The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-09-27

in Indiana he carried this to point
which has probably never before been
reached In American politics. 1t was
a kind of endless chain scheme for
every county, by which the candidates
were kept going over the ground, one
after the other, until not spot or
subject remained uncovered. 1t
would take considerable space to ex-
plain the method fully, but it simply
kept everybody working Systematically
for the party, and 1t not ooly reached
every voter but it pounded Republican
politics intosshim from morning until
night. In this campaign, from Sep
tember 16 till November 9, Beveridge
averaged only three and a half hours
in bed each night. He was able to
show this remarkable endurance large
-ly from the fact that lie has made it a
point to take two months vacation, in
which he does absolutely nothing,
every year.
When :he opportunity OF reaching
the United States Senate came the con-
ditions were not altogether favorable
The other United States Senator, the
United States District Attorney, the
Attorney General of the State, the Col
lector of Customs and the Minister to
Austria all lived in the same city as
Mr.. Beyeridge, and every precedent
demanded that the Senator to be chos-
en- should come from some other part
of the State. But Mr.. Beverldge's Or
ganization was perfect. The young
men worked for it. Business leaders
and worklngmen gave up their duties
and devoted their efforts to his candid
acy. Thele was no accident whatever
in his election. It was all arranged for
and thought out from start to finish,
and it ended in complete victory.
A close friend CT Mr.. Beveridge is
Mr.. George ". Perkins. a prominent
official OF = gre.t life ins"r4nc ccm-
pany. Like the Senator, he has won q
high position eatiy la lilo ana from a
low round of Ia, l;i la.
II met Mr.. Beve,i,iye thirteen or
fourteen years ago In Indianapolis .
said Mr.. Perkins. II went down to
that city from Chicago CT busl ness and
party OF men under
the direction oi Vo:ney 7. Malott, on
a trip on the Belt Line Railroad. Bev-
erldge was on the train.
"You two youngsters ought to know
each other,'" said Mr.. Malott in intro
ducing US, 'and you ought to get along
together first rate
"And we have do ne so ever since.
While 1 was in the West and 81 nee l
have been in the East we have cores
ponded regularly and met frequently.
I was in Chicago when the Senator
was chosen by the seperate branches
of the Legislature and he wired NE to
come down and see him elected by the
whole body the next day, and l did 50.
After be was elected the Senator made
one of the neryiest speeches eyer
heard a man make. It was thorough
ly characteristic. He said to the legis-
lators that he was not the Senator OF
Indiana, but that he was Senator OF
the United States from Indiana; that
he would serve the country first and
the State neyt. When he said this.
you could sec shlvers chase themselves
up and down some Legislators backs.
Then he went on to explain that cne
State depended on the others, and that
be served his State best who best served
the Union. This made everything all
right and the function ended as 1t be-
gan, with an ovation.
II was probably the first man to
whom thu Senator mentioned his plan
Of a trip to the Philippines. He had
been staying oyer night at my house in
New York and We were walking across
Street on our way down
town.
THE REASON FOR THE TRIP TO THE
PHILIPPINES.
i am gcing to the Phiiippines,' he
said suddenly. 4 have thought it all
over. Every Senator who can go
ought to visit those islands. l know
that very few of them can do so, but l
can and shall. l want TO understand
The situation when / take my seat in
The Senate
"Witbln a week he was ON his way
there. When he returned, he finished
writing his now famous Philippine
speech In my house. I had been down
town late and when got home l was
not surprised to see hight IN his roou
"'Get out Of here,' he shouted c. me
back In an hour
81 came back and he had finished
writing the speech. In addition to his
lndustry, which is appalling, he is a
very serious man. came to realize