Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-05
BEvERIDGE WILL BE NDoRsED
Party Refuses to Back Prohibition
But Says Give Local Option
"a Chance.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 5.-Tha
Senator Beveridges service in the
senate will be indorsed by the con-
vention without equivocation, which
means the endorsement of his oppo-
sition to the Payne-Aldrich tariff,
was predicted here early today by
Beveridge's supporters.
The progressives claim to have
achieved a complete victory over the
stand-patters and they see in 1t a
forecast of what other states will do.
According to the progrcssives the In
diana republicans will endorse the
tariff plank of the national conven-
ton of 1908 and the tariff speeches
made by President Taft during that
campaign. The platform, they de-
clare, will not mention the Payne
Aldrich tariff, but stress will be laid
upon the creation of tariff commits
sion and the presidents recent
recommendation along this line will
receive hearty endorsement. The
fact that Senator Beveridge is the
1ather of the tariff commission plan
will make this action especially
apropros.
A Beveridge Committee.
The personnel of the resolutions
committee is settled and it is said
to be controlled by Beveridge men.
Senator Beveridge himself will pre-
side o-,I his speech is expected to be
an aggressive one, defending his op-
position to the schedules of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff and his final
vote against the tariff bill as a
whole. 1t will also be a bold expo
sition of the principles of the pro-
gressive republicans, His entire
campaign for reelection will be
made along these lines and the
speech will form the Keynote of the
campaign. The reported victory OF
the Beveridge forces was accom-
plished after a hard fight as the
stand-patters offered determined OPP
position to the program outlined by
the Beveridge faction The stand
patters demanded a compromise, It
is said, including an endorsement Of
the tariff and a mild endorsement of
the progressive principles.
Cannon Tries to Boss.
Beverfdge's friends assert that
pressure was brought to bear from
the administration to that end and
that Senators Watson and Hemen-
way, lieutenants of the Cannon or
ganization, have been in Indiana all
week trying to block the Beveridge
program. 1t was said at one time
they would take the floor and attack
the resolutions unless their demands
for a compromise were granted. In
this they enlisted the support OF
some of the candidates for state Of
fees, say the insurgents. The BeV-
eridge forces stood their ground, de-
claring a compromise would be a
slap at Beveridge and insisted that
he was the issue this year. The re-
publican convention must endorse
his position and let him enter the
field without handicap. 1t was said
today that Watson and Hemenway
had abandoned their fight.
Turn Down the Prohis.
Upon state issues, the question of
local option, which many think de-
feated the party two years ago, is
the big problem. 1t has been de-
cided to re-affirm the party's belief
in the principle of county local op-
ton, saying it is on trial, and until
its success or failure is fully deter
mined the party will mark time. The
anti-saloon league made strong eff
fort to get the party to take a stand
for state wide prohibition.
EX-Congressman Watson, one or
the leaders of the stand-pattars fight
was republican candidate for COVER
nor two years ago but was defeated,
although Taft carried the state. EX-
Senator Hemenway was candidate
for reelection but lost his seat when
BENJAMIN f. Shively, democrat was
selected by the democratic legislat-
ture, elected at the time Watson was
defeated.
Beveridge has been regarded as
the leader of the progressive ele-
ment in the republican party in the
state, and Watson and HemenWay
were leaders of the regulars