The New York herald., 1922-09-23
Both Parties Willing to Try
to Forget the Bonus
Controversy.
DEMOCRATIC SPLIT HERE
Hearst Rumpus Believed to
Insure Rejecting Messrs.
Miller and Calder.
ny LOUIS SEIBOLD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Sept. 22.

Special Dispatch to TIE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
washInkton. ID. c.. Sept. 22. !
With the adjournment of Congress
to-day the national Capitol ceases to
be the center OF political activities.
The direction of the contest between
the two major parties over the thirty
four Senatorial and 435 House seats
by the national committees will be
nominal and general.
The reason for this Is that there does
not appear to be any tendency on the
part OF the candidates Of the two
parties to adhere to the time honored
doctrine OF fighting over the record of
the national Administration. Most
candidates will "just run for office" on
issues to suit themselves.
In most instances State problems are
expected TO prove the deciding factors.
Republican and Democratic leaders
preparing to go out among the people
concede the probability of the tariff
cutting both ways. They are further
agreed that the long drawn out con-
troversy over the bonus will prove of
little if any value to rival candidates
Fate of Bonus Scaled.
The majority OF candidates for both
houses will be only too glad to forget
the hysteria that resulted In great
deal of irritation and ended in Scotch
verdict of not proven that had the
The tone Of President Harding's veto
shows that no bonus proposal will find
favor at the White House during his
Administration.
Republican leaders hold an optimistic
view of their chances for preserving
approximately the existing political di-
vision In the Senate, where the ma
jority of that party is "a. They are
also inclined to assume a greater de-
gree of confidence than was the case
two months ago that they will con-
troll the lower house by substantial
margin"
Conceding the most reasonable
claims of the Democratic leaders in
these States where popular resent
nent against the tariff Is anticipated.
general dissatisfaction with economic
conditions and the wet and dry con-
troversy are likely to cost the Republi-
cans three or four seats in the Senate
and from 40 to go in the lower house.
the leaders of that party do not think
they are going to lose anything ac-
tually worth keeping. The Republi-
can majority in the House is 167.
Tarin and Prohibition.
Democratic candidates in most of
and the volstcad act They are now
less confident Of their ability to divert
from Congress to Mr.. Harding popu-
lar resentment for so-called Republi-
can failures" than they were month
ago. The reason Is the firmness dis
played by the President In dealing
with two or three recent problems,
notably the bonus.
Whether he has been right or
wrong in asserting his Executive au-
thority and assuming the role OF leader
- not so important as the fact that
:.a has taken a firm and positive stand
which is admitted to have strength
ened his own position. Some OF his
Republican critics admit he 'has given
the party character" something II
has lacked.
Analysis of the national situation
sv the experts of both parties shows
that normal political conditions" have
been restored throughout the country.
There are no Democratic troubles I'm
the South and few serious Republican
factional breaks In the North and
West. Aside from Tennessee. where
Republican success two years ago en-
courared the leaders of that party.
there is not likely to be any disturb
snce OF the Democratic balance in that
section OF the country.
Democratic leaders pin their hope
for success in the Northern States on
issues that do not exercise much In
fiuence south of the Potomac--the wet
and dry agitation. for instance.
In cutting down the Democratic esti-
mates as far as Northern States are
concerned, the leaders Of Mr.. Harding's
party assert that the unterrined De-
mocracy is so completely under the
control of ''reactionary Bourbon in
terests' In the South and equally OBJ
jectionable forces in the larger cities
of the North that there Is little ground
for uneasiness.
striking the Balance.
Republicans are most concerned over