The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-18
'NEWBERRyISM"
 WILL BE B|G ISSUE
 INFALL CAMP PAIGN
Republicans Will Seek to Ig- nore Matter-Campalgn ot
 Senator Lodge Will Be Interesting
By HUGH ". ROBERTS Washinxton Bureau. The Age-Hernld. 500 Davidson Building.


 Washington, February N17.-(Spe- eiaI)-eIn view of the outrageous republican action in the Newberry ease, there will be ahead no more burning issue than that of public morality and decency."
 This is the statement or prediction. or challenge. of Cordell Hull, the Ten nessean who is chairman of the dem- cratic national committee.
 It is already evident that he Is cor rect: that in every contest the com ing fall 'sNewberryism" will be made an issue It will be made an issue by every democrat anxious to win seat now held by republican. Even more significant is the fact that it will be made an issue by every. ambi- tious young republican imbued with enthusiastic determination to unhorse certain reigning stalworths of the "'Old Guard"
 Those who seated Newberry, on the other hand, will pedal softly. Vice President Coolidge, in his political ad- dress in Indianapolis last week, ig- nored it. And in the swan song of Senator Lodge in Boston Tuesday night, the republican leader ig- nored it.
 Emery Attacks Townsend
 That republicans who are mot gull ty of having participated in the New berry case will endeavor to defeat re- publioans who declared that the con- duct Of the Newberry campaign was a menace to the honor of the Senate aF fha Arf . and yet voted to seat Newberry, is ey- idenced by the utterance of Maj. John G. Emery, former national comman- der of the American Legion, who has announced for the Senate in the state of Newberry, Michigan.
 Emery's opponent will be Senator Townsend, regarded as an able mem Der of the Senate. Townsend repeat edly made speeches in defense of Newberry, his colleague. Emery says: "The principal issue of the re- publican party this year sould be it's own rejuvenation." He then launched into a bitter arraignment of the Sem ate for having seated Newberry.
 In connection with Emery's out ragged sentiments expressed in an eff fort to acquire a seat in the Senate, however, democrats are reminded that he is repeating history. Senator Ster- ling of South Dakota secured his seat by defeating his predecessor on the ground that he had voted for William Lorimer of Illinois. Senator Sterling, however, spoke and voted for Senator Newberry. The Newberry case, in the opinion of many democrats and some republicans, was more scandalous, in all respects than the Lorimer case.
 Lodges Campaign
 The "Old Guard" disagrees with Major Emery that the republican is sue should be the rejuvenation of the republican party, Senator Lodge, who is just entering upon his cam paign for reelection, declares that the republican party is more virile, more useful, more successful, more beneficent than ever before.
 The Lodge campaign will be inter esting. On account of his long serv- ice. his position of leadership in the Senate, his service in the armament conference, and his powerful ma chine, adequately financed. he will probably be elected. But he has many enemies. And some years ago, for the first time in it's history, Massa- chusetts elected a democratic senator, now member of the Senate. The re- cent election of James M. Curley as mayor of Boston is another matter which gives the republican forces cause for significant preparation.
 John F. Fitzgerald, formerly mem Der of the House, who was defeated six years ago by Lodge, will again oppose the republican leader. He would make a whiriwind campaign. Should he conclude to offer for the governorship, the democratic candi- date for the Senate would be Sherman L. Whipple of Boston, attorney of na- ticnal reputation.