The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-02-10
CAPITOL NEWS LETTER

washington, ID. o., FEB. 4.--Sena-
tor James A. Reed is in Missouri this
week comforting with friends assem-
bled to meet him in St. Louis, Kansas
City, st. Joseph, and Joplin. While
no forecast can be made as to the
probable result of these conferences,
it is assumed here that a tentative
plan of campaign in behalf of the
Senator will be mapped out and that
an early date thereafter he will an
nounce his candidacy for denomination
and election.
The departure Of Senator Reed for
his home state was under rather dra-
matte circumstances which were wide
ly heralded in the metropolitan press.
Senator Reed had arranged to leave
on certain afternoon train and was
in his office debating letters when
one of his friends in the Senate tele-
phoned that Senator Spencer, his col
league from Missouri, was replying to
a speech in which Senator Reed had
flayed the Republican majority for its
action in the Newberry case, Sena-
tor Spencer having managed. the de-
Tense of Newberry. Selling his coat
and hat and leaving instructions that
someone meet him at the station with
his grip, Senator Reed strobe into the
Senate chamber in time to hear the
last part of Senator Spencer's care.
fully prepared defense Rf, the Senate
action in seating Newbeffy.
AS Senator Spencer, resumed his
seat Senator Reed gained recognition
and launched into an impromptu re.
ply which is declared to have been one
of the most brilliant efforts Of his ca
reer. In whitening sarcasm and with
pointed irony he ,dissected Senator
Spencer's defense both of the Repub-
lican majority and of Senator New
berry and riddied the Sepate's action
in condemning the expenditure of
large sums of money as "being con-
trary to sound public policy, harmful
to the honor and dignity of the Sen
ate, and dangerous, to the perpetuity
of free, government" as, the ,Newberry
resolution read, and, yet, seating the
only man who proffed, thereby. In
his fnah ,challenge Senator Reed an
nounced sthat he was compelled to
leave but gave notice that upon his re-
turn heg.wpuld reply to any further
defense of Newberry which Republi-
cane Senators might care to make.
!, At the conclusion he barely had time
to catch, his train and accepted a
shower Of congratulations from Demo-
cratic friends as he rushed to the sta
tioprA trf & ,,..e....
Governor Arthur NJ. Hyde and DR..
E. B. Clements; chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee of Missouri.
spent a busy week in Washington in
an effort to induce Republican leaders
to pass new appeitionment bill be-
fore Congress adjourns June 1st.
They called on and had luncheon with
President Harding and conferred with
Chairman Adams of the Republican
National Committee, Secretary of
War Weeks. Speaker Gillette, Floor
Leader Mondell and other leaders. It
was urged that not only Should Con-
gress pass the superintendent bill
without delay, but this measure by all
means should carry the so-called Mis-
souri, proviso under which a commits
sion composed of the governor, sec
rotary of state and attorney general
IN a given state may redistrict. In
this way, it was commended, the sec
tion of Missouri Democrats in calling
referendum on a redistricting law
passed by the legislature last fall
could be nullifed, and that districts
could be created which would insure
the election of more Republican Con-
gressmen than,if they are forced to
run in the old districts. Although in
terest was expressed in the Missouri
situation from a partisan .istandpoint
and assurances Of assistance given,
members of the Missouri delegation
admit considerable doubt over the
passage Of such a reappoftionmen
bill as desired by Gov. Hyde.
Major General Lansing H. Beach,
Chief Of Engineers islto visit Missop-i
ri at an early date and inspect the cut
which the Missoufifivsr.is seekingsto.
make across Cambridge Bend in Sa-
line and Howard counties. This was
the promise given allegation of Mis-
sourians composed of N. L. Francis
and Dan V. Herider of Slater, and w.
3. Nivert of Glasgow, who came to
to interest the federal
government in the need for curbing
he river. Secretary of War, Weeks |
informed the delegation that no mon |
y rs. now available to do this work,
nut It is believed that it can be done
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