The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-03
FEELING
PULSE OF
PUBLIC
Beverage Leaders are Hop
Ing tor Heavy Primary
Vote
HINES BUREAU Al sIAIE CAPITAL

nation TOT united states senator III
ters the last thirty days, there is one
thing that looms up 50 strikingly
that 1t deserves attention. And tn :
Is the almost death-like silence Of
the general public.
1t has been said that the entire
nation is looking on with interest.
This seems 10 be true from the
amount of newspaper space given to
the Indiana race by papers gener
ally over the nation. Special cor
respondents from the Chicago pap
ers are making frequent trips to the
Hoosier capital to t.y to dope out
the fight. They talk over the sleu-
alton at the various headquarters
and visit the leaders in the two
camps. And after hat they know
about as much as they did before
they came. At the headquarters e
Senator HAIRY S. New they are told
that it seams certain that he viii
be Recommendations the rank anu
hle OF the men and women inter
ested in the militant part Of the re-
publican organization are almost
universally for New and hat the
party newspapers are almost unani-
nous in ~favoring his return TO duty
in the Senate.
No EVIDENCE OF 1T
When the hackers OF Albert J.
Beverage are interviewed they do
not appear to have such concrete
evidence OF their assertion that Bev-
eridge viii come out on top IN
May 2. OF course. they declare. as
it IS usual in a campaign to assert,
that Beveridge Will get a larger
hunk Of the votes tran his oppo-
nent. They do make the point.
however, that the size OF the vote
on primary day will have much to
do with the results. The Beveridge
eaders declare they hope the vote
viii be heavy.
But ir there is general widespread
interest in the senatorial scrap
among the voters, such as viii %
them TO turn out in large numbers
at the polls with their fighting
clothes on, evidence o. this has not
been detected by those who are
making il their business to feel the
pulse Of the public. This symptom
or the campaign is noted by persons
on both sides OF the contest. 1t may
mean nothing.
AWAKENING OF SENTIMENT
There may be an awakening cf
sentiment during the next three
weeks. but at present no one seems
able to predict what Will come o
70 arouse a greater degree Of inter
est.
Some OF the politicians assert that
@La 7--a-n-t a-a+%,- 80 80 n,tATj1
rests in the fact that there is no
particular issue involved in the
campaign. The record Of Senator
New and the Harding administration
are almost synonymous. There is
little doubt that lurking back in the
gray matter of a majority OF the
voters of Indiana is a most kindly
feeling for the passage OF the treat
les brought about by the arms con
ference. In fact. the democrats are
not raising a word OF protest
against these treaties.
MI. Beverage on the other hand
has not raised his voice against the
Harding administration or any OF
the acts OF nate New. except hat
in each of his speeches he has de-
clared there should be further re-
vision OF the taxing system and a
reduction of railroad rates. No spe-
cifc plans for bringing about such
achievements rave yet been offered
by Mr.. Beveridge. He has been pub
licly called upon by the South Bend
Tribune to make some comment as
to his stand on the arms conference
treaties. but so far has not taken
any public stand.
ORGANIZATION SCRAPS
While the s~enatorship contest
may not bring out a heavy vote. TO
the polls there are ether local con-
tests on which may cause the total
vote in the primary to be surprising.
For instance, there are vigorous
organization scraps on in many dis
tricts. This is particularly true IN
Marion county. where the followers
Of Lew Shank are contesting the
regular old organization for su-
premacy. Another element which
will enter into the size OF the total
vote is the contests on for county
nominations. In virtually all the
larger counties or the state many
repuo licans have fled for county CT
fees. In one instance. there are
thirteen candidates running for the
nomination for sheriff. 1t is predict
ed by political observers that in
many precincts. especially in the
larger cities. there will be more
votes cast for minor offices and for
precinct committeeman than for
senator.
The political dopesters. whose
opinions are valued. are not yet
making any predictions OF the out
come OF the senatorial election by
districts. As a general thing. how
ever. it IS predicted that Senator
New will receive his heaviest vote
in the larger cities % the state. In
certain rural communities where the
church is the center OF interest and
where Mr.. Beveridse has lectured
during the past year. the opponent
or Senator New Is expected TO make
his best showing.
THE DEMOCRATIC RACE
The du1lness OF the democratic
senatorial race has been given some
spice by the injection of the Vol
stead act and the eighteenth amend
ment into the scrap by DR.. Jesse a
Sanders. candidate for the nomina-
ton
DIR. Sanders. who IS a Tenth dis
tr4ct man. declares:
Il stand for the largest security
to the American home as guaran-
teed under the fourth amendment
to tho constitution as against the
greatly 1esscned security involved
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