The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-03
SUCCESS SEEN
FOR DEMOCRATS
BY JUDGE KERN
Party Popular With People,
MayoraI Candidate
Declares.

Declaring the people know by
experience that the Democratic
party Is the best instrumentality for
good government in this COM
munity," Judge John w. Kern, can
didate for the Democratic nominal
ton for mayor predicted success for
his party in speeches at four politi-
cal rallies Wednesday night.
He addressed a crowd Of 300 per-
sons at a Seventeenth ward meet
ing at 2416 West Washington street,
and spoke at meetings of Washing
ton township Democrats at the Ri
viera Club; Of the Seventh ward
Democratic Club at Missouri and
Thirteenth streets, and at Agnes
and West Michigan streets.
The Democratic party he de-
clared," Is the only political ma
chinery by which We, as a practical
thing, can assure to this community
honest, efficient and courageous
government"
He urged all Democrats to keep
their minds on the fall election, re-
minding them again that the main
purpose of the primary is to select
the very best candidates"
I'VE must choose candidates who
best can advance the Democratic
principles and fight for the success
OF the party next fall"
Forty other candidates. or their
spokesman, addressed the meeting
Of the Seventeenth ward.
Tom Taggart Club will hold a
Democratic rally at tonight at
Caroline and Roosevelt avenues. Mu-
sic and entertainment will be pro-
vided. All candidates are invited.
The primary fight between two
Republican mayoralty candidates,
George L. Denny and Walter
Pritchard, grew more heated last
night as Mr.. Denny attacked the
words of his opponent at political
meeting at 1908 Windsor street.
My principal opponent is quoted
as having said last night" Mr.. Den
ny asserted, that, we can not talk
Of tax reduction and, at the same
time, promise every kind of i'm
provement'.
I am not SO sure about that. My
own observations, as a citizen and /
a taxpayer, and more especially my /
experience as a city council member, /
lead me to say that the first step /
in the job of tax reduction is to
cut out political plumber"
A final rally is being arranged at /
Thirty-eighth street and College /
avenue Saturday night. at which Mr.
Denny, Ralph Gregg. Taylor E
Groninger, Harvey A. Grabill and I
others will speak.
1T will take the skill and cour-
age of a business man to cut the /
governmental costs of indianapolis"
Louis R. Markun. candidate for the
Republican mayoralty nomination,
declared last night at School 8,
Vermont and Fulton streets.
Give a business man the oppor-
tunity to make budget economies :
and you will have real tax relief"
he continued. Mr.. Markun also |
spoke at meetings at 852 South |
Meridian street, Fountain Square,
Naomi and Shelby streets, Sixteenth |
street and Columbia avenue, and |
Nineteenth and YandeS streets.
Final preparations for participa-
ton Of the women's organization of
the Spencer for Prosecutor Club,
which is conducting a campaign in
behalf of Herbert NJ. Spencer.
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for prosecutor, will be COM
pleted tonight at club headquarters,
4O5 Castle Hall. at s p. m.
Mr.. Spencer is scheduled to speak
tonight at Democratic meetings at
the Town Hall in Beech Grove, West
Tenth street and Pershing avenue,
Twenty-ninth and Clifton streets,
and the walker theater
The national administration, par
ticularly Henry A. Wallace. secre-
tary of agriculture, was attacked
last night by Delbert o. Wilmeth,
candidate for the Republican NOM
nation for congress, Twelfth dis
trict, at a meeting at 426 North
Warman avenue.
Attempts to reform our system
of government without the people |
being aware of it should be blocked /
at every step" he asserted.
Boynton j. Moore. candidate for
the Republican mayoralty nominal
ton. stressed necessity of tax re-
duction, and pointed out now it 1
can be accomplished last night at .
several campaign meetings.
Mr.. Moore reiterated his pledge TO /
reduce expenses of the city govern |
ment. If elected. and to do every /
thing possible to relieve the dnem- /
ployed. He stated that. if elected. /
he will select employees of various /
municipal boards from the ranks Of /
the needy unemployed.
Walter Pritchard. candidate for
the Republican mayoralty nominal /
ton, will be principal speaker at a /
Republican rally at Twenty third /
street and Central avenue at 7:30 /
tonight The Young Republican (
Organization is sponsoring the at /
fair. Jack Mccoy will preside. En- /
tertainment will be furnished Pa
irons are Robert Renick, E. w Da- /
vieS, Mr. Mccoy. Edwin w. O'Neill /
and Fay Langdon.
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