The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
Regular Republicans and
Democrats viii Make
ThingsLive|y for Him
DEMOCRATS ARE VERY
CONFIDENT OF WINNING
Governor Marshall Says That Beveridge
need Not Expect Democrats to Help
Him ms They Have Their
Own Row to Hoe

Indianapolis, Ind, september IL
Especial with one element standing
for the radical insurgent and another
insisting that such men as Senators
Dolliver, Cummins, LaFollette and
Bristow should not be invited into In
diana by the party organization" the
republicans are about to open their
campaign. Senator Albert j. Beveridge
is here, arranging for a tour that Will
take him practically into every coun-
ty He is confident he will be able
to sweep the state, md he is enter
ing the contest with the prediction that
he will win by a majority of 05,oo0.
In the state convention, which he
dominated from top to bottom, he as
sailed the old order of things until
many of the regulars became SO angry
that they quit the scene. Since then
he has made no serious effort to pla-
cate them, and he Is preparing to open
the campaign here on September 20,
without their active assistance.
In fact, against the advice of some
of his trusted lieutenants, he has made
it one of the paramount issues of the
campaign. Party leaders who have been
associated with him urged that his
personality and his strong following
with the masses should be an asset
instead of an issue, but 1t Is asserted
that he has willed otherwise. He has
the Organization" and 1t is doing bus
iness in much the same fashion that
finally ran the Fairbanks -Hemlnway
machine toward the rocks.
Many republicans who are very
friendly to Senator Beveridge are now
afraid that mistake has been made
by making him an issue. They admit
privately that his enemies within the
party are pleased to accept the chal-
lenge, and that they are excusing their
disloyalty to the ticket by recalling
D that he bolted the republican caucus in
refusing to vote for the Payne-Aldrich
tariff bill. Senator Beveridge's maga-
zine articles, declaring for independence
in politics and expressing disregard
for party lines, promise to confront
him throughout the canvass and line
UP against him republican workers who
are quoting his own words to excuse
their course.
Senator Beveridge is counting on a
large number of democratic and in
dependent voters. At machine head
quarters the assertion is made by the
chairman that there is no sign of a
break among the democrats. Louis Ell
lingham, democratic editor who is
at the head of the ticket as a candi-
date for secretary of state, declares
he has visited most of the counties
in the northern half of the state, and
has yet to hear of the first democrat
who is going to vote for Senator Bev-
sridge.
Gov. Thomas r. Marshall, who will
open the speech making here for the
democrats on September 20, declares
that no democrats are going to desert
their own party. Senator Beveridge
need expect no support from u.s." said
the governor. "The democrats of In
diana are for tariff for revenue only.
They feel they have q fine chance
to win this year, and they are going to
stick together"
Democratic leaders generally were
never as confident of carrying Indiana
as they are now. Meetings have been
held in every county, and another Sc
ries is being arranged for next month.
Leaders who have made tour of the
state report that in the small rural
counties as many as 160 democratic
workers frequently have attended the
conferences. They report that the
feeling of condence and enthusiasm
has permeated to the boys in the
trenches" and the democrats are work.
Ing harder than they have since the
last campaign In 1892