The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-20
INTENSE SENATORIAL
FIGHT KEPT HARDING
OUT OF INDIANA RACE
PALLADIUM NEWS sUREAU

WASHINGTON May 20 Senator
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, intimate
friend of President Harding and can
didate for denomination this year, was
praised highly by the president during
his recent brief visit in New Jersey
as the guest of Senator Edge. This
action on the part of Mr.. Harding was
| Immediately contrasted with the
hands off, policy he pursued during
the Indiana senatorial contest, in
which another one of his closest
| friends, Senator New, was a partici-
pant.
An explanation has been offered,
/ however, for the difference in the at
titude assumed by Mr.. Harding toward
| the candidates. of New and Freling-
huysen. Republican leaders have point
! ed out material differences between
| the two contests.
In Indiana, they say, real contest
was recognized from the first Mr.
| Beveridge was known to be a strong
candidate and he had made it quite
plain in his speeches that if elected
| to the senate he would support the
| Harding administration. At no time
was his candidacy underestimated by
| Senator New
| In New Jersey, it is stated, the oppo-
sition to Frelinghuysen's nomination
/ is far from being impressive at this
time. The Republican politicians. in
fact. do not anticipate any aggressive
opposition to Frelinghuysen will de-
velop and they believe he is as good
as renominated right now, although
the New Jersey primary election will
not be held until the latter part of
lSeptember.
i 1t is explained that while he was in
New Jersey the president, thoroughly
cognizant of the situation, took advan-
tage of an excellent opportunity of say
ing few words in praise of the man
who is almost certain to be the Re-
publican candidate for senator next
Il November.
When Pennsylvania, stronghold OF
"stalwart" Republicanism. nominates
for governor leader of the ultra pro
gressive wing of the party it is need
less to say that the G. o. P. chiefs IN
Washington sit up and take notice
after rubbing their eyes vigorously
The victory of Clifford Pinchot I'M
pressed them much more than did the
victory in Indiana of another chief
lieutenant of Theodore Roosevelt in
1912, Albert ]. Beveridge. This is ex
Iplained by the fact that Washington
is never surprised by anything Indi
ana does politically.
, One of the questions Republican
, leaders have been asking themselves
since the Pennsylvania primaries Ii
, whether the progressive wing Of the
/ party is seeking party control lookins
to the presidential campaign two
years hence. They interpret no re
buke of the Harding administration
, in the Pinchot victory, having beer
= advised that the Pennsylvania con
r test involved only state issues. ant
; the same conclusion is reached by tht
{ impressive majority Senator Pepper
. Republican regular and stauncl
supporter of the president, received
over his opponent, Representative
Burke.
Incidentally. Washington is com
menting on the fact that the victor il
the Pennsylvania senatorial contest
7 Senator Pepper. announced during hi!
campaign that he was not favorable
to the bonus for former service men
On the other hand, Representative
Burke, who was defeated by owe
2000 majority, was an advocate o
J. the bonus