The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-31
France May
Be Defeated
In Maryland
BY DAVID bAw7XNC1
(Copyright by The lntell,gencer)

other one OF those states where the OUT
come Of the election for United States
senator will have about as much party
significance as the result in Iowa or
Wisconsin. The Republican nominee
here. Senator Joseph Irwin France. Is
no more representative OF the Repuhli-
can party as whole than Is Brookhart
tn Iowa o. Lafollet.e in Wisconsin.
Fortunately for the opposition TO Mr..
France this is n normally Democratic
state and about the only way for
Republican ever 10 triumph is TO as
sure himself OF a solid Republican sup
port ard a divided Democracy. This
year its just the other way around. w
Chhell Bruce has thu whole-hearted
Democratic support and will receive
thousands Of votes from regular Repub-
licans who cannot bring themselves to
support Mr. France. because Of his
radicahsm.
Mr.. Bruce should therefore win with
out difficulty. The size 90 his majority
however. depends largely on how many
Democratic radical votes ne will take
from Mr.. France. For while the Issue
here is not entirely, tha, between an
ultra ra-conservative and a radical. there
are soma Democrats Of the radical
fringe who prefer Senator France 10 Mr..
Bruce.
Sees Defeat by 10000.
7, would take a great many Demo-
cratic hol,ers 20 outnumher the Repuh-
lican insurgents who will combine with
tho regular pemocratic vote. The
country districts usually give Repub-
ncau a fair sized lead. and then the city
Of Baltimore which Is strongly Demo-
cratic overcomes the majority secured
elsewhere in the state. The estimates
this YEAR would seem 70 indicate that
Senator FrGnca will come to the Balti-
more line either even with his opponent
cr little beh,pd Senator France will
get a heavy voteSHsRaltimore in the dis
tric,s wher. the foreign born or their
children are voting Mr.. France has
r1s9s a special appeal 10 this class Of
voters But the bushes and profeional
frp- and their wives who will vote in
Baltimore and ~ho are normally Repuh-
EcAr will tend ~ Offset the Democratic
assertions and rhe inevitable result,
should bs Democratic victory by a
vote Of at least ten thousand.
Smaller Registration.
TIE Republican registration Is much
smaller than usual The Democrats
have a resistraed vote ot about $1,000
moro than the Republicans. The reason
FOR his 10 partly tho lack OF Republican
organization and 10 large extent the
desp-seated opposition 70 Senator France
as = representative OF Repuhl;canisrn.
The regular Republican contributors
have been indIHercn, about Mr.. Frances
campaign. Many Of those who support
ed John ". Garrett in the Republican
primary race for United states senator
will throw their support to Mr.. Bruce.
France Has Dreams.
Senator France is making an unusual
campaign. Ho ia flooding the state with
literature most OF which Is sent out
from Washington under his free mail
Ing privilege as United States ssna-
tor Tons and tons OF government
books and pamphlets and circulars on
cooking and wha, not are being sent by
mail 10 the individual voters.
Mr.. France is counting a good deal on
the effect OF this kind OF salcsmanship.
But for the most part he is confident
that tho states vet vote will help him.
This Is a W., state in the sense that
Baltimore. which IS the most rorul"us
part % Il. IS rather moist in its ircli-
nations. Inc penOCISItS 'tNNI iSNN
always been It's wecness. Mr.. Bruce.
who Is by no means bone dry. should
be able. however. 10 retatn the We, vote
OF the Democratic party. despite Mr..
Frances championship OF the wet cause.
Senator France is said TO believe that
this IS merely his preliminary fight and
tha, some day he Is destined 10 make
the race FOR the presidency on the Re-
~ hn etph 'cpn'h 1rnrnImput
Planning tho Primary.
So far as party lines go. there IS 10
such thing in the campaign Of Senator
France He favorS about everything
tina, any group Of voters. foreign born
or American horn. seem 10 want. HIS
friendship for sovistjSm is naturally
held against him ~ tho conservatives
and altogether he has about as much
business running on III" Republican
ticket. cons G"r'ug what that means ira
d;rionallv. as Mr.. BrooRhart in Iowa or
the -par',San L"acuetS in North pa
kota Mr.. Franc" is another exhibit "t
rha, the primary system can do when
the politicaI ORGANIZATIONS sit ind rrer'
en,ly hy and lot their party machincry
he ,akrn over boot straps and all by Z
snooth-voicsd orator with political leg
erdema:n
Their. IS incidentally 4 reaction here
against tho Harding administration. The
nr.s,dcut swept this state hy more thar
30 600 Last year the Democrats turned
Tho tidal wave the ether way and wor
nearly rour fiffhS "t IN" legislature. II
the majority for Mr.. Rruc" should h'
higher than n 900 u VIII hs uuQUcStion
ed evidence also vI - change of minC
or the part Of many Democrats wh'
made a 1920 excursion into the Rcpnh
ncan party. Oth"rwt~" ihe result w"ui(
seem - hc explained almost entirely
On ;hs crogud that n" Republican can
fsf - Loo: the ""t'rh support OF his
parry.