The Washington times., 1910-04-02
Action of Next Weeks Con-
vention at indianapolis
Eagerly Awaited.
TAFT IS ASSURED
OF ENDORSEMENT
Platform Expected 10 Denounce
CannOnlsm and Payne
AldIich Act.

Political talk OF the statesmen and of
the lesser tribunes Of the people who
make a living in Washington has 10 do
almost entirely with the Indiana Bcpub-
hcan State convention 10 be held next
TUESDAY, in Indianapolis
II will have an important influence on
the politics Of the year because IL Will
be the first Republican convention 10
be held since the tariff bill was passed
over the protests of the insurgents. II
will be the first occasion upon which
the Republicans Of great state,
where politics is a science. will he called
upon to Gecije between the policies Of
the prosressives and the standpatters
In Congress
All who have an interest In politics
anywhere in the country know that il
will be affected n some extent bv The
indianapolis platform and the reports
from there viii he awaited with an in
tereSt rlvallnE the receipt Of the first
news OF battle.
Taft Feels Interest.
President Taft, whose record for q
year viii for the first time he char
acterized in an important partv Mai
form, has an interest keen as an, >r,.
unless Senator Bevcridge be exceDrcd.
The Presidents position in the contest
has been the subject Of much specuIa-
ton, but IL is now understood he has
kept hands off. His action Is credited
10 a natural desire 10 avoid taking par.
IN a State fight and 20 the prospect.
seemingly assured. that tine platform
Will contain an Endorsement of his Ad-
miniStraIiOn
Senator BeVeridEe will be the shining
nght or the occasion. lie is the Re-
publican leader IN tie STATE and will
control the convention. he has said
mat me viii IedN. the making OF tho
platform q the delegates. but there is
no doubt that U VIII accurately reject
his sentiments. An address t1 the con-
VeniiOn will be his bid for reelection
20 the United States Senate, where lie
has served for tive ,e years
Beveridga Speech Awaited.
As the seriOu. dclIverance. at state
convention. of q leader among the pro-
Eressives, his speech IS being awaited
with at least as much interest as Is
manifested i'm the platform.
In senatorial circles the report is cur
rent that Beveridge will deuOunce ALL
drlch and Cannon with his best yigor
and eloQuence and viii give his warm
endorsement 70 the Taft Administration. |
Il is expected that ne will advocate |
the creation of a tariff board 90 assist !
IN a revision Of the tariff on just and /
scientific principles.
With this understanding Of his views /
both the pTOEreSSiVes and COuScrVa-!
tives in political Washington profess TO
md a satisfaction but for widely diff |
ferent reasons BeyeridgeS opponents I
claim that the failur- on h.S part 10 /
indorse the tariff law would ALLEVIATE /
from the Senator the support OF the /
hemenWay- y-WatSOu staDdpatters and I
the powerful protected interests i'm In /
diana and would not win the support /
Of a counter number OF Democrats
Strength of ProgresEves.
Beveridge's friends, on the other hand. |
feel that nOthir- short OF ropudia- !
tion Of AIdrichism, CannonfSm, and the /
tariff will insure his election. Indiana !
voters, they assert, are thoroughly .1 /
line with tho prGgTessives in Congress. !
and will follow with enthusiasm = :
leader who stands for their principals.
BeveridEe voted for downward re-
vision, and on the final roll call against /
the adoption Of the Pavne-AldTiCh tariff |
hNl. Three Republican Congressional !
conventions held recently i'm Indi@UH
have refused 10 indorse the tariff. At /
one Of these conventions former Repre-
sentative Watson, Speaker Caun0u's |
right hand man. made an impassioned