The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-13
SENATE timber
IS STUDIED BY
indiana C. 0. P.
0ff-Iear Election Results
Undue Republicans
With New Hope.
By JAMES DOSS
lines stan Writer


publican party Is that Of finding q
standard bearer for the next sena-
tCral wars.
OF course, 10 is TOO early for any
logical conjecture as 20 whom the
party wil seize upon 10 oppose SEN
ator Van Nuys. II the senior senator
runs again. but 10 Is safe % say that
he probably viii come from the
younger element Of the party.
The sporting world axiom about
championship the effect that they
never come back"-dOes not apply
in politics. but most observers be
Lege that Senator Robinson is dead
politically,
HIS requiem is being sung wher-
ever the results of the recent cleo
ton are recapitulated. and while II
NAY be a little premature 70 hold
services for him, u IS apparent that
he is picking at the covers.
There is no disposition 70 rush
things. because the tenor Of nation
81 7-aIrs TWO years hence. when the
Question Of President ROOsevelt's re-
nomination VIII be the issue. may
restrain any promising candidate
from taking a certain drubbing.
G.. o. r. Position Interesting
Right now. the Republican posi-
ton is not unimpressive when all
angles Of last weeks election are
reviewed.
Yesterday. il was shown that the
Republicans made considerable in
roads on the rural vote Today. it
may be noted that they improved
their position IN relation 10 the
total vote cast.
The Democrats took a loss Of
more than 100 900. according to an
approximate calculation Of the
senate vote. While the Democrats
were taking this lacing. the Repub-
hCanS actually were gaining ap-
prOximately 10000 votes over the
total in 1892 when Senator Van
Nuys retired the veteran James Eli
Watson.
OF course. 1892 was presidential
election year and this was an Off
year election. Accordingly, the total
state vote this year was roughly
10000 less.
However. regardless of the size of
the senate vote. the Democratic
losses and Republican gains are sig
nificant and have 10 be considered
in themselves and not in relation to
the size of the vote.
Victory Not Impressive
Il certainly is not the intention of
this observer to minimize the VIC
tory of ScnatOr-elect Sherman Min
ton
However. the fact remains that
M II nton's victory over Senator
Ro-. -1n Is not particularly i'm
Prs e. Senator Van NuyS accom-
Ia The watson downfall by a
Tu-s- y Of more than 100000. The
Mimi n s~gin over Senator Robin
son was .eE lily 6O,CO0.
Since Sd many less Democratic
votes were cast and so many more
Republicans went TO the polls. the
independent observer is impressed
with the suggestion that Republican
scratching may have put Mr.. Min
ton over
Certainly. Senator Robinson never
was popular with his party. A good
many Republicans always wanted
LII Arthur put away.
For one thing. he wasn't much OF
a gate attraction" He couldn't in
spire the mOneyed members Of the
party 60 dig down and bring up
what IL takes TO run a campaign.
While it would be assuming too
much 20 say that the Republican
party slipped Senator Robinson the
black spot. It is no secret that the
comfortable Republican ballot gains
were due more 70 an intensive cam
paign for township trustee and
mayor victories. than to an earnest
campaign for the senator.
McNutt Is Disappointed
Naturally. they were glad TO win
by any plurality. but hoped for a
much larger one than $4,000. Cover
nor Paul V. McNutt'S public eSti-
mate was 100000. Privately. ne eX-
pressed himself as believing the plu-
rality might reach 10000 and re-
vealed that polls made by his polltl-
cal lieutenantS indicated a sure
$4,000"
Pleas Greenlee. the Governors
secretary and No. l adviser. shared
the views Of his chief. other Demo-
cratic leaders were equally Opti-
miStic.
OF course. as in any other contest
they pay of on the winner and not
on the plurality. but the spectacle
Of a relatively small majority. DEM
ocrat.c ballot losses in the face OF
Republican gains and Republican
successes in the community elections
does not constitute an altogether
appealing picture 10 the Democrats.
Error Is Corrected
To irate citizens Of Perry county.
all apologies for an error in yes
terdayS story dealing with senate
returns. The statement was made.
due 70 an error by tabulators. that
Perry county went 10 ! for Sem
ator Robinson.
Philip ZOerCher. state tax board
chairman. former Perry county resi-
dent and lOyal Democrat. lost no
time in informing the writer that
Perry county went approximately
500 votes for Mr.. Minton. Perry
county'S total Is hereby liked &C
cOrdngly.
Linton Man Dies in Crash
81 ntfti Press
LINTON. Ind. Nov. l3.-Lloyd
Harris. %. JaSonville. son Of 7. Z.
Harris. local lumber company head.
was killed early today when his au-
tomobile overturned on State road
81 north Of here.