The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-12-19
PARTY MEN
HOWEVER
FOR NEW
Senator Holmes Confident That
Beveridge Will Make
the Race
TIMES BUREAU At STATE cAp,r.,

4'plANAPOLS, Ind. Dec l9.-If
me sentiment q the rank and fle of
the republican members Of the general
assembly can be accepted as q criter-
ION Senator Harry s. New viii have
httle trouble next yeas in obtaining
nomination. While q few of thA
legislators refused to commit them
selves on the senstorsh3p contest most
OF them openly declared in favor Or
send4ng Senator New back for second
term.
This attitude on the part Of the ma
Jority OF the lawmakers could have
been expected as they are. for the
most part, strictly regular in .bc,r
"arty conduct as evidenced in The man
ner in which they conformed with th.
wishes OF Governor Mccrav in nassfns
only the Reformatory relocation meas
ure and adtourning In enc day
Party men generally are backing
Sc lator New IN his contest. yhi. H.
evidenced by the names Of the men
who conferred with the senator vx3tla
ne was in Indianapolis and by tho re-
ports Of the lawmakers reaitive to tbs
attitude OF their respective local or
ganizations
Senator owe rHoines OF Gary, how
ever is backing Ex-Senator Albert J.
BeFeridEe In event he declares himpeif
as an opponent Of Senator New. sem
atoF Holmes Indicated that he is cer-
tain that Mr.. BeveridEe will make the
race while IN Indianapolis Senator
Holmes declared he favored brief c4m-
pa.gns.
By this II was taken TO mean hat
All. Beveridge is conducting his cau-
palen in such way that he can con
'i7ue TO appear before the public ard
siiil not be called upon to discuss is
sues 1t was also taken TO mean that
Mr. Beveridge does not intend to throw
| his hat in the ring until late IN Janu-
AIRY or possibly not until February
which VIII give him three months in
which TO make an active campaign
What is regarded the first gun 4
| the campaign by the ex-senator was
! the publication within the last fesv
| days OF the formation Of a Bewer.cs,
For-Senator Club in Clinton county II
is expected tfzt within the next fsu
weeks that reports will come In o.
similar organizations being formed In
other counties
For a time Il was believed THAI NJ
Beveridge would announce his candt-
dacy during the special session OF the
assembly. AS this did not materialize
the politicians do not think he wiz
make any move OF this character until
some time after the frst Of the year.
The announcement Of the Clinton
county organization the day before the
assembly convened however VS.
about the equivalent OF an announce
ment az IL tended TO confirm the belief
of the, leaders that the ex-senator is
actually going to run.
continuing to spread the report that
| there Is grave doubts of tho ex-senator
again making the race. AT the same
time Clarence Martin OF indianapolis.
| an ex-servtee man, who is being doped
I as Mr. Bevcridges state campaiEa
manager, is active throughout the
state IN the interests of the ex-seuator
/ Under his direction an organization
/ IS silently being formed FOR Mr. Ee1-
! eridge- This ls known In the camp OF
| Senator New and It is partly because
OF this activity that the Senator has
advanced his organization affairs a.
! far at this early date.
| The executive committee Of the In
diana Republican Editorial Association
will be called together immediatels
after Christmas to prepare the pro
| gram for the mid winter meeting o.
/
Claypool Hotel Jan. 27. This whit.
meeting OF the association. always q
time when the political folk gathe
| Will be Of great interest thfs year. be
cause OF the senatorial contest and the
| plans on foot to re-organize the state
committee
Early in the year two important
| changes in the heads OF the state de-
| partnents will he made according to
| present Indications. II is generally
| understood in the statehouse that
| Lawrence Lyons of Brook. director of
the state highway commission. will re-
sign early In the new year, TO make
| the race for chairman OF the Republi-
| can state committee, and that Jesse r
! Eschbach OF Warsaw. will retire as
chief examiner of the state boa<d Of
| accounts. to accept POSITION with u
financial institution.
The possibility Of change IN tho
latter office caused great deal of
gossip during tho special session Of
| the general assembly. Candidates for
| tho position with the state board OF
| accounts were actively engaged In
pushing their candidates..
/ Among the active candidates for the
place now held by Mt. Eschhacn sre
oph Daley OF Fort Wayne. 8 state rep
! resentative from Allen county. Mr.
Daley has been mentioned Cor tho
place for seversi months after reporte
became current that ar. Eschhach In
tended TO retire from the board.
! 4 number Of state leaders have also
beer putting in some good words for
Guy Dausman of Goshen. FOR time
II seems that everything was set for
Mr. Dausman's appointment IN event
Of a vacancy. The Goshen man was
in Indianapolis during the special ses-
sion and was nnineling freely with the
leaders who were present and with the
mem bers Of the assembly.
Mr.. Dausnan. however. told n mum
Der az his srsends that he vas n-t
candidate for the place. It - urde--
stood that he is a candidate for char
man OF the thirteenth district to sue
ceed Vernon Van Fleet who ie In the
7ScnEIn0Nd en- NaEe TTs4y