The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-04
COMEBACK OF
BEvERIDGE is
REMARKABLE
Leaders Analyze Victory
Forecast Realignment OF
Forces Watson Followers
Deny Knitting New.
OLD BREACH HEALED
(By Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, May 4.-With the
defeat for denomination of Senator
Harry S. New conceded by the senator
himself. election officials today center
ed efforts on getting complete vote
showing the exact margin of former
Senator Albert J. Beveridge's victory
at the Republican nomination and up
on closing up the vote cast in Tues
days primaries for other candidates.
Mr. Beveridge's majority rose t.
1898 on the face of belated county
returns that reached here before noon.
For 1928 of the 1882 precincts in the
state. Mr.. Beyeridge had total vote
of 1S7,421 against 1858 for Senator
New. Returns were complete for 81
of the 80 counties in Indiana.
In the wake of Beveridges victory
much gossip developed in Republican
circles forecasting a relignment of
forces within the party. The defeat
of Senator New generally was regard
ed as favoring an increase of power
in Republican politics to Senator
| James E. Watson, Mr. News mate i'll
congress.
Some lieutenants in the new organi-
zation complained that the Watson
! forces knitted Senator New, asserting
| that the chief work of the Watson fol
| lowers in the primaries was directed
to gain votes for their own state
! organization.
Deny Assertions
Followers of Senator Watson. how
| ever, denied these assertions. declar-
| ing they did all in their power for Sen
ator New and in explanation for tho
| New defeat attributed it TO discon-
/ tent among farmers and workers
! Senator New failed to carry several
| cities by the big majorities that had
| been predicted for him during the
campaign and the unemployment sit
uation was regarded by political lead
ers as having hurt Mr.. New who asked
denomination as an endorsement of
the Harding administration.
i An analysis of the county returns
made by New supporters, who accused
members of Senator Watson's organi
cation of failing to give full support
| TO Mr.. New showed that a vast ma
jority of the counties carried by Wat
son in 1915 in contesting against New
| for the senatorial nomination had Civ
en- majority for Beveridge.
| Rush county, the home of Senator
Watson, gave Beveridge a majority of
623 votes. In the ninth congressional
district, the home of Watson's political
manager, John Owens, a majority of
the votes favored Beveridge, only
three of the eight counties going to
New, and these by smaller margins
than had been expected by New
managers.
Remarkable Comeback
. In both of the old political parties
leaders were of the opinion that by his
victory Mr.. Beveridge had achieved a
remarkable political comeback Ten
! years ago he lead the Progressive
: party as its candidate for governor,
the election resulting in a Democratic
victory with the Republican candidates
running third.
Three-fourths of the counties where
: Beveridge won over his Republican op-
ponents in 1912 gave him handsome
majorities in his contest with Senator
New, who succeeded in carrying the
other one-fourth.
No open reference to the party split
of 10 years ago was made in the New.
Beveridge senatorial campaign. and in
a formal statement expressing graft
|
said that by the result factions and
) feuds are buried forever in Indiana
Mr.. News statement was that he took
/ off his hat to the winner and he added
: 81 never give alibis or excuses. Ny
: friends don't need them and my enc
mics would not accept them. So far
as l am concerned this ends it"
Forecast United Support
The effect within Republican ranks
Of any bitterness engendered by the
senatorial contest remains to be seen
but party LADDERS declared that Mr.
Beveridge would have their united sup
port in the November election.
Samuel NJ. Ralston, the Democratic
! senatorial nominee, said he had no
outlined any program for the fall cam
: paign but Democratic leaders here in
dicated that prospects favored pros
!, perity features, and some discussion
being directed to the Harding admin
istration policy in the country's for
{ eign relations.
i In the Democratic contest 2.57s o
: the 1882 precincts in the state thii
: morning gave former Governor Rails
: ton 143,S30 Dr. Jesse Sanders, tht
: beer and wine advocate, 1881; Fl. B
e Shively, 1929; Dan w Sims, 1887
: and Howard, 1857.