The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-07
Mckinney TO Rest

MI. 1Teenlee s reference 10 my
people who can't say anything" was
interpreted to mean persons in the
state administration employ, who
feel constrained to keep silent be-
cause of their jobs.
Mr.. Greenlee said that Mr.. Nc
Kinney took them" (meaning the
Townsend forces in st. Joseph and
Allen counties, and gave them a
setback IN Lake and Tippecanoe
counties.
Leonard B. Marshall, president OF
the Mckinney for Governor Club
said:
Il notice that Frank McHale, who
now seemingly is Mr.. Townsend S
campaign manager, claims 1900 del
egate votes for Mr.. Townsend. If he
is counting votes as I notice he is
doing in the Seventh District, in
Fort Wayne, and in quite a few
other localities, his candidate is
badly beaten.
Every one knows that complete
returns are not in yet from many
of the larger communities, but from
the reports that we are receiving
from our men in the various coun-
ties, we are more than encouraged
in the results of the primary Tues
day for Mr.. Mckinney.
ut looks as if Mckinney made a
clean sweep in Marion County, and
practically a clean sweep in st. Joe,
Allen and more than half il, Lake,
Vigo and other large counties. In
many of the smaller counties heard
from, Mr.. Mckinney has one-half
of those delegates elected with the
balance of the other half divided
between his opponents. The report
of campaign managers will not
nominate a Governor. The conven-
ton will do that"
Conflicting claims TO delegate
strength in all of the large coun-
ties, except Marion, were issued by
the three rival camps.
1t generally is conceded that sue
cess Of the Marion County organi-
zation in all contests except the
race for sheriff means that most
of the Marion delegation of 23l will
be for Mr. Mckinney. MIR. Green
lee is likely to get a few. The Town
send forces made no effort in the
Marion County field.
The Twentieth Ward, home of E.
Kirk Mckinney, will send eight
delegates to the state convention to
vote for Mr.. Mckinney.
Slack Among Delegates
Pleas Greenlee, former patronage
secretary to Gov. McNutt, battled to
obtain an uninstructed slate, said to
be favorable to him, to break into
the Mckinney strength.
Unofficial returns showed that the
highest vote cast for the unin-
structed delegation was 754, accord
ing to Mckinney headquarters.
The eight delegates, said to be
named from the ward, are L. Ert
Slack, Evans Woollen Jr., James E.
Deery, Leroy j. Reach, John w.
Murphy, George w. Beaman,
Thomas A. Lenahan, Ada Order.
Mr.. Slack, former Mayor, got the
highest vote of the delegates-1474.
The Mckinney Townsend claims
were particularly divergent on Allen
County. Followers of the Lieuten-
ant Governor claim A of the So
delegates and Mckinney forces
claim SIS.
Lake County Split Claimed
Townsend forces say the big Lake
County delegation will split between
their man and Mr., Mckinney, but
Mr.. Greenlee claims 43 there, with
II yet unreported in Gary.
A check in the Seventh District,
home of Gov. McNutt and also of
Paul p. Fry, state excise administra-
tor, indicates 1872 delegates for Lieut..
Gov. Townsend, 3s for Mr.. Greenlee
and FIVE for Mr.. Mckinney, accord
ing to Townsend spokesman. They
also claim 12l of the 156 delegates in
the Second.
Edward Doran, Mckinney lieu
tenant, was reported to have
wrested control of the st. Joseph
County organization from Rudolph
Alderman, South Bend boss" and
state administration leader. but
Townsend forces were claiming a
good-sized block of the 10 st.
Joseph delegates.
Republican Race Quiet
st. Joseph County was the center
Of alleged political abuses of the