The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-04
REPubS ARE
PLEASED At
REEDS WIN
Feel Sure Senator Will Be
Defeated in Fall
Election.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

ID LA LIZ LA w 1ALNOLs
Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.)
Washington. D. c., Aug. 4.-Sen-
ator James Reeds victory in the
Democratic primaries is the politi-
cal sensation of the moment here,
not because the Wilson Democrats
are disappointed that Breckenridge
Long lost or the Republicans are
jubilant because an anti-league of
nations man triumphed, but be-
cause both Democrats and Repub-
licans admit the chances are
brighter that Republican will be
elected United States senator from
Missouri next autumn.
AS personal proposition, the
Republicans wanted Jim Reed to
win. They like the way he fought
alongside of them in the treaty
fight after the war and they ad-
mire his courage. But when ii
comes to hoping for Jim Reeds re-
election to the senate in Novem-
ber, that's different story, and the
Republican leaders already are be-
ginning to say that the sores of the
! primary cannot be healed in time
to help Reed and that a Republican
will be added to the senatorial lisl
from Missouri.
Long Wasn't Wanted.
The fight between Long and ReeG
was mostly one of bitter antagon
ism to Reed rather than affirmative,
eagerness for the nomination O
Long. The latter has a likeabl'
personality and is above reproacl
politically but there, is no question
that many Democrats who voted TO
him didn't think him of senatoria
calibre. As between Reed an,
Long, however, they disliked Rec,
SO much that they would have reg
istered their protest in any wa
that was offered. Now that Reed i
the victor, the plain truth of tn
matter is that enough Democrat
in Missouri are sufficiently indie
pendent of party ties to throw thei
strength to Republican candidate
| Naturally Mr.. Reed will make al
effort to recover some of the Dem
ocratic votes which were obviousl,
opposed to him. But his majorit,
wasn't big enough to make certain
triumph in the autumn for tn
Democratic-Republican fights il
the last few years have shown tha
the state shifted by narrow ma
jorities. Even if Reed can recove
half Of the Long vote, or three
quarters, it would not be enougl
to win.
/ Reed Hard to Beat.
I AS campaigner, Jim Reed ha
few equals in American politics
He may swing votes galore befor,
the elections roll around. He i
, shrewd enough to make a bid fo
: the Wilson vote in Missouri and t,
: do it boldly, though in similar cir
cumstances Democratic candidate
, who have founded a divided part
in their campaigns have turned t
the Republicans for support. For
mer Senator Chamberlain Of Ore
gon is one Of the men who used t
count on Republican votes ever
/ time he ran and that's why NOR
than once he was able to exhibi
, his independence of the Wilson ad
J ministration.
, Apart from the result in Mis-
souri,, the Republican administra
t ton can privately derive much en-
+ couragement from the defeat q
) Representative Phil Campbell Q
> Kansas, chairman of the rule
committee of the house. Just a
Senator McCumber as chairman c
the finance committee has show
a disposition to go along independ
entity Of White house wishes, so ha
it been difficult every now and the
! for the administration to get Chail
man Campbell to give rule where
by important legislation could
brought to an early vote. 1t is a
open fact that Mr.. Campbell's ur
!. willingness to give the administra
ton a rule so as to bring the shi
subsidy bill to a vote has been
handicap to Mr.. Harding's pt
measure.
i Democrats Not Pessimfstic.
,,l The Democratic leaders here d
- not take a pessimistic view of an
+ of the elections The Missouri col
d test they regard as personal a
p fair with an extraneous influent
-. brought in by Mr.. Wilson's Garlic
letters on Mr.. Reeds personality
q They say it presages nothing n;
+ tional or far-reaching. AS for. NJ
= Campbell's defeat in Kansas, the
= point to it as a sign of the time
Mr.. Campbell himself says i'd
strikers voted almost solid
against him. This straw is natu
:. aIly made the most of by the Den
= ocrats who count upon the cumul;
= tive power Of all the discontente
- elements in the country to swiI
Z congress in their direction ne.
a fall.
-@HRA NnRYNI