Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1909 — TICKLISH DAYS FOR BEVERIDGE [ARTICLE]

TICKLISH DAYS FOR BEVERIDGE

Ex-Vice-President Fairbank's appointee (Kealing) is out of the United States district attorney’s office, and Senator Beveridge’s friend (Miller) is In. Now, we will soon see what will be dime about transporting the proprietors of the Indianapol's News to Washington on that libel charge. Taking it all in all, these are ticklish days in Indiana Republican politics. Senator Beveridge controls most of the offices—a fact which carries as much weakness as strength. There are signs that he has attempted to placate the other faclon by a disribution of federal positions, but he appears to have failed. Mr. Hemenway, who announced that he was still in politics, refuses to be buried in the ambassadorship to China. Mr. Watson declined to be sent as minister to Cuba. Mr. Fairbanks does it with dignity, too. And then there is Mr. Hanly astride of the county option wave, who has deep schemes of his own. It can be set down that there is no peace between the Republican factions—there is not even a truce—and open and well-defined lines of battle may be looked for when the time comes to reorganize the state committee next winter.