The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-13
THURSDAY
TOSEE HAT
IN The RING
Senator New PerfeCts His
Organization on Three
Weeks State Tour
TIMES BUREAU Ar Stare c.pirAtl


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Feb. 13.-Nc,
Thursday will he a day Of days il.
! Hoosier politics oss 1922.
| On that day Albert J. Beveridge VIE
toss aside the mantle Of aloofness ana
IN the midst Of his admirers who a-o
TO come 20 Indianapolis from all parts
of the state. Permit his political has
TO fall in the senatorial ring. At the
! same time the democrats viii be s.
session to decide finally upon thc.r
senatorial candidate for the prinars
i nomination.
II IS we'll known IN democratic cir
cles that the nomination Of that part,
J VIII 20 to the man chosen by the Tag
gart machine OF course. there is souav
! slight opposition - the machine dicta.
| ton. but the party is not buoyart
enough FOR the opposing factions to
make much Roadway in their scraps
The democratic shouting for Thomas
/ Taggsrt ss the SENATORIAL nominee -
/ recognized by maay merely ar or
I ganization fanfars produced for the
! purpose OF iTnentine the Frencl.
! Lick veteran Br3 when il comes to
/ the actual picking Sf the nominee there
/ is now little doukt that he VIII be
/ Samuel NJ EalstoTi, ex-governor. Thu
! IagSart faction IS strong enough to
! give the party leader the nomination
and it Is possible he would accept X
We're ittnot for the fact that his health
is very poor.
! At the meeting of the democratic
/ state committee Thursday ii is expect
/ Cd that there will be a demand" Tor
| Mr. Taggart and The word viii consl
/ that ne can not possibly run. Ii things
go as expected the committee will th.,.
turn to Mr.. Ralstoe and he VIII acceps
the nomination-fqr the Endorsement
OF the committee VIII he virtually
| equivalent To a noEiinatiou
/ Il is expected that the eleventh DIS
/ trict viii hold out for its favorite so..
Bernard h. Shively At the democrats
parleys. He has been endorsed for the
/ senatorial nomination by the party or
/ gan.zat tion OF that district. But in th.
I event he does not receive the indorse-
ment Of the machine. and no leaders
/ expect him to. he will make q primary
/ fight for the nomination.
The fourth. ninth. twelfth and tenth
/ districts each have democratic zeua-
Atorial aspirants in event something
should happen TO prevent Mr.. Raistau
or Mr.. Taggart from being the nomi-
! nee. In the fourth district Lincoln
! Dixon, for many years a member og
! congress. is being gsroomcd The ninth
district is busy in its efforts to promote
( Crawfordsville. supreme scribe OF The
Tribe OF Ben Hur. From tho twelfth
district the word comes that CLAUDE
! Bowers, Fort Wayre editor. is li'cf.
I timber and in the ;enth district w
. liam Darroch an attorney of kentlaua.
/ is in a receptive mood.
The Seventh District Democrats
womens club is again bohbine AZ
much TO the consideration Of tho oia
club with contempt and are greatly
/ put out over its last smove. At 2 meet
| ing recently tho cliso took q vote ~
whether II would endorse the cav
/ didacy Of TaCCart oS Ralston for son.
I ator. Tsggart was voted an first ane
re was given unanin, support. The
old line fellows arc not st All dispIeae-
ed with the indorse ment Of Tagga~t
! hut they do not like this kind of pub
! LEFTY. It gums up their works.
/ Senator Harry :. Kew haa completed
three weeks OF thorough organization
building in Indiana and has returned
( to Washington 10 participate in the
I senate debates on the treaties sigrod
as 4 result OF the arms confer4ue-
i There was nothing spectacular ahou'
I Senator News stay in Hoosierdon tt
is true that he spol5 before the re-
4 publican editors and made speeches IN
Noblesville. but these talks were not
/ Of amy particular beneHt in advancinS
( his candidacy. The personal work done
/ by the senator at his headquarters in
the Hotel SEVERN was of vast import
ance. This was recognized by the
+ Beveridge leaders. The senator has
j seen hundreds OF Republicans from
! every part of the state; he has had
! personal chats with score OF Indiana
editors and has mixed generally with
his consutuencJ.
There is no doubt that Senator New :
! orgauiza ton is more nearly perfected
than Bcveridee's. Very generally tne
regular Republican organization is for
( Mr New. This very fact gave him the
advantage over BeverIdge.
Three weeks ago - was felt ia the
capital that Beveridge was sixty day.
ahead or New in thc~ matter OF sent
melt created in his b5half Keen ioaG
ers on both sides fclts this and frankls
admitted it. But thss situation doe
/ not seem TO exist today. With the a.
rival Of Senator New. in Indiana lis
hand wagon began to slide along and
the old wheels have beon better lubri
cated each day since.
There is Il reason fer this. Beveridge
reached the height OF his populariti
! sometime III January. This marked the
making by Mr.. Beveridpe on non poll
teal subjects In many sections or tho
state the small politicians. which mus.
/ be reckoned with in an organization
had been busy gauging the situation
with the selfish view OF picking the
most likely winner. In other cases
the underlings OF leaders were feeling
alright until the latter part Of January
when they began to doubt whethe-
Beveridge was really going to run. It
IS fatal 70 these little politicians to
call out for candida le who does no,
naterfalize.
The situation was $sinuaed ID con
cisely by a colored pF-cinct leader ir
one of the larger cities. His n1asts-
had declared for Bevcridge. Late "a
January this eoIored precinct man
came around TO his bors.
He rolled his eyes n Significant
manner and ventured: we ain't xot