Beveridge
ALBERT JEREMIAH, an American lawyer, born in Highland co., O., Oct. 6, 1862; was brought up on a farm; graduated at DePauw University; and engaged in law practice in Indianapolis. He entered political life in 1883, and soon won a reputation as an effective orator. On Jan 17, 1899, he was elected United States Senator for Indiana, as a Republican. Soon after his election he went to the Philippines, made a thorough study of conditions, and, on the assembly of Congress in December following, delivered a thrilling speech in the Senate in support of the Administration's policy, regarding the islands. In 1906 he introduced an agricultural bill calling for a closer inspection of the packing industry. He was a leader of the Progressive party in 1912. Publications: "The Russian Advance" (1903); "The Young Man and the World" (1905); "America of To-day and To-morrow " (1908); "Pass Prosperity Around" (1912); "What is Back of the War" (1915); "John Marshall, a biography" (1916).