Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-20
SOME SENATORS
ARE NOT PLEASED
Democrats Who Voted for Reser'
vations to League in Dilemma
After Cox Wilson Talk.

The Washington Correspondent oil the
New York World writes:
There is a discordant note in the Demo
cratic chorus of Joy over the resi- II oil the
Cox-Wilson conference yesterday.
While the party leaders generally are
pointing out that the acceptance OF the
Wilson program by the candidate means
a united party and fabbergasts the Re
publicans who were prophcsying split
when the candidate ard the President
came together, the Democratic Senators
who voted for the Lodge reservatIors
make no attempt to disguise their gloom
Such Senators as Walsh of Massachu-
setts. Ashunst and Thomas there were
twentv-one of them on the last count, IN
addition TO Reed and Shields, who had
voted with the Republicans all through
the League iight-are wondering where
the latest development leaves them;
Their disappointment is PERSONAL, and
what irks them most is that there IS
nothing they can do about IT,
They are all old wheel-hoises of the
party; most Of them are from Democratic
States; not one of them thinks OF bolting
or ANYTHING of that sort, and the most
they can do is to sit and bite their thumbs
and 20 along with the procession. Even
the balm of talking about the situation IS
denied them.
They are Democrats; they want their
party to succeed in the election -particu-
larlv the Congressional fight and they
realize that to wall in public would
neithe help them nor then party.
Not word said one OF them today
when he was asked to voice the sentiments
of the reservation Democrats IN view
Of the oneness of the Wilson and the
Cox policies. IF | expressed enthusiasm
| over the agreement of Gov. Cox with the
! Presidents League ideas Id be lying, and
| if | voiced my honest feelings Id simply
/ be stirring up trouble and accomplishing
nothing"
Moreover, the result Of the Cox-Wilson
| love feast on these men is that most 81
| them are automatically barred from TAX
| ing any conspicuous part IN the campaign,
| which in itself is n heavy cross, Tor the
/ average Senator reaches his seat through
/ battling for his party, and to remain quiet
| while a President is being elected ls rs
| bad rs for star actress TO accept MINOR
part while an understudy basks IN the
spotlight. -
1t isn't going to make any difference
in the result of the election either, for
most of the reservation Senators are from
the South. where Democratic victory Is as
regular as the coming of the seasons. Take
/ IT all in all the plight of the Democratlcs
who voted with Lodge Is . political
tragedy.
4 few Of them can get by with speeches
in which they soft pedal the League oil
| Nations or explain that they were always
| for II but merely vote with the Repubil-
cans because they felt that even re-
served League was better than none at
/ all. but there isn't much of an appeal
| in such an argument
/ Meanwhile the Democratic leaders
! who are close to the President are en-
/ loving the predicament Of the disturbed
/ ones immensely. They realize their
! impotence for harm and think that the
purgatory of their present situation Is only
| Just retribution for their trespasses.
The matter Of wiping out the Repuo-
lcan maiorities In the Senate and house
were discussed at much length by Gov.
Cox during his visit here with senator
Hitchcock and Presesentatlve Flood.
Hitchcock has promised TO speak IN every
State where there is prospect OF oustmg
| a Republican or where a Democratic Sen
ator's chances are precarious. lie has
been digging into election statistics, and
familiarizing himself with local fueds and
combinations, until he IS a walking
encyclopedia of Senatorial affairs from
one end of the country to the other.
He believes that there is an excellent
chance to defeat Watson in Indiana and
bring in TagFart At Cox's special re
quest he will open the campaign fol
Taggart at Lake Winona on August 27
The defeat of one Republican, assum
ing that there are no casualties on th'
Democratic side, will make the Senate
tie. So if Watson goes down the Re
publicans cannot organize the Senat'
again, and with a different Foreign Rela
tions Committee there would be differ
ent report on the German peace treaty anC
the whole League of Nations stor,
would be retold, with perhaps differen
ending.