The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-05
HARDING CANNY
IN HIS POLITICS
Takes No Part i'm Primaries
and so Avoids Political
Defeats
WANTED NEW TO
WIN IN INDIANA
Some Question How Far Beverage VIII
Support Administration - Possible
New VIII Land In Cabinet - Pri-
mary Law Disliked by President.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Especial Despatch to The Reformer.)
Copyright 1922.

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Especial Despatch to The Reformer)
Copyright 1922.
WASHINGTON, Nav 5.-President
Harding is politically wise. On Tuesday
of this week he told the Washington
correspondents emphatically that he was
not taking part in primary contests
anywhere. The victory of former Sena-
tor Albert Beveridge on Wednesday over
MIR. Harding's personal friend and chum.
Senator Harry New of Indiana cannot
therefore be construed as reputation
of the Harding administration. Nor can
the result of any primary contest in
volye the approval or disapproval of
the Observation-Disclosures s the White
House view before and after the pri-
maTies.
1t cannot be denied that Mr.. Harding
wanted Mr.. New to win. He told John
{. Shaffer, the Indiana publisher. that
same thing few weeks ago. He had
no reason to fear the coming of Beve-
ridge to the senate but he didn t want
TO see New displaced. As for the peo-
pie OF Indiana, the view that the adj
minlstration prefers to take of the CON
test Is that the vote was more an evil
dence of intense fondness for Beveridge
Before the campaign gets fully under
wav, the influence of the Republican ma
tlonal administration viii be thrown to
former Senator Beveridge in the hope
that he may triumph next November
DIsatfectiOn usually follows a primary
fight in Indiana and the Democrats are
counting upon the accession of many
voters who supported Harry New and
who would rather see a Democrat elected
than to help Beverage. Like all strong
characters, Beveridge has foes who are
opposed to him as intensely as his sup
porters are for him.
Says He Will Support Harding
On the assumption that Indiana is
normally Republican and that the Hard
ing administration will be able to mar
shal the supporters of Harry New and
that Mr.. New himself may in the end
take the stump for Beveridge, the spccu-
latIOn here is whether Beveridge will be
come supporter of the Harding policies
or whether he will as of old Join an in
dependent group and hammer away at
the incumbent administration Mr.
Beverage has announced that he would
support Mr.. Harding if elected. Be
tween now and next autumn he will
have an opportunity to amplifX that
statement with bin of particulars and
the chances are the Harding administra-
tion will then help Beveridge to the full
extent of its powers.
The Democrats of course are saving
the defeat of New was a reputation of
the Harding administration by the Re
publican voters of Indiana That is
what the Republicans would say if
Democratic president were in power,
and an administration supporter was
licked at the polls. In other words
politics demands such tactics but dis
interested observers viii insist that the
triumph was personal. that Mr. Beve-
ridge who has been campaigning CON
stantly for more than two wears while
Mr. New has been busy at Washington.
managed to impress his personality on