The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-02

commissioner and city council
Such an announcement is
expected to come soon, with
return to the city of William
E. Clauer, city chairman,
from Florida, and H. Nathan
Swain, county chairman, re-
ported away on business.
So numerous are the candidates
for most of the offices and so friend
II are many of them to the various
leaders in both city and county
organizations, that efforts of the
chairmen to name preferred list
would likely cause undue embar-
raSsment. it is said.
3 Kern will Head Slate
Since the ward chairman met
some time ago and voted to support
the candidacy Of Judge John w.
Kern for mayor, any slate the or
CARNATIONS would make undOubted-
ly would have his name at the
heau Perry EastOn, former state
senator, who recently announced
for mayor, undoubtedly will receive
some insurgent support. There also
is much talk that Otto Deluse, high
officer in the Eagles lodge and re-
Gently named to a post in the ma
tiOnal governmental recovery pro-
gram, will be urged to make the race
by those oppose dto party gag"
rule But Mr. Kern is the choice of
the leaders and Judge Kern will be
slated. That is almost assured.
Possibility of no organization slate
makes the prosecutor and sheriff
race loom unusually interesting to
those interested in political fights.
Daley Complexities Matters
With only Russell j. Dean and
Herbert Spencer in the race for
prosecutor. the organization was eX-
pected to slate Mr.. Spencer, but
when George Daily, son of Frank
Daily, one-time party nominee for
Governor and until recently a men,
Der of the city safety board, entering
the race it changed the picture and
it is plain to see how the leaders
could find themselves on a spot in
choosing between Mr.. Daily and Mr.
Spencer, the latter assistant city
attorney.
Likewise, in the sheriff race,
where Gar Davis, city building de-
partment inspector; William Brown,
state excise department inspector,
and Claude Shower. ex-policeman,
are already in the race and police
captain Otto Ray, city license in
spector and twice party nomineel for
sheriff, is reported ready TO an
nounce.
Mr.. Brown is a personal friend of
City Chairman Clauer while Ray
has a host of city hall and court
house friends and strong follow
ing in the American Legion. Po-
litical workers have been cycling
this race with interest, wondering
who would be the "favorite son,
and there are not a few who still
expect some laSt-minute maneuver-
ing to give an advantage to one or
the other.
Baker Fought Organization
OF course the announcement. mo
organization States" will dispel ru-
mors, since the withdrawal of
Charles (BucN Sumner from the
mayor race, that the removal of this
expensive inner party fight would
allow the organization to come out
with some opposition to Frank
Baker. criminal court judge, Charles
Grossart. county auditor, Ira Hay
maker, county recorder, and Glenn
Ralston, county clerk.
In the various inner courthouse
and courthouse-city hall factional
battles, Mr.. Haymaker and Mr.
Ralston are reported to have played
their cards wisely and were re-
ported almost out of danger of OPP
position.
Baker repeatedly has fought the
organization. One of his early Of
fetal acts after being elected being
to embarraSs and ridicule county
Chairman Swain puplicly in GRIM
inal court when Mr.. Swain was
reported to have attempted to gain
leniency for a precinct committee
man facing a liquor charge.
Baker Sees Mckinney
Mr.. Grossart has been charged
repeatedly with crossing up the or
ganization in important matters. 1t
is known. however, that Mr.. Baker
made a recent pilgrimage to see E.
Kirk Mckinney, former city chair
man and now head of the Indiana
Home Owners Loan Corporation, a
federal appointment, but one that
does not remove his interest or con-
troll in city and county politics. In
fact, Mr. Mckinney has been I'M
usually active in working out recent
campaign plans for the party while
Mr. Clauer has been in Florida.
The race between Prosecutor Her.
bert E. Wilson and Chalmers
Schlosser, attorney. for judgeship
in room five has taken an interest
ing aspect since Schlosser withdrew
his candidacy from room one. where
A4C O44S4Ald4lN AItSO anu 1e41lSO 4OI
room five. where Wilson was expect
ed to have the organization go"
sign, unOppoSed.
StatehouSe Slate a Problem
The party leaders are reported
ready to let the boys" fight it out
for most Of the offices. However,
there are couple of angles that
have them bothered. There is the
importance of sending eleven repre-
Sentatives to the StatehouSe favor