The Washington times., 1922-06-30
N M'CUMBER HOLD HOPE
DEFEAT Isl TO AVERT
ANALYzED RAIL T|E.UP
Progressive Trend Of Country
Seen in HumbIing Of Old
Guard Senator.

Defeat of United States Sena.
tor Porter J. McCumber of North
Dakota by former Gov. Lynn j.
Frazier in Wednesdays Repub-
lican primary, which is now con-
ceded by McCumber managers,
means another victory for the
progressive element of the Re-
publican party, and constitutes a
severe rebuke to the Harding Ad-
ministration for the negotiation of
the four-power treaties; which tend
to entangle the United States un-
necessarily in foreign squabbles,
according to Progressive leaders at
the Capitol.
Is Fourth wallop at Old Guard,
The defeat Of McCumber, who for
twenty -four years has sat in the Sen.
ate. constitutes the fourth severe
wallop that has been dealt the Old
Guard at Republican primaries this
spring. On top OF the victories Of
Beveridge in Indiana, Pinchot in
Pennsylvania. and Brookhart in
Iowa, the victory of Frazier In North
Dakota 10 regarded as a sure sign of
the widespread growth OF Progre.siv.
ism and as a blunt warming to the
Administration that the voters frown
upon Old Guard conservatism and
likewise upon any attempt to entan-
gle the United States In foreign af-
fairs.
McCumber's defeat Is perhaps the
most humiliating of any OF the pro.
Newberry and pro.Europe Sens tors
who have been clouted with the bal.
lot by the home folks the first time
they have had a chance to show what
they think. McCumber has been dc.
feated by the man who only last Oc.
tober was recalled from the gov
ernor's chair In a Statewide refer.
endum.
McCumber's defeat automatically
elevates Senator Reed Smoot OF
Utah to the chairmanship Of the
powerful Finance Committee Of the
United States Senate on March 4
OF next year.
Governor Nestos, McCumber's
running mate. has probably been
nominated. McCumber probably has
run behind his ticket more than
20, 900 votes.
McCumber today conceded defeat.
He told Senators Curtis, Watson.
Lodge, Smoot and other Old Guard
leaders that reports received from
the State left no doubt OF his de.
feat. Although early reports put
him In the lead, II was admitted ny
him that these returns were from
the cities where II was acknowledged
he would win, but that the vote
which he had expected from those
cities failed to measure up TO the
figure necessary to overcome Fra.
zier's heavy poll in the rural dis.
tricts.
City Vote Below Expectations.
The returns showed McCumber
less than two to one in the city vote,
whereas he had counted upon a four.
to.one lead.
Senator Edwin F. Ladd, the other
North Dakota Senator, who was sent
to the Senate by the same forces
which backed Frazier, the No1-Part.
isan League, received a message
ClalITliUk rTdLltT nOIiitldtlOn ny
q, 900. votes.
Only about half Of the State has
been heard from, but the vote from
all the cities has been tabulared
and shows that Frazier ran almost
even to McCumber In, districts
which were considered McCumbar
territory by 8 to 1. The rural sec.
tions are Overwhelmingly Frazier,
and they have yet to report.
Senator McCumber. at his desk
as usual today directing the Re.
publican tariff fight, declined to
comment other than to say that
''it appears ] am beaten"
The defeat of the blonde veteran
from the Northwest, who for twen.
ty.four years has been closely as,
sociated with the Republican or.
Vsnization In Warrington. cast an
unmistskable air Of gloom over the
organization leaders.
Asked to comment, they merely
shrugged their shouiders and re.
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