The Washington herald., 1922-02-13
FARMERS IN IOWA
DECRUNTLED, BUT
G. KEEPS EDGE
Contest to- Succeed Ken
yon Narrows Down
To 8 Candidates.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNINa

by ANI nun SEAkS HENNlNG
DIES MONIES. Iowa. Feb. Ia
There !sya lot Of discomfort among
the farmers In this great acricul-
tural Commonwealth. but not
enough to give, the Democratic
party here any perceptibie encour-
agement
Iowa, according 10 present IndI-
will continue to be repre-
scented at Washington by two Re-
publican Senators and probably by
q solid Republican delegation in
the House. Such political scrap
ping as one perceives is confined TO
the ranks OF the Republican party.
little II anything being heard from
the Democrats, who appear to have
"opn down for the third time. in this
state.
Right now interest centersS on the
for successor to Senator
Kenyon, who has accepted appoint
ment as Judge. Of the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals and whose
from the Senate Gov.
Kendall is awaiting.
Three Prominent Caasidates-
There il a contest for the ap-
pointment by the governor to I'LL
the vacancy and there will be even
a livelier contest for the Republican
in the primary, June 6.
Of a candidate for Senator to serve
out the unexpired Kenyon term who
will be elected in November.
Gov. Kendall has stated that he
will appoint a man from Northern
Iowa and that has narrowed the
contest down to three candidates:
inL Of "ANarlnn
who served with distinction in the
National House OF Representatives
a few years ago and who has be-
come one Of the most widely-known
and influential political leaders In
the State; Z. C. Cunningham. sec
rotary of the. powerful Iowa Farm
Bureau Federation: and Represent
alive l.. J. Dickinson. who is strong
with the farmers and is the broth
er-in-law OF Gardner Coolies. pub
Usher of the Des Moines Register.
Must Favor Bonus.
The governor asserted that the
appointee must be favorable to the
program of agriculture legislation
Endorsed by the farm bloc in Con-
gress and favorable to soldier
bonus legislation and a sincere sup
porter OF lHe piO"'OO"
ment.
Pickett has the support OF the
Republican organization through
out Of the State TO a conspicuous ex-
tent and of a dozen or more of the
largest and most influential news
papers. He stands for legislation
favorable to agriculture as the basic
industry OF Iowa. but he has as.
serted that il sent to Washington
he will go as a representative oil
the whole and not of a particular
class of citizens.
Mr.. Cunningham is the real farm
bloc candidate. having the power
full support of the organizat or
which works hand in glove with
the group in the Senate of which
Mr.. Kenyon has been the acknowl'
edged leader. Many Republican
politicians here believe that Mr.
Cunningham is most likely to re-
ceive the appointment.
No Democratic Candidates.
In any event both Mr.. Pickett ant
Mr.. Cunningham and possibly Rep
resentatIve Dickinson will be can
didates for the nomination in thu
june IN haSA
the lines will be drawn dehnitel!
between candidates whose appeal IL
to the farmers almost eXclusivel!
and those candidates who refuse Il
pledge themselves to take order
from any particular group.
No candidates for the Democratic
nomination for Senator have beer
developed up to date. The effort Of
Senator Pat Harrison and othel
Democrats. together with som'
Eastern Republicans. to make it ap
pear that President Harding haC
kicked Kenyon upstairs" to dea
the farm bloc in the Senate a stag
gering blow. is strongly condemned
by the more conservative agraiar
leaders here. 1t is pointed out thai
with Kenyon desiring to go on tn,
bench he would have received tn,
appointment even had there been NJ
farm bloc in the Senate whose &C
tivity was annoying to the Presi
dent.
The farmers in Iowa have beer
hit hard by the postwar readjust'
ment and If you take it from the
radical farm organizations they are
going to create havoc politically
this year. The radical farm leaders
are seeking. to join hands with the
labor organizations but apparently
the farmers do not take kindly &c
the move. At recent Farmer
Labor meeting, stayed by radicals
labor was well represented. but the
farmers were conspicuous by their
absence.
Leaders of the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton say that the average farm
er feels that he has been made the
goat in postwar defiation. but that
he does not blame the Harding ad-
ministration or the Republican
Congress for his plight. particu-
larly as his chief complaint dates
from the Wilson administration
That complaint has to do with
credit. the farmers being convinced
that the denation policy inaugu.
rated by the Federal Reserve Board
under the Wilson administration
operated detrimentally to their in
terest.
That il was necessary to halt
the orgy OF speculation in 1919 and
1920 the federation leaders concede
hut they ropfapd chat undar fhe