Indiana. The Hoosiers celebrated last week by holding the third primary of this election year. There were 13 Representatives involved (ten Republicans, three Democrats) and all of them were renominated. There are two Senators coming up for re-election—Senator Watson for six years, Senator Arthur R. Robinson, appointed some months ago to fill the late Senator Ralston’s unexpired term (TIME, Nov. 2), for two years. In the Republican primaries Watson was faced by a young lawyer, Claris Adams, supported by Postmaster General New and others who have no reason for liking Watson. Adams made a whirlwind campaign, excoriating Watson’s “sterile statesmanship” and “30 years of deals, deals, deals.” Watson leaned back secure in the possession of an effective political machine, and made only one speech in the entire campaign. He was renominated by a majority of some 161,000.
The Democrats had six candidates fighting for the nomination to oppose Watson. None got a majority and the Democratic nomination will be decided by a state convention.
For the short term, Senator Robinson ran against four opponents and eked out a nomination by a majority of 64,000. He will meet Evans Woollen, nationally known Indianapolis banker, who was chosen by the Democrats, unopposed, in the election.
Pennsylvania. The fourth primary of the season takes place in Pennsylvania next week, and, it being Pennsylvania, the chief interest is in the Republican choice. There are three candidates. Senator Pepper, running for renomination, is backed by the Mellons and the organization of the western part of the state. Cyrus E. Woods, former Ambassador, is managing Mr. Pepper’s campaign. He is Dry and his issue is support of the Administration. The second candidate is Governor Pinchot, fighting for nomination on the ground that he is Dryer than Pepper. He has a good bit of the church vote and also of the miner vote—important in Pennsylvania. The third is Congressman William S. Vare, boss of the Philadelphia machine, out and out Wet, who hopes to gain at least part of the miner vote and the urban vote by his Wetness. The possible permutations and combinations arising out of this triangle make the issue difficult to predict and full of weight. Either, Pepper or Vare can be counted on to support the Administration if elected. If Vare should be nominated, however, it is not unlikely that Pinchot might run as an Independent, hoping to gather in those who supported Pepper in the primary and so beat Vare. If Pinchot should be nominated, there will probably be another Progressive, anti-Administration Republican in the Senate. So Republican eyes watch Pennsylvania closely.
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