The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-26
INDIANA
EDITORS AT
MEETING
Bulk of Editors Seem to Favor
Senator News Candi-
daCy
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ITlkES suREAu At SrhTE cAPTTALl
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Jan. Is Re
publicanisrn was exuoerant in Indian
apolis today on the eve OF the big an
nual love feast OF the party-the ban
quet OF the Indiana Republican Edi-
torial Association to be held In the
Riley room of the Claypool hotel to-
morrow evening. with vice-Presidcnt
Calvin Coolidge as the principal
speaker
Leaders in the party began 20 arrive
yesterday for the meeting OF the re
publican state committee today. and
It seemed that all trains brought more
party men and women to the capital
during the day. Political gossip was
buzzing In the lobbies OF the hotels
and a hundred different groups were
busy making verbal maps of the cam
paign which will start with q boom
tomorrow night
The sentiment OF the editors in IN
dianapolis and the republican political
leaders from all parts of the state was
strongly IN favor Of the re-nomina-
ton IL Senator Harry S. New. The
proposed candidacy OF Albert J. Bev-
eridge was a subject OF much interest
His delay IN making an announcement
OF his candidacy was regarded b.
many as mistake on the part OF his
managers
The activity of the Beveridge men
in the state for the last six months
resulted in the creation OF something
like a sentiment" for the ex-senator.
but, in the opinion OF many of the
leaders. this sentiment is receiving
severe set back since the arrival OF
Senator New in Hoosierdom.
Senator New Is now well intrenched
in his headquarters at the Hotel sew
erin and the machinery OF the office
is in full motion. The headquarters has
the busy appearance of the state head
quarters of presidential preference
candidate Just few days before the
primary election. There is always
long line OF men and women waitinc
to see the senator and the writer
keys are busy laundering out letters
to his chieftains in the various coun-
ties throughout Indiana
The Vice President, and Mrs. Cool
idge will arrive in Indianapolis tomor-
row morning and will be given a round
Of entertainment during the day Pub
lie receptions will be held for them
at the Marion and Columbia clubs and
at the Governors mansion. Governor
McCray. who has been in Washington.
attending the agricultural conference.
and Senator James Z. Watson, are ex-
pected TO arrive with the yice-presi-
dent.
The vice president. whose speech
will be recogni zed as the official utter
ance OF the national administration.
Will bring a word Of cheer and will set
at rest the gloom of many of the pesS;-
mists in the party.
An intimstion of the message thu
vice president is 70 bring to Indiana
was suggested in a speech he made the
other day in Philadelphia In tha.
speech he declared America is regain
ing It's mental poise, reestablsshing its
economic liability and leading thc
nations in one of the great liberal
movements of mankind No American.
he declared. could survey the develop
ments OF the last year without a re-
newed faith in the financial strength
and the moral visor of the nation ard
q renewed hope for the welfare Of the
world.
There have been doubts" the vice
president said. but they ere being
solved. There have been trials but
they are passing away The hand Of
man is turning again to industry Me:
and nations are coming closer in the
harmonious relationship of peace
Through a series of fortunate cir
cumstances America has been per
mitted to recover from The disaster
Gus results of the war, the vice presi-
dent declared In that speech But
he added. from our great accomplish
ment we ought not to turn to great
Encouragement. but to great conf
dence. If ever there was a time that
time is now when the people Of Amer
lea and Of all the earth ought 10 feel
with Increasing warrant that they arc
established in the possession OF the
power to do and dare. This process
has already begun. No one who knows
America could doubt that not for long
viii she refuse to face facts with u
clear vision or lack for confidence or
course"