Evening star., 1922-02-22
BEVER|DGEF0RCES
PROMISE HOT FIGHT
Indiana Senatorial Campaign
to Receive Nationwide
Attention.
NEWS FRIENDS PREPARE
Activities of Mayor Shank of In.
dianapolis in Opening Skirmishes
Stir State.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, February 22.-
THE flag is unfurled. Go to it! Keep
sweet and God bless every one!
With these words, pronounced from
the dooryard of his own home, Albert
]. Beveridge, in his announcement of
his candidacy for the republican
nomination for United States senator
a few days ago. turned loose the
Beveridge adherents who had jour-
neyed from many counties of the
state and started a political fight that
will attract nationwide attention.
On the other side of no mans land
is United States Senator Harry S.
New, who will battle for renomina-
tion, and, according to word that
comes from the camp of Senator New,
he is just as full of fight as can be.
On the night before Mr.. Beveridge
made his announcement the lieuten-
ants of Senator New to the number
of several hundred were in a meeting
in Indianapolis. declaring that Sena-
tor New, having served only one term
in the Senate, was entitled to six years
more, and referring Sarcastlcally
to the manner in which Mr.. Bever-
idge had been brought into the cam
paign.
Causes Indignation.
One sentence in MIR. Beveridge'S S
speech of announcement was particu-
larly irritating to the keyed-up
nerves of the friends of Senator New.
Addressing those who journeyed to
his home. Mr.. Beveridge said that
the formation of the Beveridge-for-
Senator clubs which they represented
constituted "a mandate which no man
can ignore"
Just how much indignation this
poise of Mr.. Beveridge caused caan be
understood when it is known that the
there has been no spontaneous de-
mand for the Beveridge candidacy
and that the whole mess of "Bev-
eridgeism' has been cooked up by n
dozen or so of the personal lieuten-
ants of Beveridge.
What" they ask. has Harry New
done or failed to do TO justify any
such crusade in his own party against
his having Il second term?" And the
Beveridge people. they add, are at
after Mr.. Beveridge said. God bless
every one did not Lew Shank. the
mayor of indianapolis. and a promi-
nent figure in the crowd. lead in the
singing of "Amerif2," and did not
some woman high Strung with emo
tiOi' SiS ouS. hC HccuS
Beveridge. for God knows the prob
lens of reconstruction are greater
than those of war;
The supporters of Mr.. Beveridge, of
course, even if they do not say so in
So many words, infer that Mr.. Bev-
eridge is a far bigger man than Sena-
tor New, and that the Republicans of
the state. wisely seeking the most
able senator at this critical time,
should cast precedent aside and de-
cline to send Senator New back for a
second term.
Expect Merry Fight.
It~can easily he seen from the state
OF mind on both sides that the fight
is going to be n merry one. Already
leaders of both sides are making
protestations of dignity. and the
Beveridge state publicity representa-
tive has come out with a statement
in which he says that the Beveridge
fighters will keep away from ner-
sonalities and try to conduct the
kind of campaign that. regardless of
who is nominated, will not inter-
fere with republican victory at the
election next fall.
The Beveridge publicity represen-
tative had no sooner made his decla-
ration than Fred I. King, the state
manager for Senator New. in another
public statement, asked the Beveridge
man why. if he proposed to conduct
such a dignified campaign had Lew
Shank, the mayor of indianapolis,
been going over the state already.
making speeches and attacking the