New-York tribune., 1922-05-05
Indiana Battle
Is Reflected il,
Senate Debate
Ming Points TO Victory of
beNeridge as indication
OF Republican Defeat in
the November Election
Evaics Query on League
Mccormick Challenges All
Democrats 10 Declare
POSITION on Versailles

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"AohlNGION, May 4-The fires of
'nd!ana politics hared up in the Senate
'o'uay' Discussion of the result. with
special reference to the New Beveridre
contest, broke out, and Senator King.
o. Utah hailed the victory of Beveridge
As iorerunnor Of Republican defeat
!" november He asserted the Admin,
IS 'ratlon would be 'repudiated' in the
eIecNons, not only in Indiana, but
throughout the United States.
senator Mccormick, taking up tho
cuogeIs for the Republicans, demanded
TO know what Democratic Senatorial
NaNoldStes were going to do abou. the
League OF Nations and the enforcement
OF the Treaty Of Versailles. Senator's
Mc' umber, Oddie, Hehin. Underwood
and others got into the debate.
1t required only a spark to set
Things going on Indiana Senator King
was led to discuss the Indiana result
when Senator Mccormick made com
ment on glue.
Senator oddie said it might be in
terestlng to total the combined votes
OF the two Republican candidates and
the two Dem ocratic candidates.
Senator King said there was but
little contest in the Democratic pri-
mary, but the New Beveridge contest
was hot
Our coleaeuo' he said, us friend
OF the president Of the United States
and undoubtedly he represented in that
contest the administration; he rep
resented the views and the policies Of
the Republican administrator, policies
winch | have denominated heretofore
as reactionary, policies represented by
the die hard and the hard boiled in
the political fields of our country. Mr.
Beveridge is former Progressive
He followed the flag of Mr.. Roosevelt
Pres sumably Mr.. Beveridge stands for
policies adverse, in some respects at
least, to the reactionism of the Re
publican party
Senator King said the contest was
such as to bring out the strength of
the Republican party. He added tina,
Mr., Beveridge had denounced some
policies Of the Republican party and
some of the Republican votes. He pre-
dicted "deluge of Democratic votes
IN November' and election Of Gov
ernor Ralston, and declared "the Re
publican administra tion will be re
pudilated there as it is being repudi-
ated throughout the United States"
Mccormick Raises treaty Issue
Senator Mccormick wanted to know
whether Governor Ralston and Senator
King would declare before November
whether they we're for the League of
Nations and the enforcement of the
Versailles treaty.
Senator King, in reply, said he could
not speak for Ralston.
One thing can say to the SENATOR
he added, us that Governor Ralstor
will not declare for the four-powel
treaty. which has been provocative OF
an alliance between Germany and Rus.
Of Europe but constitutes a menace to
the world"
Senator Mccormick pressed Senator
King to know how many Democratic
Senators who seek re election are pre-.
pared to declare for the League cove
nant and the Integral enforcement OF
the Treaty OF Versailles
Senator King declared the Democrat
ic candidates would take up the "su.
prcme issues of the hour and one OF
the paramount issues was "the infa.
nous McCum berFordney tariff bill"
Senator McCumber said the "rea
dominant question now was the duty
on citric acid. He urged Senator King
20 hold to the tariff as the dominant
issue.
Senator King, however, went on with
politics and said the tariff and domes-
tic questions were the paramount
questions before the American people
IN the coming campaign"
THE Senator'S colleagues are think
ing but not speaking men, said
Senator Mccormick. "There are be-
side him candidates for reelection
Will they join their voices to the still
small voice of the Senator from Texas
Mr.. Sheppard. and say that they
would have the United States enter
the League of Nations and enforce the
Treaty of Versailles?