The New York herald., 1922-04-13
CONGRESSMEN LOSE
PRIMARY FIGHTS ON
BONUS-DRY issues
Copley and Ireland, Who
Voted for Raid, Defeated
in Illinois.
HAD LEGION SUPPORT
Results Cause Sensation in
Congress, With Increasing
Anti-Bonus Reaction.
PRESSURE ON SENATORS
Lobbyists Are Trying to Stam-
pede Upper Chamber Into
Quick Action on Bill.
BY LOUIS sEIBoLD.
| Special Dispatch TO THE New YonK HERALD
! New York Herald Bureau.
] Washington. ID. c.. April 1e.

New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. c.. April IL. I
The resentment Of voters against
the $4,000, 100000 bonus raid on the
national treasury was expressed in no
unmeasured terms yesterday.
Representatives who surrendered to
the threats of the American Legion
and other bonus propagandists row
have cause to regret their action. Sem
ators who are being held to their
promises" also saw food for thought
in the primary returns from at least
two Illinois Congressional districts.
Popular wrath over tn. bonus raid
was partly responsible for the defeat of
two of the strongest men in the lower
house of Congress. In rejecting Ira
c. Copley the voters OF Illinois also
rebuked Chairman F'ordney Of the
House Ways and Means Committee
and Senator Arthur J. Capper, the
captain of the farm bloc iE the upper
house.
Both of these men indorsed Repre-
sentative Copley. They wrote letters
to his constituents urging his nomi-
nation. Mr.. Copley is a member Of the
Ways and Means Committee and as
sisted in framing the certificate loan
bonus monstrosity which is now in the
| Senate Finance Committee. He made
his fight largely on the bonus and
boasted OF his activities in framing
and advocating its passage. Locally
he was a dry" and this helped to
bring about lis defeat.
Defeat Causes Sensation.
His opponent and conqueror. Frank
r. Reid, declared himself opposed to
| the bonus and for liberalty in the
liquor laws. Mr.. Copley is one Of the
veterans in the Illinois delegation and
his defeat caused a sensation in Con-
gressional circles.
The other ILLINOIS bonus Representa-
tive who went down TO defeat was
| Clifford Ireland of the Sixteenth dis
trict, who was one OF the most active
promoters OF the bonus raid during the
contest in the House, and he, too, made
his fight for denomination on his
| championship of that measure, as well
as on the wet and dry issue locally.
He was backed by the Anti-Saloon
League. William f. Hull, his rival.
! openly opposed the bonus In his cam
paign. Both Copley and Ireland were
solidly supported by ex-service men
| demanding the bonus.
As the contest over the raid in the
| Senate will be reduced finally TO a
political proposition pure and simple
the results Of the two Illinois contests
which were fought out on the bonus
issue probably will not be without eff
feet on the minds OF some Senators
who intended to vote for the bonus
raid.
The bonus raiders who are training
their verbal guns and their threats of
| political repris ils on Senator's are try
ing to stampede the members OF the
upper chamber into immediate action.
The lobbyists OF the legion and their
volunteer associates have made a re-
quest to the members of the Senate
Finance Committee TO report the
Houses certificate loan bill at once,
with or without amendments. because
the propagandists are entirely indiffer-
ent as to the terms so long as they
get the money.
Detection of Legion Members.
Growing opposition to the bonus
scheme Is not only being reflected in
the primary contests but in the in
creased defections on the part of mem
bers from the legion itself. The latest
incident in this respect was the sur
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