The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-15
Speaking for That Branch Of
;. the Republicans, James E.
Watson Declares There Will
Be No Split.
STAND.PATTERS WILL
STAND By THE PARTY
This Course Assured, Even
Though a Republican legis-
lature Means the Return Of
Beveridge to the Senate.

Indianapolis, July 15.-"I am ex-
ceedingly anxious to see our state
ticket successful this fall and I urge
on my friends the necessity OF stand
ing together for that purpose. ! am
equally solicItous for the welfare OF
our legislative ticket. and whatever I
can do. either publicly or> privately.
looking to either result shax be done"
This declaration made by James Z.
Watson in his speech at the First dis
trict republican congressional conven-
tion at Boonville yesterday, Is in 1t.
self the answer to those who have
been saying that the standpat republi-
cans OF Indiana were going to knife
Senator Beveridge this year. Watson,
James A. Hemenway and Winfield T.
Durbin are the most prominent lead
ers In that element of the party which
does not believe AZ Beveridge does on
the tariff question. and an utterance
by any one OF the three II taken a.
representing the views Of that section
Of the party. This IL not the first
time that Watson has made the same
declaration. Some weeks ago he ex-
pressed himself as ready to 60 out and
work for the success OF the entire
republican ticket, state and legislative.
hut even after that declaration had
been made there were still those who
believed that hs did not mean It
However. his statement at Boonville
made yesterday, 10 taken here as addi.
tional proof that whatever of faction.
nlism there was In the party some
time ago has to . large extent disap-
peared. and there 10 every indication
now that harmonious conditions will
prevail throughout the campaign.
II ID recognised that the stand TAX
en- by Watson In his Boonyille speech
does not mean that he loves Beveridge
any better than he has ever loved
him.. but Il means that Watson pro-
poses to stand regular with his party
In the Indiana state fight. just as he
insists that he has stood regular with
his party on the tariff question and in
other national matters. To defeat SEN
ator Beveridge It would be necessary
to elect democratic legislature, and
this would send q democrat to the
senate In the place Of Beveridge. It
has not been reasonable at any time to
suspect that Watson, Hemenway and
Durbin and the other republicans who
believe with them would prefer DEM
ocratic senator to Beveridge.
Osvsrldss Praised.
Another indication in this same di.
rection was given at the Boonville
convention yesterday. when Hemen-
way insisted that the resolutions COM
mend Senator Beveridge's course and
his vote on several OF the important
matters which were before congress at
the last session. Some Of the politi-
clans wished to ignore Beveridge by
failing to mention his name In the
resolutions. but when Hemenway
heard Of this he headed It off and as
Q result the resolutions gave praise
70 Beveridge for his work for the
statehood bill. child labor legislation
and other matters. The Payne-Aldrich
tariff law was not mentioned by name.
being referred to as "the present tar
iff law"
The declaration by Watson will do
much to clear up the political situa-
tion. for II shows that the republicans
will present q united frcnt this year
9nstead Of the demoralixed. split.up
condition which tho democrats have
been predicting.
Along this same line II 10 pointed
out that the republican state commit
tee 10 carrying on the work of organ.
i1ation OF the party to the fullest ex.
tent and that the committee realizes
the need OF close organization. At
the state headquarters Secretary Hays
is working out a plan by which he
can keep In touch with all Of the 3,700
precinct committeeman in the state as
we'll ~ all OF the sub-committeemen
who will be appointed to work with
the precinct committeeman. Through
these committee members he believes
he will bc able to reach every doubt.
ful voter In the state. and this 10 a
very important feature OF campaign
work.
Party Workers Interested.
Many OF the committeeman have al.
ready called at the state headquarters
and there 10 scarcely day that some
oe them do not come in. Secretary
Hays says he takes this as q good in
dication that the party workers are
interested In the success Of the party
at the election and that they are get.
ting ready 10 DO real work when the
campaign 10 opened In earnest. l. o.