The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1909-07-13
This Is So Because Anti-sa-
loon League Says It Is
Non-partisan.
BEvERIDGE VERY STRONG
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS WILL Sc
LEcT HIM TO SUCCEED HIM
SELF AND THE LEGISLATURE
WILL ELECT HIM.

Indianapolis, July l3.-Ihe story
about j. Frank Hanly becoming the
candidate Of the Anti-Saloon league
for United States senator from Indi-
ana In opposition to Senator Beveridge
has caused considerable amusement
in political circles, because OF the
fact that the Anti-Saloon league boasts
OF the fact, that it is a strictly non
political, non-partfsan body composed
OF men OF all parties and all creeds.
This has been the strength of the Anti
Saloon league, and there is no ques-
tion but that SO bong as the league
follows this line Of policy and remains
out Of politics it will continue to be
strong.
Nowhere in the state is there the
slightest indication that there will be
any opposition TO Senator Beveridge
IN his own party when the time comes
to elect his successor He will be
chosen by the republican legislative
caucus to succeed himself, and II the
legislature is republican he will be
elected. This seems to be generally
accepted as the fact.
Fight Prohibition.
The Anti-Saloon league is going to
try to keep both OF the old parties
from adopting any prohibition plank
In their platform. +. s. Shumaker,
state superintendent OF the league and
r. G. Minton, attorney for the league,
both say that this is the intention of
that body and that they hope both old
parties will keep down any mention of
prohibition in their platforms. The
league does not want the question
made. one Of party politics. An effort
will be made to have the next legis-
lature pass law forbidding the man.
ufacture or sale OF intoxicating liq-
uors within the state. This, if it pass
es, will mean prohibition. of course,
but the league wishes the law enact
ed not as q party measure but on NOR
al grounds. 1t believes the bill will
have a much better chance OF getting
through the legislature if neither party
0ONAeA4 CO. Ill III d4SdlASL IL ludu IL JH0
question IL injected in to party poll
tics. In fact, the league wishes to stay
out OF politics entirely in accordance
with Unconstitutional policy.
Hanly's Chances.
II Hanly were to be elected United
States senator 1t would have to be
by combination of republican and
democratic votes on an Anti-SaIoon
league basis. and the league says it
10 not In politics. The league assists
In the election of members of the
legislature on whom it can depend to
support Its efforts to wipe out the
liquor traffic. But that is as far as it
goes. There we're a number of men,
bers of the last legislature who owed
their election to the Anti-Saloon lea
gne support, and these members stood
by the league on all temperance legis-
lation But when 1t came to matter
OF party policy or party politics they
stood by their party through thick and
thin. And it will be SO in the next
session. It is pointed out. Members
elected through the support of the
Anti-Saloon league will support the
leagues anu-liquor policy, but when
It comes to matter of party policy
where United States senator is to
be elected they will stick to party,
because there is much more involved
in the United States sena1orship than
the liquor question. It is not believ-
ed that the Anti-Saloon league will
ask any member Of the legislature to
vote for Hanly or any other candidate
for United States senator. To do so
would be to violate all of its policies
OF non.partisan activity.
HanIy 10 in Bad.
Hanly is in bad with the republicans
throughout the state, for the manner
In which he slaughtered the party last
fall. He still claims to be a repub-
lican and he is republican on all Of
the political questions, just as he al
ways has been and it is not believed
here that he would jump into the fight
tor United States senator just at this
time, when it is plainly apparent that
the party throughout the state stands
solidly at the back of Senator Bever-
idge because OF his great fight in con-
gress In favor of a downward revision
OF the tariff.