The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-15
DAN &. REID
AND SENATORSHIP
MR.. S. G. WATTS TELLS WHAT
HE KNOWS.
SAYS REID is AFTERT
Story About Him Wanting it When
Beveridge Secured the
Plum.
SAYS REIDIS AFTERIT

Mr.. S. c. Watts, writing to the
Commercial Tribune from Indianapo-
lis, under the caption, "Drift of Poll
tics in Indiana,' has the following to
say about D. g. Reid and the sena-
torship::
Indianapolis, Ind, July 13.-From
sources none the less reliable because !
they cannot be made public at this
time, it is learned that Daniel G.
Reid, the multi-milionaire, identified |
with the tin-plate, match trust and |
other large corporate interests, is anx-
ious to get into the fight for Senator
Fairbank s seat in the Senate. Reid s /
home was formerly at Richmond, and
he still claims that place as his resi-
dence, although for the last six or
eight years he has spent practically
all his time in New York and Chi
cago.
Immediately after the Chicago con-
vention, when speculation as to who
would asvire to be Fairbank' s success
sor was first taken up in earnest,
Reid s name was mentioned as a pros
pective candidate, with the immedi-
ate result that he gave statement to
/ the press in which he disclaimed any
intention of entering the political
game.
| This statement followed so hard on
the heels of the mere casual mention
of Mr.. Reid's name, along with the
names Of a dozen other men who
might figure in the Senatorial strug-
gle as to excite comment.
Not all the men mentioned in this
connection, in fact, none Of them, felt
impelled to make similar denials, and
Reid s precipitancy, as has been said,
excited comment among those school
ed to recognize the first symptoms of
the disease sometimes vulgarly desig-
mated as the "Office itch
Now comes the information from a
man, the mere mention of whose name
would command credence. that despite
his hasty disclaimer, Reid would like
very much to get into the Senatorial
fight, and will in all probability figure
in the contest before it is over.
This brings forth a little reminis-
cence entirely to the point A little
over year ago a Chicago corporation
lawyer, who is a friend of Reid. gave
a local newspaper man the "tipp'
that Reid was contemplating entrance
into the Indiana political field as a
candidate for the United States SEN
ate against Albert j. Beveridge, whose
term expires next March, and who
will ask reelection at the session of
the General Assembly this winter.
: According to this information Reid,
having been phenomenally successful
in the financial world, had tired of
that game and was about to enter the
political arena. He had set his eye
on the United States Senate-the
millionaire Club'-and would enter
the list against Indiana's brilliant
young junior senator.
= In confirmation, it was pointed out
= that Reid was arranging for the con.
struction Of magnificent home,a yer.
liable palace, in Richmond, and thai
: there must be something back of his
\ determination to return to his Indian;
s home in this fashion.
d That story was never published, fo1
the simple reason thatby the time th'
I newspaper man got around to writing
" it he learned that work on Reid s nev
Richmond residence had been stopped
and without that foundation the stor.
was worthless.
1t would have attracted some littl
attention, doubtless, and might hav
given Senator Beveridge a few uneas
- moments, but in all probability
- would never have been borne out b
subsequent events, for upon careful
Is investigation, if he were really ir
ii clined that way, Reid would hav
found that Senator Beveridge had
grip on his seat in the senate sue
x that only man of unusual temerit
n would attempt to break.
There were Indiana men, that j