The Washington times., 1910-09-23

good today. The Endorsement was
largely in recognition of Kern's legis-
iatlve Efforts for organized labor
Credit For Labor Law.
He is credited with being the author
Of the present child labor law in In
diana, which was passed when he was
a member Of the State senate n 1889.
He Also took a prominent part in pass
ing at TIE same session OF an employers
liability bill and a bill making il q mis-
oemeanOr FOR a corporation 70 demand
ulat lis employees refrain from Joining
a labor union
Labor union men assert that Senator
Beverage cannot show any such record
in the interest OF their cause, and FOR
that reason he Will lose the bulk Of the
labor vote Should this prove TO be true,
the Senator would be in serious danger
without regard TO the fight being made
on him by the Standpat crowd
When Jim" Watson was running
for governor two years ago he was
bitterly opposed by the labor unions
He also was opposed by the liquor
interests, but Watson has been quoted
as saying that II IL had not been for
the labor vote he would have been
elected La Dor leaders here assert
that after the defeat Of Watson they
made a careful canvass of their va
riOus organizations with a view TO
determining just exactly what their
strength had been In the election
.
union men in the Republican party
voted the Democratic ticket two years
ago and that a large percentage OF
the same vote viii 90 to Kern this
year
Labor organizations are unusually
powerful in Indianapolis This city
Is the headquarters for q great many
national and international unions. It
is declared that the various orEauI-
cations with headquarters here keep
an average balance of between S2.5Oo.-
600 and g. 100000 in the Indianapolis
banks The Importance Of the labor
vote IS recognized Ey both candidates
and a regular part Of their campaign
machinery is an elaborate labor union
headquarters.
One handicap under which the Dem
Ocrats are laboring is the withdrawal
Of the customary liberal fund con
tributcd by the breweFies- In previ-
Gus years Tom TaEgaTt was given
a campaign barrel OF unlimited pro-
portions 10 be used in any way he
breweri-ss seem TO have withdrawn
from politics and they show no dis
position 10 contribute to the Demo-
cratic campaign individually or col
The 1norganized labor vote seems
destined 10 play prominent part IN
the election7 ana It Is quite PossloIe
that II viii determine who viii be the
next United States Senator from InCt-
ana These voters are 10 be found at
the new city Of Gary. where an i'm
Corporation Is located.
In the Presidential election two years
ago 1900 foreign workmeu- known as
''Hunkies,'' were natura lied and voted
in BODY for the Republican ticket
This year 500 additional "HuukieS'
have been naturalized. and they are 10
vote N the fall election These men
live in Lake county II they are voted
SOlidly. as il has been demonstrated
they can be voted. they will come
mighty. close to settling this battle fer
the United States Senate.
BeVeT1dge and Kern realize the i'm
pOrtanCe Of the situation al Cary and
each candidate Is striving TO capture
the voters en- masse-
Controlled By Bosses.
As matter Of fact. past experience
has proved that the -Hunkies'' viii
vote as they are directed by their
bosses From just what heights the
orders as to how the men shall vote
are handed down is not made known.
In the matter Of the SenatorShip there
seems 10 be little choice for the steel
officials IS between BeveridGe and Kern
ifeyeTldSe IS for protection, but only
difference between the cost OF produc-
ton at home and abroad, while Kern.
Of course. SubScribeS 10 the Democratic
doctrine that the protective tariff is
This district is represented in the
House by Edward CTumpaCker, 4 stand
patteT. and a follower Of the Watson
Hemenway-Fairbanks crowd Cru-u-
packer is a member of the WAYS nd
Means Committee Of the HOus= and
has been a consistent friend of he in
terests within his district. Hence. while
the progressive movement has been an
Initiating the old guard in other parts
Of the State the steel mill workers have
seen TO il that CrumpaCker hangs on
20 his Job
Whether BeveTidge, opposed TO the
Crumpacker idea of the tariff will be
marked for slaughter by the mill work
ITS remains to he seen. They are in
a position which enables them to have
an important voice in the selection of
a Senator, and if Kern can capture
them he viii be practically certain Of
a Democratic Legislature and seat in
the Senate