, 1922-05-06

EELAaAMn4 EAENEEHA ~ 80 49,
1urrS Of federal and stain machines.
vent down to disastrous deneat before
n progressive candidate without n
shred Of support nom Repuhlcan poll
uriaus or party machinery. There are
tvo conclusions possible. viesing that
situation. ono IL that the Ha-tiuE
administration and particularly the
Old Guard ei--1cnts and reactionary
policies u that administration arc far
from popular with the hvuraEc Amer
lean voter. The other 81 that the
American voter IS radical. rampant
and "rariu' TO go and azide from
zhat Is In a highly uncertain mood
At fdrst glance tho Indiana outcome
might seem considerable Of a mystery.
There v~ere few outstanding issuaa-
One Of them was tho Newberry case
Bovur4iFe made much OF News vote
FOR the Michigan senator early in tho
campaign. but toward its close New
berry was seldom mentioned.
Both candidates favored the sales
tax. both Demanded lower freight
rates n lower taxes. both were for
the soldier bonus. both were against
ahs farm block BeveHdge. while re
1ratuinE from any discussion OF the
1ourpOwar treaty and refusing TO be
drawn out on the Washington confer
ence and its results. thereby implying
his disappruval. At the same time r-
FRAMED from criucising h national
administration in any way.
In such a situadon 81 would seem.
B-uperf1ciziiy that the organization
loandidats would win. The fact that
he didn't. and that Beyeridge triumph
cd in such spectacular fashion. Is at
trHbutnc in part to tho close associa'
1ion OF New with the Harding admin
5stration.and TO popular dissatisfaction
with n Administrations firrt year
In power. and partly TO Beveridgo's
popularity.
It was the outs against n -Ina,"
Prbe country is not prosperous The
HRrding administration has not made
st prosperous. As in 1890. Indiana
voted for "a change" Il is an a part
of the American psychology that in
had times "un.--hing IS better than
what we've got"
Then. too. B~everfdge,is personally a
moro attractive figure than his op-
pouent at least on tho stump. He IS
clean-cut, handsome. intellectually brill
liant n genuine orator. dashinE, TO
mantic figure I~ndiaunns hero believe
he probably got most Of h women's
vote New on tho other hand is n
typical good fellow keen, shrewd,
humorous. p~lainspoken, h~andshaldng
sort of an individual in a black SLOUGH
hat: a man who make friends by per
sonaI ~contact: a typical politician Of
tho American school 1922 model and
fully equipped.
New was supremacy confident and
ton. When he went back to Indiana
n week ago he expected to win by a
JnaJority of from 10000 to 100 900. de
pending on tho size of tho total vote.
He had the governor and state ad-
administration. the internal revenue col,
1ectors and all the Republican post
masters in his corner
Bever4dge on tho other hand began
1naktng speeches a year age to
churches, bible classes, Y NJ. c. AS
and simiiar organizations. He stayed
off politics, but circulated and spoke
constantly, broadening mis- aequaint-
aDoe and contacts When he opened
his campaign actively several weeks
ago no Ind a good foundation to build
on. He has beer in politics for years,
Inns served IN the senate from Indiana,
Hnd carried his fight TO the people.
The only politician in the state who
was for him was Lou" Shank. In
d~ianapolis' eccentric mayor. Shank
was both an asset and Liability. He
probably helped Beveridge, but tho lat
ter lost the city.
Tt was Shank. who. three days be.
IN h primaries, dragged out the
skeleton in SenntUr New closet and
dangled. it before an indianapolis
audience New is the acknowledged
father Of an Legitimate son. The son,
in his twenties. was recently convicted
5n Los Angeles of numbering his sweet,
heart, and given n life sentence. His
father supplied funds for his defense,
but never went near him. Shank
called his to account. A man who
Won disavUw his son, Shank said
is unit TO sit in the senate The story
was old-everybody knew it-but this
was the only time it came out in the
open during the campaign.
Campaign expenditures were an is
sue. Early in the campaign when tn,
Newberry cas- was fresh. Beveridg,
challenged New to limit campaign ex
penditures. New said his would b
kept within the law and the propri
cites. Beveridge charged that New
was spending too much money. and dc
clared no man was justified in spend