started fast early today, with
Larrabee in the lead. The tables
were turned in favor of Ellis with
the return of the count in the seven
teen Madison county polling places.
The Twelfth district Democratic
congressional race went smoothly
for Louis Ludlow, incumbent,
despite outpouring OF the wet vote
at the polls Tuesday. William
Henry Harrison, seeking the Re-
publican nomination. had outdis-
tanced his nearest competitor, Ira
M. Holmes.
Backed by Dry League
Harrison had the support OF the
Indiana Anti-Saloon League. while
Holmes was pledged to 4 per cent
beer.
Dale Spencer, Greenfield editor
took the lead over Fred Dickerman,
Indianapolis Coffinite. for the Re-
publican congressional nomination
in the Eleventh. With Hancock
county votes in, Spencer had 1859
votes. Madison county reports and
141 Marion county precincts gave
Dickerman LISA.
One hundred precincts in the new
Twelfth gave Ludlow 1851 votes and
Thomas G. MCGEE. wet, Abs.
Victory for fifteen Anti-Saloon
League candidates in the Twenty
fourth congressional contests was
indicated by early returns.
Prohibition forces claimed a tri-
umph for their cause, but the stats
lost its bone dry" standing when
wet candidates" won both party
nominations in two districts and
five other vets won their contests
on the face of unofficial returns.
Garfield Is Ahead
The returns indicated that eleven
OF the twelve incumbentS would be
renominated, the exception being
in the Ninth district, where Eugene
B. Grove, Bedford, and Harry Can
field, Batesville. we're placed in the
same district as a result OF the Gre
alton Of new districts. Early re-
turns showed Garfield victorious.
Two Of the prohibition candidates
we're unopposed for denomination
They we're Andrew j. Hickey
La Porte Republican, who served in
congress from 1916 to 1880, and Ar
thur H. Greenwood, Washington
( Democrat, congressman since 1922
Two wet candidates were unop.
posed. Samuel 3. Pettengill, Soutf
Bend, Democrat. elected to congress
over Hickey in 1880, had no opposi.
ton, nor did John w. Boehne, Jr.
Evansville, Democrat, also elected u
congress in 1880.
Farley, Wet, in Lead
Dry forces claimed their ma jol
victory in the Fourth district, wher'
the veteran congressman, DaviC
Hogg, Fort Wayne. waS the appar.
ent victor over the Republican or.
ganizstion which had waged Wig
orous campaign for DR.. Harry Q
Jones, Berne, q wet.
Democrats OF the district, how
ever. rallied behind 2 vet candidate
as early returns gave James ]
Farley. Auburn, lead on a We
platform.
The major vet victory was scorec
in Lake county. where early return
showed victories for vet candidate
in both counties. Ten aspirant
we're listed by both parties and onl,
one on each slate was given sup
port Of the league.
Miss Ora Riggs, Grifhth pub
Usher, Republican, dry, receive'
only 469 votes in 80 of $50 pre-
cincts, while the leading We
candidates received the following
votes: Oscar Ahlgren, 1.l49: Waite
Stanton, 1.047. and Mayor Roswell
o. johnson, Gary, 8i2.
On the Democratic ticket in tn
first district. the Rev. Fred d. Os
borne, dry candidate, received poo
support. Leaders in the contes
we're Frank A. Martin, 2.s50 votes
william T. Schultz. ASH: Ora L
Wildermuth. ALA. and Waite
Stanton. 1853.
Women Are Beaten
TWO other women were entere'
in the congressional race IN tn
, Sixth district, but both were de
feated. according TO early returns
on the Republican ticket, Fred {
PurneIl. Attics. dry incumbent
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