Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	Results of 1940 election. Indiana has Democratic governor, while Republicans control the Legislature and the state officials. Indiana Republican Controlled Legislature kicks the 2% Fund for Campaigns out. Indiana figures: statistics on Indianas election results. 12 Congressmen moving from state legislature to U.S. Congress; Indiana now has one Democrat and one Republican senator. Boehne, John William, 1856-1946; Chandler, Happy, 1898-1991; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945; Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944; Green, Dwight H. (Dwight Herbert), 1897-1958; Van Nuys, Frederick, 1874-1944; Schricker, Henry F. (Henry Fredrick), 1883-1966; Willis, Raymond E. (Raymond Eugene), 1875-1956 Image Access WideTEK 25 Indiana State Legislature with Republicans in Control. How about unity? Schricker Democratic Governor. Indiana State Officials Republican. First such in 38 years. ??? 2% Fund for Campaigns. 1933 State Government Act centering all appointing power in governor. Indiana Republican Controlled Legislatures. Indiana Figures. Total vote around 1,800,000. Schricker won by around 12,000. Almost 150,000 new votes as compared to 1936s all high. Roosevelts vote only about 60,000 less than in 1936. Indiana stood by her native son, giving Willkie about 25,000 more votes than to Roosevelt. The Republican vote of 1940 was boosted over 1936 total by over 200,000 with Willkies vote. To U.S. Congress from Indiana our Bill Boehne with 3 other Democrats and 8 Republicans. While with Willis Republican Senator Indiana will have one of each, Van Nuys a Democrat still having his term to serve. 6th term. House. Angola Editor. Senate. And with our neighbors Illinois elected Green a Republican governor. Over the river Kentucky returns our friend Happy Chandler to the U.S. Senate.
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/1413
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
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Subjects:	Politics National Affairs Elections Regional Affairs Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940

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