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Show LEADERS WATCH INDIANA BATTLE POLITICAL CONTEST BETWEEN BEVER I DGE 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 Indiana on May 2, between Senator Sen-ator New and ex-Senator Beveridge. This contest does not have any 'wet" versus "dry" angle, such as the congressional con-gressional election in New York stato 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 fact, the Indiana contest is conspicuous conspic-uous for its lack of issues. The fight is largely one on tho personalities of the two men. Senator New has refrained from any great amount of electioneering. Except for occasional trips to Indiana, 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-Senator Beveridge has been active for many weeks, but his activity has taken the form of speeches, largely nonpolitical In character, char-acter, on the subject of John Marshall and constitutional government. It is generally believed that in Indiana, In-diana, is 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 Btate of acute discontent and were, as always, ready to express that dls. 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 easier for it by the rise in the prices of farm products. After the Indiana primary on May 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 members of congreus from that state. The Pennsylvania contest for the Republican nomination for governor Iihb now come down to a straight fight between Gilford Pin- i chot and the recent attorney general of the state. Alter, who is Bupport- i ed by what remains of the state lie- . publican organization ; With regard to the two senntors the . situation has crystallized in such a way that there is only one candidate , for the Republican nomination to , Bucceou lvnox. This candidate is a . comparatively young lawyer named , Reed, who was a junior member of ( the late Senator Knox's Pittsburg law ! firm. For the filling out of Senator ( Penrose's unexpired term there are t two candidates, one of whom is the - present Senator, George W. Pepper, who was appointed to fill out tho ex-" ex-" isting session until the coming elec- Uon shall be held. " For each of the two n,nm(i. nominations for senator there is but one candidate. No one, even among the local Democratic leaders of Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, believes there is any possl. l-ility of the Democrats electing a senator sen-ator from that state. They think however, that the contest for the R9! publican nomination for governor his taken such a form and mav leHd to such feeling that the Democrats mav have a chance in the election in No-November. |