Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-30

parture from the customary method of
campaigning.
The suite occupied by the New forces
in the SEVERN Hotel is on the fourth
floor just above the rooms of the Re-
publican State COMMITTEES, and consists
of six or seven rooms. This set Of rooms
is probably more expensive than those
used by headquarters for Bereridge. The
Beveridge headquarters hat had in the
past from four to half a dozen persons
employed while approximately twice
that ndmber have been employed at the
New headquarters.
Consider the argument that my OPP
ponent is compelled to advertise and go
to other large expense because, for more
than a year, / have been speaking on
non political subjects" Mr.. Beverage
said. 1.-THE talks I have made have been
In response 10 invitations, often Urgent.
and many times repeated, FROM bar as
sociations, ministerial associations, busi-
ness mems organizations, women's
clubs, and the like, without solicitation
or any kind of inspiration from me. This
fact will be verified by scores Of lawyers,
preachers, women and business NEE all
over Indiana.
Moreover, at not enc Of the places
where I have made these talks was the
senatorship, or any political subject
whaeyer, discussed even privately. Al
though frequent and abundant oppor-
tunity was afforded, I absolutely de-
clined to so much as converse on political
topics Of any kind.
l. also, these same addresses were given
all over the Nation-fOr instance, at Bos-
ton and Denver, Chicago, and Louisville,
New SYork and Omaha, Philadelphia and
kansas City, Norfolk and st. Louis, Gin
cinnati and Detroit, Milwaukee and Buff
falo, wichita and Atlantic City; and l
have had to decline similar invitations
from Vermont TO California. Were these
meetings OF lawyers and church people
in other States gotten up as part of n
deep and subtle Plan 90 advance a sena-
tOrial candidacy months and years In
the future?
''Yet. the meetings complained Of In
Indiana were OF precisely the same kind,
and the addresses there made were iden-
teal with those delivered throughout the
Republic. Is the fact that the people wish
10 hear about the Constitution, the Bible,
the Senate, oratory, Americanism and the
like. and think me competent to speak
to them such subjects, any excuse for
enormous campaign expenditures BY or
on behalf Of my opponent?
POINTS TO NEWS
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Consider, on tn other hand, the prep
a%rations of my opponent: Scores Of con
eerences with panty leaders, as the
newspapers r4sase &C.. have been held.
Dinners have been given TO party work
ers.' Thousands of letters have been
written to thousands OF persons. Per
sonal and seductive attention has been
bestowed on Republican editors; and the
press has repeatedly Informed the public
that these powerful and most useful
men were lineup for my opponent.
Other notorious devices were outlined IN
my FIT. Wayne speech. And most of this
has been going on for at least sixteen
months-indeed, ever since the election OF
1920.
yet, In despite Of Il, we are now told
that heavy expenditures are essential to
my opponents campaign; and II appears
that tactics of silence are to be adopted
or a 'barrage Of ridAcule' is presently to
be thrown out to overcome the effect OF
the public disapproval OF such methods.
and to conceal the further practice Of
such methods.
at is for voters to decide. Their YER
dict at the ballot box. May 2, viii ap-
prove or ~disapprove Of the collection and
disbursement of vast sums Of cash to
secure a Senatorial nomination In In
diana; and that verdict will be an ex-
ample for every other State In the Union