Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-01-16
THE INDIANA FIGHT
INTERESTING POLITICAL sTRue-
GLE in PROGRESS in
HooslERDoM

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State Of Orators, Writers and Other
Genuses Has Taken Her Place in
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Against
the Field.
Z Washington, D. c., Jan. 15.-Indiana
has taken her place in the limelight OF
national politics during the past few
weeks by the development of strug-
gle between the Fairbanks and Bever-
idge forces that will have determin-
ing effect on the question as to which
of these statesmen shall have the hoo
sier delegation back of him at the next
national convention. During the
week just closed the moves of the In
diana politicians have been fast and
furious between the vice president and
the senior senator.
But there is still another factor to
be reckoned with in the presidential
aspirations of the favorite sons of In
diana. and this is none other than j.
Frank Hanly, governor and reformer.
He believes that he is entitled to some
consideration when the Hoosier dele
gates begin casting around for a can
didate from their state to back for the
republican presidential nominee in
1908. While the present struggle
seems to be only between Charles War
rem Fairbanks and Albert Jeremiah
Beyeridge, Governor Hanly, it has
been noticed in the press dispatches
from the Hoosier state, has been
spending one-half of his time in re-
forming state and municipal govern
ment, and the other half in addressing
Chautauqua assemblies. And nothing
counts for so much in Indiana as ora
tory.
HanIy Observes Precedent.
Beveridge discovered this when he
was a young student at De PAW uni
versity, where he made a record as an
orator, and he has been talking ever
since. In fact, it is with difficulty that
Senator Beveridge can drop his orator
ica1 style. Even in ordinary converse
ton he lapses into we'll rounded peri
DDS and flowing gestures. So Governor
Hanly is only following in the foot
steps of Indiana's other favorite sons.
The struggle between the Beveridge
and Fairbanks forces for the control
OF the state organization has left FairS
banks with victory practically in his
pocket The new state committee will
meet next Thursday and choose a
chairman. With the state chairman
ship goes the control of the STATE ma
chine, and returns from the state at
large indicate that the vice president
can not lose
James P. Goodrich. of Winchester,
Ind, is Fairbanks candidate for chair
man and Geo. A. H. Shideler, a glass
manufacturer of Marion, who has CUB
ernatoriaf aspirations in the past, is
Beveridge's man. Goodrich is by far
the more experienced political manag-
er, as he has headed the committee
through the last two campaigns and
done yeoman service for the vice pres
ident for a decade.
shideler May Withdraw.
AS result OF last weeks district
primaries and conventions, however,
Goodrich is shown to have eight and
possibly nine votes to spare for re-
election and there are those who say
that Shideler may not enter the con-
test at all. However, 1t is pointed out
that surprises have been sprung on
convention floors.
Conditions as they now are might
be turned to success by Senator Bevz
eridge IL he were a politician. but he
knows practically nothing of the ways
of rough and ready politics. While he
is man Of brilliant attachments in
many lines, he has never qualified and
never will qualify to sit in the game
Of practical politics with the crafty
Mr.. Fairbanks. The vice president
can let Senator Beverage mark the
deck and do the dealing, and when it
comes to show down he will rake in
the chips.
More than that, he can make Mr..
Beveridge feel that he has won and
believe that he is a living wonder at
the game.
Mr.. Fairbanks hesitated long before
becoming a candidate for the nomina.
ton for vice president, because he
feared he might lose his grip on the
machine. He knew he dared not be-
come candidate unless he could
name his successor in the senate and
thereby hold the organization. 1t was
Beveridge's opportunity Of a lifetime
in politics to make a killing" That
was the situation.
How Fairbanks Did 1t.
What came Of it was this:
Mr.. Fairbanks simply manipulated
things SO that Beveridge joined forces
with him in electing Jim" Hemen-
way to the senate Beveridge was per-
mitted to think that he elected Hem
enway and that it was great person
al triumph for him, but Hemenway
was first, last and all the time Fair
banks candidate, and he is now max
ing the fight for Fairbanks to hold the
organization against Beveridge.
Here's another instance more re-
cent:
Representative Overstreet has of
late manifested a disposition to line
lup with the Beveridge people and
show himself more of friend to the
Senator than to the vice president.
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