The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
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Republican Congress at
 Last Has Gone to Work
Senate Adopts Night Sessions Means of Wearing Down Democratic Opposition to Proposed Tariff
 Measure-New Defeat Was Lesson
By ROBERT T. SMALL Special Correspondent of The Age-HeraId (Copyright, 1922, by The Axe-Her.ldl

Congress on April II, 1921. One would be inclined to ask in the cir cumstances. why the great rush at this late hour of 1922?
 Answer Is Simple
 The answer is simple. Some of the senators have seen a great light. The defeat Of Senator Harry New by AL bert Beveridge in Indiana was reve- lation. The chill it sent to some stout hearts still holds them in an Icy clasp. The fear of being defea ted in their own. party for renomination IS far more real to some senators at this moment than concern over possi- ble democratic successes at the polls in November.
 Tt is all very well to tell US to stay on the job in Washington and that the folks back home will look out for our interests" said distin- gulshed western senator to this cor respondent today. Harry New stayed on the job here attending to his sena- torial duties, while brother Bever- idge was on the stump in indiana Harry said the folks at home will look after me and they did.
 A number of republican senators frankly have told their colleagues that they cannot afford to remain in Washington much longer. Their po- iitical lives are at stake in the pri- maries which are near at hand and none of them wants to suffer the fate or Harry New. It would be difficult to overstate the depressing effect the result in Indiana has had upon the republican senators faced with opposition in their own party this year. One or two democrats also are fighting with their backs to the wall. This Is particularly true of Senator Reed, of Missouri. who not only is opposed by Breckinridge Long, but by former President Wilson as we'll It will be interesting to See the Will son influence upon the democrats of the show me" state. for the former president has plainly shown in his campaign letters that he is seeking 10 re-establish. or re-assert my po- litical leadership" Senator Reed has long since left Washington and gone to the battle ground
 Course Will Re Followed
 His course will be followed soon by some of his distinguished repub- lican colleagues. Senator Lodge, Massachusetts. republican leader in tEe upper branch, is among those senators who have stated they can not tarry here much longer Senator Lodge has real fight on his hands and he does not care who, besides himself. knows it.. If he is success fui in disposing Of all opposition in his own party, he will still have battle royal with the democrats in November, for word has gone far and wide in democratic circles. to Get Lodge" and many a long range democratic gun will be trained on the senior senator from Massachus- etts in the fall.
 Senator McCumber, successor to Penrose as chairman of the finance committee, is perhaps in the most difficult position of any of the re- publican senator's. He is faced by very serious opposition at home in North Dakota Their primaries there are to be in June and there seems no chance at this writing that the tariff will be disposed of in the Senate by that time. Being in charge of the