Evening star., 1936-05-12
Politics
Continued From First Page.)

aided in putting through the admin
iStration'S State liquor law.
Eight out of ten Republicans here. if
asked: Who do you favor for the Re-
publican nomination" would reply
'Landon" without knowing just why.
The leaders say this is the case. And
yet they add: Sentiment has not
crystallized in Indiana on any candi-
date for the presidential nomination"
Other candidates and aspirants for
the Republican nomination have their
supporters. Col. Knox, Chicago pub
Usher, has his organization in the
State working for him. There is little
Borah talk, but Vandenberg has GER
tain following. Take it by and large,
the Kansas Governor seems to be out
in front. A lot depends upon what the
free and untrammeled" and "unin-
structed" delegates will do when they
get to the convention; what trades the
leaders will undertake to make. They
may, Of course, decide to do business
with the Landon managers. There is
even a suggestion that motion will
be made in the State convention,
which takes place June 3, to adopt
a resolution indorsing Landon, or to
instruct the delegates Former Sena-
tor Jim" Watson, who will probably
head the delegation if his organization
comes through the fight for State con-
troll successfully tomorrow night, is
insisting that the delegation be unin-
structed, and so are the leaders of the
Gates-Goodrich faction.
Not long ago former President Her.
bert Hoover visited Indianapolis and
spoke in Fort Wayne. Hoover has
warm friends in the State and here
and there is talk of the possibility of
his nomination. But if the Watson
organization continues to dominate,
the Indiana delegation will not be
found voting for Hoover at the Cleve-
land convention. Not by a jug full.
Everett Sanders, former member of
the House and chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee during
and after the Hoover campaign in
1882. is active again in politics, aiding
Gates. If he becomes a delegate to
the National Convention he might
undertake to do something for his for
mer chief, if opportunity arose. Hoo
yer, however, put his foot in it when
in Fort Wayne, aligning himself with
the anti-organization group now fight
ing for control against Irwin, Watson.
ct al.
The Democrats are not troubled
about a candidate for the presidential
nomination. The Indiana delegation
will go to Philadelphia ready to vote
for President Roosevelt without bat
ting an eye. Roosevelt was the Moses
who led them out of the wilderness in
1882. He is counted upon this year
to keep the State Democratic. In fact,
the Democratic leaders insist he is as
strong, if not stronger, in Indiana now
than he was four years ago. They
say he has rs per cent of the farmers
with him and that he will carry the
cities. Nor do Republican leaders to-
day seriously challenge the suggestion
that Indiana will go for Roosevelt
they do not see, they say, how he is to
be beaten. This attitude may change
after the Republican National Con-
vention has nominated a candidate
against Roosevelt and written a plat
form, but there are mighty few Repub-
hcans who say now that they believe
they can carry Indiana in the presi-
dental election
So much for the attitude of Demo-
Gratis and Republicans toward the ma
tional campaign. When it comes to
the election of Governor and other
State officers, the picture is somewhat
different. The Democrats are engaged
in knock down, drag out fight over
the nomination of a gubernatorial
candidate. They have three active
candidates for the nomination. M.
Clifford Townsend of Marion, former
official of the State Farm Federation
and at present Lieutenant Governor,
Is recognized as the candidate of the
McNutt administration for the nomi-
nation. Pleash Greenlee, who until
q few months ago was the patronage
secretary for Gov. McNutt, is in the
race, with the backing of Senator
Minton; Kirk Mckinney of Indian
apolis is the candidate OF Senator
Van Nuys. Greenlee, who used to