The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-21
WOODROW WILSON
 ID BE POWER IN
 FALL ELECTIONS
Politicians Believe He Will Participate in Congressional Races-"Reed" Letter
 Causes Anxiety
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau, The AEe-Herald.
 800 Davidson Building

 800 Davidson Building. Washington, April 20.-(Special.)- Democratic leaders in Washington, whether members of Congress or the national executive committee, have reached conclusion that not only in the forthcoming congressional cam paigns, but also in the presidential election of 1924, Woodrow Wilson will prove force to be reckoned with.
 The indications are that if the bodily strength of the former pres ident continues to return, he will participate the coming fall In every political scrimmage in which either personal friend or enemy Is en- gagged, or in which anyone of his ideas Is assailed. The effect of such participation is not discounted. The only fear is apparently found in the doubt that the independent contribu- tions of Wilson will rebound to the benefit of the party
 When Jos. Tumulty delivered message to the Jefferson dinner in New York from the former president, and without authority for his action, the. former president rebuked him in the most public and cruel manner possible. Leaders here, while believ- ing that Wilson should have "let the offending secretary down lighter ,f condoned his action. But when Will son, on seeing communication printed in a St. Louis newspaper, Tn which it was said that Wilson, in 1913, had written a letter of thanks to Senator James A. Reed. flew into a fury and expressed his bitter opln- ion of the Missouri senator, demo- cratic leaders shook their heads.
 Doubt Wisdom of Wilson
 Their dOuhtq the wisdom If the Wilson action was doubly .n- creased when Senator Reed presented photographic copy of the letter that Wilson did write. From that moment. leaders have been nervously await ing the next Wilson move, and won dering where the lightning" will strike and what it's effect will be.
 Mir. Wilson and Mir. Reed have never been friends. Goodness was transformed into hatred when Reed fought the covenant of the League Of Nations. Because of that hatred, Wilson's friends prevented Reed at- tending the democratic convention as delegate, and over the protests of Reed, nominated Breckenridge Long to oppose the reelection of Senator Spencer, republican. Long when down into overwhelming defeat
 At tho present time, Reed is a candidate for reelection Tn the dem ocratic primary he will be opposed by Lcng. Wilson Is ardently hoping that Long will be nominated. It was on account of that hope that Wilson wrote his recent letter to the St Louis paper in which he denounced Reed and denied that he had ever thanked him for support in securing the enactment of the federal reserve act.
 Prefer Reed To Republican
 Democratic politicians in Washing ton, very anxious to win the Senate or materially to reduce the republi- can majority, while not greatly enamoured of Reed, would prefer Reed in the Senate to any republican who walks the highways of Mis- souri, They have an impression. based on what seems to be reliable reports, that while Reed, If nominated, might carry Missouri, Long, if nominated, could not. Reed, it seems. has claim on the liberals of both parties, on the Germans of both parties, on the democrats, of course, and on that powerful faction which formerly re- sponded to the dictates of the famous "Gumshoe Bill" Stone.
 Long, who was an under-secretary of state when Wilson was president, Is an amiable gentleman without a punch" and fear is great lest, in the event of his nomination. the repub- lican candidate will win. It Is said that unlike Reed, he will be unable to cut into that frightful majority by which President Harding carried Missouri in 1920
 But there are doubtless many dem- ocrats throughout the United States who agree with what seems to be plying speeches of John. for the first time l caught a glimpse of something