The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-12-07
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. cit looks
like a systematic effort is being made
on the part of some of the insurgent
republicans, and particularly by one or
two newspapers which profess to lean
toward the progressive wing of the re-
publican party, to smoke out former
Senator Albert ]. Beverage on the po-
litical situation. But up to this time
Beveridge has refused to be smoked out
and he is keeping himself at home
where no one can bother him with poll
tics.
For a longe time the indianapolis Sun
has been pointing out in its political
columns that it is up to Beverage to
come out fiat-footed for LaFollette for
the republican nomination for presi-
dent. 1t has said repeatedly that he is
the hope of the progressive movement
in this state, and long before he came
back from Europe it said that the pro-
gressives in this state were pinning
their faith, to him and that it was cer-
tain that on his return he would make
a statement setting out that he was
for LaFollette and that he would get
behind the progressive movement.
But when he came home he did not
even discuss politics. He said that he
had been out of touch with affairs in
the United States for several months.
and that he would not talk politics I'M
til after he had fully informed himself
as to developments and ascertained for
himself the actual situation. But even
this did not stop the attempt to smoke
him out. 1t was printed time and again
that Beveridge was certain to line up
with the progressive movement, and
every time such statements We're print
ed Beveridge evidently frightened up
more than ever
A day or two ago Beveridge made a
statement that he was too busy with
his literary work to pay any attention
BOW to anything else. He said he was
,ander contract with his publishers to
place in their hands by Jan. Is the
full copy for his book on Canada and
Canadian Institutions" and that this
would require all of his time to finish
the work. He said he had twelve chap
| ters of the book written. and that he
proposed TO stay at his home on Wash
| ington boulevard, this city, every day in
| the week except Wednesdays and Sat
urdays in order that he might be able
| TO devote his time to the book without
being disturbed. He is also working on
1
he hopes to complete within short
| time.
| On Monday the Indianapolis Star
printed story from Chicago which join
| ed in the effort to smoke out the for
| mer senator 1t said that the progress
| sives were expecting him to come out
and support that element, and that If
he were to do so the progressives would
be able to elect some of the delegates
from Indiana to the national conven-
tion.
But even this has not caused Bev-
| eridge to express himself on politics
He again reiterated his determination
| to pay attention to his literary work
until he had finished the work now or
| hand. and that he did not propose te
allow anything to interfere with it.
Among a good many of the politica
prophets there is strong belief thai
somebody IS going to be fooled wher
| Beveridge does make his announcement
Of his position IN politics. They are
figuring that he will do one of tw,
things: Either make statement a
all or announce that he is for the can
didate nominated for president, who
| ever he may be. They figure that Bev-
eridge will stand regular with his par
| ty, because they say that he will b,
able TO exert a greater influence il
this manner than he would by stepping
aside and taking up the cause of tn,
LaFollette boom.
| In either event. it is pointed out
| Beveridge would silence any who wish