Evening star., 1922-09-28
Townsend, However, Ex-
pected to Putt Through in
Senate Race.
NEWRERRYISM IN FORE
Republican Majority Of $4,000 to
Suffer Because Of
Issue.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

me democrats HdSc lho' oS0~ S''s~"s~0S
of electing a United States senator IN
Michigan that they had since the civil
war: Translated into political ao-
Qualities, however, this is: only an
other way of saying that the repub-
lican majority of $4,000 will be- ex-
tensively reduced and Senator Town
send, republicans, will pull through
by a relatively small margin.
The campaign has hardly begun
but it will be admitted that former
Gov Ferris, who is running for the
United States Senate on the demo-
cratic ticket, is a fascinating speak
er and vote-getter. Twice he carried
this state, and to do so any democrat
must win the republican voters to
his standard by tens of thousands.
His strength was not sufficient. how
ever, two years ago to Offset the
Harding tide and he was defeated by
than the democratic totals for Presi-
dent.
Those who believe former Gov. Fer
ris has q chance to win, base their
hunch on the fact that he has twice
carried a republican state OF such
1920 landslide would have buried any
body. Mr.. Ferris makes friends on
the stump and draws immense crowds.
He twits his opponent constantly and
promises an interesting campaign for
Michigan.
NewheFFy Iasue Live.
As for issues. the chief complaint
against Senator Townsend Is that he
refused to vote to unseat his col
league, Truman H. Newberry. There
is q good deal Of agitation over New
1berryisn. 1t didn't all vanish after
the primaries. either. The 125.000 votes
which Herbert Baker got in the re-
publican primaries for United States
senator is variously described as sin
lister" and "signifcant" It's the same
TYPE of vote that helped Roosevelt
same radical fringe which carried the
presidential primaries for Hiram
Johnson The democratic calculators
simply add the 125.000 to Mr. FERRIS
prospective total and remark that
Mr.. Townsend really polled only one
ninth of the state vote on primary
day.
! Just why Mr.. Ferris who was by
no means a radical when he was gov
ernor should acquire all the Baker
vote is not clear. though It Is ap.
parent he will win large blocks &C OK
\ addition of the 125,ooO wouldn't. of
course. be enough to insure the cleo
! ton of Mr.. Ferris This much is
certain-Mr. Ferris will poll the
4 normal aemo0ratic vote. and VIII
draw to his banner ON personal ts-
lican strength. Unless the campaign
should delineate the issues and de-
velop unexpected fireworks. the fore
cast of close vote, with a safe
majority for Townsend. Is what one
is given by most persons Of fstn-
terested Judgment in the political
I world hereabouta Two or three days
| Of cold weather just before election
| might cause many republicans to stay
| at home and express that way their
protest against the handling of the
| rail and coal strikes The supply Of
hard coal is as yet too uncertaihz to
decide the fate Of the candidatea but
| the party in power will suffer some
losses here as elsewhere on that
grievance
Feeling Against Harding.
| Again in Michigan. as in Ohio. the
public has the impression that Mr..
Harding wasn't firm enough in the
strike crisia No one comes forward
with q concrete suggestion as to what
he might have done-opinion hasn't
Icrystallfzed on alternatives-but the
labor people criticised the Rresident
for what he did while the business
men criticize him for what he didn't
do. and between the two elements the
administration must expect some
Losses even In this realm Of repub-
licanism. ~
Henry Ford's shutdown Of his vari-
Gus, plants didn't last long enough to
develop any more disaffection than
was noticeable before he closed down.
The automobile king Is friendly to
the candidacy Of former Gov. Ferris.
That's natural. for Ford ran against
which caused all the commotion and
is now being referred to by those who
have fought and are dGhtfng against
Senator Townsend. Fords support
will be an asset to Ferris in Wayne
county. which embraces populoas
detroit.
Not an insigniheant aspect of the
campaign here Is the persistence OF
the wet and dry issue. Many Of the
nominees for Office both in the state
ticket are weta Many Observers In
ciuding soms newspaper editors here,
profess to SEQ change in prohibi-
tion sentiment Wayne eounty voted
3a.000 against prohibition originally,
but the claim now 10 that the weta
are getting toehold In the other
cities Of the state. The cry for q
modification Of the volstead act Ia
raised here mostly because violation
Of the law is SO conspicuous There
I are forty nationalities in Detroit's
population and the number Of camou-
ha8ed saloons ia on the. Increase
Many Of the clubs are said to have
fr0Al .bAer on 0faNRhE-and on hears
tales. OF at least SIX hreweries which
are producing the genuine aEticaa
Police records are q subject Of CON.