The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-01
Great Popularity of the Sena-
tor Will Be Placed Behind
the Entire State Ticket OF
the Party.
Is GREAT FAVORITE
WITH MIDDLE CLASS
And Since He Has Been in the
Senate. He Has. in Many
Ways. Endeared Himself to
Indiana People.
tPalladium Specially

Indianapolis. Feb. 1.-The general
popularity of Senator Beveridge in In
diana is to be placed behind the entire
Republican ticket this fall according to
plans which have been discussed with
in the last few days by republican lead
ers. Since he has been in the United
States senate. Senator Beveridgc has
in many ways endeared himself to the
middle classes of his state the work
ing people. The one thing that has
caused more respect for him than any
thing is the fact that he has been .
hard worker and has not given up on
anything he has undertaken. During
all of his holiday vacation here. for ex-
ample. he was busy drafting a bill for
the government of Alaska which was
to be revised by him and President
Taft after he returned to Washington
These conditions being true. II is nat
ural that those who are inimical to the
republican cause would say that IL is
the plan of the senator to mOnopOlizc
his own POPULARITY and elect q repub-
lican legislature that would send him
back TO the United States senate re-
gardless of the chances Of the republi-
can state ticket for election.
Is Absolutely Untrue.
AS a matter of fact this statement Is
absolutely untrue and a man who is
close to Senator Beveridge is auth0ri-
ty for the statement that there will be
the greatest harmony between the SEN
ator and the other candidates on the
state tickets and the other candidates
or at least all of them will not be men
who have been known as being very
close to Senator Beveridge.
The senator will return to Indian
apolis now i'm a short time" said one
of his close friends. and while he Is
here this time some Of the preliminary
plans for organization will be consid-
cred But ! am perfectly safe in say
ing that at no time will the personal in
terests of Senator Beveridge be allow
ed to overshadow the rest of the tick
ct
! The senator realizes that he is su-
| pTeIue tulS year III iuusah" posssN"-
He realizes also that he will not die
tate when il comes to making up the
state ticket. As a matter Of fact. ev-
erv candidate on the state ticket will
be nominated without any suggestion
from the senator except that good men
I should be chosen. And after the
! ticket has been nominated all the can
didates will look alike to the senator"
No Bitter Contests.
1t is probable that there will he
contests for nominations on the re-
publican state ticket. but these con-
tests will not be allowed to become bit
ter, and it is said there will be no
chances for soreness after the state
convention as has sometimes been the
case in the past
1t is probable also. that the time for
holding the republican state conven-
ton will be discussed when Senator
Beveridge is in Indianapolis this
week. While this subject has not
been considered TO any great extent.
but there seems TO be feeling that the
convention should be held early II
is probable that there will not be any
of what might be termed terrific cam
paigns for the nomination and IL there
are any contests il will be better any
how to hold the convention early so
that the conditions may settle In time
for the campaign for election.