The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-29

the Governor, in order to avoid
self-deception. The Democratic ma
jority will be larger, if anything, he
thinks
Concession of twenty-three seats
to the Republicans involves a slight
inroad on the Democratic majority
in the house. On any question that
came before the 1888 house, on
which the voting was along strictly
party lines, the lineup was ninety
one to nine.
The Governors estimates place
the Democratic ma jority in the state
senate at a sure forty-five, make no
concession of Republican seats and.
as in the house, allow for the law OF
averages to give the Democrats their
share of the twenty-six seats at is
| sue.
The Democratic situation is less in
doubt in the upper house, since the
administration has twenty-five hold
over senators as a nucleus. There
are only two holdover Republican
senators. The division of the sem
ate in 1888 along strictly party lines
was forty-three Democrats to seven
Republicans.
Marion County Doubtful
The Governor said he included the
Marion county delegation in the
doubtful list.
Meanwhile, with the election
barely more than a week away, the
political strategy of the Democratic
state high command calls for a con-
| centration of efforts in Marion and
Lake counties, the most populous
in the state.
The fOrerunner Of this drive on
Marion and Lake counties was made
here last week when Governor Nc
Mutt conducted two open forum"
meetings in which he confounded
| hecklers by answering a number of
questions on what Republicans re-
garded as embarrassing state affairs.
Plans hurriedly developed during
the weekend call for an appearance
tomorrow by the Governor at Me-
mortal auditorium in Gary.
Dillinger Expose" Awaited
1t is whispered repeatedly that
the Gary address may involve
showdown" on the John Dillinger
escape from Crown Point jail. The
Governor has announced several
times in recent weeks that an ex-
pose with indictments is imminent
in the Dillinger case, and the Re-
publicanS repeatedly have challenged
him to show his hand.
The Democratic strategists real
lie the necessity Of capturing Lake
county and they want Marion county
with its II per cent Of the total vot-
ing power.
Lake county went Democratic BY
only 1000 in 1880 and only by 40CO
in the 1882 Democratic landslide.
The Republican turnout in the Lake
primary indicates to some OBJ
servers that Lake is "tossup"
county this fall.
Democratic leaders, however
point gleefully to the tunultuous re-
ception given last week to Hammond
to Sherman Minton, Democratic
senate nominee, when Mr.. Minton
was introduced by John Scott. former
First district Republican chairman.
Wagner to Speak Here
The Scott detection from the Re-
publican ranks, with an accompany-
ing denunciation Of Senator Arthur
r. Robinson, the Republican senate
nominee, is viewed by Democratic
leaders as indicative Of further gains
in Lake county.
Meanwhile, with Governor AIcNutt
in the Calumet tomorrow night. the
Marion county situation will be
taken care Of with the address of
Senator Robert Wagner, New York,
at Cadle tabernacle. Preparations
to overshadow the huge Republican
turnout in the opening of the cam
paign at Cadle are under way.
Mr. Minton takes to the air to-
night on statewide broadcast over
a siX-station chain. Second in a
series OF three DroadcaStS SpOnslder
by the Democratic state committee,
Mr. Minton's "cards-on-the-ta table"
address will be from to $50 from
WKBF here, over WOWO, TT.
Wayne; WIND, Gary; WGBF, Ev-
ansville; WAVE, Louisville, and
WIDOW, Terre Haute.
More than 10000 Stand by
Roosevelt" radio clubs have been
organized through Indiana and will
hear Mr. Minton tonight. Gov
ernor McNutt was the speaker on
the first Of the broadcasts. Omer
S. Jackson, state chairman; Mrs.
Emery Scholl, state vice-chairman;
Mrs Samuel r. Ralston, national
vice committeeman, and Thomas
Taggart. national vice committee
man, will speak nthe concluding
broadcast Nov. 5.