The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-09-09
Harding Ideas Facing
Crucial TeStM NeWMexicO

Washington sept s-Ths fr.
test Of how fhe Haralag Admlulsira
iioa Is A9aeslins q Ar. ma NJ
voser i ms, II DAYS OF onscia
Washington fs studying the politica
sirAws blowing down in New Mexio
WITH more real Interest than any on
cares 10 admit
Sensior Holm o Bar<nn. Who va
appointed by Governor Merit. c
Mecham 10 iii the vacancy caused b,
the appointment OF Senator Fall a
Secreiary Of the Interior IN Handing.
Cabinet, will face lis electorate FOR
the frs: line on September 20. wher
;h@ election will deeite Vho IS io
serve cut tie remainder .. Senator
'Fails term.
The leaders O, the Democratic party
have crzwlea out Of cyclone cellars
in which :hey hid las; November dur
lng the Harding iands.ides. and have
been moving heaven and earth 10
make showing on this election
which viii inject ginger in the Demo
cratic orsanizailon al over the .coun
iry. They want something 10 remove
The hopeless ie;hargy which has en-
seio7ed mos. Democratic WORKERS
'siaee last November and they think
vacancy on national issues viii ac-
,omp.ish more in this direction thar
anything else.
Harrison opens 5srrsee
So. they have been making the fight
IN New Mexico virtually an attack on
the Harding Administration. The bes,
picture OF 1t can be obtained by re
calling the recent attacks on every
thing President Harding has done bs
Senator Pat Harrison. oi Mississippi
Mr. Harrison Is closer in sympathies
and political judgment % the present
powers that be in the Democrat,
national organization pr0bahly thar /
sny other member of the mlnor.i,
lariy ia Congress Prom the d4y 4.
'an Francisco he accep,ed .he n
Adoo declination TO Ne 4 candidate 3
IS face value. and became The floor
eader Of the Cox forces in The CO..
.eni'on- h. has been the right-han
nan o. both George White. IN
Democratic Na.ioAal Chairman. ana !
"a Moore sox's manager at san
'uncisco and probably his closes,
oliiiCal friend now.
The Democrats hsve been very
hreVd in deciding 10 make nations,
vents the Issue in the csmpaisn n
'ew Mexico-from the standpoint OF
he Democratic rsriy as Whole
hey have been reekless. 20 say The ,
asst from the point q view Of me
ew Mexican situation alone Act
aliy they have 3eapardi1ed ne
inning q q seat in the Senate IN
-ler 10 make the result naiionsl I
ne instead OF a loeai Democratic VIC
ny
Republicans SOL, in states
The point Is tha. there * so much
t-erness inside the Republican ranks :
New Mexico iha; 4 the tigh; had c
,eu made on strictly local issues the (
liabilities are tha, Bursnm would I
I've been defeated The Republican {
.tional leaders hopes he drive By I
6 Democrats viii result in the NeH ;
exico Republicans raliyirg behind !
ardirg and putting their personal G
tferences aside for the tine being 7
such long ranse it IS impossible 70
Z here whether that VIII happen or
Richard Il Hanna Is TIE Democrat c
niidaie against Senaior Bursum
NaNs q close state. New Mexico
We Senator Fall. probably is favor I
! son. q majority az less than 2o0o
1918 while in 1916 il gave its cleo
-ai vote o Wilson and elected A s.
Jones. Democratic Senator
.rsum has been identified for years
II the Fall Hawkins Sully- -Bursum
mhine. which has dominated the
publican politics ot the state In
p however. RuTsnn- defeated his
-mer political associates. who de-
ed % renominate Covernor O. A
rrazo,o He suicetdei in MONT.
ting and electing his own csnd.-