The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-23
bRoOkHART IS
SLATED WIN
EASILY IN IOWA
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for Colonel Brookhart even though
he carries the same label as Sena-
tor Cummins. who is regarded by
railroad men in Iowa as their foe.
Mr.. Cummins has lost ground IN
the state. He would have hard
time winning Republican month";
alton this year. Some of his friends
and followers are to be found help
ing Clyde Herring, Democrat nomi-
nee for the United States senate.
Cummins Raps BrOOkhart.
In fact, Senator Cummins him
self, while making speeches in fav-
or of the Republican ticket with
out specifying persons, j. commit
ted more or less to the sentiments
he expressed in letter written. to
a friend Immediately after the pri-
mary in which he said: II have
yours of the Sth inst. You, of
course. know that l have no sym
patty with the greater and more
important part of the platform on
which Mr.. Brookhart made his pri
mary campaign. If his powers are
commensurate with his apparent
desires our government would not
last fortnight.
Signed, Albert B. Cummins.
And when it comes to expressing
sentiments with reference to Mr..
Cummins and the Harding admin
istration, Colonel Brookhart is far
FROM reticent. He said the other
day:
BrOOkhart Hits Back.
II am fighting the Cummins rail
bill hardest Of all. The president
and I have agreed to fight things
out in the primary and l have not
been asked to modify any Of my
pledges since.'
Colonel Brookhart explains that
he is "for the party of Lincoln,
Roosevelt and Kenyon" but mot
entirely for the party of Harding" "
He goes on to say that he will not
support the ship subsidy bill Of the
administration and that he does
not favor the administration tariff
bill but one ION sliding scale"
whatever that may mean. He
wants a soldier bonus. thinks it
should be paid out of war profits
and excess profit taxes and aBues
against the use of the injunction in
strikes.
Herring Is, Better Man.
MIR. Herring is business man,
highly esteemed, and will win the
conservative strength Of the state.
Many Republicans will either vote
for him in preference to Brook
hart or stay away from the polls
altogether. He is well liked and
when it comes down to ability and
value as a legislator, Mr.. Herring
is head and shoulders above
Brookhart but unfortunately for
him, he is a Democrat and they
don't elect Democrats to the United
States senate from Iowa.
Colonel Brookhart is a good deal
Of a Juvenile in politics. He will
not be as radical when he gets to
the United States senate as he is
today. He will work with La Fol-
lette of Wisconsin, Norris of Ne
braska, Norbeck of North Dakota
and that group of insurgents. But
he will never be the leader that
Cummins has been. Curiously
enough Cummins, the original in
surgent, the far famed progressive,
the man whom Iowa felt was
worthy successor to Deliver, is to-
day classed as ultra-conservative.
Senator Cummins is a man Of rare
independence, conscientious pub
lie servant, but unless the wave of
radicalism or discomfort or what
ever it may be called passes on he
will have a hard time winning the
nomination again.
Real Test In Two Years.
The test will really come when
Brookhart comes up for renomina-
ton two years hence, as he is be-
ing elected this year to fill, the I'M
expired term of William S. Ken
yon, who resigned from the SEN
ate, to accept an appointment on
the federal bench. Judge Kenyon
in a letter to a personal friend,
which was not intended for publi-
cation, but which naturally got into
print, rejoices over Mr.. Brookhart's
nomination and obviously wants
him to win.
Most everybody is for Brookhart
in Iowa without exactly knowing
why. The Republican label is the
principal reason, his method Of ex-
pressing dissatisfaction with the ex-
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