The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-06
BETS HERALD
COP. VICTORY
TOMORROW 7
Two to One in Favor Of
BeVoridge Is Trend of
Capitol Betting
rTlMEs BUREAU AT STATE CAPITA,

III
INDIA NAPOMS, Nov. 6.-On the
eve OF the 1922 general election
with the speaking campaign over
the most significant Indication OF
Republican victory for the state
ticket IS the bets which are posted
II indianapolis.
The bets made their appearance
several weeks ago They started
out two to one in favor of the cleo
ton Of Albert J. Beveridge to the
tnited sta es senate The same
ODDS are still being offered and
most Of the bets are not taken.
Even money bets are being offered
that Beveridgo will win by 10000
plurality and there arc some offer
tals Of one to four that Beveridge
wins BY 100000 plurality
These are interesting because
they show the cold judgment Of
men who are Interested only in win
ming and not IN political parties or
II politics sor which they stand.
Further they coincide with the
judgment IF political experts in the
state and with new spaper CORES
ponaen 5 who have made trfrs to
Indiana from other states to study
the situation.
There is one thing. however.
which makes it impossible to esti-
mate the size Of the Republicans
margin This may be determined
by the size Of the total vote. 1t is
possible TO have a vote in Indiana
as large as IN the 1929 presidential
elccticn. beccuse the registration O.
voters in ne state Is only a few
thousand less than in that year.
But there is no one who believes
tho vote VIII be as heavy as two
years ago.
The vote two years ago totaled
l.262,964 OF this number $4,000
were cast for minor parties. such
as socialist. farmer-labor and the
like.
Those who have been studying
the Indiana campaign believe that
q total vote somewhere near 1. Dob. =
geo viii be 4 good sized turnout in
py-election. There are some who
believe It may be less than 600. 900.
But il IS common experience that
those who dope on elections usually
underestimate the interest being
taken by the voters in a campaign.
II was surprise to politicians
when the registration this year
turned out so heavy. Likewise. the
voters may give the politicians an
other jolt on election, day and turn
out heavy
In campaign of this nature it
is natural tnat public interest cen
ters on the head Of the ticket In
the state the public eye IS centered
on the senatorial contest and in
the districts on the congre ssfonal
nominees
But in Indiana this year nearly
every county official. judges and
prosecutors IN most counties. and
township officers are TO be chosen
in addition 20 all the 100 members
Of the lower house OF the general
assembly, one-half of the member
ship Of the state senate. Ave state
officials one judge Of the supreme
court and four judges of the appel
late court.
It is the history OF by-elections.
even when there is no senatorship
contest, that two-thirds or more of
the total vote cast in a presidential
year goes 10 the polls. Applying
his rulo to the present election il
would be safe to say that the vote
must be between 100000 and 800. Z
600.
Now that all the campaign dust
has been stirred up and IS settling
the sober fact remains that Indiana
is a consis ant Republican state. In
the last generation it has had only
two Democratic governors.
There is no outstanding reason
why it should not be again this
time. No undercurrent has been
discovered which would effect an
overthrow OF the Republican major
fty. On the contrary, despite the
attempt made by Democrats to
bring about vote o. protest" In
diana is prospering. Business con
ditions are now decla- ed to be bet
ter than at any time since the
hard times" set in during the lat
ter part of the Wilson administra-
ton.
Interesting specula+ions are being
made about the relative strength OF
Beveridge and the state ticket. The
prediction IS being made that Bev-
eridge will not run much ahead OF
the state officers He Will gain by
reason of being first on the ballots.
This is usually the case. But the
eph+ Is directed at the head of the
ticket and for that reason it can
be expected that he must bear the
brunt Of attack. While there IS
little doubt that there VIII be some
slight scratching" Of Beveridge. it
is equally certain that he viii at
tract many Independent Democrats
10 the Republican standard.