The New York herald., 1922-12-29

tRep., WyO.), candidate Tor senator
Voted for the bonus and was de-
feated.
Senator Miles Poirlfexter (Rep.,
Wash Voted for the bonus and was
defeated.
Antis Who Were Defeated.
These Senators voted against the
bonus and were defeated:
Senator William NJ. Calder (Rep.,
y. Y)--Admitted to have been de-
fcated by the tariff and the wet and
dry issue.
Senator Joseph S. Frelingtuysen
(Rep., n. J)--Admitted to have been
defeated by the wet and dry issue.
Senator. Il. Coleman du Pont (Rep..
Del. Dedicated by a narrow margin
on local issues with which the bonus
had nothing TO do.
Senator Joseph j. France (Rep.,
Md l-Defeated because of his radical
views and local influences.
Ants Who Won mt the Polls.
1.-The Senators who voted against the
bonus and were reelected were the
following
Senator Claud Swanson tDem.. Va.)
Received the largest majority ever
given him.
Senator WI III King Dem.. Utah)
Reelected despite a vigorous effort
by bonus raiders in the American
Eegion To defeat him.
Senator George Wharton Pepper
(Rep., Pa. Received the largest ma
.iority given to q successful candidate
in his state.
Senator David Reed (Rep.. Pa. y
Received ~the next largest majority
given successful candidate in his
State.
Pro-Bonus Men Reelected.
The Senators who voted for>~the
bonus and were reelected were the fol-
lowing.
Senator Henry r. Ashurst tDem.,
Ariz.).
Senator Hiram w. Johnson (Rep.,
CALI.
Senator A. A. Jones (Dem.. n. Nj.
Sefator Robert Nj. La Toilette (Ind.
Rep, Wis.,.
Senator Kenneth Mcclellan tDem.,
Tenn).
Senator Key Pitman (Dem.. Nev).
Senator James A. Reed (Dem., Mo-.
Senator Park Trammell (Dem., Fla.).
Bait Proved Worthless.
Impartial observers who have close
ly analyzed the results of the Con-
gressional elections agree that as a
political bait for votes the bonus
proved worthless. In almost every in
stance where it was intruded it proved
of little. If any, value one way or
the other.
In view Of the fact. however that
the sordid element in the American
Legion made a concerted effort to de-
feat candidates for reelection who
voted against the bonus and to re-
elect those who had voted for it. it is
Enthusiastically clear that the unor-
ganized taxpayers emphasized their
resentment against those candidates
who had voted to place heavier bur-
dens on their shoulders.
These considerations have weighed
heavily in the revival OF agitation in
favor OF renewing the fight for the
bonus in the present and coming ses-
sions OF Congress. Senators and Rep
resentatives who became panic stricken
at the threats of the bonus raiders In
the American Legion appear TO be re-
covering from the frenzy of fear which
gpaded them to obey the lash of the
bonus promoters in the Legion.
OF course Mr.. Fordney. who has
probably caused the Republican party
more trouble and lost it a greater
number of votes than any other man
i'm the two houses with the exception
Of Senator McCumber (Rep., N. d.,
is again clamoring for the bonus. In
cidentally Senator McCumber, who
was the daddy" of the bonus in the
Senate. could not even win re-
nomination with the.f power of the
sordid element of the American Legion
lined up back of him.
rordney's Waning Power.
Mr.. Fordney is again coming up
with bonus proposition. He appears
to be perfectly willing to load the
party nVNh VIII ~ 'eoS
gering bill to be paid through taxes.
InasmucE as his influence in the pres
ent Congress is negligible and his face
will be-missing in the next. MIR. Ford
ney's present bonus activities are
actually of little consequence There
is no question, however, that he will
Introduce and fight for any bill that
the raiders in the American Legion
put into his hands.
With the same lack OF tact and his
tendency toward log rolling policies
which have characterized his Con-
gressional career, Mr.. Fordney refuses
to heed protests against any revival
of his bonus project. He recently
informed Mr. Allen, the head of the
organization OF American Legion
members opposed to the bonus. that
he had thrown protest sent him by
Mr.. Allen Into the waste basket"
This action harmonized completely
WITH tie previous methods of Mr..
Fordncy.
Despite his treatment of the pro-
test, however, the sponsors of the
Legion members opposed to the bonus
intend TO go ahead with their plan
for taking a poll of the country. They
are confident il will reveal the fact
that there are more members Of the
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