The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-29
BY ARCH STEINEL
Times staff Writer

tory at the polls Nov. 6.
Portland-Jay county seat, is
witnessing a political combat which
has both parties vouching for no
more than majority of from 200
to 400 for their candidates.
Lake-County seat, Crown Point
is watching four mayoralty races
that bid fair to leave both Repub-
licans and Democrats out of check
stubs, winded and ready to run up
a white flag during the administra-
ton of the victors.
OvershadoWing state iSsues-the
beer law, the stop McNutt" drive
and the Back Roosevelt" appeal
are the mayoralty races in Gary,
Hammond, Whiting and East Chi
Cago.
Gang Murders Provide Fuel
Gang murders and the attempted
assassination of a princeling among
the Gary book1nakerS have nailed
clean up Gary" banners to the po-
litical band wagons of both may
orally candidates, L. B. Clayton,
Democrat, and John Holloway, Re
publican.
Gary's Negro vote does lip-service
to the Republican machine. The
Polish and other foreign elements
are pinfeathers of the Democratic
rooster, though a few of the for
eign-born have been plucked by the
G. o. P.
Unbiased political observers give
Gary to the Republicans, hand
Whiting to the G. o. P. and term
East Chicago a horse race" with
Hammond likely to enter the Demo-
cratic mayoralty column.
With the southern section Of the
county Democratic and the Grown
Point area peeved at the Democrats,
it is considered a toSsup as to
whether Lake county will quit its
Democratic roost to return to the
Republican fold.
Nejdl- Sohl Race Close
James Nedjl, Whiting brick manu-
facturer, for sixteen years in the
state legislature for the G. o. P.
and at one time president pro tenn
of the senate, is attempting to re-
gain his seat with Raymond SOhl,
Dyer publisher, gaining ground
against him because of Mr.. NejdlS
inability, through illness, to carry
on an active campaign.
Both senatorial candidates are
liberals of the first-Water. Mr.. SOhl
is a frank supporter of an Indiana
pari-mutuel bill to legalize horse
race betting.
Hopping over to Jay county. in
the east section of the state, an OBJ
server finds Portland with abundant
party autos and party liquor.
With the G.. o. P. holding only
the county clerks and county as
SCISSORS office, the Democratic ma
chine has an organization advan-
tage giving it an edge in the coming
election.
Democratic leaders, however, are
worried over possible secession
from the ranks by dissatisfied
farmers.
Hit by Farm Revolt
DR.. Frederick Schenk, New Cory
don. Jay state representative run
ming for reelection, is suffering
from the farm revolt, it is said. Re-
publicanS declare their farm gains
have been due to failure of the doc
tor to support proper farm legiSla-
ton.
President Roosevelt carried Jay
county by a 1900 majority. Oppo-
sition to the state administration
has cut deep into this majority and
the most optimistic Democratic
leaders claim only 400-ballot mar
gin of victory for the ticket.
Linked closely with Jay county
and the majority given the Demo-
cratic ticket is the fate of the joint
senator race, in which M. w. Mich
OILS, Winchester, Randolph county,
Republican, and Bert Woodbury.,
Union City, Randolph county, DEM
ocrat. oppose each other.
The winner will represent both
Jay and Randolph counties in the
state senate.
Woodbury. Backers Optimistic
Mr.. Woodbury's managers claim
that, given an eight-hundred vote
majority in Jay county, he will win
the senate race through his own
ballot getting ability in Randolph
county.
Former Randolph county prosecu-
tor, Mr.. Woodbury. has the distinc-
ton of being the only Democrat
elected to the prosecutors Office in
the history of the county. He served
as mayor of Union City from 1915
through 1918.
In turn, Republican managers Of
Mr.. Nichols campaign say he will
go out of Randolph county with a
1000 lead which will not be erased
by the Democratic ballots in Jay
county strongholds.
Mr. Woodbury. was selected to fill
the vacancy on the Democratic
ticket following the withdrawal Of
NJ. V. Skinner, Portland attorney.
Mr.. Skinner was termed a straw
man" on the ticket pending the Sc
lection of strong man in Ran
dolph county to oppose Mr.. Nichols
in his Republican bailiwick.
Democratic leaders say the for
mer Randolph prosecutor is that