The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-09
493 FILE FOR
CITY, COUNTY
PARTY RACES
Lengthy Ballot Promises
Counting Difficulties
on May 8.
Prick LAST TO ENTER
238 Democrats and 255
Republicans Ready to
Open 0ratory.

Open 0ratory.
A ballot as lengthy as a seed
catalog and one of the hardest to
vote and count in the history OF
Marion county, will be presented to
Indianapolis and Marion county
voters at the polls May g.
The mammoth ballot was caused
by the record filing at midnight
Saturday in the county clerks Office
of 493 persons on the Democratic
and Republican tickets.
Two thousand men and women
besides the 90 candidates, filed fol-
precinct committeeman and dele
gates to the state conventions OF
the Democratic and Republican
parties. Two certificates of candi-
dacy, one for precinct committee
man and the other for Franklin adj
viSory board, we're received by mai
today.
Slow BallOting Predicted
Due to the large filing, it was
forecast by political observers that
balloting in the primary, May 8
would be slow and counting tedious
with many Offices in doubt for days
after the voting.
Under direction of Glenn B
Ralston, county clerk, the task Of
assembling the primary ballots anc
preparing them for the printer be-
gan today.
A separate ballot will be used fol
city candidates. The names OF
county and township candidates will
appear on the same ballot.
In the office of the secretary 81
state, clerks were busy today check
ing the thousands of names flee
there in a record avalanche of job.
seekers.
Prick Last to Enter
The last filing before midnight
Saturday was that of Ernest F.
Prick, board secretary, who flee
with the secretary of state for the
Democratic nomination for judge OF
superior court four.
From now on, candidates will
knuckle down to oratory in ar
effort to bounce votes their way be-
fore the primary.
All candidates for the judgeShir
in Marion county and the proSecu-
tors office filed at the secretary OF
states office instead of the election
bureau in the county clerks office.
Charles Hafer, candidate fol
county treasurer on the Demo
cratic ticket, was the sole with
drawal from a race at a late hour
Saturday Mr.. Hafer relied fol
county commissioner of the Second
district.
Two hundred and thirty-eight
Democrats filed for city, county and
township offices Will 254 Repub-
licans filed for the same offices.
Henry L. Bloemker, Democratic
candidate for county surveyor, will
be the only unopposed candidate
for a major Office on his ticket at
the primary. Harry Hohlt, county
councilman from the Third district
also is unopposed on the Demo
cratic slate.
The sheriff's race is even-Stepher
in the primary, with seven candi-
dates filing for each party.
Seven Republicans and four Dem
ocrats filed for the city mayoralty
race.
No Republican filed for county
councilman of the Third District
All Democratic township officials
are opposed.
Organizations Plan Fails
Efforts of the Democratic coun
ty organization to keep the incum
bentS seeking nominations in thu
primary from opposition failed wher
several candidates, regarded as in
SurgentS, made last-minute entire
Saturday.
Thomas D. MCGEE, attorney, 374!
Central avenue, filed for probate
court judge against Smiley N
Chambers, close friend of H. Nathan
Swain, county chairman, while
Earle E. McFerren, attorney, flee
against the organization choice
Joseph T. Marley, for judge of su.
perior court one, vacated wher
Judge John w. Kern announced fol
mayor.
The organization also found it
plans to have Prosecutor Herbert E
Wilson unopposed for room fivt
blocked when Chalmer SchlosSer
originally a candidate for room
one, withdrew there and relied
room five. Schlosser is a law part.
ner of present Judge Joseph R
Williams, who is to be renominatec
unoppoSed in room two.
The organization succeeded ir
keeping the incumbent William A
Pickens free of opposition in room
three, but the incumbent in room
four, Judge Clarence E. Weir, vii
battle Mr.. Prick.
Report that candidates for Ger.
tain offices were required to file
with City Clerk Henry o. Goett, a,
well as at election headquarters, re.
suited in about thirty five, including
most of the mayoralty aspirants
filing at Mr.. Goett's office in order
to be on the safe side.
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