The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-06-22
DEMOCRATS Of
STATE GUIDED
BY new PILOTS
Old Machine Is Replaced
by Smooth Working
Steam Roller.
BY BEN STERN

Inaudible, yet real, is the taps"
being blown today over the old In
diana Democracy. The curtain is
rising on new order in state poll
tics, with Paul v. McNutt, nomi-
mated for Governor Tuesday in
Cadle tabernacle. r. Earl Peters
state chairman, and Thomas D.
Taggart, national committeeman
leading the procession.
Delegates returning to their
homes today we're proclaiming that
the old machine, which creaked SO
horribly and had patch upon patch,
has been replaced by new, gleam-
ing steam roller, which efficiently
and relentlessly crushed all opposi-
ton Tuesday and put over its full
program.
And this same machine gave every
candidate a run for his money
Without deviation in any contest, it
permitted the full roll of counties
to be called and then came the
clock-like switches which put over
choices previously agreed upon.
One Real Contest
There was only one real contest
and that for the nomination for
United States senator between Fred
erick Van Mugs, former United
States district attorney, and Walter
Myers, Speaker Of the house of rep
resentatives, which the former won,
938 to $40.
Only discordant note of the har-
monious convention was precipi-
tated by Judge Frank Baker of
criminal court. Baker, according
to witnesses, tossed a couple of
epithets at E. Kirk Mckinney,
chairman of the Marion county
delegation, who struck Baker on
the jaw. Before they could warm
up to it, the crowd stopped the
fight.
But Bakers conduct cost George
l.. Tremain of Greensburg the nom
nation for judge of the appellate
court
Mckinney, as delegation chair
man, had announced the county's
vote as 1873 for Tremain and 70 for
William L. Dudine of Jasper.
Mckinney Called Liar
Baker contested the vote, saying
that Tremain was not being given
enough votes. When Mckinney
started repolling the delegation, and
announced a shift of more votes to
Dudine, Baker is reported to have
called Mckinney a liar"
The delegation, on repoll, changed
to 1877 for Dudine against 48 for
Tremain.
Later Bakers friends said he had
disputed the vote in the Tenth
ward.
Not one dissenting vote was re-
corded against the platform read by
James E. Deery of Indianapolis,
chairman of the resolutions commit
tee, which called for repeal of the
eighteenth amendment and the
Wright bone dry law and opposed
return of the saloon, proposed So
cial legislation, and made specific
recommendations for tax relief.
All incumbent officials we're re-
nominated by adoption of a resolu-
ton.
McNutt was assured the unani-
nous nomination for Governor when
Withdrawals of John Friedrich, Ko-
komo manufacturer, and Wood
Posey, mayor of Terre Haute, were
announced.
The State Ticket
The ticket which will oppose the
Republican choices made two
weeks ago is as follows:
Senator, Van Mugs; Governor.
McNutt; Lieutenant Governor. M.
Clifford Townsend, Marion: secre-
tary of state, Frank Mayr Jr,
South Bend; treasurer, William
Storen, Scottsburg; auditor, Floyd
Williamson, indianapolis; Superin-
tendent Of public instruction, George
c. Cole, Lawrenceburg; supreme
court judge, Third district, James
P. Hughes, Greencastle; Fifth dis
trict, Michael Fansler, Logansport;
appellate court judge, First division,
William F. Dudine, Jasper; Second
division, Ralph N. Smith, La Porte:
encouragement, Philip Lutz Jr..
Boonville, and reporter of supreme
and appellate courts, Miss Emma
May Of Terre Haute.