The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-30
SAYS BEvERIOGE IS
A POPULAR FAvORlTE
But Is of the Opinion that He
Has a Rocky Road@to Hav-
erse- Temperance compli-
Gates Conditions.

the SO-CdilcQ UOuDtlul Sl6lcS. uIo
article deals with conditions as he
sees them in Indiana and Ohio. Com
cerning political affairs In Indiana he
says, in part:
Indiana's Dark Horse.
Indiana, state where political con-
ditions are most unsettled. has mild
sort OF democratic presidential pos
sibility In Governor Thomas r. Marsh
all, who carried the state against
James Watson, In 1908, by about four
teen thousand or such a matter. while
the republicans squeezed through with
Taft by about ten thousand plurality.
OF late. Indiana has been fairly re-
liable republican state. but In the old
days it was as nervous. politically. as
q fox-terrier pup. It went for Tilden
in 1876 by few thousand. for Gar
field In 1880, for Cleveland in 1884,
for Harrison, an Indianian,. by a little
more than two thousand. in 1883. for
Cleveland In 1892. when Harrison ran
again, and since that time has been
steadfastly republican, until 1908.
Roosevelt carried the state by over
ninety-three thousand in 1904. Hence.
Marshall's winning by fourteen thou
sand In 1908. when Taft got fns by
ten thousand u was no ,smAll aehieYe-
meht. ss 81
nor In indiana until 1912. 50 Marshall
will not have the chance Harmon has
OF showing whether he can repsat. II
he did have the chance and could re-
peat he would be much more OF pos
sibility than he is.
The Indiana democrats. led by
Thomas Taggart. are fairly well to
gether. There may be some protest
ing brothers. but they are not so nu-
merous as to endanger the partyss
success II It can win It Ill. The 70
publican situation Is rather favorable
to democratic success. There is q
great insurgent wing Of the republican
party. led W Senator Albert ]. Bever.
idge, who must be reelected next
winter by the new members chosen
this fall. and by the twenty-five hold
over senators. The state convention
unanimously indorsed Beveridge fol
reelection, and his candidates for thu
legislature have been generally chos
en-. There Is no doubt that Beveridge
Is in exact sympathy with the great
bulk OF the republicans In the state
on the tariff and on al other matters
In dispute In congress. There Is nc
doubt either. that II Beverage could
go before the people. to be elected
by direct vote, he would win handsom
ely.
However, he must Be reelected By
the legislature. Nov. there ID I winl
Of the republican party IN Indians
that is bitterly opposed 70 Beveridge
This wing Of the party, or, perhaps
pinion Of the party. u led BY formel
Senator James Hemenway. fornel
Representative James Watson. and b.
the other men who were leaders Il
the Fairbanks-Hemenway machine
Their hatred Of Beveridge II implac
able. They win 60 to my lengths 4
defeat him.
Not to put too fine N edge On Il
that IL the exact reason Why the demo
Gratis have such good chance IN In
diana this fall, where the great stak'
| is the senatorship.
Governor Marshall WIN ret som,
reflected glory II the democrats carr.
the legislature and send IN demo
crat In place Of Beveridge. for b
jumped IN some weeks ago and de
manded the state convention shoul,
indorse democrat for senator. Ton
| Taggart, the democratic boss, appal
emily. was opposed to this. for 1t hal
been announced, not BY the willy Ton
but by others, that Taggart himssl
desired to be the democratic senate
from Indiana IL there should Be one
There was great kicking up OF dua
and great apparent conflict, m
when II was al over II WAS found thu
the convention had indorsed John "
Kern-the gentleman who proceede
in leisureiy way to defeat as u
tail to Bryan's kite in 1865 for tn
exalted position.
Wet and Dry Complexities.
whereupon there was much to d
because Marshall had defeated In,
tgart-the vote was very close and D
cause Taggart was down and ont. -
Ipure politics had preyailed. This N
lmost interesting to outsidcfs uh
knew that John Kern bad always BE-
. Tagx1rt man, that it was Taxxzl
who had Kern named for vfce pxen
dent 1t Denver. that their associatioS
3 are close and iatimate. and that
fContiuued On r1xe ThTool