The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-01

suggested that the Marion county
prosecutor aid in the search for the
missing ledger.
Mr.. Groninger attacked the Re
publican party machine by charging
that Republican bosses were in
volved in the merger He declared
that if George L. Denny, candidate
for the Republican mayoralty NOM
ination. had been mayor at that
time that the merger would not
have passed with such ease.
The Mckinley Club will meet at
8 tomorrow night at 2217 East
Washington street. Republican can
didates are invited.
John L. Duvau. candidate for the
Republican mayOralty nomination,
promised to have all sections of the
city represented in local admins
tration. if nominated and elected, he
declared last night at the Duvall-
for Mayor Club, 670 River avenue.
Joseph S. Griggs, candidate for
the Republican nomination for
county treasurer, spoke at a series
of meetings last night, outlining the
duties of the treasUrer's office.
John Rottler Jr. spoke in behalf
of the candidacy of J. Ed Burk for
the Republican nomination for
mavor at a series of political meet
ings last night. Mr.. Burk will speak
tonight at 924 Charles street.
Charles r. MetZger, candidate for
the Republican nomination for
juvenile Judge. and Charles B. Lines,
Democrat, for county recorder, have
been added to the slate of the Ex-
Service Voters League. according to
an announcement made today.
Constitutional government must
be preserved Delbert o. Wilmeth,
candidate for the Republican NOM
ination for congressman, Twelfth
district. said Monday night before
the Republican Veterans QrganiZa-
ton, 108 North Delaware street.
Harry f. Vedder. candidate for
the Republican nomination for state
senator. in letter to the Associated
Retailers of Indiana made public
today stated that he favors repeal
of the gross income tax.
Other points on his platform are:
Elimination of the emergency clause
in the $3.50 tax law; the 81 tax
limit on farm lands; governmental
reorganization of lesser units, and
taxation of religious, fraternal and
educational institutions, which
property is commercially employed
in direct competition with taxable
property or private enterprise.
A heated argument over qualifica-
lions for sheriff between two Demo-
cratic candidates. viii T. Brown
and Otto Ray, stole the show at the
mass meeting in the Seventh Ward
Young Democrats Club at Twenty
first street and Boulevard place, last
night.
Captain Ray. a former police Off
cial, asserted that police training is
necessary for the sheriff's office Mr.
Brown. a business man, disputed
this claim, saying that what the job
needed was a business man. Mr.
Brown said that the criminal duties
of the Office were slight in the last
five years.
Captain Ray received favorable
applause when he said. I suppose,
according to Mr.. Brown, I am dis
qualified for sheriff because I have
been a police officer"
Police in each district should be
required to guard vacant houses
against vandalism, Walter Pritch-
ard. candidate for the Republican
mayoraltv nomination, declared at
a series of meetings last night.
Mr.. Pritchard also asserted that
hospital zones should be established
in the city in order that injured
persons might be taken to the near
est hospital. He spoke to the Re-
publican Veterans. l0Si2 North
Delaware street. at 81 Ridgeview
drive. Twenty-f1fth and Oxford
streets. and Thirty-first and School
streets.
Indiana should ratifv the child
labor amendment at the next seS-
sion of the legislature, John M Noe,
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for state representative, said
in statement today.
Mr. Noe also favorS collective bar
gaining by labor under compulSion
of law. abolition of township gov
ernmentS and unification of police
and school systems.
He said. 1t is my opinion that
every man. ana every woman and
child is fully entitled to a full meas
ure of social ana economic justice.
Nothing is more diSgraceful than
that a large majority of our aged
citizens are wasting away the later
years Of their lives in poverty and
misery. We should have an ade-
quate old age pension system that
viii enable the aged people to spend
the closing years Of their lives in
comfort"
Let your conscience be your
guide" said Thomas D. MCGEE,
candidate for probate judge. in
speaking before Democratic meet
ingS last night Mr.. MCGEE urged
the voters to familiarize themselves
with the qualifications of the vari-
Gus candidates before entering the
voting places.
A mass meeting sponsored by
persons interested in the candidacy
of Perry H. Easton for the Demo-
cratic nomination for mayor will
be held at s tomorrow night in
Cadle tabernacle.
Il propose to carry forward a
humanized administration OF JUS
tice.' declared James A. Collins,
candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for criminal court judge, in
a series of talks last night.