The Washington times., 1904-11-25
INDIANANS AWAIT
FAIRBANKS MOVE
Date Of His Resignation
Makes a Difference.
HOT FIGHT FOR SUCCESSION
May Involve Beyeridge Through De-
mands Of Unpledged Delegates for
Reciprocity in Filling Vacancy.

At what date in the sixty-one-day ses-
sion OF the Indiana Legislature viii
Vice President-elecJ Fairbanks hand in
Ills resignation of his seat in the SEN
atef VIII it Dee early in the session, be-
lore the succession 10 Senator Bever-
lose is determined, or viii he wait until
las colleague has been safely returned
before preclpitatiug another struggIe2
These are some of the questions which
are interesting not only the people OF
Indiana, buJ a large number of the col
leagues o. the two Senators in the
north end OF the Capitol There have
been wh.suerinss i'm the past few years
that the HO0sieT Senators have been
only iuEeWarm i'm their friendship at
times. and there were some quite def
mite reports about new political al
hlpces q year ago. when the name of
Hanna was being used by politicians
who sought TO embarrass the President
Since last winter everything has been
smooth ON the surface. and indications
were that continuous political love
feast had begun,
Want Reciprocal Pledges.
There have been no recent develop
far as the anxiety OF candidates for the
Fairbanks succession has been esitat-
ing the legislators OF the Hoosier State.
Representative Hemenway is looked
upen as The Fairbanks candidate. and
this fact has naturally driven the other
candidates into sort OF field cOmbiu7-
lion for mutual protection Il is Just as
plaln as anything can be-, il is pointed
ouI tnaL legislators OF The autl-Heuieu-
way wins, when giving their votes for
tLe reelection OF BeNeridge, VIII uy 20
get some reciprocal pledges Cf votes
Nhen the nillng OF the Fairbanks va-
cahty Is taken up. This is where The
rub VIII come Tor BeVeriIge. fur The
reason tuat the members of the Legisla-
tuFe are NOT pledged to MIN When the
legislators were elected there seemed no
necessity Tor binding them 10 the re-
election or The junior senator. whose
t9pllaflly among the people of ;he
1-DCsier State is we'll known far beyond
the borders az the state
AS ans Individual candidate h. at a
oisadta1-tase when opposed by "a large
anna energetic Held, HemeuWay's chances
Niu Qscliate back and forth with each
succeeding day. His friends fear the
opposition may force the fighting 10
close quarters. and then, they ask:
a hal Wlll Fairbanks d0f
BeveTidge's Dilemma.
Partlsans Of the Vice Presldent-eIect
say that when Democratic National
Chairman Iaggart spread his alarmist
claims about The Democrats carrying In
diana. i'm the latter part OF October last
Senator Beveridge expressed thIs view:
1T is now every man for himself and
God for rs alI They now intimate that
Fairbanks may make similar deeiara-
ton u the senatorial field presses too
closely on his pr0tese. Hcrleuwav In
aHr
session OF the LEGISLATURE leaving the
lHo seats 10 be flled al the same time
ana tnrgrt1 running fewer chances that
ItemeuWay win be- beaten by Il Geld
combination With two elections on al
the Same time, the trading game VIII be
one az which each side can play. II
alfDanks waits until BeVeridge is re-
turned. there may be more dimcuItV in
rounding up the votes counted on fo4
success
Ih-s is the situation which confr0nts
6eteFloge through no fault Of his own.
senators HlD know OF his important
WurE 0u committees at the CapitoI and
especially in relation 10 Territories. ex-
press -h= sincere hope Sat no cornDIf-
cations VIII eusue 90 eudaugcr his seat
They recall that ID was he who made a
winning fight aeaiust the statebooi
bllls lof Arizona and New Mexico even
against The leadership al the astute
quay. hc took an active personal IN
terest in the Smo0t INVESTIGATION as a
member ~ atacommittee. and has been
energetic in his duties on the committees
oh fthlipplnes ana PostoHIces and Posi-
Roads $ au orator he has taken high
rank anu has won his spurs in Senate
debate.
Governor in the Game.
The State legislature meets I'm Janu-
ary- As TIE legislative session is sixty
one calendar days. the session viii ex-
pile by limitation March g. Ii Is well
understood that Senator Fairbanks will
not resign before the meeting of the
LEGISLATURE and give Governor Durbiu.
Who Wili De "a candidate f0r his place "a
chance % make an appointment. ShouId
he continue until the 4th OF March 1ha
LEGISLATURE would have only TWO days
IN which 90 select his successor. and ia
il lail5 tle appointment would fan to
Lhe heNit Hecled governor taking Of
fec lU auuaTy.
GoVernoF-elect Hanly was "a forn1fd-
able candidate Tor Seudt0FshiB when
EeFeridse "as nominated Dy the Reuub-
Ican aurua receiving foFty-iivr oil rba
necessary 1uIlE-eleut votes 10 make him
The caucus nominee The entire aBuogi-
tion united ou BeFerldge. and he won
out. Under the law his successor is to
be CHOSEN the second Tuesday of tho
session. which fItls on January lI Sd
thlt 81 the resignation OF Fairbanks
Was handed in at the opening OF ths
legislature almost two weeks would
e-apse before the election of the other
Senator
Indications are now that i'm this in.