Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1920-05-13

jim tiS NOTlu cluU, Ol WHICH HdNO
told you so much and which Mr..
Wilson would have us join no matter
II 1t did mean turning our govern
ment over to foreign countries, the
president would like to have all
these senators defeated so that there
would be senate that would favor
the world club. OF course, Mr.
Wilson won't be president after next
March and even if the men he wants
were elected to the senate they
would not start to serve until he
was out of the white house. Now
will tell you about some of the SEM
ators who have fought the world
club plan and who, if they are to
serve another term in the senate,
must run this year. One of the
firts senators of this kind who comes
to my mind is Senator Aeed Smoot
of Utah. Senator Smoot has been
fought by many of the people of that
state because they favor the world
club which Senator Smoot has re-
fused to accept, and which Wood
row Wilson has tried 10 force
down the threats of the public. Most
of the opposition on that ground has
been discontinued, however, since
people came to understand what the
world club plan really means. Sem
ator Thomas p. Gore. the blind SEN
ator from Oklahoma, if lighting for
his life in that state. He is a demo-
crat and because he would not vote
for the club, Mr.. Wilson and the
whole administration forces are
fighting him.
Senator AISLE j. Gronna, of North
Dakota has refused from the very
beginning to make any move that
would tie the United States hand
and foot TO this plan of the presi-
dents. His term is up next March
and from all ! can learn his stand
on this great question has won him
hundreds, yes thousands of friends
in a state which is having troubles
of its own from within. If he
wants to run again there is no doubt
of his being elected. Senator
Frank B. Brandegee, of Connecticut
one of those senators who has been
known as an 'irreconcilable' because
he has fought the world club plan,
is another candidate for reelection.
There is every indication in Connec-
ticut that Senator Brandeghe has
won a large amount of democratic
support for his stand against the
league of nations. Senator War
rem G. Harding of Ohio is another
He is an aspirant for the presidential
nomination on the republican ticket
and his demand for Americanization
reservations to the world club has
won support for him in Ohio.
Senator James E. Watson of In
diana, holds the same record, and
there are many voters in Indiana
who would vote for Senator Watson
because of his stand against the
world club. An interesting case is.
that of Senator Seiden P. Spencer of
Missouri. Back in the middle of
last winter there was some doubt as
to whether he would be renominated,
when he took his stand against the
league. But today he has the solid
backing of the republican party in
his state, with a large number OF
anti-league democrats for him.
There are many others ! could go
on and tell you a lot about if | had
the time, but 1t is getting late and
you must hustle off to bed. Some of
the others are Cummins of Iowa who
did so much to give us good law
for the return of the railroads to
private ownership, Curtis of Kansas,
who has always been loyal repub-
lican, attentive and effective in the
performance of his duties. Dilling-
ham of Vermont, who has done valu-
able work in improving our immi-
grafton laws, Jones of Washington,
who has worked out splendid mer-
chant marine plan, Lenroot of Wis
,consin. a young man who has led in
many reform movements Penrose
Of Pennsylvania, Whose public work
for 80 years has met with the APP
proval of the people of his state and
of the members Of his party in con-
gress. and Wadsworth Of New York
who has done valuable work as
chairman of the military affairs
committee and in many other inn
pOrtant features of legislation, and
Moses of New Hampshire, a man
particularly well versed in diplo-
matte affairs.
81 do not know whether or not /
have succeeded but / have tried in
the little time have had to tell you,
to show you that the stand these
men have taken for America First
as against the Wilson world club
plan has not only not hurt them but
made thousands of friends for them
In other words, Riddles, as ! said in
the beginning, the American people
are not going to change the senate
to please Woodrow wilson