The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-24
JOY IN COP.
CAMP OVERNEW
MEXICO VOTE
Election Declared Vim
dication of Harding
Administration

The Kansas City Times Thursday
carried the following dispatch from
It's Kansas City correspondent:
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2i.-'rhe ro-
publican victory IN the New Mexican
senatOrin, election. surprising In itH
sizt. confirmed the general run OF
reports brought back from the coun-
try at large by returning senators to-
day. that 10 date the administration
sat pretty well with the people.
with split party IN the state. the
republicans up to the last had feared
defeat OF Senator IIam .. fursum.
but when the returns Indicated a
victory oven more Impressive. In view
Of the size Of the vote. Than last No
venlbrr's landslide. there were many
sighs OF Satisfaction. u was the first
vote of consequence since November.
and the republican chieftains here
today were pattinR themselves on the
back and saying "Everythings going
we'll"
What Nation 40 Large Says.
llcre about sums up what the sena-
tors. fresh from home. said the coun-
try was feeling.
That there wasn't much interest In
politics and a general disposition to
give the administration "a fair chance.
That President Harding had gone
over well with the public and APP
parently was holding this appeal.
That there was considerable criti-
cisin OF congress, especially on long
winded speeches and failure 20 act
promptly, but less OF the administra-
ton Itself"
That the disarmament call was be-
ginning to arouse widespread Interest.
That mos, OF the wind had gone
out Of the demand for high tariff at
once and there was new feeling OF
need for caution.
That there was a real demand for
quick action ON the revenue bill and
considerable disagreement and anxiety
over its features
That through the west business and
farming were picking up, but the big
issue wes demand for railroad rate
reduction.
Harrison In n Tlarc-up.
And. strangely. congress opened It's
session with q heating OF the political
tom-toms rather than In saving wood. {.
while the republicans were getting all
elated over the New Mexico victory
senator Pat Harrison staged a demo-
cratic war dance In the upper branch.
delivering the most comprehensive
democratic attack to date upon the
HARDING administration and the re-
publican leadership OF congress.
senator Harrison took as his text
the recent letter from President Hard
ing To senator Medill Mccormick of
Illinois. chairman of the republican
senatorial campaign committee, re-
counting the accomplishments OF the
administration and congress.
Tho Mississippi democrat said
a a .a.Nl 49,
was adjourned and that "somo Of us
were very much shocked when during
recess political letter was written
by the president Of the United States"
The letter. senator Harrison said. was
used In the New Mexico campaign.
Lodge Read iIlm the Rciurns.
senator Harrison was interrupted
by senator Lodge, who read the re-
turns from the New Mcaican election,
aud told senator Harrison he thought
the democratic attack was inoppor-
tune In view OF such an expression OF
support OF the administration.
The democratic senator said he re-
gnidvd It as significant that any state
ments touching on the high cost OF
living or the "repudiated emergency
tariff law" were omitted from the
presidential letter. lie said President
Harding spoke Of the likelihood OF
taxation and tariff enactment IN the
present sossiOn following recess. and
declared therefore that Postmaster
General HAYS. In his Cleveland speech.
had fcpudiat"d IN" president when he
said II was unhkcy th"r" would ne
a p"ruftncnt tariif enactment before
next year
Hut Harrison Kent Knocking.
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