The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-10
DANGER SIGNALS
SEEN BY CHIEFS
OF BOTH PARTIES
Breaking Away From "straIpht
Ticket Belief impress Leaders
as Move Becomes More APP
parent From Returns.
VOTERS INDEPENDENCE
CAUSES LEADERS WORRY
Promises Plenty OF Political "Jazx"
for Next Two Years; Harding
Calls Congress In Special
Session Nov. Goth.
ny LAWRENCE MARTIN.

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Washington. Nov. lO.--Danger sig
nails showed for both political par.
ties IN Tuesdays election signals
that were not lost on party leaders,
who IN appraising the results OF the
voting have been impressed with
the breaking away OF tho people
from party beliefs and the straight
ticket"
A greater independence OF party
lines was shown this year than for
many elections. Examples OF this
were the Massachusetts,, Ohio and
Nebracka results. Governor Cox
carried Massachusetts, by good
majority; his republican running
mate, Senator Lodge, barely squeez-
ed through. A democratic governor
was elected In Ohio, yet Senator
Pomerene.' democrat, was over
whemingly defeated. In Nebraska
the same thing occurred, the voters
scratching" Senator Hitchcock,
democrat while voting for c. W..
Bryan, democrat, for governor.
This independence is but one of
the problems put up to party lead
ers which promise to make the COM
ing two years full of political 'jazz."
The most immediate of these prob
lens is that of getting the Harding
administrations legislative program
fairly well completed before the new
congress comes in. Recognizing the
certainty that republican proposals
will have hard shedding after next
March, President Harding has called
congress into special session for No
vember 20. He wants to get the
appropriation bills and other neces-
sary legislation out of the way be-
fore March 4th, and then prevent
congress being in session very much
during the remainder Of his term.
This would keep hostile democrats,
elected, from making trouble
Other election results likely to
leave their impression on the next
two years include:
Tremendous popping up of dem
ocrats for 1924 and the beginning
Of booms for democratic presidential
candidates, chiefly Al Smith, elected
governor OF New York.
A boom of progressive stock, be-
cause the progressives will be able
to control both house and senate
in the next congress.
Increased power of the farm bloc
in both houses, instead of killing off
the bloc as the administration hoped.
Many places for new leaders in
both republican and democratic par
ties. The republicans must choose
new house leader and the demo-
Gratis new one in the senate.
There is gossip that Senator Lodge
may retire as republican senate
leader, but this is gossip, nothing
more, and it is unlikely that he
will either resign voluntarily or be
forced out at present.
Made the wet and dry question a
live issue and made it certain that
it will be one of the chief issues
in 1924.
Revived the Newberry case.
Gave new impetus to the soldier
bonus demand.
There will therefore be mo adj
journment of politics" but rather an
increase Of political activity in the
government, with the republicans
trying hard to come back in 1924
and the democrats trying to con-
solidate and extend their gains.