The New York herald., 1922-08-04
Missouri Result Regarded as
Destroying Leadership of
Former President.
ALSO ELIMINATES LEAGUE
Senator Has Margin of Almost
1000 Over Long, With 222
Precincts Missing.
Special DispatcI. to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
No. An


New York Herald Bureau
Washington, ID. c., Aug. 3.
The victory OF Senator James A. Reed
| over Breckenridge Long by probable
majority OF 1900 votes In the Missouri
| Democratic primary was topic OF
| great interest to politicians In Wash
ington to-day, This interest was as
Gratis and was shared by Administra-
ton leaders and by Senators who were
engaged In their daily battle royal over
the tariff. Except among the Wilson
die hards' the result was greeted with
enthusiastic approval by everybody.
The Reed victory was regarded by
both parties as severe rebuke TO for
mer President Wilson and to the advo-
Gates of the League of Nations.
Mr. Wilson had broken the silence of
his sick room long enough to invoke the
wrath of Missouri Democrats upon the
head of Senator Reed, but the invocation
was not needed. The fact that Senator
Reed had disagreed with Mr.. Wilson on
other subjects than the League OF Ma
tions was lost sight of in the face OF
the vigorous opposition that he had reg
| istered against the Versailles Treaty and
\ the proposed covenant.
1 Democratic leaders were especially in
terested in the Missouri result as regis
tering the wane OF what some OF them
described as the Wilson myth" The
I time is approaching. they realize. when
they will have to make another selec-
tion of national candidates and issues
and the success of Mr.. Long, who was
/ former President Wilson's candidate and
supporter of MIR. Wilson's position on
/ the League Of Nations, would IN their
! opinion have cemented the Wilson con-
\ troll of the party. Senator Reeds VIC
\ tory, they believe. destroys that leader
4 ship and eliminates the League OF Ma
/ tions issue.
| The following Senatorial comments
were made to-day on the Reed victory:
Senator ROBINSON (Ark) Reed
ltgan his campaign with heavy odds
! against him. His courageous and ag-
gressive fight earned him his wonderful
victory. He is to be congratulated. 1t
/ is earnestly hoped that every Democrat
!, IN Missouri will tender him his loyal sup
port"
Senator CARAwAY (Ark.): Reeds
Victory Indicates that the people OF Mis-
touri approve a man who has shown
great moral courage and honesty In pub
not"
Senator SPENCER (Mo.) 1T was
great personal victory FOR Senator Reed.
lie has won on his personal popularity"
Senator WATSON (Ind.) 1T was
great victory. and I am personally
pleased with Reeds success. would
have made a speech for him In the SEN
ate as Senator Mccormick did II had
thought II would do Reed any good"
Senator HEFLIN (Als.) The vic
, tory OF Reed shows what a man can do
when he goes out and pleads his cause
with the people,
Senator PoMERENE tohio) Sen
ator Reed has had a wonderful victory
II has been truly great fiEht."
Senator BORAH (Idaho): Bully"
ST. LOUIS, Aug. ASSOCIATED Press).
Every factor that political experts
base their opinions on indicates tonight
that Senator James A. Reed has been
nominated by the Democrats OF Mis-
souri, 20 be their standard bearer In No
vember TO succeed himself.
With 222 precincts missing out Of the
3.s4s in the state Senator Reed was
leading Breckinridgc Long OF ST. Louis
former Third Assistant Secretary or
State In the Wilson Administration, by
e,s7e votes. The vote in 3,62e precincts
stood
Reed 1881 Long. 1s2.442.
In order 10 overcoma this plurality in
the remaining 222 precincts u will be
necessary for Mr.. Long 10 lead Senator
Reed by almos; thrty-one votes In each
precinct. In the last 100 precincts re-
ported from the less densely populated
parts Of the state the total number o1
cters to the precinct has not eausled
thirty one.