The Washington times., 1922-08-03
Reed Vote Cheered as
Big Personal Tribute
By IrrecOncilables
BY JAMES r. NOURSE,
Universal Service.

Not within the history Of Amer.
lean election contests has a candi-
date for high office won a greater
personal triumph that that achieved
by Senator James A. Reed in Tues
days primary election in Missouri.
Reeds victory is Of nation wide
significance. For the issue In his
campaign was wisconsin. It was
Woodrow Wilson and his policies, in.
Guiding the discarded League Of Ma
tions, against Reed and his defiant
and patriotic opposition to oil that
wisconsin and the League OF Ma.
tions meant,
In Higher Estem.
Reeds triumph is wilson's repudi.
alton. Wilson and his supporters
threw into the Missouri contest
every argument they could conceive
Of in the effort to lure the Missouri
voters away from Reeds standard.
Personal letters written by Wilson
were sent to trusted satellites In
Missouri and published in the news.
papers urging the voters to turn
against Reed because he was hostile
to my policies Breckinridse
Long was supported as the Wilson
candidate and all the force Of the
Wilson influence was behind him.
Biggest Vote In Missouri.
Reed apparently has beaten Long
by bigger vote than was ever be-
fore cast in a Missouri primary.
His return to the Senate will make
him not only a dominant figure in
the Democratic party, but II will
atone in a measure for the injury
done him in the San Francisco con.
vention Of 1920, when the Wilson
supporters refused to seat him as
delegate.
In another respect, Reeds victory
Is of tremendous significance to the
country. He is the first one of the
"irreconcilable" opponents of the
League Of Nations to come up for
reelection since the Versailles
treaty was rejected. Had he been
defeated, supporters of the League
would have bee nquick 70 claim
that the League still had some
friends In the country. But his re.
markable vote in Missouri comes
nearer to being a referendum on
the League issue than could pos
slbly have been held in any other
State. and his victory therefore
means a Reputation Of the League
as well as Of Woodrow Wilson and
all those who supported II.
The Senate was overjoyed by the
result. Republicans, as we'll as
Reeds Democratic colleagues Join.
ed in giving expression to their
satisfaction over his great victory.
These expressions demonstrated
that Reed is equally well liked on
the Republican and Democratic
sides OF the chamber. Especially
among the Republicans who fought
with Reed in the league battle was
there rejoicing when the Missouri
returns came in.
Irreconciliables Good.
Senator Borah. leader of the Re.
publican 'irreconcilables," summed
up his feelings in the single word:
Bully" Senator Mccormick also
an irreconcilable, did not attempt
to conceal his Joy, but deferred
making a formal statement until a
later date. Senator Watson, Old
Guard leader, said he was per
sonally pleased, adding that he
would have made a speech on be-
half Of Reed II II would have
done him any good. but that appar.
emily II was not needed.
Senator Spencer, Republican COL
league OF Reed from Missouri, paid
tribute to Reeds personal popu.
larity. which, he said. was respon-
sible for the result.
Some OF Reeds warmest friends
among the Democrats sat up until
the small hours OF the morning to
get the returns. Among them were
Stanley OF Kentucky and Broussard