Evening star., 1922-05-24
HOT FIGHT IN IOWA
OVER SENATORSH|P
Col. Brookhart Leads Field of
Six for Nomination-Sen-
ator RaWson Spurns.

Iowa is the battle ground of con
test for the republican senatorial
nomination, which is attracting In
terest among politicians. and which
will reach a climax in the primaries
to be held Monday. June 5. An odd
feature of the situation is the posi-
bility that a man who is not an as
pirant for the nomination. may in the
end have it given to him.
This is the way it may come about:
Senator Rawson, republican incum
bent. who was, appointed to fill the
vacancy occasioned by Senator Ken
yon's appointment to the bench. de-
clined to run for denomination in the
field of six candidates The Iowa law
provides that in case the high man IN
the balloting does not poll 35 per
the nomination shall be made by a
state convention. With six candidates
it is regarded as possible that the
vote may be SO scattered as to turn
the selection over to the state con-
vention, in which event some Iowa
politicians think Senator Rawson
might be settled upon as the com
edged wide popularity in the state.
Col. Brookhart in Lead.
The man regarded as leading in the
campaign is Col. Smith w. BrOokhart,
who two years ago gave Senator
Cummings such tight race and
close finish. He is running on plat
form particularly pleasing in Iowa
stringent regulation of railways and
reduction in freight rates. He was re-
Gently indorsed by the farmer-rail-
way labor r-independent movement
launched in Chicago last February
under the title of the conference for
progressive political action
Next to him is Clifford Thorne, well
known as an interstate commerce
lawyer in contests against the rail-
roads, and who is expected to share
a portion of the same vote counted
upon by Col. Brookhart. Former Rep
resentative c. L. Pickett and Repre-
sentative Sweet are in the fight for
the nomination. also State Senator
Leslie Francis and Col. ClaQde
Stanley.
Democrats Have No Contest.
The democratic nomination is ex-
pected to go without contest to Clyde
Herring. prominent business man
of Des Moines. Gov Kendall, repub-
lican, will be renominated and his re-
election is virtually conceded, as the
state is overwhelmingly republican.
II is thought that the entire dele
eation in the House, all republicans,
will be renominated. no serious op-
position having developed TO any OF
=
uring in the primary contest to any
extent thus far.
New Faction Active.
The conference for Progressive Po-
litical Action" the title Of the farmer
labor-railway, socialist political COM
h;nation organized at Chicago last Feb
rnarv which had it's national headquar-
ters in this city, has entered the con-
eressional nomination contest in Iowa.
William H. Johnston, chairman of
! the conference, has sent out a. circular
letter favoring the candidacy of Smith
w. Brookhart for the senatorial nomi-
nation. declaring that "he has been
strongly indorsed by number Of the
executive heads Of the railway labor
organizations and Is Tecea'1ng Txa IN sor rne en-
I
Tba letter also 'tabulates the votes
of Iowa representatives in the House
NJ, hills which the organization claimed
interest designating those who voted
for the people" and those who voted
for the railroads." or voted for the
nrofteers" or for the shipowners" or
against the people"
VIII Help Record of Votes.
Iowa voters are advised in the
,e+ter "that herewith you will find a
record of votes by your state delega-
tion in Congress on some of the most
vita, issues which have recently come
up for a vote
In the declaration of/the confer
arna at the time of it's creation it
xuas asserted, I'VE hold that the
sn1endid structure of the visible
american government is sound and
veil adapted to the genius of our
neonle. but through the apathy of
the people and their division upon
fafse issues the control of this visible
rovernment had been usurped by the
Invisible government of plutocracy
and privilege and. administered in
every branch by their creatures and
seryitors, has become destructive of
those sacred "a ehts to secure which
It was estahl1a6 6sd.''