Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-05
tBy Mark SullivAn)

are now In head on. contact with pri-
maries, conventions and elections
which compose the political year 1872,
and which will determine the entire
membership of the lower house, to-
gether with one third of the member
ship of the senate. These primaries or
conventions begin next month.
In the one that occurs next month.
South Dakota. there will not be any
particular national interest. No SEN
ator's seat is in question. In the one
April primary. Illinois, 1t is also true
that no senatorial seat is in question;
but the country generally will be in
terested in such veteran members OF
the lower house as Martin Madden
and James Il. Mann, of Chicago. Ira
c. Copley, of Aurora, Joseph G. Cam
non of Danville, and William a. Rod
enberg, OF East st. Louis AS to several
of the less well-known Republican
members now representing Illinois, the
Democrats express confident hope of
displacing them with Democratic
nominees, who will be chosen on this
same day. April II. The present Hi
nois delegation consists of twenty-five
proportion. which the Republicans
cannot possibly hope to maintain.
The first of the May primaries. In
diana. will provide possibly the most
interesting political situation OF the
year. Ex-senator Albert J. Beveridge
New for the Republican nomination,
and the Democrats Will choose a can
didate to mako the final race In No
Nember against which ever one Of
these Republicans is the winner It is
significant OF a state OF affairs gen
cral thruout the country that altho
the decision between New and Bever-
fdge IL less than three months distant
and altho the contest is well under
way. no easily recognizable issue be-
tween the two men has yet been de-
hned-at least no issue of national
Importance. Beveridge has criticized
the present tax statute. which New
voted for; but aside from that nothing
other than local issues have been de.
veloped. This whole question Of what
are to be tho Issues IN all Of these 1922
primaries 10 Just now in the process of
begfnning to develop, and more can be
said about 1t a little later on.
Tho second OF the May prima rics,
Pennsylvania, coming on May IS. will
determine who are to bo the permanent
successors Of those two veterans who
have died within the past six months
Knox and Penrose. 1t can be predicted
confidently that George ". Pepper
who was appointed as the ad-interim
successor of Penrose. will be given a
full term when tho May prima ries
come around. But as to tho present ad-
interim successor OF Knox William T..
Crow. there may be q change Crow is
In such state OF health that his
seat In the senate cannot be source
OF much satisfaction to him. and de-
MES Pennsylvania Of steadiness of
representation much needed both by
the state and the country.
There Is general assent to tho idea
mat II the present governor of Penn
sylvania, William c. Sproul, were sent
to the United States senate with Mr..
Pepper. Pennsylvania would then have
SSnutc
better than ahy in its history. Persons
outside Of Pennsylvania whose I'm
terest Is chiefly in an improved per-
sonnel for the senate generally, would
be cheered IL this result should come
about. There seems to be two diff
culties. Ono is geographical There is
an unwrittcn rule OF Pennsylvan MIA
politics to the effect that each end of
Inc state shall have one of the SEN
efors. sproul and Pepper both come
from the east. 1t is q fact. tho. that
tnis custom of geographical distribu-
tion has been moro honored in the let.
Ter than In the spirit. During all OF
senator knox's term. he was credited
70 tho PtttsburE end OF tho state, but
IN TACT; his real home at Valley Forge
s *Hhin twenty-hvc miles Of PEN
roses home. Tho other objections to
naming Sproul consists of the fact thai
no 10 now governor. and that ho should
not. while holding that office, seek an
other one. This would seem a nexligtbl,
consioeration compared with tho dc.
sLapihty OF having a man Of knowl.
adSed stature In the senate. This whole
pennsylvania situation must develos
more clearly within few wecks. II
political sense. Pennsylvania is nov
IN the position Of being without a NOR,
less universally accepted boss, 70,
inc hfst time since tho memory of mar
runneth not to the contrary. The dea n
or fenrose removed from Pennsyl-
Nania and from the country the lest O,
Inc old-time statewide bosses
Ihe Democrats OF Pennsylvania will
OF course. also name two candidate.
Tor tho two senatorsh1ps. Here in
washington. among the national lead
.rs OF tho Democratic party, there 1.
taik or putting up excellent men
Among those discussed is Vance c
Mccormick OF Harrisburg. Mr.. Nc.
,.emick Is man of the highest abil.
those who composed tho advisers o,
PRESIDENT Wilson at tho Paris pea CO
conference. and in that capacity
made reputation for sure footedne 5,
and dependability. But tho natiopa
democratic leaders here in Washing
ton. whose confidence about tho pre,
ent year goes the length OF considerins
me Pennsylvania senatorship in tn.
lsht OF hope must necessarily be ex
traordinary optimists. Democrat II.
senator's como from Pennsylvania
soout as often as Republican sena tor,
from South Carolina
Decidedly ono of the most inter-
esting OF the senatorial situations is
mat in Missouri. Within two years,
Senator James A Reed was practical
~ read out of his party at tho San
Francisco Democratic convention be-
cause of his lack OF loyalty to Will
son. and TO Wilson's policy OF the
league of Nations. Today. Reed is
cerdited with meaning to seek re-
nomination and Reelection on his
sane old position of extreme isola-
ton from the league of nations. from
the four power treaty, from the
Genoa conference and any and every
other form of alliance. agreement
treaty. or what not. Until very re-
Gently 1t has been said that the re-
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