The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-03
Interesting Situation Rap
idly Developing.
STRUGGLING FOR SUPREMACY
misunderstanding and Bad Feeling Said
to Have Existed Ever Since Mr. Bev-
eridge Became the Colleague Of Mr..
Fairbanks-VaTying Stories.
OFrom the New York sum

OFrom the New York SUM-
Washington, March 2-There is an
interesting political story behind the re-
Gently published report from indianapolis
that when Senator Beverage took D. NJ.
Parry. OF that city. TO call on President
Roosevelt a few weeks ago the President
slapped Parry on the back and asked him
how he would like TO be his running
mate in 1904. Mr. Parry has teleEraphed
srOm Indianapolis 70 his friends here that
he story is absolutely without foundation
IN fact. and Senator Beveridge, too. says
the President made no such remark to
Mr.. Parry Some Republicans here who
are deeply interested in Indiara politics
think they have found a motive for the
publication II is. they say. merely one
link in the chain that the political friends
Of Senator Fairbanks are forging for the
purpose Of tying the hands and destroy
ing the usefulness Of and political pros
poets OF the Senator's colleague. Mr..
Beverage.
Misunderstanding and Bad Feeling.
There has been misunderstanding and
bad feeling between Fairbanks and Bev-
eridge ever since the latter came to the
Senate in 1899 Although many causes
are given for this state Of things it seems
to be largely due to jealousy Of his young
colleague on the part Of the senior Sen
ator. Owing to this feeling there has
been for some time a systematic cam
paign IN progress to discredit Mr.. Bever-
idge With the politicians in Indiana. with
his colleagues in the Senate and with
the country at large. OutwardIy the
Senator's are on good terms; that il. they
speak when they pass by and dine at
the same table occasionally. but il is a
matter OF common knowledge In Wash
ington that the appearance OF friendship
Is assumed.
Mr.. Fairbanks Boom.
Everybody knows that last summer
Senator Fairbanks became an active and
aggressive candidate for the Presidency as
soon as President Mckinley announced
that he would not under any circum-
stances be a candidate for third term.
The Senator's friends promptly went to
work with a vim to set up the pins for
hin In several States, and the chairman
or the Republican State committee Of
Indiana announced that the F:SOsier State
and several other States were for Fair
banks. The Senator's ambitions created
more amusement than concern in Wash
ingtOn and attracted less attention than
the more picturesque campaign land more
successful als0) that Mrs. Fairbanks car
ried on for election as president OF the
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
But the Fairbanks boom got along fairly
well for a time and was not apparently
affected in any way by the fact that the
Indiana Senators were not on good terms
Mr. Beverages Plums.
The Beverage men did not lift hand
against Fairbanks and Stoned perfectly
willing that he should have the prize if
he could get It. Then Mckinley was shot
and it was supposed that the Fairbanks
boom had burst II still seems to possess
some signs Of life. however. at least in
the minds OF its infators. that being in
dicated by the secret and systematic at
tacks on Beyeridge When in the begin
ming OF McKinley's second term there was
a distribution Of Federal Ofaces in In
diana the Fairbanks men claimed that
Beveridge received the Hons share. An
investigation showed that there was
ground for this charge.
The Scott Ray Story.
At about this time a newspaper story
was sent out from Indianapolis charging
that Scott Ray. the well-known Indiana
politician, who unfortunately had been
imprisoned for some alleged crime against
the law. had written to Beverage asking
him to bride the Governor for 5000 20
pardon him. This story went galloplng all
over the United States and caused the
junior Senator a great deal Of trouble,
for as a matter q fact he mad never re-
ceived such a letter and was no more
interested in getting Scott Ray out OF
iaiI than he was in getting him into It.
which was not at all. Such a letter was
written. however. by Mrs. Ray to Senator
Fairbanks. and a copy Of IL is now In
Washington.
Federal udZship Fight.
Then came the long fight over the Sc
lection of a Federal judge in Indiana
which involved IN one way or another
every prominent. politician. lawyer and
business man in the State Fairbanks had
one candidate as first choice. and others
in readiness as compromise men. Bev5
eridge stuck by Judge Baker from the