Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
NEBRASKA'S ELECTION
HARD SLAP At HARDING
Members Of Congress Fear Loss
of Entire 1873 Republican Ma
jorfty in November.
New Yurk World.

New York World
Washington, July 1s.-Neb~eska ap-
~parently has followed Indiana, Iowa
and North Dakota in jumping on the
administration. The returns from the
primaries there, 70 far as they have
come in. show that Representative
Jereries. staunch and faithful fol-
lower OF the Harding policies, is being
LEFT far behind by Robert Beecher
Howell. Bull Mooser and all around
progressive. In the nce FOR The Re
publican Senatorial nomination.
The Implication OF Reputation Of the
administration rs more significant than
any OF those that preceded II. The de
feat OF New IN Indiana has been at
tributed 10 the vendetta between his
and Jim" Watson's followers. The
feud between Gronna's friends and
those OF McCumber in North Dakota
has been the favorite alibi for the de-
feat OF the latter among those who
contested the suggestion hat a rehuke
10 the administration WAS involved.
Brookhard's victory IN Iowa was at
tributed TO the personal efforts of the
radical candidate. whose radicalism
rather han his snti-administration at.
titude WIS the issue. But IN Nebraska
. Howell was frankly entt-fiarding. II,
was FOR the bonus and against the shiI
subsidy, he demands a revision down.
ward OF the tariff. which the admins
tration is now engaged in hosting
These things were in his platform, anC
he hammered at them in every speech
he made.
He 30 the most enthusiastic advo-
cate OF municipal ownership Of publi
utilities who has crossed the politca
horizon since Tom Johnson's day. an,
as Mayor OF Omaha ne went furthe,
in his rfne than any contemporary.
On the other hand, Albert w. JET
ferris is as conservative AS the Wash
ington Monument. He stands pat OF
everything the Ola Guard ever bracet
It's legs TO maintain. In the Senate n,
would have been - solid for thing.
as they are as Lodge himself.
Naturally the whole strength OF IN.
old line Republican organization on
there was behind him. The Pres!den
took no part officially, but nobod,
doubted where his heart was. TIL,
organization went the limit for him
their most conspicuous e~xpedient be
ing 10 start three other candidates O
progressive t!nge. who might be ex
pected 70 sap the strength Of Howell
while taking nothing from Jefferies.
The three near-ProKressives ma
turally were abandoned when 1T am
TO the last. and the whole volume o
votes that the administration sup
port could command went TO JeNeries
Howell's apparent victory IN III
face OF this gives a a o, tn
feeling that has been causing so mucI
perturbation among the Republica.
Congressman here.
Hitchcock. Democratic candidate 70
reelection. on the other hand seem
TO have had no trouble at all. He I
expected 20 defeat Howell, despite III
l%atter's popularity. by the usual ma
jority. Hitchcock has the pieasan
habit OF polling about 10000 Republi
can votes in Nebra ska, in addition I
Democrats. and with the alarm an
disgust Of the reactionary Republican
over Howell's beating them, this habi
is nor likely 10 be broken.
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