Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-05
'NEWBERRY CASE IS
FIGURING IN FIGHT
Having Marked Effcc, in Typ.
ical Indiana Campaign
for Seat in Senate.
HEvERiDGE OPPOSES NEW
Administration Said to Rc hacking
incumbent. Who Uses wireless to
Address Voters Back Hom--Who,e
State Is Interested.
nEvEnIDGE OPPOSES NEW
BY United News1

'INDiANAPOLIS. April THE
Newberry case is having a marked
erect on the Republican campaign
for tho United States scnatorship
nomination in Indiana. which liz now
swinging into the final month OF
battle.
l, is typical Indiana campaign.
with everything from the hours OF
work put in by Senator Harry $ew
/" the number or tea parties attend
cd by his opponent. former Senator
Albert j. BcvcridSe. entering into
tho light. But the fact that there
was recent scandal over the
amount OF money Senator Ncwbcr-
rvs friends spent In Michigan il OBJ
Nously having i,s effect. az this
campaign tx the first 10 FOLLOW tho
Ncwberry charges.
Bevcrdge deyotes considerable
lime In his speeches TO discussion
OF large expenditures he alleges are
being made by the New campaign
managers He has offered no details
IN regard To these alleged expemdi-
lures, and no defense Ia. been pro
sentcd other than 20 point out that
some o! Hevcridg.s speeches were
widely advertised in newspapers
with the suggestion that this mus,
have cost considerable. money
Closes Expensive Headquarters.
BeveridSe says that these cxpcudi-
lures were made without his consent
and that he has stopped all such
'uuays. And 10 further prove his
belief in political thrift, Beveridge
ordered his State headquarters In an
Indianapolis hotel closed lie an
nounced he would conduct the re-
nalnder OF his campaign from tho
law Offices OF his campaign manager.
senator News campagners are de-
voting much attention TO Bcveridge's
war record" They declare that
While other orators-and BeveriIgo
y an orator OF unusual ability
were out selling Liberty bonds, Bev-
'rid2e was M N tile Main. woods
writing the biography OF John Mar.
shall. To which Bev4ridgc's speak
"rs respond ina, the former Senator
Ola speak FOR the Liberty loan. and.
Furthermore. sold his automobile so
he could puy some bonds himself.
Great stress is being put upon tho
work Senator New does IN Washing
ton by his campnisrers. 10 hear
,"me az his supporters one might
Imagine Sew was dragging himself
down 10 skin and bones by work
done In the quiet OF his own Office.
OF in committee rooms. and there
fore. without public glory.
News Radio speech.
In this connection. the speech
which Senator Sew delivered by
radio. from Washington TO an In
dianapolis woman's meeting last
week was Il tcn-strlke for the Scna-
tor. i, emphasized first, that :;ena-
tor New is on the job q, Washing
ton. and is 50 busy tina; the only
way he can address his Indiana nu-
diences is by wireless: and. too. that
Senator New is so Influential! with
The admin!s;ra ton and with the
President that all the facilities %
the wireless system are thrown open
TO him.
The fact that was generally pub
lished that President Harding. at
tho White House. listened in on
Senator News radio speech was not
had FOR the senator. either. The
Beveridgc followers realize that il
did not help them any TO hav. it in
Dictated in his way that the rresi-
dsn. is, at least. Interested III New.
The New campaigners are stress
ing the statement that there must nc
team work" a. Washington. Re-
calling Bcveridge's former Bull
Moose" affiliations. they declare the
Republican party does NOT want any
more Borahs or La Follettes" in the
Senate.
Old Guard for New.
AS to the actual situation in the
campaign, BeveridSe does not seem,
up TO this time, as having succeeded
in forming cohesive orsaniza ton.
Nearly all of the organizers in the
party are wording for New. on the
other hand BevcridSe has gained
followers by his speeches, as we'll az
by his informal nonpo!iticai talks.
some believe. Long before he an
nounced his candidacy. Beveridge
made scores Of nonpoliticai speeches.
mostly in churches. taking for his
subject The Bible and Good Read
ing"
These nonpoliticai speeches have
become so important in the cam
paign, ms matter Of fact. that Miss
Eleanor Barker. 81 speaker for Scna-
tor New. has taken occasion TO de-
clare that the Senator has never yet
used the house OF the Lord To pro-
mote his political ambitions. She
declares that at some Of Beveridge's
nonpolItical church meetings. his po-
litical manager has been worship