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

tor. and Robert Grieve Of Rockville.
Both Mrs. Jenckes and Grieve are
wet and the woman is expected TO
make the strongest bid against Gil
len.
Purnell Is Candidate
Fred S. Pwnell. incumbent Re-
publican, of the old Ninth, is op-
posed by Noble Johnson, Terre
Haute, who lost to Gillen in 1890.
The former gets the dry support.
Another woman, Louise N. Denehie.
OF Terre Haute, has been entered as
a wet to cut Johnsons support and
is expected to run third.
The Seventh finds Arthur H.
Greenwood, Democratic dry con-
gresham, unopposed for the
nomination and three drys and one
wet seeking the Republican honor.
The drys are Ray S. Sisson, Deck
er; Dewilla Spannuth, Bloomington
and George w. Henley, Blooming
ton, slated by the league; and
Theodore j. Lauden, BLOOMINGTON.
wet.
John W..Boehne Jr., of Evansville.
Democratic vet incumbent. is un-
opposed; while French Clements
Evansville state senator, and John
Survant, of Velpen, are after the G.
0. P. nomination. The Anti-Saloon
League had poor pickings there. Not
dry is in the race.
Congressman Thrown Together
Harry Garfield. Batesville and
Eugene B. Grove of Bedford, two
congressman thrown together by
the gerrymander and listed as drys.
nave Francis /. Galbraith of Sun
man, running against them as a
wet for the Democratic nomination
in the Ninth.
Garfield, a known conservative.
is having a tough time defending
his record. Chester A. Davis of
Bedford was slated for the G. o. p.
nomination by the league against
Charles S. Hisey Of Aurora.
Through reapportionment, the new
Tenth is without a sitting congress-
men, and that made it a field dav
for the boys. Nine went out for
the Republican Olympics and three
for the Democratic.
The drys slated or the G. o. P.
card are: Ephraim F. Bowen of
Lynn, Elmer F. Bossert Of Liberty.
Stanley j. Moore of Richmond.
Daniel r. Ellarbarger of Cambridge
City, Ralph A. Ranck Of Richmond,
Carl w. Thompson of Richmond.
and Albert z. Needham of Muncie.
The only wet is Legionnaire Cliff
ford F. Payne of Newcastle. The
Democrats have three contestants.
One-time Congressman Finly H.
Gray Of ConnersYille is attempting a
comeback as wet, with Clarence
A. Jackson of Newcastle dividing
that support. Daniel T. Maupin of
Richmond is the only dry Demo-
crat.
Madhouse in Eleventh
The Eleventh furnishes another
madhouse, with the part OF Marion
county within it furnishing the ball
ance Of power.
The Democratic contenders are:
Dry, William H. Larrabee Of New
Palestine, the incumbent; vets. Will
lis S. Ellis of Anderson; Frank j.
Mccarthy Of indianapolis, and
Frank z. Blackman of Indian
apolis.
The race is between the first
three listed, with Ellis given slightly
the edge.
The Republican candidates in the
Eleventh district are six in num-
Der, and are known as follows:
Drys, Fred Dickerman, Indianapo-
lis, former Khan state senator and
George V. Coffin adherent; Dale
Spencer, Greenfield editor, and Err
nest A. Bennington of Anderson:
vets, Frank Borns, Indianapolis,
former Khan legislator; Frank Ftur-
ley, Indianapolis railroader, and
Daniel Duggan, Indianapolis. Spen-
Ger is given the edge here.
Organization Backs Ludlow
In the Twelfth Indianapolis dis
trict, Louis Ludlow, Democratic in
cumbent, is listed as dry and is op-
posed by Thomas MCGEE, Indian
apolis, wet. Ludlow will have the
organization support. The Repub-
leans are: Drys. Archibald M. Hall
and William Henry Harrison; vets,
Ira NJ. Holmes and Seth S. Ward.
The race is expected to be close,
with Holmes and Ward polling large
Negro votes.
The issue is clearly prohibition,
as may be realized by studying the
above list, and it is the first time
since passage of the eighteenth
amendment that so many candi-
dates have become vets Of record
in Indiana.