The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-11-14
DEMOCRATS OF
MIDWEST UNITE
FOR PATRONAGE
Illinois Leaders Consult
IndiananS in Effort to
Get Share of PIums.
BY BEN STERN

1917 - n A<AAAN
FRENCH LICK, Ind. Nov. a.
Groundwork was being laid here
today for midwest offensive and
defensive alliance to perpetuate
Democratic administration and to
obtain a proportionate share Of
federal patronage and cabinet
posts for party leaders OF this Sec
ton Of the country.
Working along the same lines
which existed when the late Thorn
as d. Taggart was Indiana Demo-
cratic leader and Roger Sullivan
and George Brennan bossed Hi
nois, Mayor Anton j. Cermak Of
Chicago; Henry Horner, Governor
elect, and William E. Dietrich, SEN
ator-elect of Illinois, are planning
close cooperation with Frederick
Van Mugs, senator-elect; Paul v.
McNutt, Governor elect, and Thorn
as D. Taggart, national committee
man from Indiana.
Paraphrasing the statement, "in
union there is strength" the I'LL
nois leaders declare there is strength
in a midwest coalition Of Demo-
Gratis, who will be able to enter
national convention with block of
votes which can not be ignored by
any presidential aspirant.
Other States to Join
Present plans call for extending
an invitation to join to the leaders
of Iowa and Wisconsin Democracy,
while Urey Woodson, for sixteen
years Kentucky national commit
teemen, is here also participating in
the deliberations, with view, 1t is
said, to bringing his state into the
partnership.
The step in this direction was
taken at the last Democratic ma
tional convention, when Cermak
vas permitted by the Indiana man
ayers to announce his states SO votes
and Indiana's 80 votes as a block
of 88 for Roosevelt.
AS part of the program advanced,
the Illinois leaders are discussing
the advisability of advancing Bruce
j. Campbell of East ST. Louis as
candidate for the post of attorney
general and are seeking Indiana's
cooperation in the movement.
McNutt on Scene
McNutt, accompanied by Pleas
Greenlee, his secretary; Frank Nc
Hale, his manager; r. Earl Peters,
state chairman, and Marshall Will
liams, state committee secretary, ar
rived here late Sunday. Upon his
arrival, the Governor ELECT declared
that no patronage would be dis
cussed here, but that the visit was
merely for the purpose of resting
from the campaign"
Van Mugs and score of the other
newly elected officials and party
leaders are due to arrive today,
when discussion will be concentrate
ed upon carrying out campaign
pledges.
Taggart, confined to his home
with a cold, also will participate in
the deliberations.
First thing on the program is
legislation to repeal the Wright
bone-dry law and carry out the
pledges regarding an income tax,
old-age pensions, and stringent con-
troll of the public utilities.
Hope to Rush Action
McNutt expressed the hope that
1t would be possible to carry out all
the pledges in less than the sixty
one days allotted for the general
assembly and so save money.
Already present are H. Nathan
Swain, Marion county chairman;
Sheriff Charles Sumner; Michael
Fansler, judge-elect of the supreme
court; Judge Jack Spencer and John
Jennings of Evansville, and Richard
Werneke, Terre Haute boss.
McNutt and McEale were guests
at a duck dinner here Sunday night
given by John STEELE of McLeans-
boro, ILL.,, Democratic manager of
that section of the state, and Scott
w. Lucas of Havana, ILL.,, defeated
candidate for the Democratic
senatorial nomination. The Illinois
leaders have been here for several
days.