The Washington times., 1922-08-20
SENATOR'S WHO
|. DEF|ED WILSON
beating BACK
virtories Of Reed and varda-
man Show Ex-President Has
Lost Hold on Party.
BY COLE K. MORGAN.
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They are coming back, one by
one-those Democratic Senators
who dared to. disagree with the
world war policies of Woodrow
Wilson, and in 50 doing brought
down upon their heads the wrath
of the former President.
A fortnight ago the Democrats,
of Missouri renominated Senator
James A. Reed over Breckenridge
Long, the Wilson candidate, and
in the face of q demand by Will
son that Reed be defeated. 1t Is
a scant two years since this same
James A. Reed was denied a seat
in the Wilson-controllei Demo-
cratic national convention at San
Francisco.
Vardaman Victory Rebuff.
This week James X. Vardaman,
former Senator from Mississippi. led
the field Of three candidates for the
Democratic nomination, which means
election, to succeed Senator John
Sharp Williams, who Is to volun.
tarily retire next March. Wilson's
Intervention four years ago brought
about Vardaman's defeat by Senator
Pat Harrison. And as in Missouri
this year. Wilson again demanded
that Vardaman be repudiated.
It Is true that Vardaman in last
Tuesdays primary did not win the
nomination, because under the
Mississippi primary law the nominee
must have q majority Of the votes
cast. The final test will come in the
run-off primary September be-
tween Vardaman and his chief oppo-
nent, former Congressman Hubert
ID. Stephens. Miss Belle Kearney, the
third candidate, polled a negligible
vote. around 1900, but sufficient to
prevent a majority for either major
candidate.
But Vardaman led by $500 to
1000. That Is the significant fact OF
the Mississippi primary, and 1t indi-
Gates what the result will be Sep
tember s.
Women voted this year for the
first time in a Mississippi primary.
They polled approximately 10000
votes. OF these 1900 went 20 the
woman candidate, leaving 2S.0eO
divided between Vardaman and Ste
phens.
Gains 25.000 Votes In Four Years.
Four years ago Vardaman polled
44,O00 votes. This week he poiled
more than $1,000, a gain of 5000
over his last race. The $4,000 women
votes did not all go to Vardaman.
| 1t Is fair to presume they were more
or less equally divided las between
| Vardaman and Stephens. 1t means
| Vardaman has gained 10000 to 15 ,Oo0
of the male vote of the State ove'
four years ago. II Stephens predonli.
mated in the women vote, Varda-
mans gain was all the greater.
With Vardaman's near 1000 lead
to overcome, Stephens must get two
thirds of the tot Il Kearney vote TO
| win, even by the barest margin. The
odds are against him and Vardamah
will probably come back.
There will be another comehacE
two years hence in the person OF
former SENATOR Thomas w. Hard. /.
wick, Of Georgia. Like Nardaman,
| Hardwick was driven out OF tn"
Senate four years ago when Wilson
demanded Of the Democrats O.
Georgia that they nominate and elect
his candidate, Senator William J.
| Harris, because Hardw;ck had dared
| to assert his independents. OF Presl-
Dental dictation.
Hardwick to Run Again.
Hardwick began his comeback two
years ago, when he was overwheim-
ingly elected governor of Georgia
over Clifford Walker, the Wilson fac.
| tion's candidate. Hardwick and
Walker will go into u second Iuber-
material primary September 13. with
| the odds that Hardwick will ad-
| minister a far more stinsin2 defeat
' to his opponent than In 1920. 1t
! is already accepted as foregone
conclusion in Georgia that fIardwick
will seek his old Senate seat in 1924.
and IL he does, II is u safe bet that
he will get 1t.
There will be another Wilson test
in 1922 over the seat of Senator
John K. Shields of Tennessee.
Shields came back in 1918, but that
| was before the League Of Nations
issue. 1t can be safely stated that
Shields stock has risen in Tennes-
see in the last twelve months, par
ticularly since his firm stand
against the Washington dis.,rma-
ment conference treaties. That
stamped him as consistent in bis
stand against foreign ertangle-
ments, regardless of from what
party they emanate.
They are coming back, one by