The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-25
N'NUTT AGAIN
DOWNS CRITICS
IN RALLY TALK
'oVernor Captures Hostile
Crowd in Republican
Stronghold.
lSWERS ALL QUERIES
executive Scores Personal
Triumph in Washington
Township.
BY JAMES DOSS
Times stan Writer


Il has been said that Paul V. Nc
Mutt is an unpopular Governor, but
as far as the Republican Wash
ington township is concerned, after
his invasion OF it. last night, he is
the most popular Governor the state
ever had.
Renewing his open forum" cam
paign IN which he puts himself at
the mercy Of any heckler on any
question. the Governor faced a semi
hostile audience Of $500 last night
at Sixty-thrd and Bellefontaine
streets.
It was the largest political meet
ing ever held IN Washington town.
ship, a hldebound Republican strong
hold. OF course. there were plenty
of Democrats in the audience, but
there also we're lot Of persons
there who never voted for any one
but a Republican. They came to
jeer, but stayed to cheer.
With dignity sincerity and ur-
banity, the Governor faced them
and after two hours, they were his
He added what hard-headed poll
ticians estimate at 5000 votes to the
Democratic ticket and he won him
self a great personal victory.
Superior Judge John w Kern
Democratic nominee for mayor
Louis Ludlow. candidate for con-
gress from the Twelfth district, and
Washington township trustee, first
spoke.
Parade Preccdes Rally
The setting was perfect for the
Governors coup. Green and rec
torchlights flared, high powered
spotlights we're trained from nearby
buildings, and Standees iostled each
other in an effort to get closer TO
the platform. There were 3,100 seats
At least Jacob Weiss, county speak
ers' bureau chairman, challenged
the press to count EN-, and there
were at least that many persons
standing.
The Governor started slowly. re-
peating most of the speech he made
the night before in the first of the
open forum meetings in Warren
township.
He talked of tax reduction. He
made cold figures interesting when
he compared the Democratic admin
istration savings with those of the
preceding Republican administra-
ton He promised a tax decrease of
more than s3,OO0OOO for Marion
county next year.
Covers state Financing
He covered SuCcinCtly every angle
Of the state financing, spoke of the
banking departments cleanup OF
the state banks. dwelt on the util-
ity rate savings effected by the pub
lie service commission with Sher-
man Minton, Democratic senate
nominee. as public counselor. anc
promised future utility rate SlaSheS
He also spoke of national affair;
in glowing words OF tribute for the
Roosevelt administration.
The Governor also took up defla-
ton. but it was the defation of Sen
atOr Arthur r. Robinson. the Re
publican nominee for the senate
and the crowd laughed its approva
as barb after barb punctured tn,
pretenSionS of "the man who know.
the most things that amt so" anC
the man who by almost unanimous
vote Of the Washington press gal
lerv will be the least missed mem
Der of the United States senate
Lauds Shay NIinton
7 promise YOU one thing" thu
Governor Numbered. and that i
that Shay Minton never Will b
voted the least missed member o
the senate when YOU send him Their
Nov. s. He viii be there serving
the people OF Indiana with grace
distinction and ability and he vii
be working for all Of the peop.e o
Indiana"
There we're bursts Of applause a
each mention Of MintOn
The Governor got his first laugh
when he spoke of the first Re
publican"
He had concluded, he said. tina
the first Republican was not Alex
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