The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-01
.BEVERIDGE IS
HIS OWN BOSS
Lawn Meetings Develop
Sensations in Hoosier
Politics

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, July -
Political meetings that have been
held on the lawn at the Washington
boulevard home OF Albert j. Bow
eridga have supplied what might ho
called the political sensation of the
last week.
These meetings have given Rev.
eridge the opportunity TO meet per-
sonally the members of tho rOpuh-
/ llcan state committee as well as
lesser Organization men In Indian
apolis and. his friends believe. have
been great aid TO him in his race
| for tho United States senate. one
| republican explained that Beveridge
/ by holding these meetings had hit
/ his stride.
The atmosphere Of tho meetings
was that Bcvcridge will be the
master or his own campaign. Speak
ers who appeared at the last meet
/ Ing explained that party platforms
count for little, that It IL the candi-
dates who really count. and Bow
eridge himself said that when the
time came no would tell what tho
party stands for. Further indica-
tion of independent action is the
fact that the republican state COM
mittee has only recently voted to
assign state candidate to each
congressional district to work with
this Idea originated among the close
friends OF Bevorldge.
Committee TO lie Chosen.
The republican state committee
has not yet selected an executive
committee, but II IN said that such
n committee will he made up OF five
mon md fiVn wpunap frhIs IarTpi,,,
has been reached since Lawrence
Lyons, republican state chairman,
returned from Washington.
The democratic state committee
held n meeting this week TO discuss
plans for tho campaign, Special at
tontion, II was said. is 10 be given
to organization work for the next
six or eight weeks, although there
may be some speoch-maklng.
Democrats talked as II they eN-
IpeCted to keep the republicans on
the defensive throughout tho cam
! paign, and Samuel NJ, Ralston, dem
ocrntic nominee for United States
senator whose term as governor
ended about six years ago, is said 10
be anxious 10 get into tho campaign
and discuss state issues. At the
BcveridEe lawn meetings during the
last week there have been refer
ences TO state issues, and various
speakers said the present republican
state administration would be de-
, Tended. Governor McCray Is anxious
, that there ho emphasis on the state
administration, as he believes It 1,
entitled to a prominent place I'm tho
campaign plans Of the republicans
II is reported in some quarters thai
II the state administration does no,
D. Co.,
, regular order OF affairs as conduct
{ ed by the state committees, an in
. dependent movement may be or
g ganizcd by tho governor and hi
r friends 20 take care OF n.
, Third District Possibility.
: Evan II, Stotsenburg OF New Al
banv is talked Of as the democratic
e. candidate for congress in the thirt
- district to iii the vacancy IN tn,
candidacy caused by the death o
10 John w, Ewing. Stotscnhurg for
4, meriy was attorney general of tn
A state.
u Commissioner conducting re
q count Of tho ballots cast IN Indian
a |apoNS in the recent statewide prl
To- mary have found thlt In several pre-
Il ciugts sample ballots, States" an,
h various other kinds OF irrcgula
10 ballots were voted and counted b.
d, the cauyassiug boards OF the pre-
a cincts, Tho prosecutor of Mario
,r county says Tho grand Jury will con
duct an investigation. II rs not be
80 IoFcd that enough discrepancies wi
be found to change the results az I
any offices, but foes ur the dircc
primary are Chuckl.nE over wha
, thry call silu9hud methods OF SO
% 'ccting candidates Tor the Unite