Evening star., 1922-09-08


being divided. leaving him with the
majority. t.
| tatorial nomination are Representatlre
Patrick H. Kelley. MAJ JONI To- To-
Representative Kelley. he Is wen
known in Washington and has many
+ friends in Congress. He, opposeu .tne
administrations policy on naval ap-
preparations at this session put WAS
;ovcrridden by the majority.
Mai. Emery is past commander o,
the American Legion with a spiendiu
war record and very popular throush n
ont the state. Herbert Baker is
radical, some of his pollcles very
closely approximating those OF ser
ator La Toilette, and the Wisconsin n
senator's statement Is water o'ei "''
wheel in more ways than one.
When one asks why there are three
anti tf-Newberry candidates in the field.
if the object is to defeat senator
Townsend, the reply is that pernaps
the pickings seemed so good Tor tne
senatorial nomination on Tue ahn ,
! Newberry issue that they Just couio
not keep out of the race" The result
may show the pickings not so gooo.
There is no mistaking the interest,"
| in the Newberry issue. Men VINO
have been through the state attend :
ing meetings say tHdt>theE
| give little heed to the discussion OF
! the tariff or general questions until
the speakers come to the Newoerry
case, and then follow every woro
with rapt attention.
Fred NJ. Warner three times gov
ernor of the state and now republican
national committeeman, has espoused
the cause of Candidate Kelley for the
senatorial nomination. thereby incur.
! ring the displeasure of the Townsend
supporters, who claim it to be the
duty Of the national committeeman
| to keep hands off the nomination
contest and help elect the noplnee'
Mr. Warner makes no bones OF con-
| demning what he calls the Newoerry
campaign of vindicatien.
Democratic Candidate.
| The democratic candidate for the
senatorial Nomination is Woodbridge
N Ferris twice governor OF the state
and highly esteemed for his personal
worth by men of both parties. He il
known as the top-liner democrat OF
Michigan. He is making a campaign
only vigorous enough to let his views
on Newberryism be known and leav-
ing the three republican rivals to beat
the bushes and stir up the multitude
on New berryism.'
Democratic leaders feel that should
Senator Townsend be nominated. as
the result of a divided vote among
the four republican candidates. the
chances of the election of a demo-
cratic senator in November would be
very good. They think that so much
bitterness would have been aroused
against Senator Townsend it would
be sure to be manifested at the polls
by votes for the democratic nomi-
nee. The governments appeal Tor
an injunction against the railway
shopmen has aroused public senti-
ment. largely against the undertake
ing.
didate. Baker. has gained 10000 votes
by promptly coming out in opposition
to the Injunction.
Senator Townsend himself is not in
favor of the injunction. He mafntains
that injunctions against strikes are
repressive and irritating, and are
negative remedies that contribute
nothing toward a cure OF industrial
warfare.
Candidate Kelley. in speaking to- a
gathering of motor employees, said
that he agreed that 1t Is the first
duty of the government to keep the
railroads running ana TO see that the
coal is mined and distributed, but
am utterly out of sympathy with any
attempt to coerce workers by in
junction"
Mr.. Kelley also declared that if the
operators and the men cannot agree
on terms, the government should
step in and run the roads and mines
until an agreement has been effected.
He advocated, further. the holding OF
the utilities by the government until
there has been worked out a pern,a
nent agreement that will prevent re-
current strikes. p.
The last week of the primary sena-
toriai campaign is winding, up In
speechmaking all over the state, with
the candidates addressing audiences
day aud night. 1t is one of the hot
test campaigns this state, the scene OF
many bitter contests, has witnessed
in wears