The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-10
KERN PILES UP
22-TO-1 LEAD
OVER EASTON
Judqe's Vote Total Reaches
16,O75 With 100 Pre-
CinCtS In.
MARK Is PRIMARY HIGH
Democratic Machine Runs
Smoothly, Primary Fig
ures Show.

Leaders in the Democratic city
and county races for nominations
today piled up totals of more than
10000 votes in several instances as
the smooth-runnning machines
primary efforts we're tailed Off
cially.
Judge John w. Kern, who won
the mayoralty nomination, contin-
ued to run far ahead of the field
and set up the high mark for Jotal
votes in either party. At 100 pre-
cints votes for Kern had reached
16.075.
This gave Kern 22-to-1 lead over
Perry Easton, who was running
second with minor ballot support
of 1852.
Otto Ray is Victor
The only reputation of the or
ganization's slate on jor offices
was in the sheriff race where Otto
Ray, former police captain, had lit
tie difficulty in showing his heels to
Will T. Brown. Ray had 1881 votes
with 141 precincts tabulated against
1888 for Brown, an inspector in the
state excise department.
Tabulation today kept the same
distance between Herbert M. Spen-
Ger and George Daley and Russell
J. Dean, his two opponents for prose-
cutor. Spencer had 8,158 at 14l pre-
cincts, against 4,748 for Daley and
1920 for Dean.
Judicial Ticket Ahead
There was no disturbance Of the
judicial ticket slatings. Joseph T.
Marley, Clarence E. Weir, Herbert
E. Wilson, Smiley Chambers and
John F. Geckler all were leading
their opponents by comfortable mar
gins and Criminal Judge Frank P.
Baker was unopposed.
DR.. William E. Arbuckle, incum-
bent coroner. with 10,803 votes had
an insurmountable lead over Carl
G. Reifeis, his nearest rival, who
had 2,074.
The contest was closer in the
races for county commissioner. At
l41 precincts, John Newhouse was
leading Paul Russo. 5.036 to 1878
in the First district choice. Clar-
ence l. Wheatley held an advantage
of Alto to 1885 over Ernest Marker
in the Second district.
n'NaiI lie Far IN Front
With Kern assured denomination
for mayor, the remainder of the city
licked showed Danny O'Neil stag
ing a runaway race against two OPP
ponents. ONeil had 1895 with 141
precincts tabulated and obviously
was in no danger of being over
hauled.
Assured of councilmanic nOmina-
tons, on the basis of early returns,
we're: Edward B. Rauh, First dis
trict; Ross H. Wallace, Second dis
trict; Nannette Dowd, Third dis
trict: Silas j. Carr, Fourth district;
Adolph j. Fritz, Fifth district, and
Theodore Gable, Sixth district.
There was a sharp contest in the
race for eleven nominations for
state representatives but the organ
ization choices we're in front for the
most part.
Barry Leads Ticket
Leading representative candidates
at 141 precincts we're:
Edward P. Barry, 1921; Albert
Sahm. 6,573; Carl E. Wood. 6,522;
Henry Richardson, Jr., SPOT; Den
mis- j. Colbert. 6.144; Mrs. Roberta
Nicholson. 6.218; Charley Lutz, 1857;
John c. Kirch, 3,687 Fred Barrett,
4.44O: Joseph Patterson, 4,372.
Thomas A. Hendricks, organiza-
ton choice for state senator, was
far ahead of his only opponent,
Joseph F. OMshoney, with a count
of 11O47 to 3.713.
Representative Louis Ludlow was
unopposed for denomination from
the Twelfth congressional district
and DR.. William Larrabee was far
ahead of his opponents for the
Eleventh district nomination. with
hfty-one precincts tabulated. He had
5.021 votes. Bert Wilhelm was sec
ond with SOS votes.