The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-14
.Sproul Will
Go. to Senate
Inside Story of Mr.. Hard
ing Intervening TO Give
Clear Road to Knox 5
Re. election.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
lCopyr. rh; ~ Tar i1teIlSence''

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states >mr"tN"n. u.., =. SITUATION =" '""
svlNaH.A wIlrh =" = ii"'" IN, ,'"s',r" ,
pA-ty solidarity. NTH the death OF Mr'
Knox the story GAR Er tod. Tor II pears
directly upon ;ne vil"ice OF MS success
Scr.
Knox Happy In Senate.
Mr.. kRox MAS Atpry "a ;Ae Sc:t'e,
He wanted 10 bc re-v,"r;'| H." M"
been attorney general uuU,c President
Roosevelt ard resigned ,o enter the
senate UaiS t. -rSigu as,.in a"d hrc'Hl"
secretary - Sta;" under t:">!H"nt TAX.
But he uraiiy found ~ tar senat" an "f-
portGGity 70 display his gal talents 20
best advantage and Ii g. rc\r"rl /"
the ;JsH ~ picHimS ."'eS ~ tn" Yer
SailleS treaty and ."aSuc CCHcnan'. tie
" , = dominant influence in the famous
battalion II DEATH which "etcrm!n"d
that the United States should neNc:
enter the leaEU" OF nations.
Mr. Harding wuI,d have liked o. n!akc
Mr.. NuoN secretary OF state hut realized
that he must choose a man Wh" had no.
been So CouSiI'UrW$iy identified with
the facciOD:l fSktS III the senate. Mr..
Knox WAS in l., health Vet he WAS c"n
Sidcrah,y annoyed hy reports that his
advanced age MS interfering with ms
possible Se.cCt:CN tS secretary or StAte'
Aftc: Ny Hughes wH' 3ppoint"d. thr
PeuuSy IyLuia senate" wh" hId not h.SI
dcvo;ius n.mSv,f very much {" the ;N'
ing uf political iCrceS in G.S HON" state
came q rrLiiz" that has seat wI< vn-
dange:"'. ny th~ rising Influence "t COY
ernor SrcoHl III Rei"hIrIn "oHn' Is.
Tne governor lad been U-Erd [" ran Tor
the Seuato:~hii. Mr. kn"N told Pt"si
dent Harding tho situation. The prc~i-
dsrl' invited G0vrrNur Sp:nui I" the
White House. II" dldn't specify In all
vance what tn" subject -: the confer
enCe would &c.
The Surprise.
Az Governor S?roui entered the exec
utiv. offices u: ~" Waite House. th''
presiden: stepped forward and greeted
him cordially
Il want to Discuss some t'rS with
you" the i'r"S.':""' : uU":Ct as SH:ins.
and th"~Gs u Nan here | would like TO
AT ;hls moment. Senator Knox stepped
into the room. lie had been waiting
for the 20; Cruors arrival Whatever
surprise ;hH sudh"T appearance OF Mr..
Knox hat FOR Coy TH"r Srrp"! was I'M
mediate!y diSpeNcd as :,,r resident pts
his arm about the senator's shoulders
and. according :" TIE story. sud:
Il wan, YOU & know. Governor Sp.on',
what strong >&pTnr: haI" .i,I from
Senator Knox In the s"n"tc. have
come to be lcrcN'y dependent urou him
and upon his sound H&vi"e. | would eS-
teern Il a great !"ss rot only To mSs"l
but 70 tn country II aay'ntu.; should
Interfere with rs reconciliation and re-
election reNt year.
!, Is said ,ha, Cirvornor S?roul smiled
mosc aicab.y ard ASSURED the pr"S!dan
that he knew nt n"thtnG political that
would p-evcn. the r..no:lination 81 NJ.
Knox. He r"ld the president that Sena-
tor Knox w"uid have his tu.l support.
Nor long aftecward ;he president went
70 Valley Forge. tho hom" Of Senator
KuoX aH1 srNr. q weekend. Governor
Srro'G. senator ECU-oS" and others
prominent IN PENNSYLVANIA affairs, came
70 call On NJ. Harding SHORTY after
wart. AIR. kroN tN!! his friends here
that the s!'ua'!C1 hal h""u S:ratghteH"d
nation. So Re won't :" Europe for a
couple rvnUths md had jus; returned b
WASHINGTON this w"eh.
Its significance.
The SfSnlncLace ~ tnc foregoing
story is this: Having persuaded Gov
kG"x. the administration cannot bu,
pa, m" full weight OF its influence be-
hInd M. SO-y'L nuH. tae PeahsyIEa-
MA governor. moreover has the power
10 bH| slUNesI SppCIhNcu kpE lno TO
n.aiuInE months ~ Mir. knvXS term.
'.;c- ia th.s senate he would be entitled
- administration support fox re-elec-
ION. lie ~ 1oUNd u become al i'm
rortaHc tGtiuouce in the senate. lie
was talked OF az = presidential Cauli-
DIT" Il year ago and received EHhnsyl-
var!a's tHl!ot repca teddy at the CnicaGo
cnave: tipn which nominated Mr.. Hard
INK. WASHINGTON looks. upon htc rs On"
OF ttn prugrcSSIvcs Er"u? OF senators
no - l!HG!y - taH" =? the mantle OF
leadership Ia Pennsylvania when Seua-
COR p"n~oSe Is compelled By N,-hea!th
% rc,IEGuiSh Il.