The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-06
PLAN
CANDIDATES IN
Indiana TRAIL
James |. Farley Is Victor
Over Judge McNabb in
Fourth District.
TOWNSEND MEN LOSE
CoughIin Support Proves
Futile in Some Sections
of State.

Complete failure of the Townsend
old-age pension and National Tn
ion for Social Justice forces to make
themselves factors, plus an unsuc-
cessful attempt to unseat Rep
James 1. Farley Cd, Auburn
marked the primary congressional
races in indiana.
Candidates sponsoring the Town
send Plan, or backed strongly by the
National Union forces of Father
Charles E. Coughlin, Detroit priest
fell far behind regular party candi-
dates on both sides of the political
fence.
Early returns bore out forecasts
that the Democratic primary turn
out would Surpass the Republican
vote. Returns from 1916 of the
states 3842 precincts in the con-
gressional races gave the Demo-
cratic candidates 1881 votes and
the Republicans 128,62l votes, ac-
cording to United Press tabulation
Apparent denomination of Rep
Farley, Fourth district incumbent
over Clarence r. McNabb, former
Allen County circuit judge, marked
the most bitter Democratic congress
sional fight.
Farley Gets I4.0I7 Votes
Returns from 284 out of 3l2 pre-
cincts gave Rep. Farley l40l7 votes
against $3.50 for Mr.. McNabb.
Thomas p Riddle, Ray, third en-
trant, had 1884.
Rep. Farley carried the rural
counties in the Fourth district by
large margins, except in Whitley,
where he held only 800 lead. Mr..
McNabb was able to hold his own
only in Allen, his home county, and
Wells.
The apparent victory of Rep. Far
ley was regarded by political observ-
ers as distinct setback for r. Earl
Peters, Federal Housing Admins
tration director for Indiana, who
was said to be the principal McNabb
hacker.
charges Flung by Farley
Shortly before the primary, Rep.
Farley charged in kilograms to the
Indiana congressional delegations
and in protests to Federal Housing
Administration officials that Mr.
McNabb had been induced to enter
the Fourth district race by Mr.. Pet
erS.
Indiana's whole congressional
delegation of Pill Democrats and
one Republicans up for renomi-
nation this fall. Seventy-f1ye cam
didates sought their posts.
The Townsend and Coughlin COAL
ition also played its part in the Re-
publican race in the Fourth district.
David A. Hogg, Fort Wayne, former
congressman, claimed TO have given
sound whipping to the combined
Townsend Coughlin forces.
In what was deemed the first of
the acceptance. speeches by cam
didates for congressional nomin-
tons, Mr.. Hogg said:
THE interesting thing about this
election is that I was opposed by
the combined forces of the Town
sendites and the Coughlinites, and
the returns probably will show that
I beat them 4 to l.
Townsendite Far Behind
With lot precincts out of 313 pre-
cinctS reported, Mr.. Hogg led How
ard S. Grimm, Auburn Townsend
lite, $500 to 2240.
Mr.. Grimm also claimed uncuali-
fed support of Father Coughlin.
Fred T. Robinson. third Republican
candidate in the Fourth District,
trailed with 469 votes.
John Harry Browning, regarded as
one OF the strongest Townsend can
didates, and also backed by the
Coughlin forces. received only about
half as many votes in the Third
District as Rep. Samuel B. Pettin-
gill, South Bend Democrat.
Stephen Burton, Washington, an
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