The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-02
Republican
Outlook Is
Optimistic
Party Leaders Believe Result,
Of Primaries Indicate Nol-
ers Will Support Admin
istration in November.
Plan Active Campaign
By GRAFTON WILCOX.
Omaha lie. I.eas~d Wire.

tions for selection of candidates for
the United States senate and house u
Representatives in the November elec'
tion have been completed. with the
exception OF one state, Rhode Island.
Upon the results Of these primaries
republican party leaders arc basing
Unusual optimism and believe that
they Indicate beyond amy doubt that
= he Harding administration ~ to be
endorsed nt the polls aud that both
houses OF congress viii retain com.
Portable republican working maJori'
ties after March T.
John n. Adams, chairman OF the
republican national committee. after
an analysis OF returns as affecting
the present personnel OF congress,
said tonight:
The results clearly show that the
rank and file OF the republican party
are satisfied with the work and per
,onnel OF the republican majority in
The present congress"
Only II Defeated.
The present republican membership
pf the house is 29s. or these, 259 en-.
tered the primaries in their respective
districts for denomination. only IA
ont OF this number, republican leaders
point out, were defeated. This Is less
than per cent OF the total number
who, by entering the primary, asked
for an endorsement Of their record.
II may be stated that where present
incumbents were defeated the causes
which contributed TO their defeat were
local. Illinois contributed two to the
list Of republican congressman defeat
ed for denomination. Kansas, 1; Mis-.
souri,, /. New Jersey, 2; New Mexico,
l. New York, /; Pennsylvania, A; ok.
lahoma, l. and Wisconsin, !. ~
Four republican incumbents OF the
house did net seek denomination as
representatives but asked for and re.
ceived the nomination of their party
as candidate for the United States
senate. These were Congressman
Mondell of Wyoming, Congressman
Rddick OF Montana, Congressman
Fess Of Ohio and Congressman Green
OF Vermont. ...
: Active Campaign Planned.
Republ. can leaders, from the presi.
dent down, are planning an active
nampeign, although the presidens eX.
poets to take no more than an adj
visory part in these activities. AS
a result of recent conference be.
tween President Harding and Repre-
sentative VIII +. Wood, Indiana,
chairman of the congressional cam
pa,gn committee, several members of
the cabinet have agreed to take the
stump. Among them are Secretary
Of State Hughes, Secretary of Agri-
culture Wallace, Secretary of Labor
DAVIS, Attorney General Daugherty
and Postmaster General Work. AS
sistant Secretary Of the Navy Roose-
welt and Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al John II. Bartlett also are 10 par
uc'pate.
The pres dents official family plan
to concentrate much of their fire on
Ohio. Mr. Harding's home state,
where an endorsement Of the admin.
istration is particularly desirable. The
platform OF principles adopted by the
republic party in that state, and
on which Carmi Thompson is running
for governor and Representative Fesa
for senator makes its keynote the
sent ment expressed in stand by the
pres dent"
Harding Policies OH Trial.
The Harding policies and accom-.
pl shments. or lack OF them, viii be
on tr,ul, The issue has been so sharp
" drawn that democratic victory
would be construed as a reputation
OF the president by his own state.
The invitation 10 ex-senator Albert
j. Rcveridee Of Indiana. to open the
republican campaign in ohio, was ex.
, tended by President Harding. Be
hind IL les the desire OF the admins
tration TO line up the progressive SEN
timent OF the state behind the cans
d.dates for governor and ssnatfr, As
far as organization Is concerned,
there has been harmoniZation Of
the regular republican leaders and
the leaders II the progressive faction
Of the party IN that state, much 10
the encouragement Of the campaign
managers. who are being selected