The Washington herald., 1922-01-29
RIVAL POLITICS
STIRRING AS 1922
CAMPAIGN OPENS
Ohio Will Be a Battle.
ground in Fight for
Control of Congress.

House OF Representatives and one
third of the Senate and thereby
test the confidence OF the country
In the Harding administration is
already under way.
The Republicans are pointing
with pride" to the accomplishments
OF the administration In its first
year, while the Democrats are
viewing with alarm" the Repub-
lican record. and loudly calling for
the reputation of the Harding re-
gime.
President Harding and the Repub-
lican leaders In Congress are striv-
Ing to round out completed pro-
gram of legislation and administra-
tive reforms that will command the
unquestioning Endorsement OF the
electorate. There Is no possibility
OF the Republicans losing control
Of the Senate in this election. but
they are prepared for the usual
"off-year" reduction OF the majority
in the House of the party in power.
and their chief concern will be to
prevent this reduction from touch
ing the vanishing point.
Loss of the House would put a
crimp in the legislative program of
the Harding administration and be
regarded as damaging the prospects
OF Republican success in 1924.
Ohio . Battle-Ground.
Ohio. the Presidents State, will
be the great spectacular battle
ground of the campaign. The Dem
ocrats regard conditions in Ohio
particularly promising not only fol-
achieving a reputation of the ad-
ministration, but for developing a
Presidential candidate OF their own
In the process.
Senator Pomerere, Democrat, one
of the ablest members of the Up
per House. is a candidate for re-
election, without opposition in his
own party. He will be a formida-
BILE candidate for even the ablest
available Republican in Ohio to op-
pose. II he wins he will become al
once a leading candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent in 1924. The Pomerene cam
paign was inaugurated at a Demo-
cratic love feast at Trails End, for
mer Gov. Cox's home at Dayton.
last Wednesday.
Representative Tess probably will
be a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Senator. and Rep
resentative Burton, who formerly
was in the Senate, also may run
II both come out 1t Is not unlikely
that Walter Brown. of Toledo, will
jump into the race. Governor Davis
has announced that he will not be
candidate and Representative
Longworth is not likely to run.
Senator Pomerene led the fight 10
unseat Newberry and intends to
dwell on the question of enormous
campaign expenditures in his can
vass for reelection. He made
much of that issue in his success
full contest with Herrick in 1915.
Excitement I'm Indiana.
Indiana Is already seething with
excitement over the contest be-
tween Senator Harry s. New and
former Senator Albert ]. Beveridge
for the Republican nomination for
Senator in the primary on May 2
Senator New, who is up against the
biggest tight of his political career,
left here last week to remain until
primary day, making his bid for re-
nomination.
Mr.. Beveridge has not made a
formal announcement OF his can
didacy but il is believed to be i'm
minent. He has been touring In
diana for six months speaking not
on political questions but on the
Bible and moral topics, chiefly be-
fore women's clubs.
The former Senator has an enor-
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sufficient organization backing /!
the important consideration in his
case. The Republican organization
Is backing New except in Marion
County. where 1t was captured BY
Shank was elected in Indianapolis
The adherents of Senator Watson
actively co-operated with the Bev
eridge forces in electing Shank snc
are reported to be aiding Beveridgt
in other parts Of the State.
G, o. p. Split Expected
The fight will be a bitter one and
whatever the outcome the Demo
Gratis are counting upon a Republi'
can split in the election sufficient
to enable the Democratic nominee
to walk in. They are trying t
IOTfneT VIC
Riley Marshall for their nominee
but he is baking. He is quoted as
declaring that he has had enough
of Washington, that he would not
take the Senatorial nomination on
silver platter but that he woulc
like to be governor again. If his
fellow Hoosiers want to do him
real honor. Other possible Demo
cratic candidates are former Gov
ernor Ralston, L. Ert Slack, former
district attorney, and Claude Bow
ers, a Fort Wayne editor.
Senator Townsend is reputed to
have a hard fight on his hands fol-
denomination. John G. Emery. OF
|, Grand Rapids, former national COM
mander of the American Legion, has
announced his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination, and Represen'
tative Kelley and Whitney Watkins
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