The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-01
McCumber' Bill
Won tBe MOurned
By Administration
By DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright BY The lnts!ISencer)

Washington. June S0.-The admin,
;stration doesn't know whether TO be
sorry or glad over the outcome OF the
Republican primaries in North DAKOTA
wherein Senator McCumber. chairman
OF the finance committee Of the SEN
ate. leader OF the fight for the bonus
and one Of the general managers or
the farm bloc movement. appears to
have been beaten by Lynn Frazier.
former governor and radical chieftain
NJ the Non-Partisau League.
The question is imperSOnal for Mr..
MCCumber himself is well liked. His
political equation however excttes no
great enthusiasm at the executive enc
~ Pennsylvania avenue for Mr.. Nc
Cumber has showed the bonus bill for
ward nd otherwise put crimp in All
uinistrat ton plans in the senate. II
MAS with considerable trepidattou thar
the announcement Of Mr.. McCumoer'S
elevation 10 the Craftsmanship Of the
sl.powerful senate finance COMMITTEES
Tas received after Mr PenroSe's
death
II Is known FOR instance that Mr..
NcCumber wanted 70 sidetrack the
Tariff and give the bonus bill right o.
vav n many ways he has been use.
Eul 70 TIE Republican administration
but tho tavorite for chairman vas
Reed Smoot q Utah. Who will succeed
W. McCumber because he IS next In
length OF service and takes the chair.
mauship automatically after March
a:h rex' on the role ~ seniority.
Naturally the administration viii
not say much about Mr. McCumber'S
downfall He IS 70 be chairman OF the
senate finance committee for the re-
rainde~ o. this session o. congress
srd TIE whole Of tho short session
from Deccm Der 10 March next And
besides il iSuf customer FOR the al
miristration Of Mr.. Harding 70 MAKE
comments on primary eleCtlous--the
presidents himself has warned the
PRESS that he Is not participating IN
primary contests or saying anrthinS
soout their results.
Return Of Smoot
Win tho elevation ot Reed Smoot
7'Il mean the rnturr - the helm or a
and faithful servant ~ Republican
doc-rtne and an Intimate friend Of Mr..
Harding. the defeat Of Mr.. McCumner
has aspects entirely apart from the
effect on the senate committee chair
mgnShips Progressives who have IN.
sisted that the swing TaS in theft
direction as opposed to uNtra-conversa.
+ism. machine politics. and Standpat.
Ism naturally hail the result in North
Dakota as a revolt against the exist.
tnE regime and as q sign Of the poIt;
Cai evolution inside the Republican
ra-.r which gave PinchOt a rictorv n
PENNSYLVANIA. ReveridCe a triumph IN
indiana and Brockhart his success IN
Iowa.
CuricusIy enough the dissatisfaction
-hich now and then has cropped on,
over Mr. NcCumber's actiyity on 20.
ralf OF things Agricultural or the bon.
rs and whic was called "radicalism"
here in WASHINGTON vas characterizc,>
- "COnservative" in North Dakota
The Non-Partisan League didn't sur.
Tor: NcCurhor hu' gave Frazin~ Is
totes. IN WASHINGTON McGur,ber va
100 IdAithl, III .'CI I'll Idh''d H. " ash T
radical enough.
AS For Bonus 8il
A. 'or The bonus Issue. il ia Inevi,.
able that opponents viii derive corn.
fort out Of n" defeat nf ono n, IT,
chief champions but there is little
evidence her" ~ any rate 70 show
that the result would have been dlf
tarent even II Mr.. MCCUmber had op-
posed the bonus. Mr. MCCumbnr's
experience in politics has been unique
He was one Of the few Republicans
who stood out for TIE league of na-
tIcns TIL the end The question ~
foreign policy was hardly factor in
the present campaign Il was nn'irel"
matter % North Dakota 'nterprc.
'acioU Of domestic issues. As in Iowa
80 In North Dakota. agricultural con.
Hit'ons have been Il source Of political
LANCER TO the man in office Nh
Frazier has been in North Dakota al
most constantly. Mr. NCTunber has
been busy in WASHINGTON. The man
hscl, ouaip