Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-08-25
as yet been able to muster up enough
courage TO do this.
What Primaries Reveal.

courage TO do this.
What Primaries Reveal.
The results of the recent pri-
mary elections in Missouri, KAN
sas, Oklahoma. Virginia, West Viz.
gina and Tennessee tend to support
tie view that 1t is difficult to locate
any marked political trend any
sweeping political current-this year.
Nominations In both the old parties
have thus far obviously been dictated
for the most part by local. conditions
and personal consideration. National
prohibition has entered into some OF
the contests to limited extent, bur
neither the vets nor the drys can
roint to any overwhelming victory in
| their favor The record Of the Hard
ing administration has been more or
less discussed, bur there has been no
outstanding verdict for or against the
administration. Some very ardent
supporters of the Harding regime have
gone down to defeat, while other sup
porters have won signal victories.
Woodrow Wilson, former President,
has been brought forward rs an issue
in some of the contests, but 1t cannot
be said that the verdict thus far rem
dered is for him or against him. The
former President and his acts In the
White House were much discussed in
both the Missouri campaign and tie
Virginia campaign Mr.. Wilson asked
the Democrats of Missouri not to re-
nominate Senator James A. Reed.
The senator has been renominated by
a slender majority. In the Virginia
Democratic contest Mr.. Wilson asked
the Democrats TO renominate Senator
Claude A. Swanson. and the senator
has been renominated by an over
whelming majority, Notwithstanding
there was pitted against him one Of
the most popular Democrats in the
state. former Governor Westmoreland
Davis.
Reeds Victory Discussed.
The denomination of Senator Reed
is very properly the subject Of nation
wide comment. A political party
would hardly champion the record on
which he was mnated--Oppositlo
to food control during the war, opposi-
ton to woman suffrage, opposition to
prohibition, opposition to the League
Of Nations, and In fact opposition to
practically every policy supported by
the party with which he affiliated dur
Ing the eight years 1t was II, control Of
the executive department. Many rea-
sons for the denomination OF Reed may
be put forward and indeec are being
put forward. In the Srst place, he 10 q
remarkable lampaigner. Ills opponent.
on the other hand. made 40 appeal to
the popular Imagination. Reed posed
as the underdog in the fight and this
always appeals to large class OF
voters. The so-called German-Amer.
lean vote is very large In Missouri,
particularly In st, Louis and Kansas
City, and from all accounts the senator
received practically all of this vote.
4 He also received the vote Of the rad
ical vets in the two large cities in
the state, and apparently protited by
the discomfort of the day.
i It can hardly be said that the League
of Nations was an issue In the Mis-
souri, campaign though Senator Reeds
opposition to the league and Breckin.
ridge Longs frlendliness for it were
much discussed. II was obviously
not factor In the campaign because
the voters were not particularly inter-
ested.
X. r. Brewster of Kansas City, who
was nominated TOR the senate by the
Republicans IN Missouri, belongs to
the regular Republican organization
In the state and II his n ,minaticn Is
significant in any respect Il IS because
he represents the old machine. II the
Democrats who supported Long In the
campaign vote for Reed at the polls,
the senator viii be reelected; IL they
hold out on him, Brewster win have
chance.
Results in Kansas Analysed.
The outcome In Kansas presents two
outstanding features. The nornina-
ton Of Republican candidate for gov
ernor. w. Y. Morgan, who favors the
retention CT Governor Aliens Industrial
court, and the defeat of Representative
Philip Campbell, an old guard wheel
| horse, chairman OF the present rules
committee In the house Of representa-
tives and prospective candidate for
! speaker 1t Is generally assumed that
there viii be no doubt about Morgan's
election and 1t Is believed that he win
probably have legislature that win
refuse to repeal the law establishing
the industrial court. The probability
Is that several factors entered into
the defeat Of Campbell. Some years
ago he purchased farm over In Viz
ginia, about ten miles from Washing
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