The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-23
CUSHMAN DECIDES FORUM NFOR AUDITOR Birmingham Progressive Goes Back to Indiana TO ENTER THE FIGHT Indicates State May Go for Wilson But That Ticket Headed by
 Beveridge Has a Fine
 Chance to Win

Harvey E. Cushman, who for year has been in Birmingham engaged in the work of the Southern Woodmen, a fraternal and insurance society, has accepted the nomination of the progressive party for the office of auditor of the state of In- diana.
 While MT Cushman has long been ab- sent from his native state, he has re- tained his identity with the progressives of Indiana. and is qualified to accept the office in case he wins it at the polls. He will leave Birmingham September b and get actively into the fight.
 'I was notified some time ago." stated MT. Cushman yesterday, that I had been
 nominated for auditor on the Beveridgs
 or progressive ticket, but l hesitated
 to accept l regretted to give up my work in Birmingham. In case I am defeated I will not return to Alabama, but will continue work in the service of the South ern Woodmen in Indiana.
 T have made careful study of the po-
 litical situation in my state, and am in-
 clined to the belief that the progressives
 stand an excellent chance of landing. l
 was formerly in the auditors office, and am familiar with the politics and the poli- ticians of Indiana. I worked for some
 years in an office separated by an aisle
 from that of Governor Marshall" About Indiana Politics
 MT. Cushman made an interesting state
 ment concerning the three parties and the tickets they have in the field in Indiana.
 He admitted that 1t was very difficult to | make an accurate prediction.
 There is reason to believe" stated he,
 that the democrats will carry the state
 in the presidential election. This Is not
 necessarily due to the fact that Marshall
 is a candidate on that ticket. But there
 is always the probability of the repub- licans throwing their strength to the dem
 ocrats in the hope of encompassing the defeat of the progressives.
 Taft is eliminated, I believe. and the alignment of the democrats and repub- licans is identical. At first blush, this would indicate the defeat of the progress sives, but the facts are that many re- publicans are daily deserting their party
 for the progressive party, and many dem ocrats, on account of the fact that there
 is no difference between the republicans and the democrats, are also coming into the camp. This is especially true con-
 corning the prohibitlonists, for the dem
 ocratic party has long been the favorite
 of the alleged liquor trust. The control of the state by the liquor interests is due ! to the efforts of Tom Taggart and other rich political manipulators who are in charge of affairs.
 "So you can't tell anything concerning the outcome. But there seems. to be no doubt but that the democrats and the old
 line standpatters' are hand in glove with each other. At the notification of Mar shall Tuesday, Fairbanks and other prom inent 'standpatters were present, and the vice presidential nominee carefully, studi-
 ously refralned from saying anything det- rimental to those men or their party. On
 the other hand, Judge Parker, in his mo- tfcaton address, continually scored
 Roosevelt and the progressives." Concerning Governor Marshall MT. Cushman does not believe that Gov ernor Marshall is strong man, or that he will lend great strength to the demo- cratic ticket.
 Marshall became governor after secur- ing the nomination at the hands of the democrats in the capacity of a dark horse Two candidates were in deadlock in the convention, and Marshall stepped in and copped the prize. He received the
 support of all those inclined 10 liberal
 treatment of the liquor industry, and as result that industry is heavily en- trenched in Indiana. However, all three
 parties this year have declared for local
 option. The progressives and the repub-
 licans favor the county as the unit-the
 democrats, the township
 From the statements of Mir Cushman
 he left the impression that in his opinion the democrats will carry Indiana in the presidential campaign, but that in the gubefnatorial fight the Beveridge or pro- gressive ticket has an opportunity to achieve the victory. MT. Cushman has made many friends during the time of his residence In Birmingham. He declares that he is delighted with the city, and that but for his nomination he would probably remain here for an indefinite period.