Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-29
IEVenine E,' s1'3o 'S'i Saturday uafs 1906
MONDAY, DECEAfRFR 20. 1919
A Plain Victory for the Treaty.

Plain Victory Tor the Treaty.
Aside from the ordinary political ef-
Sect of the result If the recent special
election in the Ninth Congressional dis
eglet Of North Carolina, advocates Of the
League Of Nations here attach special
significance % The Morehead-Hocy con-
test aud the part played therein BY Scna-
toT Gilbert r Hitchcock, of Nebraska.
Seustor Hitchcock is intensely gratified
over the outcome Of the North Carolina
election, where Clyde Hot.v. the Demo
cratic candidate. decieIveiy defeated John
81. MorEbead, Republican National Com
mlttceman from North Carolina and nroh-
shly the strongest u.ari of the Republican
organization II the Statc Senator Hitch
sock regards the election III Mr.. Hoev as
an endorsement III thc policies of the ad-
mInlstration ae Wc'k as the approval bv
more or less independent constituency Of
<hC League Of Nations Covenant And
- DO other experienced political observers
When the Republican organization
forced national issues - the front in the
Ninth district and the League 0f Nations
controversy became 4 subject of debate
among rival speakers. there vas 4 call /
tbat Senator Hitchcock make ID least one +
speech during The campaign. The Nc +
braSSa Senator WAS invited u 20 10 .
Charlotte BY Senators simmons and Over H
man, and he spoke al great Inassrneetipc
IN that city on the closing night Of the
Congressional campaign
Natlonl isSues having been injected into
the campaign by the Republicans. who
announced their determination ID ,arrv
the district and break INTO the south.
Senator Hitchcock devoted himself almost
entirely to . pica for vindication of ad-
ninistration policies and acts. Iie re-
viewed the history III the Wilson admins
t-atIon from the enactment 81 tic Federal
Reserve ac; T. the present dav. Assuming
that the North Carolina district il which
BE spoke was debatablc craund-in that
the opposition party had boas1ed of car
rylng i and had made national Issues the
gauge of battle senator Hitchcock stood
pat on the record Of the Democratic nd
naiuist ration and profcssed a willingness 10
have the Ninth district election decided bv !
fhat standard And 50 ne discussed
every phase Of the League of Nations
fight. from the preamble or the Lodge
reservations 20 the attacks upon the
ehantung settlement and Article Ten He
nercilessly assalled the critics Of the
covenant, made plea for s vote of con
fldence II The President and his admins
fraHon and boldly accepted the partisan :
challenge Of tie opposition party
Democratic leaders of The district say :,
the speech of senator Hitchcock created
such an impression and SO revived Demo
cratic enthusiasm that II added FIVE hun
qred independent and doubtful voters 10
the Democratic total. Mecklenburg coun- ;.
y, IN which he spoke, gave approximately :.
two thousand majority u the Democratic :
nominee. and tins despite local jeaIo,lsies
Incident 70 the failure Of Mecklenburc to
eject its .favoute son II the elimination :
primary held b. the Democrats. Senator =
Hitchcock awaited fhc result with conf =
aence and ye' With -oLne concern Ihe :,
struggle II the North Carolina district :.
'.as battle rcyaI with the Republicans :
n.akins unprecedented efforts 10 capture
tie dIssnet Tor The moral effect II might =
nsvc n the South and upon the elections -
Ii 1910
The vote III the dlstrlc.. wlile lighter 9
han IN a general election wear. resulted In 4
satisfvIg vlndleation Of the annlinIstra- d
ion md rs policies i was bkeaIse an -
Of the League of Nations, :,
1nce thai issue was Injected by the Re-
'uDhcan Leaders II Washington and North
>arollna, who gave IS Their excuse fQr this l,s
ction the Presidents letter 70 Senator J.,
hitchcock advising against acceptance Of an
he Looge reserva IONS and asserting that II,
hey nullfed The Treaty Ard the voters
{ the dlstrlct indoraed that vler