The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-08
DEEP INTEREST
IN SENATORIAL
RACES SHOWN
Wilson's Charges Against Reed
Interpreted in State as
His Passive Support
of Long.
SEVEN REPUBLICANS OUT
Brewster Supported by Hyde,
Kansas City Newspapers
and St. Louis Party
Leaders.

D. URiied Pres.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July S.-With the Mis-
souri, primary election yet nearly a month
distant, statewide interest in the United
States senatorial conteas-especially the
Democraiic-ha already reached the
''boiling over" point.
Breckenridge Long. former third AS
sistani secretary Of state during Wilson :
administration, and Robert L. Young,
Of St. Joseph, are seeking the mantle of
Senator James A. Reed.
Ii is an out-and-out fight between Reed
and Long, and their battle lines are
clearly drawn. At the outset of the
campaign. Woodrow Wilson wrote a Sc
Iies of letters to St Louis newspapers
and politicians charging Reed in SUBJ
stance with deserving the Democratic
standard. In one communication, he
termed him ''marplot."
The Wilson letters are interpreted
throughout the state as Wilson's passive,
at least, support Of Long against Reed,
although the formers name was never
directly mentioned.
Reed has replied in his characteristic
cally smashing, aggressive manner. TAX
ing the stump the first week in May, the
senator at once leaped TO the aggressive.
defending his own political record and
challenging that of Longs.
The Republican situation is more COM
plicated. Seven candidates filed TO have
their names placed on the ballot for sub
mission to the voters at the primary Au-
gust |.
They are: Il. r. Brewster, Kansas City
lawyer; State Senator David Proctor.
Kansas City; Attorney General Jesse W.
Barrett; John C. Mckinley, former lieu
tenant-governor: William Sacks, ST.
Louis millionaire ebanker; Colonel John
II. Parker, cOmmandant of the seventh
army corps area; and Sterling p Bond,
ST. Louis.
The nomination apparently lies between
the frs, four named. None can strictly
be termed the 'old guard" candidate.
Brewster, who took the stump for Roose-
welt, enjoys the support of every Kan
sas City newspaper, that of Governor Ar,
thur NJ. Hyde, and presumably the state
organization. He also has the backing
of the Kansas City ''hOuse-cleaning" ele- |
ment and is favored by many ST. Louis
Republican leaders.
Proctor, who has waged a vigorous
campaign, declares he will carry IS per |
cent OF the counties of the state.
But the Democratic senatorial contest |
apparently far oyershadows interest in |
the Republican fight. So strenuous has
been Reeds stumping tour that carly in |
June, his hackers feared he might suf- |
fer a breakdown, when he was forced to
quit speaking one night in the middle |
Of an address. He rallied overnight, how
ever, and has since taken up the fight |
more vigorously than before.
The Democratic state committee has |
issued a formal statement declaring it |
does not support the candidacy of any
individual in the primary.
Reeds strength will come mainly from
the larger cities, his friends admit. In
partial observers declare that in a score
of counties Long has lead of from two
TO five to one. Reed will spend the clos
ing days Of the campaign in the smaller
rural communities, while Long will speak
in the cities.
Whether Reed can overcome this sit.
ualion by big vote in ST. Louis and
Kansas City, or by making gains through
appeals between now and August
], is one Of the big questions Of the cam
paign.