The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-11-30
BEVER|DGE
LEAVES FOR
WASHINGTON
Besieged by Office Seekers,
Indiana's Senior Senator
Gets Relief by Starting for
Capital to BE on Hand for
Opening of Congress.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Ia
Indianapolis, Ind. Nov 30.-Senator :
Beveridge left today for Washington to
attend the opening OF congress. When i.
he left Indiana the senator got away
from the most strenuous job that he
has ever had. or that he ever will have
to handle. Ever since he came home
in September from his summer vaca-
tion ne has been besieged by office
seekers His office has been the Mecca
for the pilgrimage from all ever the
state. Delegations have followed each
other closely. They have almost step
ped on each others heels. There are
about 200 presidential postoffices for
the senator to fill and in practically
every instance there are several can
didates.
During all OF this time, however,
Senator Beveridge has made only one
appointment, and he did this because
there was pressing necessity for ac-
tion. He appointed a postmaster at
Mishawaka. but that is all.
In every other case he has given
careful consideration to the demands
and arguments of the candidates, but
has not made any announcements In /
fact. there is no other place where !
early action is required and the sena- /
tor is taking his time to look UP every /
man that makes application for place, +
in order that he may not make any
mistakes if it is possible to avoid them. !
This has been the adopted policy of
Senator Beveridge. He has sought and !
is seeking to find the best men for the
places, and even his bitterest factional
enemies Of old in the party are saying
that he has adopted a wise course and
one that reflects credit on him. In
rs. ~rt
paid any attention to the old factional
fights that kept the party in an uproar
for years. In fact it is believed that
when he does make his announcements
of appointments to the various posi-
lions in the state it Eill be found that
a number Of them have been given to
some of the very men who were strong
in the ranks Of the faction that OPP
posed Beveridge in the past.
One of the men who is close to Sena-
tor Beveridge says that instead Of
keeping alive the fractional fires while
making his selections for appointments
he is disregarding them entirely, the
object being in the first place to pick
the men who are competent and have
the ability to fill the places, and sec
ond to pick the men who will add the
greatest amount Of strength to the par
amount of patronage ut the disposal Of
the senator is not being used to further
the interests of the Beveridge faction
or to crush out the opposing faction,
but that it will be distributed in q way
that will be satisfactory to both fac
tions.
No one realizes better than Senator
Beveridge and his advisers the need Of
harmony in the republican party in this
state next year. Without it the party
would stand a poor chance of being
successful at the coming state election
and could not hope to control the leg
islature And it is pointed out here
: that Senator Beveridge's course ir
making appointments is doing much t
cement the party together into one
mass.
That there is a feeling of harmony il
the ranks at this time is best shown
by the fact that in only one district il
the state is there more than one can
didate for district chairman. TIT
fourth district has two candidates, bu
the rest only have one each. And it i
said that in the fourth there Is no bit
ter fight on hand 1t IS simply a cas-
where two men would like to serve blu
when one is chosen the other viii fal
in line and do his share of the worl
Just the same. 1t is recognized tina
Senator Beveridge will have much t
say about the makeup Of the state com
mittee. and that he should have muc
to say, for ne is more vitality inter
ested right now than any other repuh
lican in the state.
It is recognized, too that Senate
Beveridge personally will be one G
the large issues in the next campaign
He must stand on the record lie ha
made. and it is pointed out that mas
much as he represents the real sent
ment of the state of Indiana he ca
well stand on his record especially 0
the tariff question. There are,
course. a good many standpatters
Indiana. but their number is small ;
compared with the great body of Il
people that want the tariff revise
downward.
So Senator Beverage is deeply int
ested in the outcome OF the next sta
election. and the party Will be int
ested with him. If the party loses Il
state next year he VIII go down wi
It. and the state VIII be democratic T
years If the republicans carry Il
state they will be able to hold it f
years
one Of the most important features
the situation is the fact that at the ne
session of the legislature many il
portant things are to be done. In I
FIRST place there will be a United Stat
senator to elect. Beveridge viii be t
only republican candidate. No 9th
name is heard in that connection. 7
whole party is for him
Then there is to be a legislative
apportionment of the state. This COZ
not be done last winter because I
republicans controlled the senate a
the house was in the hands OF