New-York tribune., 1922-10-28
Exireme Liberal 10 Sweep
Through to Victory in
Senatorial Race Despite
Bolt Of $4,000 Voters
Entire Ticket With Him
Crop Situation Makes the
Promises of Relief Pile
Up the Farmers Support
BY Carter Field

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shs Republican party has faced in this
<tase since 1912. the election of Smith
pvooahart as United States Senator is
.,mrsd. His majority will not be less
,asu 10000, according to the most
earesul calculations, and the entire Re-
publican ticket will sweep through.
There are fights in several of the
Congressional districts that will pull
The Republican maiorities down, but
here is not ons district in which the
chances Of the Democratic candidate
could be considered good. No one can
M found to bet even money on the
s5ances of any Democratic Congress
sorai nominee.
Nr. Brookhart. who will be elected
II III out the two years of the unex-
,ifed term Of William S. Kenyon, who
sfew on the Federal bench and whose
est is now being held, under. appoint
nsnt by the Governor by Charles A.
sswscn, is an extreme liberal, to say
&e least, but he Is not the economic
assbrand that he has been painted in
he East For example, he does not
kiieve IN government ownership of
niroads or of the principle Of gov
arnent operation at all.
Causes Republican Bolt
Zig radical utterances, particularly
sseeping in the primary campaign and
eniy slightly tempered since then, have
resulted in a bolt which it is csti-
rated will carry about $4,000 to $4,000
republicans who have voted the Re-
yblican ticket year in and year out
al their lives over to the Demo-
cratic camp. More than half of the
Rspublican business and professional
men In the various cities and towns
vii vote for Clyde Herring. the DEM
csrstic Senatorial nominee, according
70 careful estimates made--not by
Democrats, but by the Republican
leaders, who are working to put Brook
aart over.
The fact that there is an open bolt,
headed by three former Republican
Goyernors, has slowed down the en-
.husiasm of the anti Brookhart men
rsther than encouraged it. For even
tie high estimate of $4,000 Repub-
Eeans who may vote for Herring is
far from complete roster of the Re-
yahlicans who are opposed to Brook
lns Probably three times that many
2.sublicans, disappearing of Brook
mnas strongly on economic grounds
asthose who are going to bolt, have
dtsided to vote the ticket straight, any
sE. and see how the thing works out
With him In the Senate. sF@fks
VIII Find His Horns Clipped
The motives for this are among the
most interesting political development
D this whole Middle Western country.
ome say that it will be a good thing
or the radical element of the state to
ave this representative, in whom they
rust, at Washington. He will find
lin self, they predict, absolutely un-
'ble to carry out the pledges he has
nade-fer reducing freight rates with
,ut cutting wages, for instance-and
will discover that after all the govern
nent is no. being conducted by pack
u thieves who are looting the poor for
The benefit of Wall Street.
At the end of two years, they point
out, Brookhart will come UP for renom-
nation, and must stand or fall on his
record instead of purely on promises.
1t must be admitted that many Repub-
licans are supporting Brookhart with
The firm conviction that his election
presents the easiest path to real con-
servatlye victory two years from now,
whereas the election of conservative
Democrat t-such as Herring would re-
suit only in insuring Brookhart's cleo
ssion for six-year term two years
hence.
Brookhart has been vigorously criti-
ciIiag the -Cunmins law and this
efEiclsm has keenly wounded the pride
ano feelings of Senator Albert B. Cum
INNS, whose colleague Brookhart will
De when elected. Cummins is known
10 De hostile to Brookhart chiefly as
= result of this attack on the Esch-
S,ummlns law. He is not for Herring,
however, resenting keenly the fact that
personal letter he wrote in which
ne crltlclzed Brookhart was made pub
az, 80 he is taking no part in the
saihpalgn Whatever, except that dim
nsr .'.,, mas been arranged at which he
VIII make defense of the Esch- Cum
INNS law. The Senator does not plan
y mention Brookhart's name at this
SaRer, but merely to discuss and de-
vac the law Of which he is co-author.
Has Farm and Labor Votes
mere has been one other unpleasant
.ssppiication - - besides the making public
= me Cumnins letter, and that was
a. interview given out by President
ss,saiuings father during a Grand Army
snaeampment here, in which he said
.s.eoxnart was not the kind of man
s.. ssased at Washington. Because this
+ sss.ement sn was made after the primary
~ ~. winch Brookhart was nominated it
go virtual bombshell. When it, was
49,. Ssaaeo later, however, that the Presi-
s.t was keenly distressed by his
salher's comment. and certainly had
ors INSPIRED it, the effect rather died
Meanwhile Brookhart has been get.
sng the advantage of most of the other
s.t.sss, For example, right after the
sv'lers convention gossip was snread
s,Vsa s,eund that their meeting was ;nsti-
sssso ss;,:o and controlled by the public
s.,.lsy s.,y interests of the state. some
son. ss Deing given it by the fact that
,s ,a.s. " the prominent movers in the
trsaip tp convention were connected with
Nss.oh and high tension power lines.
H,oassaa this sort of report helped
tl,maaart among the labor and farm
s;lj s;ljsss, s;a, and it is with these that he
ma pae up the votes. It is confidently
s,st;. s,t;ssed that he will gain four Demo-
IL Ilss Is votes for every Republican vote
esss sss This is admitted by Republi-
srss;. Nao intend to bolt and by Demo-
ss,.s. eaders as we'll, the latter al~,
Iahnr that they cannot hold their
Den.s D. votes, really the backbone of the
4 aatic sc party in Iowa, for Herring
ls;ll; Brookhart. Herring is q
aasvs.asaire, likes society and Is con-
ext,ssve, exstaslve, while Brookhart is the other
snd affecting square-toed I shoes
ask;nu clothes, with the result of