The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-11-03
BEVERlOGE sure
VICTOR, IS VIEW
Senatorial Candidate At
tracting Notable
Attention.
by Mark Sullivan.
I'm the Indianapolis starr

Beveridge, of Indiana, Republican
candidate for United States senator
mas position in that territory which
goes beyond the boundaries of hi:
state and beyond the immediate
question of Vhether or not he is go.
ing to win his election. AS to his
Indiana contest, Beveridge is quite
sure to win.
He personally will run well ahead
Of his ticket. In some other parts
Of the ticket the Republicans will
suffer losses to the Democrats. The
Republicans will lose three. and pos
sibIy four, or even five, of the thir-
teen Congrs ssmen they now have
from Indiana.
tfr. Beveridges strength. beyond
that of the ordinary Republican
strength, is obvious. He will have
more Independent votes and more
Democratic votes than any other Re-
publican nominee could have got As
90 the regular Republican strength,
ne will have it practically entire.
Tile number of Republican voters
who will refrain from voting for Mr..
Beveridge because of hard feelings
arising out of the primary cam paign
against Senator New, will BE- neg
Hsible.
The Republican organization is
unified and working earnestly for the
to(mer senator's election.
Registration Is Heavy.
The registration in Indiana in this
rear of general indifference. Is larg-
err than in any other state. 1t
amounts to 1,413,257, which is with
in $4,000 of the huge registration in
1920.
For this large registration in the
present year there are several rea-
sons. One is that many women. who
have not previously taken advantage
Of their prerogative, have registered
tiiis year Many of them have regis
tered specifically with the motive of
voting for Mr.. Beveridge. In addi-
tion to this, by a provision of the In
diana law, any one who registers this
year is registered permanently and
freed from the necessity of repeat
ing the process.
Mr.. Beveridge's campaign and the
ex-sanator's personality are attract
ing much attention beyond the limits
OF his state. He is unique among all
the candidates for the Senate turnout
the country in that on three differ
ent occasions he has been summoned
outside his state to make speeches.
These sseches are studied carefully
and the position he takes on various
questions forms the subject of wide
spread personal discussion and news
paper comment.
Some of the candidates in other
states look to Mr.. Beverage for lead
ership and take positions on national
questions based on Mr.. Beveridge's
views. 1t is probably not too much
to- say. that Mr. Beveridge. more than
aEy other Republican leader, either
gGOng those now running for Office
or among those already in Office has
made the impression of having
well-thoughtout future program. He
has a personal program of the sort
which both political parties might be
expected to have. but which they do
not have.
Program Is Progressive.
Mr.. Beveridge's program on many
of the old questions with which ne
was identified in the past, is progress
siye. He is for the direct primary
and for the prevention Of child labor.
Al the same time he makes strong
point of preserving the sanctity OF
the courts and has taken a position
specifically opposing things that have
been said by La Toilette ON this sub
iect. He believes that some new
form of taxation must be devised to
piece out taxes already in existence
for the meeting Of the country's
needs, and for this purpose advo-
Gates the sales tax. He believes IN
vHe abolition of the railroad labor
board, and wants to leave the rail-
roads and their employees free to ar
rive at their bargains without legisla-
tive interference AT the same time
ne says there must be lower freight
rates for the sake Of farmers ana
business men.
IN the same spirit he proposes a
policy of greater freedom for bust
cess and for the, individual from
government interference. On the
tariff Mr.. Beverage justifies APPROX
Al az the new bin on the ground that
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