Evening star., 1922-11-15
RALSTON LOOMING
FOR PRESIDENT
Record of Economy as lndI-
ana Governor Cited by
Democratic Leaders.
HAS STRATEGIC STATE
Senator-Elect Called Real Party
Man and More Desirable
Than Others.

Honest Sam Raslston, newly elect
cd United States senator from In
diana. who sprung the biggest sur
prise of the entire campaign by over
whelmingly defeating former Senator
Albert ]. Beveridge. is the OZARK horse"
candidate for the democratic nomina-
zion for President two years hence,
democratic leaders returning to the
Capital predict.
They say quite frankly. in private con-
Versation. mot to be quoted that the
voters have had enough of both McAdoo
and Cox, and are decidedly lukewarm
toward Marsfall--'and. who else Is
there showing his head"
Samuel NJ. Ralston, they contend,
brings just what the people wapt,
democratic seekers for Il presidential
candidate point out-Somethlns new
some one about whom not much was
known by the people or the country
generally until he came through with
~ big surprise victory This man 5
very newness in national politics VIII
DE his greatest asset, they say. The
people are already curious and ready
10 talk him up"
Has Two Strong Points.
Those who are digging deeper for
Fundamental qualities that Will stand
will bear closest inquiry and convince
she hard headed business men or the
country see two outstanding argu-
Inents for Ralston-his sterling hon.
esty and record for economy in ad-
Ininistration as governor of his home
state. and that he comes from Soou
strategic state. 49,
Ralston. they believe, would make a
popular campaiguer. He starts out
with the appeal of striking resem-
nlance to- Grover Cleveland tHe Is a
regular old fashioned neighbor, with
say. intirnating that in "front-porch
campaign" as we'll as in going about
and meeting the people Ralston Is OF
the type that could make friends
wherever he goes
There are few men who have reach
ed high position in politics who have
as few enemies as Honest Sam
Ralston. those who are betting on
him as a candidate declare.
When he assumes his duties here as
senator on March 4. 1923, it will be
mis- second big political office. He was
Governor Of Indiana, 1913-1916. His
administration was one OF marked
economy, and he was generally laud-
ed for making no spectacular attempt
10 make over the government.
He has taken an active part In demo
cratic politics since making his first
campaign speech in 1886. He was
once nominated by acclaim as the
democratic party's candidate for sec
retary of state, and in 1855 as joint
state senator. He was a presidential
elector in 1892.
Study OF Tax Situation.
1t was during Mr.. Ralston's term
as governor that the Indiana legis-
lature enacted the law creating a
public sebvice commission out of the
old state railroad commission. He
had a commission appointed to study
the tax situation In Indiana, and the
information he had gathered was used
as a basis for the new tax law in
1919.
His boosters claim that Ralston is
a down to- the-ground characteristic
democrat of the old Jeffersonian
school He is in moderate circum-
stances and his wife is active mis-
Iress of her own kitchen. He was
born on a farm near New Cumber-
land. Ohio. December 1, 1857, and
moved to Indiana with his parents
when eight years of age. He taught
in the same schools in which he
studied. He graduated from the Cen
trail Normal College in Danville and
attended Valparaiso University. He
was admitted to the bar in 1854.
Mr.. Ralston has two sons and a
daughter. He is a member of the
Masons and of the Knights of Pythias