Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-18
REPUBLICANS At
CAPITAL ARE DAlEO
At PENNSYLVANIA
Rout Of Republican State Ma
chine Brings Terror to the
"Old Guard"
ANOTHER INDIANA WARNING
Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent

kptylnl 1lNpAtCn from Every rsNeutu8
Washington Correspondent
Washington. May ls.-There is
"waiing and gnaching OF teeth" at the
White House and among tho reaction
AIRY leaders of tho Republican party
over the result of the primary cleo
lions IN PENNSYLVANIA. The nomination
of pinchot. am ultra progressive ana
nrvh enemy OF the Old Guard, IL
shock 60 the Republican administra-
ton. and the standpatters here In
Washington are so dazcd over the re-
suit that they can not give expression
g. their feelings.
when the news reached Washing
tom that Pennsylvania had gone
wrong" there was rejoicing among the
Democrats and the Progressive Re
puhncans. and Mt the same time there
were silent lamentations among those
Republicans who constitute an into
pral part az the Harding administra-
tlon. for the latter see In the taii
OF p,nruscs state the handwriting
ON the wall" and there Is nothing now
An view Co give them comfort.
Republican leaders here have lone
been worried over the situation In
PENNSYLVANIA. ms they were worried
over senator News candidacy In In
diana. News defeat was a sad blow 70
them, hut they soon regained then
courage and turned their beseechins
aud imploring eyes on the state OF
l'rnruar. hoping the tide might turn
their way once more. hut the dreaded
calamity came. and now only the
Democrats and the Republican Pro-
rrcsslNcs are rejoicing over the re-
suit.
Rchuke 90 Administration.
Democratic leaders here see In the
result IN PENNSYLVANIA "A stunning re
huke so the Harding administration
and the Republican Congress In Their
absolute failure to meet the require
mcnts uf the country. They see In 4
q solemn protest of the people asains
che Republican Congress for It's failure
tn give the essential relief 20 a suffer
ING country. which u boosted II would
do and which the Republican Presiden
promised would be done. The Dem
ocrnts and Progressive Republicans
rejoicing over the defeat Of the rcac
tiunarics IN Pennsylvania, see in tn
result reputation NJ the reaction
aries and triumph OF Progressive
principles.
"Turadav was had day for US tor
los" arornfuuy and detiantly sai'
senator George n. Moses ~ New
llampshirv and this is what most q
his group think about the result q
thu Pennsylvania primaries.
senator Henry Cabot Lodge, VIII
a. up Tor trial az the bar OF puhlh
Judgment IN Massachusetts,. refuses
~ comment. contenting himself Will
maintenance OF digniled silence. won
dcring all the while. no doubt. IL thu
roactionary catastrophe will reach hin
IN it, crushing force.
They Have "Comc Back"
OXFORD pinchot In Pennsylvania an'
Alhcr, !. Bcveridse in Indiana, warn
personal friends and political a.>soci
ntcs, have. strange 90 say, come back
20 haunt and harass the Old Guar
Republican party. They are genuine
Is hated by the Lodges. and the res
Of the blue s,ockins" standpat grouI
Each has followed the same lines G
uolliicai action. Both We're closel
id,utined with the fortunes az forme
president Roosevelt. and each becam
n candidate for the Senate. at his per
sonal request I'm 1914. and each wa
caught in the rcceding tide OF Pre-
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