Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-14

Republican, but belongs in the La
Toilette class.
Missouri-This is another personal
and not party election. Republicans
deserted their standard by the tens
of thousands to vote for Senator
James A. Reed, while Democrats
who tried to read him out Of the
party helped r. r. Brewster, the Re-
publican nominee. Many of the for
eign-born, particularly Germans,
who are normally Republican, went
to the aid of Mr.. Reed, as did the
vets in the state. Senator Reed won
almost single-handed, he fought des
perately for votes irrespective OF
party. His is neither Republican
He is in a class by himself, a free
lance and Independent.
Indiana-The intense personal
popularity of former Governor Raj
ston, of Indiana, who beat Beveridge
| for the United States senate, would
account partly for the result, but
not altogether. Farm discomfort was
noticeable here, but much more con
| spicuous YVES The open efforts Of
railroad mems organizations and Ia
Dor to- prevent Beveridge's election.
| The Daugherty injunction played no
small part in labOr's protest.
"Newberryism" at Home
NIichigan-NeWberry was the
principal issue here, Senator Town
send being punished for voting in
favor of his colleague, Truman
Newberry. Yet, here, as in Indiana,
! personal popularity was an lmpor-
| tant factor in the case of former
| Governor Woodbridge N. Ferris, a
grand old man" type very mucn
| like Indiana S grand old man, RAJ
ston. Both men had served well as
governors and in q protesting year
were convenient vehicles for the eX-
preston of dissatisfaction with the
existing order, and here as in In
diana, the Republican state admin
| istrationS were not as strong as
they ,niShC be and tended to pro
duce straight Democratic tickets at
the ballot box.
Ohio-Senator Pomerene. Demo
Crat. had earned the antagonism of
organized labor by his speeches dur
ing the recent strikes. He was sup
| ported by the conservative elements
| in the state, including many Repub-
| leans. He was wet in state
which voted dry this time. The ma
| tiOnal administration concentraE cd
OIL POmerene to prevent the result
| from being construed as a repudia-
| ton of the Harding administration.
! Vic Donahey, elected governor on
! the Democratic ticket OV0r Carml
| Thompson, tie personal friend OF
! President Harding, went into power
| largely because OF the unSatiStac-
! tory record Of Governor Davis, Re
| publican. Mr.. POmerCne'S defeat is
| hard to explain if this is q Demo
| cratic wear, for he was one of the
ablest Democrats in the senate and
prominently mentioned for tie
presidential nomination. Labor, dry
votes, administration effort at the
last minute, all influenced the re-
suit
Maryland.-This was the return
of a normally Democratic state to
! Democratic normalcy. w. Cabell
Bruce also benefited by the split in
the Republican party over the radi-
calism of Senator France, Rcpubi-
can nominee.
New York and New dorsey
New Jersey.-yhe ''w6ts' of Hud-
son county rolled up a big enough
majority to overcome Senator Frey
| linghuysen's lead in the remainder
of the state. That's all there is to
New Jersey. Governor Edwards
will add to the Democratic strength
in the United States senate, how
ever, on national issues.
New YOrk-Al Smiths personality
and his splendid record as governor
two years ago enabled him to win
u phenomenal race in the Empire
State. Independent voters rallied tC
his side. His was very much d per
sonal victory, though dissatisfaction
with the Harding administration ant
farm conditions contributed some
thing to the Democratic victory.
chusetts-Senator c. a d
Lodge nearly lost out because of his
accommodations of political enemies
over a long period of time. Tbs
tendency of the people to vote
against the man in office manifested
itself. Empty coal bins, the oDpsi
ton Of many women, the League oil
. Nations and dozen different ques
tons played their part in what