The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-04-04
INDIANA To SPEAK
FIRST

Indianapolis, Ind, April 4.-The
republican state convention will be
held here tomorrow and the Hobbies
of the principal hotels are already
scenes of political activity, particu-
larly that of the Claypool hotel,
where the most Of the party leaders
have their headquarters. The con-
vention will be one of the largest
ever held in Indiana There will be
1,745 delegates. The gathering will
be held in Tomlinson hall, where
provision has been made to seat sew
eral thousand visitors,
Indiana does not elect a governor
or lieutenant governor this year, but
does elect all the other important
state officers. For an off-year con-
vention an unusual amount of inter-
est is displayed. This is due chief
ly to the fact that it is the first state
convention of the year and the plat
form it adopts is expected to have
national significance. The question
asked on all sides today is: "'What
will the convention have to say
| regarding the Payne-Aldrich tariff
measure and the Taft administra-
tion?'
Senator Beverage, who will be
chairman of the convention and will
probably deliver the only speech of
the day, is to be a candidate for re-
election before the legislature which
| will be elected next November. The
| last legislature elected a democrat,
BENJAMIN F. Shively, to the United
/ States senate to succeed the repub-
lican senator, Hemenway. The demo
cratic victory of two years ago has
given that party increased confidence
and the republican leaders realize
| that any serious mistake on their
part in regard to platform or candi-
dates is almost sure to result in an
other democratic victory.
At the very outset they find them
selves in a serious dilemma, for even
the most consummate and adroit po'
liticians in the republican party can
not figure out how .tomorrow's con
vention can indorse the tariff bill
without repudiating Senator Bever'
idge. The situation is identical with
that in half a dozen other states OF
the west, including Wisconsin, Iowa
Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota
where a sharp line of cleavage now
is drawn between the insurgent re-
publicans and the administration.
If it comes to the point whether
either the tariff bill or Senator Bev
eridge must go overheard, it is per
fectly safe to assert that the tariff
measure and not the senator viii
be sacrificed. The Beverage follow
ers will be in absolute control of the
convention, so that there is little
doubt but that the convention vii
strongly indorse the action of the In
diana senator on the tariff bill. Sen
ator Beveridge, it will be recollected
I stood firmly for revision downward
and finally voted against the tariff
bill. The people of Indiana are
strong for revision downward, ane
the republican leaders believe ina
Senator Beveridge has laid firm
foundation for victory.
1t is possible that the convention
may decide it to be the wisest course
after giving Senator Beverage
ringing Endorsement, to also indorst
President Taft's administrator
without any specific mention OF thu
tariff question. This would act al
a SOD to the standpatters and woule
also be calculated to make it easier
shedding for the republicans in the
coming campaign, for it is reported
on good authority that If the conven
ton is too radical in its resolutions
Senator Beveridge will not have tins
financial support of the old-tlm'
heavy and steady contributors to thu
Indiana campaign fund in his rac'
for reelection.
The general feeling is that If for
mer Secretary Hemenway, forme
Representative Watson and other re
publican leaders who are regarded a