Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-01-08
BIG FIGHT ON
 IN INDIANA
Beveridge and Fairbanks in Struggle for Supremacy-Senator Seeks New Preliminary Law as Only Means of His Reelection.

A special to the Chicago Record Her ald from Indianapolis says: The mem bers-elect of the house and senate who are known to be adherents of United States Senator Beveridge are coming to the legislative session with a deter imitation to have $ general primary elec- tion law enacted along with the other reforms that are scheduled for this win ter. They admit that the older politi- clans are under the control of Vice President Fairbanks, and that the only hope of the reelection of Beveridge to the senate is in a primary election law that will give each individual voter an equal voice in the choice of the party leaders.
 The conclusion that Beveridge is the target of great political combination has been forced upon him and his friends within the last few weeks. They now know that Mr. Fairbanks is at the head of an organization whose purpose is to nominate Congressman Watson Of the sixth district for governor and name Governor Hanly as Mir. Beveridge ': successor in the senate. James r Goodrich, chairman of the Republican state central committee, is member oi the combination, and it is said that thu Paris consulate is to be his reward il Fairbanks is nominated and elected tC 1 the presidency.
 Seek to Control Machine
 Of course, the first object of the or ganization is to get complete control O the party machinery in the state. Mr | Fairbanks now controls nine of tn 1 thirteen members of the state centra | committee. and these are actively a work in their several districts organiz ing their friends and getting in shap for the final struggle. In addition t these there is a half hundred of fedora employees whom Mir. Fairbanks has ar pointed, and possibly twice as man men in office in Indiana whom Goverho Hanly has appointed. This is the arm that Senator Beveridge must go agains in order to be chosen for third terr l m the senate, anu HIS iiith"S N""'i"i avow that he will not be equal to tn emergency if present methods of select ing the campaign committees are eontlI ued.
 Beveridge s friends have faith in th primary for the reason that his suppoi is largely among the young and aetiv Republicans of the state, but, outsid of two or three cities, they have prove impotent because not versed in polite; methods. It has heen noticed also ths in every instance where the question ( :. leadership was submitted to primar Beveridge has fared much better tha when delegates were selected in tow ship and county conventions by the ol
 methods.
 Loser in Last Contest
 In the last contest for members {
 the state central committee Fairbanl secured nine members and Beverids but four, and in a majority of these which he lost he was assumed to hay maiorities in the districts. His frien' say they were simply wheedled out votes by the arts of the old politician whom Fairbanks succeeded in lining on his side, and that the only hope defeating the vice president in q
 struggle to control the party organlz
 tion is in having primary law al allowing the vote of each man to eou
 the same as in the selection of cimm 8 teemen.
 Great pressure is being brought b bear upon Governor Hanly, and 1t \ probable that he will recommend P mary election measure in his forthco G ing message. He is said to believe tn \ such a law would be strength ratf than weakness in his case, whatev I might be the result to Fairbanks a
 Watson.