The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-11-16


There Is some talk even or senator
Mccormick of Illinois as the choic,
II the progressive Republicans; ano
lin Watson, now restored as the boss
Of his party in Indiana, might get am
bilious and offer himself, His FOL
lowers, as well as those Of Senator
New. are accused Of having knitted
Beverldge at the polls. and the charge
seems TO be true. as Republican con.
gressmen were elected In nine OF the
thirteen Indiana districts.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts
lust managed to weather the storm.
His plurality over CASTOR was about
s,OOO-a fourth Of what II was In
1915. W. n. Ferris, who defeated
senator Townsend In Michigan, an.
nounces that his first effort when he
gets to Washington will be to unseat
Senator Newberry.
Irrespective of partisan feeling.
there Will be widespread regret over
the defeat Of Senators Kellogg OF
Minnesota and Poindexter Of Wash.
ington. for both have proved them
selves able. honest and Industrious
servants OF the people. The same
may be said for Hitchcock OF Nebras-
ka. Senator james A. Reed of Mis-
souri,, who was repudiated by his
party two years ago, goes back for a
third term with majority Of $4,000.
shortly before the election former
President Wilson wrote a letter say
ing that IL Reed were returned to the
senate he would "of course be there
a man without a party"
Toes Of prohibition were consider
l ably elated by certain features OF
the election. Illinoisans voted two to
one for amendment Of the vOlstead
act to permit beer and light wines !;
California defeated the proposed state
enforcement law; Massachusetts, re-
jected a proposal to harmonize the
state prohibition law with the federal
enforcement act; Governor Edwards
Of New Jersey, "wettest Of the vets"
was elected senator; New York Dem
ocrats won on a platform with light
wine and beer plank; and In Mime
sofa Congressman volstead. author OF
the enforcement act, was defeated.
The vets believe they have gained at
least 80 and maybe 90 votes In the
house.
On the other hand. the drys won a
test vote In Ohio by 100000. and their
leaders insist they win still control
congress. While volstead was retired.
the man who beat him, Rev. %. J.
Kvale. Independent. says he IL "drier
than volstead" However, volstead
will normally be succeeded as chair
man of the judiciary committee by
Graham Of Pennsylvania, who Is de-
cidedly liberal in the matter Of pro
II was a sad day for the once weak
er sex. OF all the woman candidates
for seats in the senate and house.
only one was elected. and her term
will end on March 4 next. She Is Mrs
w WIN win htl
out the unexpired term OF her father
the late Congressman Large VII
liam +. Mason of Illinois Moreover
as Representative Alice NJ. Robert
son of Oklahoma was defeated by d
mere man. there will not be one WON
an In the Sixty eighth congress
RESIDENT HARDING still hopes
1 to have the ship subsidy bill
passed by this congress and therefore
has called an extra session TO begin
November 20. The measure Is almost
certain to encounter stubborn oppO-
sition in the senate. and many lead
ers Of both parties believe II cannot
get through.
NJ USTAPHA KEMAL PASHA ant
IVA the Turkish national assembly
are not satisfied with the victOrie.
they have already won and are threat
ening to stir up lot more trouble In
the Near East. The sultan's ministry
having resigned. Rafet Pasha, nation
alist governor Of Constantinople. as
sumed power there. and the allies
high commission accepted the new
regime. But about the same time tn,
Angora government demanded thai
the allied troops he removed from th'
city at once. stating that its Occupa
ton by foreign sOldiery was incon
sistent with Turkish Independence
The natiOnallsts also announced tina