The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-25
SURVEY SHOWS
FIRST DISTRICT
is DEMOCRATIC
G. 0. P. StronghoIdS Swing
to Rivals, Lake County
Check Indicates.
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more than doubled and the Hoover
administration hasn't helped the
situation, so our vote this year
should be double"
Franklin d. Roosevelt should ac-
cording TO all indications, run well
up in the 1000 majority which this
correspondent predicts for the
Democrats in Lake county. The
presidential nominee is as popular
as the state ticket here.
Roosevelt Is Popular
The enthusiasts reasoning for
extravagant claims of 5000 ma
jority would have an excellent
basis except that they forget that
for months there has been no real
Democratic organization in the
county, and thai the enmity be-
tween Frank Martin, former Demo-
cratic county chairman, and
Schultz was bitter, because of the
formers defeat in his race for the
congressional nomination.
However, a truce has been patched
between the two by Frank McHale
of Logansport, field manager for
McNutt, and this has caused a
quoting of Republican jubilation,
aroused by the split.
Martin is the principal cause of
air Lake county Democratic fac
tional trouble. He has set himself
up as a little car. In addition
to being county chairman, he was
township trustee and at the same
time attempted to garner the con-
gressional nomination for himself
Caused Party Strife
This kicked back with terrific
force and caused jealousies and in
ternecine disturbances that threat
ened to wreck all prospects of VIC
tory.
The Republicans, on the other
hand, claim that there is no fac
tional discord in the face of another
possible defeat and all differences
have been ironed out.
Principal credit for the Demo-
cratic organization work accom-
plished in Lake county should go to
Matt Leach, who organized the ex-
service men for McNutt and Van
Mugs and also in charge of forma-
ton of the crews of watchers, to be
used on election day.
This group will be composed of
veterans and labor union members
and will be stationed in the ques-
tionable precincts of East Chicago,
Hammond, Whiting, Gary and Ho-
bart.
Because of the Democratic victory
of two years ago majority of the
county election board is of this party
and the watchers will receive full
backing in their fight against viola
tions of the corrupt practices act.
Banks, Mills Closed
Although Lake county has been
Republican in every election since
1t was formed, it went Democratic
in 1880 and in the primary this
year that party polled 1900 votes
more than the G. o. P.
Fourteen of the fifteen banks in
Gary have been closed. Hammond
has no banks open and the mills
have been closed with only about
$500 men employed as against
$1,000 in the past. Schultz is US
ing this with telling force i'll his
campaign
Republican speakers are having
little success in boosting the Hoo
yer stock among the workmen, al
though business and industrial
leaders are lending a kind ear and
are attempting to coerce their en-
ployes into doing the same, under
threats of wage cuts and closed
plants in event Of a Democratic
victory.
Although Watson spent several
days here two weeks ago, and had
good attendance at his meetings,
his popularity has Naned. The un-
employed detect in him a tangible
cause of their distress, they say,
and so his name is mentioned as
little as possible.
McNutt STANDS Hlgn
Springer is comparatively I'M
known and McNutt's popularity is
great, so that the Republican coun-
ty candidates refrain as much as
possible from mentioning the pair
or the state ticket, with the ex-
ception Of Kyle.
McHale is expected to come back
into Lake county this week to start
a law school for election board
workers and prepare them against
any violations.
Particular fear is expressed of the
voting of foaters and repeaters in
East Chicago, always the worst part
of the county in this respect, and
especially this year, because of
the great interest in the race of