Evening star., 1922-10-22

which organization. however. merely
Hitchcock's earlier views, and un-
questionably is endeavoring to COM
mt MIN to the wet side of the argu-
ment. That being the case, there was
nothing left for him to do but to send
word. in effect. that the Endorsement
meant no change in his position.
Disaffection within the republican
party Is no small factor in this cam
paign. Mr.. Howell was one Of the
Urisinal bull moosers in 1912, and
ilcan brethren for his failure to con-
tribute to the regular republican or
Sanlzatfon. Several prominent repub.
licans are openly working for the re-
election of Senator Hitchcock.
In the city of Omaha, where Mr.
howelis experiments in municipal
ownership won him a reputation as
an aggressive citizen. he is esteemed
out there Is more than one republican
VINO believes MIR. Howell's ideas. if
dppiied nationally. would be unpal-
atabie to the leaders of the repubIi
can party and its rank and file.
Notwithstanding the fact that A. c.
Iuowniey sees much to enthuse in MIR.
ioWells candidacy. the peculiar thing
10 that some conservative republican
newspapers are fighting equally hard
10 eject Mr.. Howell. The truth of
me matter is that the label "republi-
cah counts for a great deal more
when once the nomination is won
.han do the doctrines that go with
me personality who wins. And if Mr..
1o"eil is triumphant it will be be-
cause the farmers have not been won
aWaE from the prejudices which
caused them to overturn this normally
democratic state and give a big ma
Jorl'y to President Harding in 1920.
ok years ago Senator Hitchcock
was reelected by $4,000 votes. Those
VINO nave been campaigning with
MN insist that he will poll an even
larger vote this time and will win
ny larger majority. The fact that
.ne republican registration is 80 or 40
per cent larger than the democratic ia
answered by the argument that practi-
caHy the proportions existed before and
MI. Hitchcock Won.
German Vote Doubtful.
IL Will be interesting to see how
lhe Germans in Nebraska will vote
ms is one of the states where the
pendulum swung to the extreme, and
where the teaching of any foreign
lahg guage, German or French, in the
grade schools was forbidden by law.
rms aroused the Germans, and Mr..
hitchcock through his newspaper
preached emphaticalIy against carry
ing the wars prejudices to such ex-
Which Germany and the United States
declared peace even though the Ver-
saiiles treaty which he championed so
eloquently was shelved.
Some of the Germans who are
against the league of nations are
opposed to Mr.. Hitchcock because of
ms nSht for that institution. That's
what makes the German vote so hard
TO understand. Germany wants ad
mission to the league of nations and
place on the council. 1t is true
that some German statesmen do not
wish to join unless impartial Amer
lca Joins, too. but there is no fun
damental opposition in Germany to
me league such as is expressed on
tniS Side of the Atlantic.
MT. Hitchcock always maintained
friendly attitude toward his Ger
man constituents and did not engage
IN the customary diatribes against
Americans of German ancestry. That
re should lose the support Of the
ierman element seems inconceiyabIe
ana II he is beaten it will be largely
because of other reasons. mostly
agricultural and he is hammering q
away on that agrarian issue every
DAY. drawing Il big response. His
chances of victory are about even
at this writing.
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