Indiana daily times., 1922-01-13
SHANK ASSERTS
BEVERIDGE MAN
FOR NEWS POST
Mayor Principal Speaker at
spontaneous Movement
Meeting.
NOT POLITICAL PLAY

NOT POLITICAL PLAY
With the opening of the headquarters
of the Beveridge-F -For-Senator Club the
"spontaneous movement for Beveridge,"
which has been so long and so carefully
prepared, bOcmed forth today.
Behind this spontaneous movement" is
to very large extent the city admins
tration Of Indianapolis.
Albert J. Beveridge, for whose nomina-
+ion os the Republican candidate for the
United States Senate the organization
was formed, has been asked TO announce
his candidacy. The announcement Is eA-
nected TO be forthcoming within short
time.
The club HEADQUARTERS has been opened
at O16 PEOPLES Bank building. The club
was formed at q spontaneous meetlng
in the Criminal Court room last nlghC'
Arrangements for this outburst of en-
thusiasm had been carefully prepared.
All committees had been selected In au-
vance and the program had been arranged
even down to the point OF seIeclng tHe
person to second each motion.
MAYOR MAKES
PRINCIPAL SPEECH.
The principal speaker at the meeting
was Samuel Lewis Shank, mayor OF In
dianapohs.
Mavor shank entered the room at
about the middle of the proceedings The
crowd shouted for q speech and he spoke.
"I am for Beveridge," he said Il
am not his friend, but 1 am for him any
way. AS between friendship and service,
I choose service. 1 believe he is the man
to represent Indiana in the United States
Senate. l am for him from the bottom
Of my feet to the top Of my head.
'HThe second reason am for him is be-
cause the other fellow hasn't d darn bit
Of a chance. You can't find a man for
Senator New that hasn't got a job or
something like that. / was for Senator
New when he was a candidate before.
but l want to bet on a winning horse
again this time. They are for Beyeridge
all over the State.
I'm not going to fire anybody work
ing for me because he isn't for Beveridge,
but I think most Of them that have got
Jobs under me will come along
SAYS PEOPLE
FAVOR MOVEMENT.
This is not q movement Of politicians.
it is a movement of the people Bever
tdge Is the only Republican in Indiana
who can be elected, and ii is going to
take a mighty hard fight to win the Re
publican election next fall I hope every
employe under me will take that view"
The meeting was called to order by
State Senator Robert L. Moorhead, who
announced Clarence Z. Martin as the per-
manent chairman. Mr., Martin announced
DR.. Amelia R. Keller as the principal
speaker. She stated the purpose of the
meeting as that Of placing in nomina.
fbo oF \ IN ] H.
at length on his qualifications for the
Senate
I'VE have chosen Mr. Beveridge for
leadership when he is not only an as
pirant but has discouraged all endeavors
in his behalf" Dr. Keller said. Not
withstanding his holding aloof, that un-
failing understanding which directs
popular sentiment in all parts of this
State, north, east. south and west, cul-
minating in this meeting tonight, calls
Mr.. Beveridge to the service Of the party
and the Nation"
DR.. Keller referred to the failure of
''some Of our present Senators" and de
clared they might have prevented some
Of the conditions from which the country
is suffering
The failure Of fsome Of our present
Senators has not been for want Of an
opportunity or OF material, but fail
ure to see the vision and to analyze the
task" she said
Much of the suffering and privations
we are now enduring might have been
prevented had our Senators struggled
with the problems when they first ap
peared, seeking to do justice to both
sides and avoiding the fatal policy Of
drift and Indifference"
This talk was followed by a motion by
Joseph r. Morgan that committees be
appointed on organization and bylaws
and on resolutions. On the former com
mittee Mr.. Martin appointed Mr.. Morgan,
Thomas a. Daily Dr. E. E. Hodgin.
president Of the city board Of health
Mrs. David B. Jameson. John B. Griffey.
Mrs. Albert Fleming, John 0. Spahr and
Marion Caldwell On the resolutions
committee he appointed Larz A. Whit
comb George Thompson. Bert Essex, Mrs.
Julia c. Henderson, Mrs. Martin Hylaud,
Theodore Perry. William S Henry, Paul
P. Haynes and James W. Noel.
HALL DESCRIBES
QUALIFICATIONS
Then came an interlude in which Archi-
bald NJ. Hall spoke on the qualifications
OF Mr.. Bevertdge for the senatorship, and
declared there is a strong ground swell
Of public opinion forcing his candidacy
Mr.. Beveridge himself discussed the
meeting last night, o. c. Phillips OF
Kokomo said when he was called on to
speak. He said he had discussed it with
Mr.. Beverldge yesterday morning on the
telephone.
At this juncture the committee on con-
stitution and bylaws presented its prev
iously prepared report 1t suggested the
opening Of headquarters, the organiza-
ton Of club, without dues, but which
would accept voluntary contributions.
the appointment of an executive com
mittee and the appointment Of sec
retary.
Mr.. Martin, as chairman, appointed
John W Becker an attorney, secretary,
and Mr.. Becker addressed the meeting
at length. He was followed by Mayor
Shank. Cards then were passed out for
prospective members to sign.
NOMINATION
COMMITTEE CHOSEN.
A nomination committee to nominate
officers other than the secretary was
named by Mr.. Martin and included the