The diamond drill., 1922-01-07
EMERY FOR U. $. SENATOR

JVhu ~. IiutIts past uatiohal
commander OF the American Legion
has announced his candidacy for the
Office OF u. $. Senator In opposition
to Charles T. Townsend. This action
on the part OF Maj. Emery eliminates
all question as TO there being real
contest for u. s. Senator in Michi-
gan next summer.
! Maj. Emery was mentioned as q
candidate several months ago but he
reserved his decision 10 await fur
ther Information as to the support
which his candidacy would receive
throughout the state A quiet investi-
cation has been carried on and Maj.
Emery must be convinced that the
opportunity to win exists or he
wouldn't enter the race.
Michigan has been pretty skinny
in its recognition OF the soldiers OF
the World War. The boys who did the
lighting have been kept from the pie
counter Maj. Emery was one OF the
fighters and he left a splendid rec,
ord behind him as a soldier. He be-
came a leader In the American
Legion Immediately upon It's forma-
tion and he steadily advanced in It's
councils until. upon the death OF
Commander Galbraith he became
national commander, in which Office
he acquitted himself with great
credit.
Thus, all question as to ability TO
I'LL the Office is set aside and the
question OF success OF his candidacy
reduces itself TO question OF pract-
ical politics. Can he be put acrossg
Has he at hand the means to be-
come sufficiently well known to the
Michigan people to win against
Townsend who is past master in
the campaigning art
Maj. Emery's biggest asset u.s. OF
course, the soldiers of the late war
People who claim to know say that
the boys all along the line love
Emery and they will all be found
for him next summer.
Aligned with them are the wives. |
and other relatives of the
soldier boys who will undoubtedly |
enter into the campaign on the side
,f Maj. Emery. his following being |
outside OF the Legion as an
organization.
Opposed TO this soldier following |
s aligned a bunch OF the shrewdest |
political manipulators in the state. |
When the Emery boom was first
scented consolidation OF interests
vas affected whereby Fred Wood
vorth was made internal revenue
for the eastern. district |
nd other appointments agreed upon
Iastily, although the filing of the
,ositions had long been held up. II
vas claimed at the time that the
CUP did away with any formidable
opposition TO Sen, Townsend. Ev-
emily II was another case OF 'Man
roposing and God disposing' for
1hile the deal aligned certain in
erests It also aligned in opposition a
ceiling that the people were being
isposed OF over bargain counters at
ansing and Washington and that
ceiling may prove Banquo's ghost
, arise and haunt the manipulators 1
Then there is the Newberry agita-
on. Poor Newberry is being tossed !
bout upon the political seas until u
Is position has become pitiable. I
rom long distance observation it I
ould appear that the Newberry g
sse has been bunglod from the start \
ght up to the present II Newberry {
sacrificed II will be on an alter I
ade by his own friends.
During the past month the New a
srry case has taken a new turn. /
I OF bungling on the part OF repub- q
can party leaders who are either In
eir dotage or else are so irretriev-
,ly sewed up that they can't get out. n
Is greatly jeopardized republican
'estige with the result that the
beral element OF the party senses u
anger and is getting out from und. p
: The result is that there Is balky p
ement in the party which Is renig- y
ng on the generally heralded sup. I
,rt to the seating OF Newberry, fear o
8 its result upon their personal p
'litical fortunes in their own state 8
Iould the revolt occur in the party
at now seems liable to occur. Thus.
ewberry's seat is in jeopardy. No
after which way the cat jumps the
'tlon is going TO have It's recoil and
is fact Is an asset for Emery that =
ust be reckoned with. y
The next few weeks are liable TO p
low something definite as TO the 9
ability OF success on Mai. Emery's
ri and observers are scanning the a
,litiral horizon. carefullv for signs X