The Washington times., 1922-11-04
FRANCE FIGHTS
OWN PARTY IN
H|SCAMP PA|GN
political Maverick Maryland
Senator Classifies Himself.
For Russia and Rum.
by GEORGE X. HOLMES,
International News Service.

While the country has thrilled TO
the political exploits Of Brookhart
In Iowa, Reed In Missouri, Beveridge
in Indiana, and other outstanding
personalities in this campaign of
1922, here almost In the shadow OF
the Capitol there is being brought
to a close today the most spectacular
zone man campaign" OF the season
conducted Of. by and for Joseph
Irwin France, Republican Senator
from Maryland.
Frances position is unique among
this seasons candidates. II Is per.
haps comparable only to that OF
Reed in Missouri, and even there the
analogy fails for Reed has conducte cd
his fight within party lines. whereas
Franc" has Campaigned squarely on
his record, and his record is mostly
outside all party lines.
He is the only Senatorial candidate
this year to advOCate. without any
reservation whatsoever. recognition
and full dealings with soviet Russia:
h" advocates, not light wines and
beers but III" complete repeal of
the Eighteenth amendment: he wa
;he only senator Of ninety.six TO vote
against the naval limitation treaty;
he has been the champion in the
Senate of many OF the foreign
groups contained In his constituency
and IL ~ upon this totally indie.
pendent and irregular" record
that he feels confident today he will
be returned 10 Washington for an.
other six years.
Opposed by Own Party.
France is political maverick"
self-acknowledged and sell. .classi.
fled. The Republican national or
ganization in distributing speakers
20 aid its candidates conveniently
overlooked Maryland; he is opposed
within his own State organization
no less bitterly than in the Demo.
cratic organization OF Maryland
and yet, withal, he is conceded today
good chance of winning on Tues.
dav.
His opponent. William Cabell
/ Bruce, an Old.timc Maryland Demo
! "rat, prominent in legal and social
circles, has savagely attacked his
record. "Bolshev!st and Socialist"
have been hurled at Frances head
almost daily for three months, and
I the urhanc Senator from Maryland
has calmly accepted the epithets.
There IL only one class to which
Senator France can appeal" said
Bruce heatedly in one OF his clos.
ing speeches. THAT Is the holshe-
Ivists-ahsolutcly unassimilated in
our population. There are some in
our State-they belong to Senator
France. not to me"
France made no denial OF the
charges. Instead he silently accept
I'd the diatribe. and forthwith &C.
2 % QnI 90 l.
Il stand on my record ana my
convictions" said Senator France
II am no hypOcritc. vote my own
convictions; not someone clse's."
The Democrats are confident OF
their ability To defeat France, al
though they concede that the Sena-
tor will pick up n tremendous color.
ed and foreignborn vote. which is
heavy anyway.
Appeals to Housewives.
But If France wins--and he is
conceded good chance of winning
party managers in both Republi.
can and Democratic organizations.
will throw their hands in the air
and quit. lie will not only have
defeated the Democratic organiza
ton. hut good part of his own
organization as well. His nomina.
ton. not by primary by by party
convention. badly split the Repub-
!ican ranks.
France has conducted n campaign
wholly without precedent in Mary
land politics. He has flooded the
state with his Senatorial speeches
and tudiCiously enclosed with them
literature on baking. cooking and
other domestic tasks, designed to
appeal to the housewife.
If he wins, 1t is conceded today
nc will occupy a position in Mary
land comparable only to that of
LaFollctte in Wisconsin.