The Washington times., 1922-06-19
OLD GUARD HAS
TWO CONTESTS
ON FOR SENATE
Results of Voting Today in
Maine and Minnesota
Closely Watched.
by JAMES r. NOURSE.
Universal Service.


are about a toss-up as to whether
ei,her of them will be able to
do SO.
Results Watched Here.
The elections are being watched
with An eagle eye by Administration
supporters and by Democratic op-
ponents to determine whether they
will give any further Indication OF
the progressive trend which has boen
demonstrated in other sections Of the
"ountry where elections already have
been held.
In Maine. Senator Frederick Hale,
serving his first term. is seeking re-
election. He has two candidates
against him for the Republican nomi-
nation, one OF whom. at least. is
giving him a hard battle. In Mime
sota, Senator Frank B. Kellogg, who
anne into the Senate six years ago
with considerable prestige as Roosc-
cit trust buster for his work In the
Northern Securities case, is also after
I second term. and his contest is
diving the Administration consider.
BILE worry.
Stand BY Old Guard.
Both Hale and Kellogg have stood
oyally by the Old Guard in every
,ritical hour and have their full
'ympathy in the fight they are now
making. Both supported the four.
,ower treaties and all the other
,acts Of the arms conference. and
It one time both were heartily In
avor Of ratifying the Versailles
reaty and the League of Nations
Without amendment or reservation.
.ater in that fight they became
;nown as the mild reservationists"
ecause they were willing to vote
Jnly for such reservations as might
preserve the integral parts of the
league and guarantee full participa-
ton in all its engagements and
responsibilities by the United
States.
Hale was. II anything. the mild
er" of the two and Senator Lodge,
who led the reservation fight, used
to say he made more trouble in
reconciling Hale to the Republican
viewpoint than anyone else in the
Senate; and this In spite OF the fact
that Hale owed his election chiefly
To Lodge. the latter having made q
number Of speeches for Hale in
Maine at the request Of Hale's
mother, widow OF Eugene Hale,
long a power and associate OF Lodge
in the Senate.
In the league fight. Hale was
diametrically opposed to the other
Maine Senator, Bert Farnald, who
was one of the "bitter.enders
throughout the contest. Fernald is
giving Hale no support in his pres
ent fight for reelection.
The principal opponent. whom
Hale has most to fear, In Frank
Guernsey. Of Dover, who served
a number OF terms In the House.
Guernsey is making a thorough
canvass Of the State and is re-
ported to be meeting with marked
success. He is opposed to most
of the things Hale stands for. and
har pledged himself to Join the
farm bloc" II elected. He stands
with Fernald in opposition to the
soldier bonus, which Hale has in
dorsed;. .,
Geographical location also enters
into the Maine fight. Guernsey
being from the northern end OF
the State, which has no represen.
tation in the Senate. Guernsey Is
making a strong appeal TO the
farmer vote in that section, which
believes II should have a voice In
the Upper House Of Congress-.
Another entry against Hale ts
Howard Davies, whose chief arsu-
ment against Hale is based on the
latter's bachelorhood. Davies II
telling the Maine voters that a
married man can make a better
Senator than one who has gone
thus far through life without TAX
ing unto himself a wife. The
social responsibilities attached to
Senatorial existence are put forth
as argument In support OF this
theory.
But Hale's friends have answer
ed this by setting forth that he
has always been intensely devoted
to his mother and that his care
for her has been equal to IL not
more admirable than anything he
might be able to do for q wife.
Davies 10 looked upon as not
having nsuch chance, but the
waged by Guernsey is
causing real worry to Hale's friends
uOiO anu kshoAhV ec
Kellogg appears to have q bet.
ter chance In Minnesota than Hale
has In Maine. He is being hard
pressed for the Republican nomi.
nation by Ernest Lundeen, a for
mer member Of the House, who
has been making a terrific drive
against Kellogg In all sections OF
the State. Kellogg has a strong
behind him, and for this
reason his campaign has been pas.
sivs rather than active, his man
ayers counting upon organisation
more than upon appeals to ind!
vidual voters. Lundeen's strength
appears 10 have been underesti-
mated by Kellogg and his sup
Kellogg for the nomination are
very much better than Kellogg him.
self realizes.
II Keliose wins It win be be.
cause OF the power OF the ma.
chine 10 control the election rather
than because Of his popularity
among the voters.
Kellogg Has Fight.
Kelloge's winning Of the nornina,
ton by no means would foreciose his
hold upon the Senate seat In the
general election. He must look for
er-Labof Party and the Democratic
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