The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-29

The anti-dry cause is weak
ened in many districts because
there will be a multitude of
wet candidates to divide the
liberal vote against one pro-
nounced dry.
The Indiana Anti-Saloon League
is counting heavily upon this and
leaders privately have expressed
satisfaction that their adherents
will not be forced to divide their
strength.
ReappOrtionment Another Snag
Another factor adding to COM
plexity Of the situation is that the
1881 general assembly. through its
congressional reapportionment act
threw incumbent congressman OF
the same party together in several
districts and the result is bitter
contests.
But, as was pointed out before,
the number Of wet candidates is
hurting the liberal cause, and Lake
county, which now constitutes the
First district, is a good example.
Twenty have filed for congress
there, with ten in each party. Only
one out of each of these large
groups is a dry, and the entire
support of the Anti-Saloon League
will be thrown to their aid. Miss
Ora M Riggs. Griffith publisher, is
the Republican choice of the drys
and the Rev. Fred B. Osborne. Gary
minister, the Democratic selection.
Although Lake county is over
whelmingly wet, they have excellent
chances. II not for this, the Re-
publican choice would lie among
Roswell o. Johnson, stormy Gary
mayor; Oscar Ahlgren of Whiting
several times member of the state
legislature, and Oliver Starr OF
Gary former prosecutor. fractional
differences are sharp and will count
heavily.
Four in Race Lead
Four are leading in the fight for
the Democratic nomination and the
same internecine disturbances are
beclouding the issue there also.
Frank Martin of Hammond, county
chairman and North township asses
sor: Ora L. Wildermuth, Gary at
torney and Indiana university trus-
tee: William T. Schultz, Hammond
labor leader, and Walter E. Stanton
of Gary. 1881 legislator, are in the
fore. with most of the heat being
turned on under Martin.
Will r. Wood of Lafayette, Re
publican incumbent, slated by the
drys. although he voted for the
Beck-Linthicum wet resolution, and
George R. Durgan, for eighteen
years mayor of Lafayette, wet DEM
ocrat. are doped to be nominees OF
their parties. Wood has only one
opponent. Claude Steel, Knox ed
itor. who is dry; while Durgan has
four.
Hugh McNIahan of Rochester is
believed to be the only one OF the
group who will give Durgan race.
No Contest in Third
There is no congressional contest
in the Third. Both Samuel Petten-
gill. of South Bend, Democratic in
cumbent, and Andrew J. Hickey, OF
LaPorte. Republican. whom the for
mer vanquished in 1880, are unop-
posed. Pettengill is wet Of record,
while Hickey is a dry.
In the Fourth the Republican
battle is between the incumbent,
David Hogg of Fl. Wayne, dry,
and DR.. Harry o. Jones, OF Berne,
a wet, brought into the field by
Hogg's erstwhue supporters when
he voted against the Beck-Linthi-
cum resolution. This is a clear-cut
fight on the issue.
Five of the seven Democratic as
pirants in the Fourth are wet, one
is noncommittal and one is dry
They are listed as follows: Wet
James L. Farley, Auburn manufac-
turer: Thurman Gottschalk, Berne
state senator; Glenn A. Smiley, Fort
Wayne attorney; Harvey w. Morley
Angola publisher, and Thomas Rid
die, Ray farmer; dry. Alfred B. Far
rar, Of Geneva, former minister
noncommittal, James D. Adams
Columbia City publisher, and ole
Twelfth district chairman.
The latter has the support OF r
Earl Peters. state chairman. Picking
a possible winner here is the tough
est job Of all.
No Wet in Fight
There is not a wet inning for
the Republican nomination in the
Fifth. All four candidates have beer
slated by the dry league and they
are: ]. Raymond Schultz, North
Manchester, educator; Albert r
Hall, Of Marion, incumbent, defeated
in 1880: Charles L. Strey, Wabash
state senator, and Glenn r. Hills
Kokomo, legionnaire.
The fight is doped TO be between
Hall and Hills. Glenn Griswold
Peru, Democratic incumbent and
wet, is expected to win over his
three opponents who are Endorsed BY
the dry organization. They are
Samuel z. Cook, Huntington,
Charles F. Howard, Windfall, anc
David r Mash, Frankfort.
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