Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
bEvER|DGE may
Be DARK HORSE
Republican Leaders Seriously
Weigh Strength of Former
Indiana Senator.
BY Il. n. RICKEY

IN. h. A. stan correspondent
WASHINGTON, May Amy list
! OF dark horse possibilities for the
Republican presidential nomination
that does o contain the name of
former Senator Albert j. Beveridge,
of Indiana, is incomplete.
This is not merely my opinion. II
is q suggestion made seriously by
many who know exactly what's what
in inside Republican circles during
gathering of the delegates at Chi
The Bevesdge idea has beer
brought to the front by certain OF
the party leaders who visualize a
deadlocked convention.
The next logical step would be to
produce a man who could unite the
united during the campaign.
May be Chairman
1t is pointed out that If Beverage
Is chosen as permanent chairman OF
h convention, by arrangement be-
tween the conservatives and progress
sives, which now seems fairly likely,
he will be in q much better strategic
position than any of the other dark
horses"
Beveridge will not be unmindful
of his great opportunity as perma-
nent chairman and will preside with
such fairness as to make himself
agreeable 10 all candidates ard all
factions.
AS an orator Beveridge is certainly
the equal of any man who will have
the ear of the delegates.
His speech as permanent chair
man, If he is selected, will, no doubt,
be a masterpiece, and will impress
the delegates with his ability and
forcefulness.
Beveridge in recent months say that
he is at the zenith of his powers,
physically and mentally, and that he
may be depended upon to strongly
impress his personality upon the
convention, If given the chance :
Roosevelt Man
The fact that Beveridge Joined the
Roosevelt bolt in 1912 is in his favor
rather than against him from the
standpoint of availability.
For 1t is accepted as a foregone
conclusion that if the convention is
finally faced with the necessity or
nominating a compromise candidate,
the progressives led by Johnson and
Borah must be placated. .
Beveridge IA the chairman CT
the Progressive national convention
which nominated Roosevelt and
Johnson in 1912. He was senator
from Indiana from 1899 to 1911. h
record shows that he was an agrees
sive and consistent supporter of pro-
gressive policies initiated by Roose-
welt.
His retirement to private life at
the end of his second term in the
senate was due in large measure 10
the hostility of certain big business
interests which were far more potent
noliticallv then than they are today.
Qualities that Help
Beveridge has many qualltles
which commend him to the Republi-
can whose chief interest
in the convention is to bring about
the nomination of a candidate that
they believe can win. He is ABOUT
the right age-ffty-eight years. he
comes from the right section of the
country and from a pivotal state
Indiana. He is a splendid
err and his nomination would assure
an aggressive campaign.
His early struggles against poverty
were almost Lincolnesque and fur-
nish a perfect background for the
presidential picture. He was porn
on a farm, in Ohio, of course; propa-
bly, in a log cabin. Al Twelve years
he began to earn his living as a farm
hand, Two years later he was a ran
road laborer, and at fifteen he drove
He worked his way through DE
Pauw University at Green Castle'
Ind, and. graduated with honors III
1885.
Since Beveridge retired from n
senate he has devoted himself 10
writing. His Life of John Marsnats
recently published. lis a monumental
work and critics are agreed that 1t is
one of the great American biogra-
miles,