The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-07
STATE TICKET
WINS HANDILY
IN LANDSLIDE
Lands Leading Durgan in
Congressional Race;
JenCkeS Trails.

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current plurality was being supplied
I by Marion county from the mo
ment of the first returns.
Other populous counties which
joined in the Minton victory were
Lake, Vanderburg, Allen, La Porte
and Vigo. st. Joseph county was
an exception. There, the entire
Democratic ticket went down to de-
feat under the mayoralty candidacy
of Rudolph Alderman, the Demo
cratic boss.
However, Mr. Minton was APP
proximately 1000 ahead, with only
one precinct untabulated, and the
county also gave slight edge tc
Representative Pettingill, the Demo
cratic incumbent.
State Ticket Victorious
The state ticket appeared to be
victorious by about the same
pluralities as that of Minton over
Robinson.
New state officials, all apparently
sure of election, are: August G
Mueller, Indianapolis, secretary Of
state; Petea F. Helm, Grown, state
treasurer; Lawrence F. Sullivan
Princeton, state aditor; Floyd I
McMurray, Thorntown, reelected
state superintendent of public in
struction; Paul Stump, Crawfords-
vile, clerk of the supreme and
appellate courts; George L. Tramain
Greensburg, supreme court judge;
Harvey J. Curtis, Gary, Alphonso G
Wood, Angola; Posey T. Kline,
Evansville, and William H. Briwell,
Sullivan, appellate court judges, all
reelected.
Judge-elect Tramain replaces
Judge David Myers, Greensburg,
only Republican member of the SUI
preme court.
Turbulent Lake county, Repub-
lican stronghold until the Demo-
cratic landslide in 1882, swung into
the Minton column early and was
second only to Marion IN boosting
his plurality.
The populous counties which
showed a slight trend toward the
Robinson standard were Howard
and Tippecanoe.
Election Issues Clean Cut
The election issues were clear cut
and provided indisputable evidence
that Indiana is aligned firmly be-
hind President Roosevelt and the
New Deal policies of the national
administration.
The Minton victory offered an
other revelation, if there was any
doubt on this subject. 1t was testi-
monial to Governor Paul V. Nc
Nuts leadership of the party in
Indiana and was considered by
party leaders as vindication of his
administration.
Senator Robinson, at the start of
the campaign, sung a dirge of ma
tional disaster and prated about
"perils along the road to Moscow"
Then, he learned new music.
1t was in the same tempo, but in
stead of heckling the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, he turned his atten-
ton to Governor McNutt, avoiding
senatorial campaign issues.
The senator lost.
Democrats Are Jubilant
The intense interest which the ma
tional administration took, in the
Indiana campaign was indicated by
the frequent communications be-
tween state leaders and Postmaster
General James A. Farley, the Roose-
welt administration political chief
tain.
Democratic state headquarters
presented a jubilant scene last night
when the first returns indicated a
clean-cut Minton victory.
Cherubic Pleas Greenlee, the Gov
ernor's chief political lieutenant,
came in. His face was wreathed in
smiles when he called Senator Elect
Minton at the latter's home in New
Albany and congratulated him.
Shay, you're in," he cheered.
He also called the Governor and,
telephonically, shook his hand.
From New Albany, the new United
States senator from Indiana voiced
his happiness.
Issues Modest Statement
Modestly, he asserted:
Il am very happy at the results
Naturally, I am not conceited
enough to think that this is due to
any personal popularity of mine
1t primarily is a vote Of confidence
in our great President.
This splendid victory has been
due in no small part to the excellent
work of the Democratic party and
I wish to acknowledge the debt we
owe to the workers in the precincts.
1T is a triumph of the liberal,
progressive voters Of our state over
the reactionary stand-patters. The
New Deal lives and will continue to
accomplish results"
Il see in the Democratic majority
given our state ticket and the most
of our Congressional delegation a
strong endorsement of President
Roosevelt's policies and the program
of Governor Paul Y. McNutt," Omer
S. Jackson, Democratic state chair
man, said today.
In this state, victory for
Sherman Minton clearly indicates
that the majority of voters ap-
prove the New Deal. Our cam
paign as far as the United States
senator is concerned has been
waged on the issue Of the New Deal.
Mr. Minton was elected. We regard
that therefore as an Endorsement of
the New Deal for Indiana.
Happy Over Result
I'VE are happy that most of our
Congressional delegation was re-
turned to Washington for that also
constitutes an Endorsement of the
New Deal. The vote throughout In