Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-26

Harry S, New to be a candidate for an
| other six-year term, or whether former
Senator Albert J Beveridge shall be
given an opportunity to regain a seat in
| the Upper House.
The decision will be made followin g
one Of the bitterest factional struggles
| ever waged in a State wherein every
citizen imagines himself a politician and
1t will be based not upon vital issues, but
| rather upon personalities. The avera ge
voter will be swayed by his personal at
tachment for the candidate Of his choice
and not by the things that candidate
stand for For that reason a rather
| light vote is expected.
If the campaign has been devoid of
issues, that grip the popular mind, this
void has been filed by vituperative at
| tacks; denunciations, exposes and ma
nipulations Of such nature that it is
easily the most spectacular political con-
] test waged here in years.
sTANDPATTER VS..
PROGRESSIVE.
On the one side stands Harry S. New,
! the standpatter, who has never wavered
| in his allegiance to the Eagle, offering as
the chief reason he should be renomi-
mated the fast he has supported Presi-
dent Harding and has stood Loyalty by
all of the measures designed to place the
country back on its business feet.
/ On the other side stands Albert J..
Beveridge, twice elected Republican
/ Senator and former Progressive leader
and mandidate, basing his campaign on
the cry forward to prosperity" with a
/ promise that he, too viii stick by Presi-
/ dent Harding
As far as the fundamental issues are
concerned there is little cleveage, but
there the similarity ceases
Senator News campaign has been con-
Quoted largely through q smoothly run
! ming political organization. recruited in
the main frola the Republican State or
ganization and its minor branches. Prac-
tically every office holder In the State
from the Governor on down Is standing
/ for the Senator's denomination. The
Senator has remained on the Job In
/ Washington, save for flying visits to the
! State and an occasional radio address,
and his organization has made much
capital out of the fact that he would
not desert his duties even to boost his
own stock in a situation wherein his
/ political future is at stake
BEVERIDGE IN
ROLE OF CRUSADER
Mr.. Beveridge has appeared IN the role
i Of crusader--a crusade carefully
/ planned by months OF speeches before
/ lyceums and churches and business
| bodies. He has an indifferent organiza-
| ton and seems to be depending almost
entirely upon his powerful oratory to
sway the votes.
He took the offensive at the start, but
| lately has been forced upon the defensive
| by the attacks launched By the New
] or arqfsy lff Tor ND aIA de- =
( the campaign sees him defending himself
/ against what he terms the paid propa-
| gandists OF the opposition" So over
whelming aud so sudden was the attack
that Ii is doubtful If he can regain the
! offensive again, but his sponsors appear
/ confident that there Is no need for any
more shock tactics
/ Mr.. Beveridge uShered In the campaign
/ with q spectacular challenge to his OPP
/ ponent to limit their expenses by writ
/ ten agreement and when Senator New
/ ignored the invitation he hurled the
charge Of Newberryism al the opposition.
! Then TO make his argument more effec-
/ tive he closed his State headquarters and
/ published weekly statements OF his ex-
/ penses. The New headquarters, appar-
emily oblivious Of the storm breaking
about 1t. went serenely on, with practic-
ally an entire floor Of an expensive hotel
/ dlled with workers, devoting themselves
/ 10 further the Senator's candidacy.
/ That was Mr.. Beveridge's big gun and
( II he Is nominated It VIII share equal
/ glory with his great oratorical ability.
/ Then the "machinists," as he chooses to
/ call the organization workers, got in
/ their handicraft. 1t began to be whis-
pered that Mr.. Beveridge was pro- Ger
man during the war: that he had written
f a book. What Is Back OF the War" in
/ which he had lauded the Kaiser and the
4 German cause, and had refused to make
/ Liberty loan speeches The whisper grew
/ into shout and Mr. Beveridge was
4 obliged to defend himself
/ While he himself has steadfastly
ignored the insinuations his corps OF
/ speakers hive devoted themselves almost
/ entirely to showing the book even though
1t was barred from the public libraries
during the war was written without bias
and was true account Of conditions in
1 Europe IN 1915. They also have brought
our proof to show that he made Liberty
loan speeches.
SPECIAL APPEAL.
TO SOLDIER VOTE.
/ The New people have directed a spe-
ciai appeal 10 tho soldier vote, on the
ground that the Senator was a captain
in the Spanish American war, and in
doing so they have seen that copies Of
Mr.. Beveridges book have been circu.
! lated among the former service men
/ Republican leaders, foreseeing n stifr
fight this fall against united democ-
Cracy. have become aroused during the
last few days over the growing bitter
ness between the rival camps. and now
almost daily are pleading for caution
and saneness I'm order that the party may
present solid front to the enemy Need
less TO say, however, there will be a
deal of hatred that will not disappear
with the final count of the primary vote,
and much valuable campaign material
has been made available to the Demo-
/ Gratis by the Republicans themselves.
The entire fight has conferred in Ma
ri0n County. Here Mayor Shank, In an
effort to repay debt owed to a news
paper which supported him in the mayor
atty campaign and which Is now sup
porting Mr.. Beveridge, has attempted to
lead the entire city hall machine into
the former Senator's procession. Former
Mayor Jewett's organization, which az
parently was wiped out by Shank last
spring has strangely come to life and
is manipulating the New end in county
affairs.
Marion County undoubtedly is the key
to the emit re situation and whoever cap
lures the vote here in all probability will
be the nominee. The primary also will
determine whether Mayor Shank Is the