Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-01
PEACE TREATY
IS INVOLVED.

In Washington il is well known that
the progressive republicans. who have
been among the "irreconcilable in re-
gard to the peace treaty. have aligned
themselves with the democrats in oppOsl-
tion to the Lodge reservations, which,
the standpatters have attempted to make
necessary to treaty ratification. The pro-
gressive republicans are not committing
themselves to the treaty, nor are they
committing themselves to the reserva-
tions. They are just now standing with
the democrats to prevent the ratification
Of the treaty with the Lodge reserva-
lions, thereby creating a split between
them and the standpat republicans under
Lodges directions, which split makes 10
appear unlikely that the treaty will be
acted on before the election.
President Wilson is just rs unalter.
ably opposed to the ratification Of tho
treaty with the Lodge reservations as
the battalion of death is to the rati-
fcati0n of the treaty at ALL For the
present the two can work together, and
with the republican party splitting wide
open, the joint action Is being used by
the standpatters to show the progress
sives as allied with the democratic party.
Just how much Significance can be
attached to the appointment ,of Balm
bridge Colby, a former progressive, to
be secretary os state, IN connection With
the republican split is still a source or
much conjecture. It would appear that
the president has recognized the split
and in the appointment has done wha.
he could to show the disposition of the
democratic party to fight the old stand
patter crowd" with all the weapons at
its command.
TALK OF DEALS
WITH RFVERIDGE
There never has been any doubt in the
minds of observers who knew VIII Hays
that he was party to the plans laid last
spring to create convention without in
structions or a deadiocked convention
that could eventually be stampeded to a
standpat candidate for the presidency.
Senator Watson of Indiana was the origl-
nal choice Of these stampeders, but more
recently it has been conceded that Hays
himself was in a position to hold the
lightning rod If he chose to do so.
1t is rTiInOred that Albert J. Beveridge
was induced not to enter the senatorial
fight against Watson by the understand
ing that when Watson was nominated for
the presidency Beveridge would be named
to make the republican race for senator
from Indiana, and it is also said that
Beveridge was also promised that in
event of the success of any standpat can
uludlc uc NOulu DC ndlleu SECRETARY u
state. 1t is known that some potent in.
fiuences were exerted to keep BeYerfdge
out Of the race for senator from Indiana
and these tao promises are regarded as
the most likely.
HARDING CALLED
'STALKING HORSE"
Senator Harding Of Ohio is recognized
the stalking ghrose" of the standrat-
ters. He is not expected to win the
nomination, but he is expected to. prevent
either Wood, Lowden, johnson or any
one else from obtaining an instructed
delegation from such states as Indiana
where the standpatters ara working des-
perately to overcome to the progTessives'
lead with the voters.
These efforts on the part Of the stand
pstters to control the convention are
. causing the split. They are too far ad-
eyaneeG to be stopped and the farther
they advance the wider Will be the split
that viii come as the convention nears.