The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-19
Reported that the Anti-saIoon
League Favors Him for that
Office to Lead Fighting
Temperance Clan.
BEvERIDGE PROVES
TOO MUCH FOR HIM
Strength of the Senior Sena-
tor Drives All Hopes of Seat
In Upper House From
Franks Brain.

Indianapolis, July 19.-J. Frank
Hanly for governor in 1912 is the lat
est talk in connection with the Anti
Saloon leagues activity in politics. 1t
has taken the place of the talk of Han
ly for United States senator next year,
because it has been generally accept
ed that il the republicans win at the
next election no one can take the SEN
atorship away from Senator Bever-
idge. But there is belief that Han
ly is trimming his sails with view
to enlisting the Anti-Saloon league in
a fight for the governorship. A faith
ful follower of Hanly explains that as
governor of the state of Indiana. Han
ly could do more for the temperance
cause than he could as United States
senator.
Attracts Attention.
The statement that Hanly may get
into the governorship race has attract
ed much attention in the last day or
two since it leaked out Just what
amount of strength he will be able to
muster If he goes into it no one knows
but the fact that he is regarded as the
high priest of the anti-saloon move
ment in this state gives him a pres
tige that dare not be underestimated
The AntiSaloon league has announc-
ed that it will not ask either of the
political parties to make declaration
in the platforms in favor of state wide
prohibition, but it has not said that it
will not seek to have both parties
nominate men who are right" on the
question. Hanly is firm in favor of
state wide prohibition and has always
been. II he were again in the COVER
nor's chair it is believed the Anti-Sa-
loon league. which is backing a move
ment to have the legislature enact a
prohibition law. would have easy sail
ing.
How About Bingham.
The news that Hanly's friends are
discussing him for the nomination for
governor will probably cause some ex-
element In the camp of Attorney Cen
eral James Bingham, who is an avow-
ed candidate for the republican NOM
ination for governor in 1912. Bingham
has always been a loyal follower of
Hanly in the anti-saloon movement,
and it has been taken for granted that
Hanly would be well pleased to see
Bingham nominated, because 1t would
practically mean the carrying out OF
the Hanly policy along that line.
Bingham has taken deep interest in
the result Of local option elections
throughout the state. and he even
went into his home county, Delaware,
and made speeches and did some hard
work in the interest of the drys when
that county held it's local option cleo
ton some months ago. In doing SO he
incurred the wrath of many of the re-
publican leaders of the state, who felt
that the party should not thus be
drawn into the liquor fight again.
Bingham's friends have all along coun-
ted and are still counting on the sup
port of the anti-saloon people and the
prohibitionists to support him for gov
ernor, and the Hanly talk is likely to
stir them up.
BY some it is believed that If Hanly
should decide to get into the fight 1t
would not be to take the nomination
away from Bingham but to make sure
that an anti-saloon man would be NOM
mated. II 1t should become apparent
that Bingham could not land the nom
ination and Hanly should then go az
ter 1t, it would look like this was the
purpose. according to some of the poll
ticians.