The New York herald., 1922-02-12

fBEVERIDGE STIRS UP
INDIANA DEMOCRATS
They May Push Marshall For
ward as Senatorial Can
didate.
EDITORS SEEK HARMONY
COrdell Hull to Address Them
Thursday on United
HOosier Party.
EDITORS SEEK HARMONY

z Srecial Dispatch TO THE NEW York HERALD
n INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 11.-Nation wide
y interest centers in the appearance here
Z next Thursday of Cordell Hull. national
chairman OF the Democratic party, who
+ IS TO address the Indiana Democratic
= Editorial Association. which win be in
= session here on that day. The meeting
q is of more than ordinary Importance, be-
cause it is expected that the national
chairman on that occasion will indicate
Z the lines along which his party will
\ attack the Republican Administration at
q Washington in the Congressional and
8 Senatorial campaigns this year.
Indiana will be made a battle-ground
in the effort of the Democratic party to
3 stage a Comeback and the leaders in
. the party appear anxious to strike while
4 the iron is hot. A big fight looms in
Z the Republican party on the Senatorial
Z nomination as between ex-senator Al
Z bert J. Beveridge and Senator Harry 5.
Z New. This conflict within the organiza-
3 tion--the regulars favoring the renomin-
alton of Senator New and the anti-Ad-
b ministration forces looking with favor
upon Mr. Beveridge-is proving sweet
( music to the opposition. The Democrats
q believe that with the Republicans split
in nominating a candidate for the United
States Senate at the primaries in May
along with lively fights in all of the dis
tricts for Representatives in Congress.
united front will work OTTO great ad-
. vantage.
: Back of it all there is a determined
7 effort on the part of the Democrats TO
Z put up man who is known in every
Y nook and corner of the state to maE@
the race against Senator New or eX-
Senator Beverside. whichever of the two
is nominated At the meeting of the
: editors of the Democratic association
here next Thursday better line on
who is to be who" will be obta .nable.
Turning to Marshall.
There has been a persistent rumor
( that the editors will launch Sena-
itorial boom for Thomas r. Marshall,
Ex-Governor of Indiana and eX-Vics-
; President of the United States. Mr..
Marshall has retired from active poll
tics. but those in close touch with the
situation insist that there is strong
possibility that he can be persuaded
''for the good of the party to throw his
hat into the ring
q
Taggart was induced to make the race
against Senator janis Watson at the
last Senatorial election in this State
after he had retired" and those on
the inside believe the same pressure
along with the possibility of success at
the polls next fall, may Induce Mr..
Marshall to reconsider. Mr.. Taggart
has made it plain that he will not make
the race. There are many others at this
time in Indiana who will not have to be
coaxed
Prior to the editorial association meet.
ing only one avowed candidate is in the
field-B. h. Shively of Marion. He 1s
( 2 y lawyer. has been active in Democratic
politics for some time. and has served
a term in the State Senate with credit.
However. no man outside of Indianap-
oils is going to walk into the nominal
ton without encounteriag a rival from
this county.
Chief among a coterie Of Indianap-
oils Democrats being mentioned as pos
sible candidates in the Senatorial race
are Samuel NJ. Ralston. Ex-Governor
of the State: Walter Myers. world war
veteran. who had much to do with
bringing the national headquarters OF
the American Legion to Indianapolis;
Evans Woolen, banker: Fred Van
Nuys. ex-State chairman of the party
and ex-United States District Attorney,
and Albert Stump.
Beveridge Clubs Appear.
Although ex-senator Beveridge has
not announced his candidacy, those
close TO the political drift declare ne
issdoing nothing to stop the movement
which has started all over the state
In his behalf. Beveridge for Senator
clubs have been established in practi-
. caily every district in Indiana and are
hof, cd b.so a ,f1ot
Mayor Samuel L. Shank of Indian
. apolis. who won a sweeping victory at
. the primaries in which he fought the
city organization, and later a bigger
victory at the polls when he was elected
by the biggest plurality ever accorded
a Mayor Of this city. is out in the open
for Mr.. Beveridge. He has started
making speeches in his behalf and has
promised to stump the State for the
ex-Senato tor. Mr.. Shank explains that he
has nothing against Senator New, but
that Mr.. New was against him for
Mayor--that's why he's for Beveridge.' %
1t is known that Gov McGray Is ex-
pected to use all Of his influence in be-
half Of senator New. but those who have
anayzed the situation declare the Sena-
tor will have the race of his life
Mr.. Beveridge is expected to announce
his candidacy the last week Of this
month. He has been again before the
public. while not actively engaged in
polticsh, for several months. He has
given lectures before various bar asso-
Citations throughout Indiana on the life
OF John Marshall and on the Bible to
churches and Sunday schools.
II Is the plan of Senator New to make
the race on his Congress record. He has
pointacd out that during the last half
century that it has been the custom fol-
lowed by the party to renominate a SEN
ator once when he had made clean
record.
All in all. however. Indiana Is due for
whzbang campaign-two factions
fighting it out among the Republicans
and the Democrats trying to present q