The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-26
GOVERNOR POLL
FAvORS lands,
PAUL V. M'NUTT
Thurman Second Choice of
G. o. P. and Daley of
Democrats.
BY BEN STERN
Copyright. 1882. bv The Timesl

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trated their votes on four major
possibilities for the nomination for
Governor, but Republicans scattered
their votes among field of twenty.
Possible cause of the shotgun
effect is that so far there has not
been an announcement for the
governorship in either party, al
though many potential contenders
have sent out scouts and have made
it known that, like Barkis. they
are willing"
AS was forecast by many, Paul
v. McNutt. dean of the Indiana
university law school and former
national commander of the Amer
lean Legion, took a large lead in
the Democratic poll, with Frank
Daley, 1923 nominee, the second
runner.
Thurman Runs Second
Republican delegates gave the
plurality to Frederick Lands, Lo-
gansport editor and radio columnist,
with M. Bert Thurman, Republic
an national committeeman, second,
and Lieutenant Governor Edgar D.
Bush third.
Because of the fact that many
Republican delegates voted for
Governor Harry G. Leslie not know
ing that a Governor can not sue
coed himself, and many other
scratched for Daley and McNutt, it
was necessary to place to one side
1876 Republican ballots. One hun
dred nineteen other G. o. P. dele
gates refused to make choice for
/ Governor and contented themselves
with declaring "the Republican nom
mated" or mo one like Leslie"
One distinct surprise was the
small vote for Frank Mayr Jr., sec
rotary of state, who because of the
fact that he controls the major part
of the Democratic state patronage
was expected to make much bet
er showing.
The Lands strength was not sur
prising, as for many years he has
been the standard bearer of the
liberal and progressive element in
the Republican party, and the sentt-
ment expressed on many of the
ballots was predominately for "a
progressive"
Bush's vote was scattered through
the rural districts where he has
labored to build reputation as the
farmers friend" He received eight
votes in Marion county, however.
The small showing made by Thur
man was unexpected in view of the
fact that he long has been an
active figure in Republican politics
and also because of the post he
holds as national committeeman.
Yet it must be remembered that
Thurman is not an orator and has
devoted most of his efforts toward
organization.
Frederick E. Schortemeier, former
secretary of state and leader on the
first three 1928 convention ballots
made a surprisingly poor race con-
sidering his Importance in Repub-
lican affairs.
Mayor Sullivan Supported
Marion county crashed through
with % votes for Mayor Reginald
H. Sullivan, who, from all indica-
tions. will be the dark-horse can
| didate in event of a convention
deadlock, but he received only one
other vote and that came from Nor
gan county.
Balloting resulted in the follow
ing:
Democratic: McNutt, 1923; Daley,
1917; Sullivan, %; Mayr, II; John
Friedrich. Kokomo manufacturer, and
a leading 1928 contender. 7; Mayor
Wood Posey of Terre Haute, 6; May
or George Dale of Muncie, 5; Wal
ter Myers 4; L. Ert Slack, former
mayor of Indianapolis, 2; Arthur
Hamrick, 3; Mayor John McCarty
of Washington, 3; Albert Stump, g.;
Frederick Van Mugs, 3; Chester
Montgomery of South Bend, Lee
Bays of Sullivan, Senator Thurman
Gottschalk, DR.. Carleton B. McCul-
loch and Robert E. Proctor, one
apiece.
NTcNutt obtained surprising
large vote in Marion county when
it is remembered that this is the
home of Daley. A glance at the
tabulation sheet reveals that he was
accorded AZ, against 20 for Daley;
% for Sullivan, 2 for Van Mugs, 2
for Myers and 2 for Friedrich.
How Republicans Voted
Republican balloting was: Lands,
1871; Thurman, 70; Bush, ~;
Schortemeier, IA; Attorney-Genera
James M. Ogden, 9; Charles Jewett,
s; George Ball, 4; Fred Purnell, 2;
Ward Hiner, 8; Eli Siebert, 8; D.
Burns Douglass, 8, all from FIT.
Wayne: James I. Barnes, 4, all from
Logansport; Denver Harlan, 2; and
a scattering of single votes for Otto
G. Fffield, Jesse Eschbach, Archie
Bobbitt, Arthur Sapp. Lew Bowman,
William H. Faust, Clarence Martin,
Franklin Littleton, James Showalter,
James Dunbar. Ralph Gates, Frank
Ball, Will Wood, Senator John ALL
dredge, Arthur Gilliom, George
Barnard, Eliza o. Rogers. Emmett
Branch, James P. Goodrich and
Will Irwin.
One difficulty besetting the Re-
publican delegates was the absence
of any focal figure upon whom to
concentrate.
There was hardly a county in
which McNutt did not get a vote.
Reason for the small showing of
Daley is, of course, because it is
unknown whether he is candidate,
together with his complete absence
from political activity.
The tabulations on the major
candidates together with the dele
gate strength of the counties in
which they received votes is shown
in table on this page.
Net information to be derived
from the poll on Governor is what
has been set out above; the in
evitability is a convention battle in
both parties. Such a fray in the
Democratic meeting depends, of
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