Evening star., 1925-10-21
Politics at Large
By G.. Could Lincoln

| The administration gains vote In
the Senate for the coming session or
Congress through the appointment OF
Arthur r. Robinson Of Indianapolis
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Samuel M. Ralston, Demo
crat. The appointment of Mr.. Robin
! son by Gov. Ed Jackson brings to
an end the pulling and hauling by
! friends of various possible appointees,
which had reached large proportions.
Gov. Jackson, according to word
brought here, would have liked
nightly to take the senatorship him
self, but he decided to remain in the
governorship until the end of his
| term, 1t is indicated by his statement
announcing the appointment of Mr..
| Robinson. One argument which II is
! declared was used by some Of the
Republican leaders Of the state to fix
| in Gov. JOckson's mind the determina-
tfon 10 remain as governor was the
assurance that these leaders would
get behind GOV. jackson for the vice
presidential nomination in 1923.
While the selection of Robinson. a
prominent attorney of Indianapolis
and a candidate In 1929 for the Re
publican nomination for the Senate,
settles for the time being the ques-
ton of Indiana's representation in
the Senate, the struggle for the Re
publican nomination next year, when
| Robinson'S successor, as well as Il
successor of Senator Watson, must
be chosen, will probably get under
way without delay. There Is much
speculation as to the attitude of for
mer Senator Albert j. Beveridge.
whose appointment to fill the RalStOn
| vacancy was strongly urged Oh Gov.
jackson In some quarters il has
been insisted that BevcridEe had in
tended To be a candidate for the
nomination against Senator Watson,
announcing himself after the city
election in indianapolis next month.
Others have declared that Beyertdge,
realizing the strong hold which Sena-
tor Watson has on the Republican
organization of the State, would not
oppose him, but that Mr.. Beyeridge
would continue to interest himself in
his book on Abraham Lincoln.
| Mr.. Beveridge, of course, is at lib
erty to enter the lists against either
Senator Watson or Mr.. Robinson and
other candidates for the short term
in the primaries, which will be held
next May. If he does go into the
fight 1t is believed now that he will
choose to run for the nomination for
the Ralston seat now held by Mr.
Robinson. IT would not be surpris
ing to see u number Of candidates
for that nomination, however, which
may inurc to the benefit of the Demo
Gratis when election day rolls around
The belief i expressed here that
| Senator Watson now will have little
or no trouble in obtaining the ncmi
nation next year-his friends declare
! he would have had none anyway
and that the scramble will come over
the short term.
GOV. Jackson's statement is inter
preted here as meaning that he will
not himself be a candidate for the
short term next year. since his tern
as governor runs until January, 1929
ana that ii he should seek q Senate
nomination he will DO so IL 1928.
<
Senator William ". Butler OF Mas
sachusetts. candidate 70 succeed him
self next year, set out yesterday or
a tour Of the state. and during the
! next three weeks will address at least
IL regional conferences. The Repub
liCan party workers Will he gathered
together for these meetings, and Sen
ator Butler will have an opportunity
personally to meet many of them anC
= ! give attention to the Solidihcation o1
I
State. The first of these meetings
was held yesterday at North Adams
Senator Butler was joined by Senator
George u. Moses of New Hampshire
!, Representative Tres1dway OF Massa
chusetts and other Republican leaders
| who also delivered addresses. Other
places where meetings win be helG
include Northampton and Iiolyoke
where Senator Butler is today, snC
: Richmond. f'itchburg, Worcester
Somerville. Greenfield, New Bedford
{ Taunton. Quincy. Lowell, WincheStel
and Norwood. Senator Gillett anC
several members of the House vii
join Senator Butler for these confer
ences in different cities.
Senator Butler who IS also chair
man OF the Republican national com
rnittee and ma uaEer OF the successful
campaign to elect President Coolidg,
last year, will come to Washington
about the middle OF November, It Il
understood. to discuss with othe
party leaders here the legislative pro
gram for the coming session of Con
gress.
Gov Al smith Of New York ha
announced that he does not intent
to be a candidate for governor agail
next year, and his friends have de
! clared that he does not desire To ente
I the race for the Senate seat now occu
? pied by Senator WadSworth, Republi
| can. The governor IS sincere in hi
! | desire to get out of political Office IL
r | New York. For years he has beel
! | the Wheelhurse of Democracy in tn
! Empire state. He has born the bur
= den OF it's campaigns. He has mad
. | it possible for the Democratic cohOrt
| to struggle OH to victory, and man,
nt no
: on the ticket with Al Smith. He i
entitled, those who know him closes
| say, to retire from public office, whicl
, gives little In the way of remunera
+ ton. and to make use of his talent
+ to earn Il competence for his famil,
, | and the age which is still to come t
! him. Other men prominent In publ
! life have retired from office with JUS
; such u plea, among them Charlie
Evans Hughes. who gave up the offic
of Secretary of State, and William
| Gibbs McAdoo. Gov. Smiths opponen
q for the presidential nomination in tn
! last Democratic national convention
who retired from the office of Secre
!, tary of the Treasury while PreSiden
{ Wilson was in the White House.
:. Strong pressure will be brought I
bear on Gov. Smith, however, to ge
into the next gubernatorial race II
/, New York. Doubtless he VIII be I'm
= portuned on the ground that the part
: needs him; that he alone can lea'
q | the Democrats to victory in the State
and that he owes 1t TO the people VIII
, | have so often placed him in office
: Whether he will he able to resist thi
= pressure when the time comes re
, mains TO be seen. In his statement thi
. week in Albany. Coy. Smith declared
: that the office must seek the man an,
: | not the man the Office. He was spca K