The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-04
How ell Is
Greeted by
Big Crowds
West Point Attendance Double
That Of Opponent, Who
Refuses 10 Garry Out
Schedule.
Applause Greets Talk
by p. &. POWELL.
staff Correspondent The Omaha Hee,

by y. &. POWELL.
staff Correspondent The Omaha lee,
Wcat Point Sob. Nov Especial
Telegram j-R r. Howell. candidate
FOR United States senator. spoke %
sg0 applnudlug citizens ~ Vest Point
today. M hour and half after his
opponent Gilbert NJ Hitchcock, spoke
10 an audlcpeo of i25 These arc fg
ilros Hhainptintod by James Elliott.
veteran West Point Newspaper man.
There wasn't woman In the Hitch
cock crowd Fully 30 women heard
DWELL Ahouff hmf ~ The Hitch.
!, onck audience clipped their hnnda to.
Erihor two ~ thrcc times when he
cl1Wcd llowclla audience applauded
July half u dozen times during the
speech The Hitchcock meeting was
Ychcduled hu hour cartier than II be,
san Hud WHY TO have been in the
courthouse. After waiting half an
hour after schedule for u cnrpdral's
guari to nrive m the courthouse. the
aen1tor's llcatrnanis led him 10 q
street corner, while others drummod
up n crowd. The next town on the
scnator's aohedulo was seribnor,
Fails to Explain Vote.
Howell was to arrive there an houf
after the senator. The senator didn't
appear IN SuiLncr lie pleaded bad
roads and went 10 Blair FOR night
meeting Tho Howell party drove over
tho fouda from West Point 10 srlb.
ner with eape
The senators principle plea for re.
election 70 D third term wne the fact
he was born IN Nebraska He told
his listeners his birthplace three dis.
tluct times lie pleaded haste In his
speech and under this plen failed to
defend his vote for tho Esch Cum
Minis law. which has forced tho pub.
lie 10 pay annually $500 900 900 more
IA transportation than before It's en-.
netment. He failed 10 defend his dou.
ble.cross and crossed fingers on the
prohibition quomlon. his double.cross
on women Suffrage, hs flight from
the senate chamber at important roll
calls, his failure TO fight the tariff In
Warrington, which he denounces in
Nebraska before election
Talks on Tariff.
But, the senator did take up the tar
iff Goodness yes. He told his listen.
efs II hadn't affected them yet. But,
sjolieye him, II would send them at
most into the hereafter IN months to
come Yes, sir, he asserted It would
odd annually 10 their burdens, believe
him n cool five billion annually. which
ia two billion in excess OF his early
figures given when he first came into
Nebraska. and before he learned how
serious the political situation was in
Nebraska for him
Yes, and the senator talked defla
ton. Although the steps In defatlon
were taken by the federal reserve
board months before the republicans
went into power nnd the board at no
time had moro than one republican
member. tho senator, without a trem-
or or blinking Of an eyelash, calmly
told his listeners the republicans did
It.
Then the senator launched into a
vitriolic attack upon Charles II. Ran
dali. republican candidate for gov
ernor, blaming Randall for high taxes
because he was a member OF the state
senate Mt a time war prices were in
effect and II took more money to run
the state government the same as any
other fern of business.
Mr.. Howell read to his listeners the
A. II. c. of deflation. He described
Secret t,ry McAdoos failure to follow
the law and obtain bonds for the II
billion loaned Europe before and after
the war, lie made 1t plain to his lis
teners how the Esch. Cummins law for
Nhieh his opponent voted stifled COM
petition and in reality, through the
Interstate Commerce commission,
guaranteed railroads a minimum re-
turn and Increased rates beyond the
ordinary mans dream Of avarlce.
Favors Farm bloc.
b Mr. Howell also Landed the work Of
the farm bloc. the first step toward
united action fur agricultural inter
ests in congress- and pledged himself
IL icin this hoe in fights for q square
deal Tor the farmer.
Representative Henry Rshrens now
candidate for state senator, accom-
PANIED the PARTY from stanton 10
West Point fle stated that beyond a
doubt tha farmers ~ his district
would rlve Howell one % the bieEest
maioules ever aetoried a republican
candidate
with speeches Bf Scfbner and
Hooper touishi Mr Howell urstlical
it concluded hs eNMpalsa nutstatt
lt ended cshi weeks spent lA cam
iaisniue outside u omaha dHr.ns
which hs Ms df,,ga ara sIoktn ~ ~
sauut.es aria fhtU sea towns %
approximately aa pcoris
chsnes " ERadal gsndAats Or
ea,,rne followed No Howell io
sreakrs af West raut