The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-20

Indianapolis, May 2O.-Correspond-
cnts at Washington the filling their pa
pers all over the country just now with
stories to the effect that President
Roosevelt is bitterly aggrieved mt the
subcommittee on arrangements for the
republican national convention in not
selecting Senator Albert j. Beverfdge,
of this state, as temporary chairman
of the convention.
1t is being printed everywhere that
the president wrote personal letter
to Harry S. New, chairman of the sub
committee as we'll as of the national
COMMITTEE asking that Senator Bever-
idge to be chosen to deliver the party
keynote and that thereafter the presi-
dent and the senior senator from In
diana outlined the keynote and de-
cided what should be put forth as the
paramount issue of the day.
Thought 1T an Outrage.
The stories relate that the selection
of Senator Julius Casear Burrows of
Michigan, for the position desired by
Beveridge was sad blow to the presi-
dent and that he has expressed him
self as thinking the selection of Bur
rows an outrage.
The correspondents point out that
Beveridge was turned down because of
a fear he would deliver a ripsnorting
speech and stampede the convention
for the president, or If not that that
he would emphasize the Importance of
the Rooseveltian issue and mold the
which would be pleasing to the presi-
dent.
1t is known that Senator Beveridge
expected to be the deliverer of the
party keynote. Members of the state
committee had been informed that
Beverage was not eligible for the
craftsmanship of the Indiana delegation
to the Chicago convention inasmuch
as he would probably be the presiding
officer of the convention. The lead
ers of the party had been advised, hok-
ever, that Beveridge would regard it as
an honor to be made the Indiana mem
Der of the committee on resolutions.
New Favorable to Beveridge.
Politicians here say that Chairman
New was favorable to Beveridge and
had intimated that the senator would
be chosed. They now think that the
anti Roosevelt members of the sub
committee are responsible for his turn
down. This agrees with the volume
OF stuff now being printed in the met
ropolitan papers. They insist that the
anti Roosevelt republicans urged the
selection of Senator Jonothan P. Dolli-
Yer. of Iowa, an administration
man, and that the selection of Burrows
was a compromise between the two
factions represented on the subcommit-
tee.
Senator Burrows, it is explained, was
not the candidate Of any faction, but
an eleventh hour choice. His state
convention has declared for Taft. but
the senator. himself, has not been al
lied with the Taft boomers. He is
a so-called conservative and many re-
publicans regard his selection as
happy choice.
Selection Would Have Embarrassed.
Politicians here say that Beveridge's
selection would have been embarrass-
ing fnasmuch as his speech would have
been modelled with a view to pleasing
the administration and that as such
the speech would have been draw
back TO the candidacy Of Vice President
Fairbanks, inasmuch as. the Indiana
candidate for the presidency repre-
sents the conservative, safe and anti
Roosevelt wing Of the party. The in
consistency of an Indiana senator de-
lfvering a Roosevelt keynote at con-
vention In which Fairbanks is a can
didate for highest honors. would have.
been ludicrous, it is pointed out
It is thought too that the opposition
to Mr.. Beveridges was partly personal