The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-09-10

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Be atched
Political Observers Believe
Outcome Will BE Index of
Popular Sentiment Re-
garding Radicalism.
Results Are Uncertain
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING
Omaha Zee Leased Wire.

Detroit, Sept. 8.-More than ordi,
nary Importance attaches TO the re-
publican primary in Michigan mex
Tuesday. II is going TO shed ligh'
on the most interesting political phe
nomenon OF the hour.
The attention OF the whole eoun
try has been directed to the spirit oI
radicalsm, progressiveness, protest
insurgency (call it what you may)
which has been playing havoc with
the republican organization in the
primaries OF that party this year.
What does 1t mean? Everybody Is
wondering. Is il passing ebullitlor
OF protest occasioned by the ephe'
neral ills OF postwar readjustmen'
which would not appear on the sur
face II il were not fomented by able
iorceful leaders. like Beveridge il
Indiana; Brookhart in Iowa and La
Toilette in Wisconsin?
Is 1t Radicalism3
Or is there gathering slow, but
sure momentum wave Of radical
ism whose crest any leader may ride
10 victory, and which, according &c
some prophets. is going to work ar
economic and to some extent gov.
ernmental revolution peaceful oil
otherwise) in this country?
The political situation in this state
on the eve Of the primary is exceed
ingly complicated and one mans
guess as 10 the outcome is as good
as another's.
Superficial indications are all in
favor Of Townsend and only the pri-
mary returns will show whether the
surface talles with the subsoil phen-
omena. He has a record of service
at Washington that has stood eyery
test UP 10 date. 1t is doubtful thai
he would have had to fight for re-
nomination had it not been for the
Newberry issue. The republican Or
ganization which supported New
berry, has been under fire, like
Townsend, ard is out to win vindl-
cation along with the senator in the
primary.
Measure Newberry Protest.
The vote primarily for Congress
man Pat Kelley and to less extent
for Maj. ]. G.. Emery, will measur:
the protest against the seating OF
Newberry.
The Harding administration is not
popular in Michigan, one judges from
the public and private expression OF
opinion. In addition to those who
always blame the party in power for
all the ills of the hour, there are those
natural conservatives who are now
complaining that the presidents
course in dealing with the strikes has
been weak and vacillating Townsend
is more or less identified with the
administration, but is probably far
stronger. Those who want to regis
ter rebuke to the administration
will vote against him. but the bust
TESS men, who are condcmning the
administration, will vote for for him,
nevertheless. Congressman Kelley
scarcely can benefit appreciably
from protest against the Harding re-
gime, for he has supported the admin
istration consistently except on the
navy appropriation bill.
Vote Will Be Index.
The vote for Herbert Baker will
be the index OF the extent OF the
radical protest in Michigan. He is
relying Tor victory on a popular up
rising against the powers that be at
Washington, Ny own opinion is
that il viii take a popular uprising
to put him over and that II he wins
the nomination il viii be significant
evidence OF deep seated revol,
against the conservatism OF the re-
publican party. an iutimation OF the
momentum ni forces which NAV
either transform or eStlnguish the
party For as a leader Baker is
scarcely more than a iagurr head, but
only a faint echo ot men like La
Toilette and HF0akhart aud FraTieF
OF North Dakota. tie is a pupil OF
hrookhart whose sprrghes be rrs
hashes,
Baker wtU poll the labor vote pfv
domiuaully. he will run strong ln
the railroad shep towns and industrial
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