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Show LEADERS WATCH iilnlBlTILE POLITICAL CONTEST BETWEEN BEVERIDGE AND NEW FIRST OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE Indiana Will Hold Election May 2nd, Which Is Being Eagerly Watched by Both Parties As To the Results Washington. The next election to which the party leaders now turn for light upon what the voters are thinking think-ing about will be the primary contest In Indluua on May 2, between Senator Sen-ator Now and ex-Senator Beveridge. This contest does not have any 'wet' versus "dry" angle, such as the congressional con-gressional election In New York state had. Neither does it Involve the bonus issue, which is attributed as partly accountable for the defeat of Congressman Con-gressman Ira Copely in Illinois. In fuct, the Indiana contest is conspicuous conspic-uous for its lack of issues. The flpht is largely one on the personalities of the two men. Senator New has refrained from any great amount of electioneering. Except for occasional trips to Indlunn, he has remained at Washington and his friends have regarded this as the better bet-ter policy. During the next two weeks, however, It Is expected that Senator New will spend most of the time on the ground. Ex-Senatr Beveride has been active for many weeks, but his activity has taken the form of speeches, largely nonpulitical in character, char-acter, on the subject of John Marshall and constitutional government. It Is generally believed that in Indiana, In-diana, ss everywhere else, a change in political feeling has been caused by the change in economic conditions affecting the farmer. Three or four months ago, when the Indiana contest first developed, the farmers were In a state of acute discontent and were, as always, ready to express that discontent dis-content with a vote against the man in office. There can be no doubt that the Republican Re-publican party generally has had things made eas'er for It by the rise in the prices of farm products. After the Indiana primary oa M:iy 2 the only other elections In May will be a primary for members of congress in Oregon and one In Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania for governor, the two senators, sena-tors, and all the memhers of congrei,a from that state. The I'cnnsylvnnli contest for the Republican nomlnatl.n for governor hns now come down to n straight fight between Clifford Via-chot Via-chot and the recent nttorney genorul of the Btate. Alter, who Is supported support-ed by what remains of the state Ho-publican Ho-publican organization. For the Democratic Demo-cratic nomination for governor thoro is only one candidate, MoSparran. With regard to the two senators the situation has crystallized in such way that there Is only one candidate for the Republican nomination to succeed Knox. This cnndldnto Is n comparatively young lawyer man oil Reed, who was a Junior member of tho lato Senator Knox's Pittsburg law firm. For the filling out of Senator Penrose's unexpired term there are two candidates, one of whom Is the present Senator, George W. Pepper, who was appointed to fill out the ox-Utlng ox-Utlng session until tho coming olee-lion olee-lion shall be held. For each of the two Democratic nominations for soniitor thore Is but one candidate. No one, even among the local Democratic leaders of Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, holloves there Is any xrsI. 1 ill i ty of the Domocrnts eloctlng a son-ator son-ator from that stato. Thoy think, however, that the contest for the Republican Re-publican nomination for governor hns taken such a form and may 1 on d to such feeling that the Domocrnts may hnvo n rhaoce In tho oloctlon In No-Novemlier. |
