Evening star., 1922-11-05
|DEFEAT POSSIBLE
| FOR BEVER|DGE
Two Congressional Districts
May Determine Fate in
Indiana Vote.
HOPE FOR STATE G. o. P.
Ticket Safe if Democrats Win
Only Four Representa-
tives.
SpAcial Dispatch to The Star.


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, November 4.
The outcome Of the election III In
diana next Tuesday may hinge on the
results in two congressional districts
the seventh. which is made UP
largely of indianapolis. and the
twelfth. which is in northeastern In
diana and has Fort Wayne as its
largest city. Considerable democratic
majorities in these two districts
might be sufficient to bring about the
defeat of Albert J. Beveridge, the re-
publican nominee for United States
senator. and the entire republican
ticket.
1t is pretty we'll understood both
by democrats and republicans that
four OF the thirteen congressional
districts in the state will elect demo-
cratic representatives.. These are the
first. third. fourth and eleventh. But
with the democrats carrying these
four districts it is said that Mr.. Bev-
eridge Will win and the republican
state ticket get by But the loss OF
the seventh and twelfth districts by
the republicans might mean the loss
OF 25. 900 or 10000 votes to Mr.. Bcv
eridge. II is certain at least that If
the republicans should lose the first.
third. fourth. eleventh. twelfth and
seventh the senatorship election
would be very close and Samuel NJ.
Ralston. the democratic nominee,
might win.
See Victory by 10000.
Therefore the most trustworthy
dope" now appears to be that Mr..
Beveridge will win by 10000 to 10000
with a possibility that his majority
might be even smaller than that. and a
chance that Mr.. kaistOn might nose in
by a few votes. Even the most expert
politicians do not appear to be more
specific in their prophecies than the
fGues given here. Democrats say they
viii carry ten congressional districts,
but this is hardly probable.
indianapolis politicians believe the
result in the seventh congressional
district will be close. There are some
disturbing factional troubles among
the republicans. It IS likely that a
considerable part of the county tick I
will be defeated. but the opinion pre-
the district. But his tight is undoubt- :
edly harder in the seventh than in
some other. districts, tn. tenth. for
example. 1t is said that the large
German vote in the twelfth district
Is back with the democratic party.
partly. it is said, because the Germans
like the democratic candidate for
representative in that district. This
candidate, who is q farmer. has III adc
a very active houSeto-house CAM
paign.
Some predictions are heard that
Joseph 2. Turk. the democratic candi-
date for Congress in the seventh dis
|
Turk Is running on a wine and beer
platform and his campaign Is said
to have all the money needed; in
fact. more than is needed The local
branch of the Association Opposed
to Prohibition is composed of some
well-to-do men, and they. of course.
are giving aid to Turk.
Normal Democratic Districts.
The first, third and fourth districts
normal democratic vote is expected
to take them back into tha. column.
The senatorship campaign has pro-
ceeded to its close in an orderly man
ner with the two candidates stick
ing to the principles they espoused
from the beginning of the contest
One departure of the closing days
was an address by Mr.. Ralston. the
democratic candidate. at a widely
known Catholic girls school In the
NTH congressional district. In his
address Mr.. Ralston spoke on behalf
of religious freedom, and also said
| that one Of the wise provisions of
| the Constitution is that which directs
the ultimate decision Of all legal con-
troversies in the courts. In this con-
] nection IL may be Illuminating to say
that as the campaign has progressed
a great deal of Ku Klux Klan activity
has been noticeable in the state. 1t
appears. however. that its activities
have been chiefly concerned with local
contests
The Beveridge speech in Lake
county a week or SO ago in which he
attacked what he termed the so
called labor leaders" is also worth
mentioning as q closing event OF the
contest. 1t Is said that since this
speech was made by Mr.. Beveridge
money has come very easily for the
republican organization workers. The
speech proved popular In places where
considerable rough stuff" was pull
ed during tho recent railroad strike.