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11 i f't-'" ''-r I itiish a waKia Indiana Edition south bend; Indiana; Wednesday evening, NoyEiBER 6, i8 ME) -e- 4 A A. It W'tffV4tA 39 SECTION TWO IIMrtMMMaiWMMMfcAMltflllly. 1 1 -l J.fv 1-' Jkfa La; counties iii El v- :5 Egress bidi jr Blunt Conservative ELECTEDMARSHALL -swept all but one Marshall Couik ty office up for election Tuesday. Winners William E. Alcock, elected county recorder; and County Recorder, Lloyd Beatty elected county treasurerHTom Huff running for--circuit judge, was the lone Democrat to win a county office.

1 wererleft to rightrHarry RrSpeyerrelected Paul Stack- commissioner; VICTORY SALUTE-J. WUlard Simcox, center, LaPorte County Republican chairman, helps four of the GOP's victor- post, Simcox, Richard O. Knoll, who led the Republican coun-ty ticket in winning the 2nd District county commissioner ious candidates in the county raise their arms in a sign of vio and Douglas G. Wakeman, victorious nominee for 3rd District" if 1 1 A Republicans swept all county- tory-Tuesday night at '-the party's headquarters in LaPorte. Left to right are Hylmar J.

Keil, surveyor-elect, Mrs. Lillian M. Giesler, former county recorder who was returned to that ryJS) Ym, To Fill in House By THOMAS GRUBER Tribune 5toff Writer" ALPARAISO-Republican Earl F. Landgrebe, a blunt speaking conservative, piled up winning mar- ginsineight of I 10 Second Dis-' I counties Tuesdavtn 1 away, from La-l fayette crat Edward F. Kelly in a battle to succeed one otssjndiana's most prominent congressmen.

Charles A. EARL LANDGREBE i Halleck, a Re- publicanTTs retiring from poli tics aner serving 34 years in the Houseof Representatives from the 2nd District Landgrebe was a surprise win ner in last spring's Republican primary electioa and captured 55 per cent of Tuesday's vote to be come Halleck successor. A Valparaiso trucking firm opera tor and former Indiana state senator, Landgrebe won Tues day's -balloting -with Halleck's endorsement but without active support irom the incumbent congressman. Erwin Loses Race -Halleck had been unofficially groomingWill Erwin Kosci- uszko County Republican, as his successor. But redistricting in Indiana last spring put Erwin into the 3rd District where he failed Tuesday to unseat incum bent Democratic John Brade- mas.

Meanwhile Landgrebe appar ently had all the help he needed. With 99 per cent of the district's precincts reporting, Landgrebe had received 104,171 votes to Kelly's 84,581, The" "Valparaiso" Republican campaigned on a platform that called for fiscal responsibility to combat inflation and the rising national debt. He also said the Vietnam -War was the most important issue -of the election and once stated that Congress should stay in session until a solution to the conflict is found. Landgrebe is a strong propo nent for "law and order" and repeatedly criticized agitators as able-bodied bums" and the U.S. Supreme Court-for- interferring in the area of law enforcement.

Political Newcomer Kelly, a Lafayette attorney, is a political newcomer. The 35-year-old bachelor has been said to be a 'Kennedy type" in his appearance and mannerisms. More Lberalthaff'Landgrebe, Kelly supported "justice for all Americans" and called for a bombing halt over North Vietnam- before: President" Johnson took such action. ,1 Based on vote tabulations from 1 90 per cent of the 2nd District precincts, Kelly won only La- Porte and Starke Counties In LaPorte County, Kelly was one" of only two Democrats to win margins (the other was Sen. 1 WINNERS AGAIN Frank E.

Kleinke, left," and Otis R. Bowen, the winningest Republicans in Manhall County, congratulate each other after being re-elected Tuesday.4 Kleinke was elected to his fourth four-year term as county surveyor, and Bowen to his sixth two-year term as state representative. Photos by Tribune Staff inn completed at 7:50 a.m. today, and the results were certified by the county board of canvassers. Rep.

Otis R. Bowen, R-Bre- men, running for his sixth term in the state House of Represen tatives, led the Republicans with 10,359 yotes, The top vote getter for the De- mocratsrwas Tom RvBuffwho i was elected judge.with 8,052 votes, 294 more than received by bis Republican opponent, David The incumbent is RoyShene-man, who was defeated by Fea- gler in the primary election last May. County-RecorderLloyd who is completing his second ternTas "recorder," defeated Roy Muffley -for, the post of county I offices Tuesday. Vote Solid h5l JOHN COPPES F. BIGLER essary margin to offset Brademas 20,000 plurality in St.

Joseph Countyr Even a "complete disaster by Erwin in his home sm uioaoici uy hi mil ill ma liuilic lican chairman, defeated most 2,000 votes had won ley four years landslide. CHECK HAPPY TOTALS John F. Shawley, leftf and his wife, Ruth, check the -winning totals that will return him to the Indiana General Assembly as a state senator from LaPorte County. Looking on are J. Wil-lard Simcox, right, LaPorte County Repub and his wife Rachel.

Shawley TDemocrat-William H. Taylor by al in a political rematch. Taylor the state senate seat from Shaw- ago in the Lyndon Johnson -Photo by Tribune Staff Phoroirapher Marshall GOP Wins 1 I LAPORTE GOP IN COMEBACK Republicans Return To Courthouse Posts By THOMAS GRUBER Vlbune Staff Writer LAPORTE LaPorte County Republicans, several of whom were swept out of office in the Lyndon" Johnson landslide victo ry four years ago, mounted their own tidal wave Tuesday to win complete control of the County Courthouse The unofficial totals from all i precincts has every county Republican nominee in the win ners column with only two De mocrats on the entire ballot get ting, margins from LaPorte Vot ers. Those two, were Sen. Birch Bayh, who outpolled Republican William Ruckelshaus by 19,658 to 18,428 and 2nd District congres sional nominee Edward F.

Kelly, who garnered 19,396 votes to Re publican Earl Landgrebe's Bayh was the winner birtrKelly went down to defeat in his bid to succeed incumbentRepublican -Charles Halleck In Congress. Tuesday's election amounted to a tremendous comeback for local Republicans in this won all county offices in 1964 as President Johnson swamped Barry Goldwater for the nation's top office. Impetus From Nixon -But Republican presidential nominee Richard Nixon provided thelocalIlmpetusTuesday; to brlnr-LaPorteCounty back into the GOP camp. Nixon received 19,746 county votes to Democrat Hubert Hum- All but One Office By RICHARD SALOMON "Tribune Plymouth Bureau PLYMOUTH Marshall County Republicans scored almost a clean sweep in Tuesday's election, losing only the office of Mar shall Circuit Judge to the Democrats. II It- 3rd District commissioner; 0.

house, re-elected 2nd District 2 INCUMBENTS -ARE-DEFEATED GOP Scores Sweep In Fulton -County By ARTHUR G. COPELAND Tribune Correspondent ROCHESTER Two Demo tratic incumbentswere defeated in Tuesday's election as Republi cans swept every post in Fulton County. Defeated in the election were County Surveyor Henry W. Sher-- rard, and State Sen. Robert E.

Peterson, who was seeking his third term as joint state senator. Peterson, running for joint state senator for Cass, Fulton, and Miami counties, was beaten by 114 votes' by Leo Sullivan, reru, a jormer siaie legislator Sullivan beat Peterson in the Fulton County vote by 159 votes SulfaalalsoftarMaiome county, but Peterson won in Cass County by almost 1,200 votes. Sullivanrs three-county "total WALTERS Was 19,540 compared with Peterson's 19,426 The" county-by-county vote In the race went like this son; Cass, i R. SWANK- -P. LOHMEt-t Miami, 8,029.

Sullivan: Fulton, Cass, Miami, 7,179. -v Sherrard was beaten by Rob- ert E. Cook, Rochester by near 1,800 votes, Redistricting earlier this year put Fulton County in the 5th Dis trict, and Rep. Richard L. Rou debush, R-Noblesville, running for re-election, easily carried the county with 5,312 votes to 2,902 for his Democratic opponent, Robert Ford, Kokomo.

The Republican ticket was led by Dr. Wayne L. Knochel, who received 5,663 votes In his successful try for county coroner. Peterson led the Democratic ticket with 3,995 votes. Richard M.

Nixon received 5 145 votes in the county to 2,561 for Hubert H. Humphrey, and 757 for George C. Wallace. All Republican candidates for state offices also carried the county Edgar D. Whitcomb, Republl can nominee for governor, received 5,088 votes to 3,268 for his opponent Robert L.

Rock, while the Republican nominee for sen ator, William D. Ruckclshaus received 4,805 votes to 3,829 for Birch Bayh. Approximately 8,500 persons voted. Then are 11,524 regis tered voters In the county. Re turns from the last precinct, Continued on rage 41 rL fl'- if 1 R.

PETERSON 1 Elkhart By BERNARD A. MEYER Tribune Goshen Bureau GOSHEN Elkhart County followed its tradition and the state of Indiana Tuesday in cast ing a solid Republican vote from the federar level down to two new county commissioners at the foot of the ballot. The only Democrat to come through was Superior Court Judge No. 2 Stanley Ramer who retained his seat in an uncontest- ed runoff in the general election Through a gentleman's agreement, no Republican filed against Ramer who assumed his seat when the court was formed late last year, From there, it was all Republi can with Will Erwin, seeking to unseat five-time Congressman John Brademas, having the clos-est-race-of any candidate In the county, Erwin carried the county by beating Brademas 22,488 to but failed to garner tfie nec- Although they lost the office of Republicans won two county offices now held byDe mocrats, that of treasurer, and that of 3rd District commis Withthe exception of the" vote for -judge, blicans wohjeyery con- test, as -far as the vote in Mar sha 11 County- went Just- slightly TOM huff undef 16,000 persons voted In the election, which was the turnout predicted by the county chair men of both The tabulation of votes was Hi 4 Kosciusko and County could not make up the County On the nationalievel; the county also went heavily Republican and provided the next governor with an ample marginrr i Richard the Continued on Page 411 Continued on Page 41 I -Trr- ConHnned on Page 41 for GOP county with 24,484 votes to 14,222 for Humphrey with American In-" dependent George Wallace garnering 3,440 votes including one in a heavily-Negro populated Elkhart ward. Edcar Whitcomb also trained a heavy margin in Elkhart Coun- outdistancing Robert Rock 23,916 to 17,134.

WiUiam Ruck- leshaus, in an unsuccessful bid to unseat Birch Bayh, beat Bayh in Elkhart County, 21,748 to On the county level, as expected, all GOP candidates swept into office as four new county officers took over, Wilbur Hostetler, of "Goshen he trounced Richard Simper, Jimtown' 24,384 to 16.122 a mar-I gin that just about represented the margin of other Mrs. succeeded hef late husband in the treasurer's ago but declined" to seek the post in an election. Another will be Dr. Frederick Bigler, of Goshen, who defeated Dri Herbert. P.i Schneider, of Goshen, 25,370 to 14,997, in the rjfte for county co roner.

The present coroner, Republican Dr. George Westfall, could not seek a third consecu tive term. County Surveyor Donald Rock, seeking his second term, easily defeated his Democrat opponent, Howard Hostetler, of Elkhart, 23,881 to 16,529 in the Republican tide. Elkhart County will see the biggest change In faces on the County Commissioners as two new commissioners take office Jan. 1.

In the Second District Ray Troyer, of Goshen, polled 24,156 votes to easily defeat former Goshen Mayor Ray Messick, a Democrat, who gained 16,313 votes, and in the Third District Thomas Romberger of Elkhart won 526 votesjo 18,096 for former State Rep. Everett Mishler of New Paris. Elkhart County's state senator and yiree joint representatives were all re-elected In the land slide. Sen. Eldon Lundquist polled Continued en Page 41.

I i 'v i 1 im ,4 4 cial computer totals of vote returns. Taking part are Edwin left, manager of the Elkhart Radio Station WCMR, and Sam Tash, systems analyst with C. G. Conn, an Elk hart musical instrument firm. CHECK ELKHART RETURNS State Representative Richard Shank, second from left, and Dr.

Frederick W. Bigler, Republican nominee for Elkhrt County coroner, second from right, both of whom won by sizeable margins ln Tuesday's election, check unoffi HAPPY REPUBLICANS-State Senator Eldon Lundquist, center, who led the ticket In a Republican sweep of Elkhart County Tuesday, exchanges congratulations with Wilbur E. Hostetler, left, who. was elected county treasurer, and Thomas W. Rombergcr, win ner of the third district county commissioner -race.

Candidates and the voters did not have to wait long to learn of the election results in Elkhart County as radio station WCMR and C. G. Conn, completed the unofficial tally In 90 minutes after the polls closed. 7 Photoi by Tribune Staff Photographer.