The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-08
BrOokhart in Iowa.


Brookhart in Iowa.
In Iowa, Col Smith W. Brookhart
came thru to victory on the Republl-
can ticket, altho he was openly
frowned upon by some of the Repub-
Iican leaders and the platform of the
state convention repudiated many of
the so-caHed radical principles for
which he declared.
On the other hand. Senator France,
Republican. of Maryland, charged
with radical tendency, was beaten by
the Democratic candidate, William
Eabel Bruce, prominent Baltim ore
In Michigan. Senator Townsend. the
Republican incumbent, who had a.
fight on his hands over the Newberry
issue, was running behind, while in
Minnesota, where first returns favored
Senator Frank B. Kellogg, one of tn :
Republican war horses and close
friend of the president, late returns
showed him running second toEHen-
dricl1 Shipstead., who ran on the farm
er-labor ticket. Mrs. Annie Olesen,
the Democratic nominee, ran third.
Reed a Winner.
Senator Reed, Dem ocrat. of Mis-
souri,, veteran of many disputes with
the Wilson administrator. was lead
ing his Republican opponent on the
returns early today, and seemed as
sured of reelection. IN Montana,
Burton K. Wheeler, the Democratic
Republican opponent, Carl Riddick,
for the seat of Senator Myers, Demo-
crat.
Senator Hitchcock. Democrat. of
Nebraska floor leader for the Wilson
administration forces for the peace
treaty fight, was beaten by r. D.
Howell. Republican national commit
teeman for the state. counted among
the progressive Republicans. In
North Dakota. where the Nonpartisan
league was great factor. ]. F. T.
O'Connor, Democrat was leading
former Governor Frazier. who had the |
primaries by Senator McCumber,
another Republican veteran.
In Ohio Representative Tess. Re |
publican, was running a close race |
with and leading Senator Pomerene, |
Dem Ocrat. who had been counted as a |
possibility for the Democratic presi-
dental nomination in event of his sue
cess this year. Labor votes, it was |
said. were cast against Senator |
Pomerene because of his stand on the |
railroad question.
Pennsylvania Is G. o. p. ~
Pennsylvania, going Republican ash
usual, sent Clifford Pinchot to the gov |
ernors chair with a Republican, adj
;ainistration and reelected Senators
Pepper and Reed, the latter for both a /
short and long term.
Senator Gerry, Democrat, Rhode |
Island, beat the former Repu blican |
governor, r. Livingstone Beockman. |
In Texas, where a Democratic nomi- |
nation is equivalent to an election,
Earle B. Mayfield won. the election to |
the senate. Support of Mayfield by /
the ku klux Khan was an issue
Senator Poindexter of washington,
Republican, had fight on his hands
In West Virginia the Democratic SEN
atorial candidate, N. NJ. Nicely, was /
leading Senator Sutherland, the Re-
publican incumbent. Wisconsin re-
turned Senator Lafollette to the senate /
with large plurality.
In Wyoming, where Representative |
MondeI, Republican, leader in the |
house, was running for the senate, |
the late returns indicated a close race
with Senator Kendrick, Democrat, who /
was said to have some Republican |
support
Democrats Make All Gains.
The returns showed the Democrats
making all the gains and the Repub- |
lfcanS suffering all the losses in the |
house and the Republicans taking |
severe defeats in some places where /
they had not been expected.
Victor i. Berger, the Socialist, was |
returned to the house from the Fifth /
district of Wisconsin and thus offset |
the Socialist loss sustained by the loss |
of Representative Myer London in |
New York Berger was convicted of |
of the espionage law during |
the war and expelled from the house, |
but his conviction. was reversed by the 1
supreme court of the United States |
He then announced his intention of
running for congress again.