The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-06
WOMEN HOLD
KEY IN STATE
POLITICAL WAR
MCkutt BaCkerS Battle for
Ballots to Defeat
Peters Army
SHOWDOWN DUE SOON
Girls Ordered to Fight for
Governor on Pay
Levy.
BY DANIEL NJ. KIDNEY
Times STAFF Writer

Twenty-Five or thirty girls, who
procured statehouSe positions
through Pleas Greeleee, patronage
secretary for Governor Paul v. Nc
Mutt, were given orders today to
fight for the Governor and against
R. Earl Peters, Democratic state
chairman.
Mr.. Greenlee had the group as
semble in the Governors office,
where he talked to them. All will
go to the state Democratic women's
meeting at Clifty Falls state park
Saturday to spread the statehouse
gospel. 1t consists briefly of this
boost Paul and rap Peters.
That MI. Greenlee no longer is
so sure of success in the state COM
mittee fight scheduled for Monday
was indicated by his conduct since
returning from the American
Legion convention at Chicago
Thursday.
Held Peters Vote
First act of Mr.. Greenlee, long a
foe Of Mr.. Peters, was to summon
Mrs. Josephine Williams, Seventh
district vice-chairman, to his Office.
Mrs. Williams has been listed as
supporting Mr.. Peters in his stand
that the state committee, and not
Bowman Elder, should handle the
salary levy being collected from
state employees by the Hoosier Demo-
cratic Club.
In the first check of votes made
by the administration, she had been
conceded to be on Mr.. Peters side.
The committee has been called
to vote on the matter with the Gov
ernor backing the club collection
plan and the state chairman op-
posing it.
When Mr.. Greenlee, who pre-
dicted the administration forces
had Mr. Peters whipped, called Mrs.
Williams, who is an employe in the
automobile license division, it was
taken to indicate some uncertainty
regarding the result.
Not Worried"
Mrs. Williams refused to be
quoted regarding the meeting and
Mr.. Greenlee said I'VE are not wor-
ried."
Nevertheless he kept on working
to line up votes.
Two other women, who are dis
trict vice-chairman and thus mem
berS of the state committee, are on
the state pay roll. They are Mrs
Marcie Murphy in the license de-
Laporte, an oil inspector.
Women may prove the greatest
foe of the administration, it is pre-
partment and Miss Florence Smith,
dicted. Under the leadership of
Mrs. A. P. Flynn, Logansport, state
vice-chairman, they have protested
that they were ignored by Governor
McNutt in more important appoint
ments at the Statehouse.
Women Claim Credit
They contend that 55.7 per cent
of the Democratic victory vote was
polled by women and they have not
been rewarded sufficiently.
Mr.. Peters, who has been in
Washington, and is expected to re-
turn to headquarters here today,
has been sympathetic toward the
women'S claims.
He has rallied the county chair
men and Merchantmen in his be-
half and has had secret Endorsement
Of his stand by ma jority of cleo
tive officials at the statehouse.
The two-week delay he procured
by postponing the original meeting
date has been to his benefit, his sup
porters assert.
He will attend the state Demo-
cratic women's meeting at Madison,
Saturday, while neither Governor
McNutt nor his secretaries are plan
ming on going.