The New York herald., 1922-06-07
NSURCENT VICTORY
IN IOWA PRIMARIES
JOLYS REPUBLICANS
Party Leaders Stirred by
BrOOkhart's Success
Against Machine.
CONGRESS- rs AGITATED
Dissatisfaction of Voters
With Its Selfish Course
Is Conceded.
NEW COALITION FEARED
Realignment Based on Kenyon
Plan or Third Party in
Two Years Seen.
NEW COALITION FEARED
nv LOUIS sEIBoLD.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW aORk HEhALp
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. G., June 9. q
The State Of Iowa has contributed
another idea to complicate the already
confused political situation and ac-
centuate the apprehension Of Republi-
can leaders over coming events.
Iowa, which has been staging po-
litical innovations dubbed ideas" or
plans for many years. seems to be
veeringS rapidly from the moderate
conservative to the extreme radical in
politics.
This trend of Iowa's popular opinion
is indicated by the success yesterday
Of Col. Smith w. Brookhart in win
ming the Republican nomination for
the Senate, Col Brookhart is polit-
ically card indexed along with Sem
ator La Toilette (Wis.) as to type. He
seems to have polled nearly half Of
the vote cast. the rest being divided
among five candidates who were put
up to head him off. and most OF
whom were rather more conservative
than he.
Trying to Halt Reaction.
Coming ON top of the triumph OF
Albert J. Beveridge in Indiana and
Clifford Pinchot In Pennsylvania. the
Iowa results have served to increase
the mental ferment of many Admin
istration" Senators and Representa-
tives and sent them scurrying to their
respective States in an attempt to stay
the tide OF reaction against the party
in power.
The Brookhart victory is open TO
various interpretations. Administra'
tion leaders assert that the Iowa re-
suits we're "a personal victory for Col
Brookhart. reinforced with popular
protest against high taxes. undesir-
able agricultural and business conoi-
lions and the lack Of team work be-
tween the President and Congress
The leaders of the faction previously
designated as progressive, but now
coming within the category of insur-
rency against the majority element,
insist that the success of Col. Brook
hart is more than a passing political
gesture and reflects complete dissatis-
faction with the stewardship Of the
Republican party. Senator La Fol-
lette will welcome Col. Brookhart with
open arms-if the latter should be
elccted-and make him charter
member of the la Toilette progress
sive party" on the spot.
Democratic View of Result.
The Democratic view Of the Iowa
result is that the nomination OF Col.
Brookhart is merely another indica-
ton of "a political revolution"
throughout the country, and caused.
of course, by dissatisfaction with the
Harding Administration"
One Of the most significant effects
of the unexpected turnover in Iowa Is
that Administration Senators and Rep
resentatives. as also executive officials,
withheld comment on the results. They
made no attempt to answer the asser-
tions of the insurgent Republican
group or the Democrats that the Re-
publican voters in Iowa simply took
their places alongside those OF Indi-
ana and Pennsylvania in the march
away from the Harding Administra-
ton, Congress included.
Whether the new iowa idea" will
open the way to realignment OF
political groups Independent of the
two major parties remains to be seen.
Administration leaders manifestly fear
and those OF insurgent movement hope
1t will. There is no question that the
most pronounced effect of the Iowa
result has been to revive discussion
OF such an alignment as was proposed
by w. s. Kenyon when he resigned his
seat In the Senate to accept a post as
Federal Judge.
Iowa's Political Enterprises.
Many strange and startling political
enterprises have found origin in Iowa.
Some OF these have been vastly dis
turbing to the calculations of national
leaders OF the party. None has been
more pronounced than the overturn
and upsetting of the plans OF national
leaders yesterday.
AS a demonstration OF political un-
rest It seems to have been most con-
vincing. 1t may have the effect Of
putting a stop to the vagaries Of Re-
publican Congressional leaders and en-
courage n more sober appreciation Of
the unfavorable opinion of their activi-
ties held throughout the country.
The burden for bringing about this
vitality needed reform will rest largely
on the President. Even his most
ardent supporters concur In the state
ment of the insurgent elements that
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