South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-05
BEVERIDGE SEES
CAMP AIGN ISSUE
IN MEXICAN WAR
Progressive Candidate For u.
S. Senator Likely to Oppose
WiISOn-Bryan Foreign Policy
in State Canvass.
Special to The News-Times.

Special 10 The NeWs-Times-
INDIANAPOLIS, May 3. The
sharp issue. which former L. S. Sen.
Albert J. Beverage has injected-per-
haps unwittingly-intO political cir
cles here with his recent criticism of
the foreign policy of Woodrow Will
son and William Jennings Bryan, has
become almost the engrossing topic of
politicians here since his interview
was given out
In his interview Beverage declared
that the submission 10 mediation be-
tween the United States and Mexico
by Chile, Argentina and Brazil was
dow TO the position of the United
States as the dominant power in the
western hemisphere. His interview
took issue with the administration Of
ficials and declared that in the po-
sition taken by the administration now
nothing but loss Of dignity and power
10 the United States could result.
That the progressive leaders in this
state and others are vigorously search
ing for campaign issues, having seen
many of the ideas on which they
based their 1912 fight brought to
fruitiOn under the Wilson regime, has
been known for some time. The
party. apparently, is about to take up
the Mexican situation and make an
issue out of IT, Beveridge, of all the
progressfves in the country, is per-
haps closest to Theodore Roosevelt on
political questions. The Beverage
interview, therefore, has peculiar
significance. leaders here declare.
Say He is Sparring For Time
At any rate democrats here believe
Beveridge is sparring for time in his
state campaign. They point to this
interview as outlining what his state
campaign may turn towards. 1t is
known that Beveridge has a wonder
FL ell
state. In. case he finds issues to talk
on, some of the foremost leaders of
the democrats, say they fear they will
have him TO fight rather than the
candidate Of the republican party for
United States senator, Hugh Miller, of
Columbus.
Meanwhile Beveridge has announc-
ed that ne intends to devote two more
weeks to the completion of his liter
airy work on the life OF former Chief
Justice John Marshall. With this an
nouncement came a total cessation of
activities on the part of the pro-
gressives. Until Beveridge is ready
TO enter the organiZatiOnal field &C
lively there is little use of the other
leaders of the party doing anything
it IS believed. When BeVeridge was
named for the candidacy for United
States senator he declined the nomin-
alton time after time, using as his
GUleI argument lndl his nomination
would make il appear that the pro-
gressive party in Indiana had become
a One-man party. Regardless of these
attempts TO get out of the campaign.
Beveridge was compelled to accept
the nomination, and now the sight of
the entire state machinery of the
party lying idle while Beverley fin
isheS his work is one on which the
democrats are gazing with enrap
tured eyes. They say they Will have
a few campaign issues Of their own
when the time comes.
Democrats assert that they have
far more TO fear in the coming cam
paign from the progressives than from
the republican candidates. Beverage Is
known far and wide as a wonderful
campaigner. That there can be little
accomplished so far as actually win
ming the state goes is almost certain.
however, so long as the split in the
q. q. i. continues.
Democrats Fast on job.
The democrats have been quietly
completing their plans for another
state organization, which will pile up
heavy vote totals. and all this week
there has been little sign of outside
activity. The force in State Chairman
Bernard korbly's offices. however. /
have been constantly on the job. Last
year ii was declared that Chairman