Evening star., 1925-10-16


active citizen from being a candidate
FOR the senatorial nomination either
Z against Gov. Jackson or against Sena-
: tor Watson.
s % Indiana is as full of aspirants for
senatorial honors as il is of authors
II seems. The list Of those mentioned
AZ possible appointees to fill the
Gvacancy caused by Senator Ralston s
: death grows almost hourly. Everett
: Sanders, secretary to the President
%snd former member of Congress from
The fifth congressional district, is
placed we'll up on the list. During the
last Republican national convention
when the clans were striving &c find a
vice presidential nominee VINO would
quit Mr.. Sanders name was promi
ifently mentioned in the convention
hall the selection of some who were
anxious to kill off the chances OF
Judge Kenyon of Iowa, regarded as
stoo progressive" by many OF the
: Ea sterners.
Senator Watson, however, to whom
sthe Indiana delegation was promised
4 FOR the vice presidential fight, refused
Ito relnquish the delegation 50 that il
snight vote for Sanders. So the noml
ma ton went first to former Gov. Low
Sden of Illinois, who declined it, and
Then 10 Vice President Dawes.
Others Are Mentioned.
selections of the governor are Arthur
Robinson, a prominent attorney of
India ma polls. Representative Will
w ood. chairman of the Republican
congressional committee: former Gov.
f'Ioodrich. Clyde Walb, chairman Of the
state central committee, former Post
master General Will Hays. and Post
= y
was Senator. Mr.. Hays is tied up
with a long business contract. how
ever and Postmaster General New is
believed to be anxious TO continue at
his work in the Post Office Depart
Tnent.
One report that is going the rounds
is that John c. Shaffer, publisher of
several newspapers in Indiana, IA
vorable TO Mr.. Beveridge, either has
already a promise from Gov. Jackson
that he will appoints Beveridge to
the Ralston vacancy, or that Mr..
Shaffer will bring his influence to
bear on the governor to accomplish
that end. Gov. Jackson was strongly
supported by the Shaffer newspapers
last year in his campaign for gov
ernor
Senator Ralston was regarded as
The strongest Democratic candidate
for office in the State. 1t is true
that he would not have come up for
reelection until 1928. But his death
caves the Democrats of Indiana
without outstanding leaders who may
make the race next year either for
he Watson seat or for Senator Raj
>ton's unexpired term. There has
been talk Of the candidacy of Evans
Woolen, prominent banker. and of
Frank Daily, who prosecuted the New
berry case, against Senator Watson
next year
KIan Powerful Factor.
The ku k1uX Klan was a powerful
factor in politics last year in Indiana,
and Gov. Jackson was given credit for
being the Klan candidate. While it is
believed that the klan is not so i'm
portant factor politically in the
State today, it may very well have a
deciding vote next year. The IIlan is
reported to be less friendly to Gov.
Jackson than it was, because it has
not been recognized in appointments
by the governor. On the other hand,
there is some doubt as to how it
stands with regard to Senator Watson.
The immediate result of the death
Of Senator Ralston is to put a Repub-
lican in the Senate where a Democrat
has sat. Under the law, the governor
is authorized to appoint to fill Senate
vacancies until the next general cleo
ton in Indiana, which takes place in