New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
HoosierS Expected Wat
son to Win Nomination
for u. S. Senate.
RESULT CREDITED
TO PROGRESSlVES
Democrats Disappointed, Fear
ing News Candidacy Means
Kern's Defeat in Fall.
By HOWARD II. HADLEl.
lBy Telegraph 70 Tho Tribune

indianapolis. March S.-One Of the
most complete surprises in the always
interesting political history Of inc
Uoosier State is the apparent defeat OF
-Reprcscntativc James J.. watson Dy
Colonel Harry $. New for the Repuo-
6can nomination for United States SEN
otor TO succeed Senator John W. heru'
thc present Democratic leader IN lhv
Senate. NJ,
Complete returns are not yet IN. NOT
much more than half of the voting pre-
cincts Of the state have been near u
IRON. and the second choice vote OF
t5e third caud date can, as YET Only
he estimated from very meagre re-
,prns q, hand. Nevertheless, indiana
las tonight arrived at the conciuslon,
that Harry New has whipped - -, ~
Watson for the Senate. And u VIII DC
DAVIS. If not weeks, before a good many
,rrsou. recover from their surprise.
onc If tbe most forccful and elo-
oyent orators ina the country, an author =,
~ ON the tariff. backed by the ola
staud-pat Republican organization OF
tbe STATE. plentifully supplied WIN
money. and having campaigned me
state from one end to the other LOT
nearly wear, Watson looked Ike an
almost sure winner.
Betting Against New.
Tho betting last night in the Clay
nool Hotel. after the polls closed, was
y 10 1 against New. Colonel New only
recentlv had entered the fight, after
tho Withdrawal Of Hugh Miller. on
aocount of illness. lie swept Marion
Comfy. which includes this city, ms
homo. bv over 10000 plurality, and 1t
looks now as if he had held Watson
nearly even in the other counties oil
the state
News extraordinary vote Is due en-
tirelv to the return OF the Progress
sives to the Republican fold: watson
was one Of the old Joe cannon
regime in Congress and was active az
chicago in 1912 III helping TO provide
fuel for the steam roller. So when the
new direct primary law, together WIN
"a sensible and timely Interpretation OF
II bv the courts. enabled the return
ing prodigal Progressives TO vote the
Republican ticket yesterday, Jim
Watson's political doom was sealed.
There is no likelihood that New will
have a majority of the votes. so that
the formal choice for United States
Senator will devolve on the Repuoll-
can state Convention, to be held IN
Nav. but the disposition on all sides
Is to accept the verdict OF the voters
as conclusive. ard the convention IS
expected 90 ratfy the popular choice
as a matter of course.
Democrats Disappointed.
The result is of national importance
because News candidacy for Senator
will be Of great help to the whole Re
publican ticket in Indiana next fall,
both state and national, whereas Wat
sons victory would have been heavy
drag on the ticket. IL will do more than
ANYTHING else could have done 10 ce-
ment firmly the reunion between the
Republicans and Progressives III
Indiana. o.,
The Democrats are displeased with
the surprising turn IN affairs, Tor they
were almost openly cnuckllng at the
prospect Of having Watson on the Re
publican ticket. News victory is hailed
on all sides as meaning the defeat OF
Senator Kern at the polls next fall.
Senator Shively, the other Democratic
Senator from this state, has been at his
home for several weeks with an illness
which is said 10 be hopeless. 1t Is
feared here that he can never return &c
Washington
James F. Goodrich probably won the
Republican nomination for Governor
and Representative John A. NJ. Adam
was nominated for Governor by th'
Democrats His opponent, L. 3. Clore
comedies his own defeat.