South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-05
SENATE LEADERS
HAVE HOT FIGHT
OVER new UPSET
Old Time Political Debate
Grows Out of Result of
Indiana Primary.
SEEK NOVEMBER ISSUE
Sen. Mccormick Charges Dem
ocrats Seek to Make League
Again Factor.

on, May 1.-The SEN
ale had an old time political debate
Thursday growing out OF the result
of the republican senatorial primary
i'm Indiana. and revolving around
the question OF what will be the
paramount issue in the by-elections
IN November.
Sen. Mccormick Of Illinois. chair
man OF the republican senatorial
campaign committee, quoting from
former Gov. Cox OF Ohio. commended
that the democrats were seeking TO
make the League OF Nations the
chief issue but Sen. Underwood Of
Alabama, the minority leader, and
other democrats insisted that the ex-
listing economic conditions would be
the big question before the voters.
The mistake of the republican
party" said Sen. Underwood. "its
failure to relieve the business of the
country from the undue burdens Of
taxation, its passage OF the bill in
creasing the burden of taxation. its
failure 20 bring the expenditures Of
the government to anything approx
mating those that existed before the
war. probably will receive attention
from the people. How can you ex-
pect the American people 10 think Of
the League Of Nations when YOU are
burdening them with the taxes and
appropriations That is the reason
the senator from Illinois cannot
make the sole issue in the coming
campaign. His party on the issues
Of today has failed to make good
before the American people.
League Not an Issue.
The treaty If Versailles is in the
white house today. and no action on
our part can make il an issue. Even
II il were sent back and il was rati-
fed now II would be too late TO meet
the issue and save the situation
which could have been saved had it
been ratified when it first came be-
fore the debate. This administra-
ton Will go to the country on the
test as 10 whether it has made good
in it's business and financial prom
ises and the verdict is bound to be
that Il has failed"
Sen. Mccormick insisted that dem
ocratic senators Offering for reelec-
ton say whether they were for the
League of Nations. Sen. King, DEM
ocrat, Utah. asserted that the Hi
nois senator, IAN adroit political
leader. is trying 10 turn the atten-
ton Of the people from the palpabie
plumbers Of his own party on do
nestle issues 10 a question not now
a paramount interest"
Blow TO Administration.
The Utah senator and Sen Hef1in,
democrat, Alabama, said the result
in the Indiana republican primary
was blow TO the present admins
tration and Sen. King predicted that
in November former Gov. Ralston.
the democratic senatorial candidate
in Indiana. would be elected and
that there would be reactions in
other states"
Both Senators King and Hefin de-
clared the result IN Indiana had dis
turbed republican leaders. the Ala
bama senator asserting that Sen.
Mccormick would not be able TO
withstand more than one or two
such additional jolts. They also as
serted that the Newberry case had
been an issue in Indiana. Sen. King
remarked that the Indiana result
had taken the New out OF New
berry
There was heated colloquy be
tween Senators Hefin and McCor-
mick as 10 whether Sen. New had
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