The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-05
DEFEAT FOR NEW
STARTS NEW ROW
Sharp Political Debate
Begun Between King
and Mccormick
NEW OUT OF NEWBERRY
Will Be an Issue, Says King,
But Mccormick Defies Him
to Champion League

wAsH1NGTONM1y i,--Thc defeat
of Senator Harry s. Ncw in the In
diana primary led 10 a sharp polItl-
cal debate IN tho senate this after
noon between Senator King. demo-
crat OF Utah ana Senator McCor-
mick. republican OF Illinois Klng
said the Indiana republicans had |
taken tho "Ncw ont OF Nowbcrry" |
and that seating OF Ncwbcrry by the |
senate would bo an issue in coming |
senatorial ana congressional cam |
paigns.
"Nou republicans have fear in |
your hearts and your faces are |
blanched."
Dcflcs Them Go Back League.
Senator Mccormick denied that |
the Nowborry fight In tho senate |
would be an issue IN the forthcoming |
primaries and elections ana declared |
that the league of nations would be |
the principal bone OF contention. Ilo |
challenged tho democrats 20 accept |
tho league as an issue except In |
southern states.
The galleries cheered Justify sew
eral times during tho debate and
Vice President Coolidge was forced
To rap loudly for order.
Senator Oddic, Tcpublica OF Ne
vada. entered the debate TO declare
that Henry Ford wanted the New
berry issue before the people because
~ helped him to sell his automo-
bles'
Not Interested In "Tikzlcs."
"Im not Interested In tin lizzios."
King said az the galleries laughed.
IL do not know that tho American
people will keep tho issue In the
foreground"
"Where aro the democratic senn-
tors on the question OF the league
of nations2" interrupted Senator
Mccormick
"I do not know how my colleagues
stand. but ! believe the league OF ma
tions is vital question for tho fu-
ture." replied King, 1T cannot bo
downcd by the republicans and II
will be hero today, tomorrow and
next year until. In Gods province,
the United States enters n world as
ISOLATION of nations"
u. &. In Lcague--No Genoa.
"Where would the United States
be at Genoa?" asked Senator Me-
Cormick.
There would have been no Genon
IL
the Versailles treaty." replied King.
''Thcy probably would have frisked
us before now" Mccormick declared.
"You republicans have frisked us
of millions OF dollars in deprecated
values of our product" replied King.
hotly. The league could have done
no worse"
WASHINGTON. May 4-Recover-
ing somewhat from the acute shock
administered In the Indiana primar-
les. political Washington set about
today to ferret out the reasons un-
derlying the smashing defeat suf-
fered by the republican organization.
both state and national, at the hands
of Albert j. Beverldge, who. as n
progressive for the last 10 years
has been an open enemy OF organ
lied republicanism.
Thought New Easy Winner.
The Beverldge victory over Sena-
tor Harry $. New. an acknowledged
administration spokesman, has
Jared tho regular" republican or
ganization In Washington severely.
Republican leaders In tho senate and
In the administration generally had
expected Now to come home easily
and the suddenncss of the shock left
them gasping.
exuberant today. They were twitting
their republican friends in the capt.
tol cloakrooms and wherever polti-
clans gathered. 10 the democrats,
the Beveridge victory spells n "re-
pudiation of the administration" and
.presages democratic success next
November.
Hull In Glonting Mood.
''The defeat Of Senator New Il n
defeat Tor the Harding administra-
tion: Il can bo interpreted in no
other way" said Cordell Hun. chair
man of tho democratic national com.
mlttee. "In 1920 the republican
leaders conducted tho voters OF tho
country to the top of the mountain
and there they pointed out the prim.
ised land that lay In the valley be,
low. They pointed to decreased tax.
alton, increased business. good times
nonentanglement with Europe and q
dozen other things. all Of which they
have failed to bring forth.
They broke their promise TO tn,
voters of tho country and now tn,
voters are proceeding 10 exact re
venge. Tho Indiana result Is tn,
first step in that direction. Th,
country is going to take longer steps
in that direction next November
Retribution IS ovcrtaking tho re
publicans.'
Most Republicans Silent.
The republicans for tho most part
remained silent today, contentiul
themselves with pointing out tha
Senator Beverdge "is a republican
and made his primary campaign or
strictly republican platform, pledg
ing himself 20 support the nationa
administration"