Evening star., 1938-11-13
Indiana Vote Chance
Adds State Post 10
6. 0. P. Victories
Tucker Apparent Winner
In Ruce-Senote Leod Of
Van kuys Is Cut
BS the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. IA
change in vote tabulations in How
ard County, adding approximately
1000 ballots to the Republican to-
tai, tonight apparently boosted
James M. Tucker, youthful Paoh
attorney, into the Indiana secre-
tary of states chair, giving the re-
vitalized G. o. p. at least two
State Offices
The revision sliced Democratic
United States Senator Frederick
Van Nuys' unofficial triumph over
Raymond E. Willis to 5,992 votes
and served to strengthen Repub-
lican determination to challenge re-
turns in Tuesdays election. The G.
o. P. State committee and Candi-
dates will gather here tomorrow
afternoon to map final strategy in
their plans to impound votes and
voting machines in six counties.
Mr.. fuckers apparent victory on
the basis Of complete unoff1cial re-
turns from 1ndiana's 1872 pre-
cincts was by a plurality Of $50
votes over Edward D. Koenemann
of Evansville. The new total is:
Tucker. 773,420, and Koenemann,
772,540.
Claim Flanagan Victory.
Republicans appeared certain of
election of one appellate court
judge-Edgar Durre of Evansville
and their leaders laid claims to
victory for Dan c. Flanagan of Fort
Wayne, another appellate court con-
tender.
Speculation was rampant over the
court race, with Omer S. Jackson,
Democratic State chairman, dispur-
ing claims of the G. o. P. that Mr.
Flanagan had been elevated to the
bench by the bitter off-year con-
test.
Republicans contended pairings
of candidates for appellate court
judgeships on voting machines and
ballots were irrelevant and that the
two candidates in each of the north
end and southern court divisions
should be elected. On that basis
Durre and Flanagan were winners.
Revised totals for appellate court
judgeships in both divisions show:
Southern division: William H.
Bridwell Democrat, 769 1898; Durre,
771,905; A. J. Stevenson Oemocrat),
774,164, and Chauncey Duncan (Re-
publican), 769,051.
Northern division: Harvey j. Cur
tbs CDemocrat, 772,276: Flanagan,
77O,449; Huber M. Devoss Demo-
craft. 767681. and Fred Hines RE
publican), 766,746.
Loses and Wins.
Adding to the confusion, Mr.. Flan-
agan was paired on paper ballots
against Mr.. Devoss, Decatur Dem
ocrat, and against Mr.. Curtis, Lake
County Democrat now on the court,
on voting machines in some of the
counties. While he stood second
among the four candidates, Mr..
Flanagan, paired against Mr.. Curtis
on some machines, lost. But paired
against Mr.. Devoss, as was the case
on paper ballots, he won.
Out of the scramble it Became
evident contests for all State Offices
were such horse races" that an
official tabulation of the secretary
of State would be necessary before
winners were determined definitely.
Senator Van Nuys tonight said his
opponent has full opportunity to
attempt to prove" he, instead of the
senior Senator, was elected.
Senator Van Nuys said, in part:
1T is not my desire to retain the
high office to which I have been
elected if my opponent can estab-
lish that he was in fact chosen,
but I have the right to insist that
the issue be decided by an investi-
cation before the body established
to decide the controversy and after
I have had the same opportunity
for the presentation of evidence, the
cross-examination Of opposing wit
nesses and a hearing, which freely
COncede to nv Onnonent"