Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-04-21
LEADERS WATCH
INDIANA BATTLE
POLITICAL CONTEST BETWEEN
BEvERlDoE AND NEW FIRST
OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE,
Indiana VIII Hold Election May End.
Which Is Being Eagerly Watched
by Both Parties AZ To
the Results

Washington.--The next election 10
which the party leaders now turn for
light upon what the voters are think.
ing about will be the primary contest
in Indiana on May 2, between Sen.
ator New and ex-senator Beveridgo
This contest does not have any wet
versus "dry" angle, such as the con-
gressional election in New York state
had. Neither does 1t involve the bonus
issue, which is attributed as partly
accountable for the defeat of Con-
gressmun Ira Copely in Illinois. In
fact, the Indiana contest is conspic-
uous for its lack of issues.
The fight Is largely one on the
personalities of the two mon. Senator
New has refrained from any great
amount of electioneering. Except for
occasional trips to Indiana, he has
remained Mt Washington and his
friends have regarded this as the bet
ter policy. During the next two weeks.
however, II Is expected that Senator
New will spend most of the time on
the ground. Ex-senator Beveridge
has been active for many weeks, but
his activity has taken the form OF
speeches. largely nonpolitical In char
acter, on the subject of John Marshall
and constitutional government.
II is generally believed that In In.
diana, as everywhere else, n change
In political feeling has been caused
by the change In economic conditions
affecting the farmer. Three or four
months ago. when the Indiana conteat
first developed, the farmers were in
a state OF acute discomfort and were.
M always, ready TO express that dis.
content with vote against the man
in Office.
There can be no doubt that the Re
publican party generally has had
things made easier for 1t by tie rise
in the prices OF farm products.
After the Indiana primary on Mpy
2 the only other elections In May
Will be primary for members o.
congress in Oregon and one In Tenn.
sylvania for governor, the two sena.
tors. and all the members OF congress
from that state. The Pennsylvania
contest for the Republican nomination
for governor has now come down to n
straight fight between Clifford Pin
chot and the recent attorney general
of the state. Alter. who is support
cd by what remains of the state Re.
publican organization. For the Demu-
cratic nomination for governor there
Is only one candidate. McSparran.
With regard to the two senators the
situation has crystallIzed in such d
way that there is only one candidate
for the Republican nomination I
succeed Knox. This candidate is .
comparatively young lawyer named
Reed, who was a junior member o
the late senator Knox's Pittsburg law
firm. For the filling out OF Senator
Penrose's unexpired term there are
two candidates, one of whom is IL,
present Senator. George w. Pepper.
who was appointed to fill out the ex
isting session until the coming ele
ton shall 10 held.
For each of the two Democratic
nominlti0ns for senator there is ~,
one candidate, No one. even among
the local Democratic leaders OF Penn
sylvanla, believes there is any poss
bility of the Democrats electing sen
ator from that state. They think
however. that the contest for the Re
publican nomination for governor h -
taken such form and may lead :
such feeling that the Democrats ma,
have chance in the election in No
November.