The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-04-14
SEEK STRAWS
IN INDIANA
SENATE RACE
Party Leaders Are Watching
Fight Between Beveridge
and New-Also Look to
Pennsylvania.
ATTITUDE IS CHANGING
ny MARK SULLIVAN


WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE next
election to which the party leaders
now turn for light upon what the vot-
ers are thinking about will be the pri-
mary contest in Indiana on May 2, be-
tween Senator New and ex-senator
Beveridge.
This contest does not have any
wet VS.. dry" angle, such as the
congressional election in New York
state had
Neither does it involve the bonus
issue. which is attributed as partly ac
countable for the defeat of Congress
man Ira Copely in Illinois.
In fact, the Indiana contest is con-
spicuous for its lack Of issues.
The fight is largely one on the per-
sonalities of the two men. Senator
New has refrained from any great
amount of electioneering Except for
occasional trips to Indiana, he has re-
mained at Washington and his friends
have regarded this as the better policy.
During the coming TWO weeks, how
ever, it is expected that Senator New
will spend most of the time on the
ground.
Beveridge Active
Ex-senator Beveridge has been ac-
tive for many weeks. but his activity
has taken the form of speeches, large
ly non-political in character on the
subject of John Marshall and constitu-
tional government.
1t is generally believed that in Indi-
ana, as everywhere else, change in
political feeling has been caused by
the change in economic conditions af-
fecting the farmer
Three or four months ago. when the
Indiana contest first developed, the
farmers were in a state of acute dis
content and were, as always, ready to
express that discomfort with a vote
against the man in Office
There can be no doubt that the Re-
publican party generally has had
things made easier for it by the rise
in the prices of farm products.
other Primary Elections
After this Indiana primary on May
2, the only other elections in May will
be primary for members of congress
in Oregon and one in Pennsylvania
for governor, the two senators, and
all the members of congress from that
state.
The Pennsylvania contest for the
Republican nomination for governor
SlTdlRHI
between Clifford Pinchot and the re-
cent attorney general of the state,
Alter, who is supported by what re-
mains of the state Republican organi-
zation.
For the Democratic nomination for
governor there is only one candidate,
McSparran.
With regard TO the two senator's,
the situation has crystallized in such
way that there is only one candidate
for the Republican nomination to sue
seed Knox. This candidate is a COM
paratively young lawyer named Reed,
who was a junior member Of the late
Senator Knox's Pittsburg law firm
For the filling out of Senator Pen.
roses unexpired term, there are two
candidates, one of whom is the pres
ent Senator George w. Pepper, who
was appointed to fill out the existing
session until the coming election shall
be held.
Bonus Is Issue.
The candidate opposing Pepper is :;
labor man, Burke, who is now one OF
the congressmen-at-larg from Penn
sylvania. In this contest the bonus
will figure as an issue. Senator Pep
per is one of the comparatively small
number of senators who have been vii.
ling to come out squarely in oppcsi
ton to the soldier bonus
For each of the two Democratic
nominations for senator, there is but
one candidate. No one, not even
among the local Democratic leaders NJ
Pennsylvania. believes there is any
possibility of the Democrats electine
a senator from that state, They think
however, that the contest for the Re
publication nomination for governor
has taken such form, and may lead
TO such feeling that the Democrats
may have a chance in the election in
November.
Copyright, 1922, by the New York
vening Post Ine. .-.--