East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-10
Making Hot
Fight to Beat
Senator Reed

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 10.-United
Press) With the Missouri primary
election yet nearly month distant.
statewide interest in the United
States senatorial contests-especially
1.-THE democratic-ha already reached
the boiling over" point.
Breckenridge Long, former third as
sistant secretary of state during Will
sons administration and Robert L..
Young, of st. Joseph, are seeking the
mantle of Senator James A. Reed.
| II it an out-and-ou fight between
| Reed and Long and their battle lines
are clearly drawn At the outset of
the campaign former President
Woodrow Wilson wrote a series of let
| ters to ST. Louis newspapers and pol
iiticans charging Reed in substance
with deserting the democratic stand
ard. In one communication, he term
ed the silver-tongued Missourian a
'marplot.'
| The Wilson letters are interested
Throughout the state as Wilson's pas
sive at least, support of Long against
Reed, although the formers name
was never directly mentioned.
! Reed has replied in his character
listically smashing, aggressive manner.
Taking the stump the first week in
May, the senator at once leaped to tho
aggressive, defending his own poliH-
cal record ard challenging that OF
Longs
The republican situation is more
complicated. Seven candidates filed
to have their names placed on the
ballot for submission to the voters at
the primary August 1.
They are r. r. Brewster, Kansas
City lawyer; state Senator David
Proctor, Kansas City; Attorney Cen
eraI Jesse w. Barrett; John c. Nc
Einley, former lieutenant governor;
William Sacks, st. Louis millionaire
banker; Colonel John H. Parker,
commandant of the seventh army
corps area, and Sterling p. Bond St.
Louis.
The nomination today apparently !
lies between the first Z four named. |
None can strictly be termed the "old |
guard candidate Brewster who took |
the stump for Roosevelt enjoys the /
support of every Kansas City newspa-
per. that of Governor Arthur VI.
Hyde. and presumably the state or
He also has the backing
Df the Kansas City "house- cleaning"
element and is favored by many st.
Louis republican leaders.
|
declares he will carry IS
Der cent of the counties of the state.
But the democratic senatorial con-
est apparently far overshadows inter-
st in the republican fight. So strenu-
'us has been Reeds stumping tour
hat early in June. his hackers feared H
L. might suffer physical brea kdown II
ghcn he was forced to quit speaking
ne uisht in the middle of an address. HI
ie rallied overnight. however. and has y
ince taken up the fight more vigor-
usly than before
The democratic state committee hes I
sued a formal statement declaring It I
oeS not support the candidacy of auv I
ldividual in the primary. I
Reeds strength will come maialv 4
ON the larger cities, his friends al !
it, lmpart al observers declare that ;
a score OF counties Long has n lrad I
from two To five 10 one. Reed Will :
icnd the closing DAYS Of the cam ,
Iign in the small rural communities. ,
hilC Long will stump in the cities ,
Whether Reed can overcome tli.s >
tuation hy a big vote in 81 Louis and ,
lnsls CITY. OF by making gains >
roueh personal appeals between >
wv and August ! is one OF ths big =
iestions OF the campaign. .