The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-11
Why OF It
In Many Of
The States
By DAVID LAwRENCX
Copyright by The IptelllSencer)

Washington. Nov. lN.-AlthoUch there
may be d difference O; opinion aS 20
wha, party strength is implied from a
national viewpoint in the results OF
Tuesdays election. the complete returns
would seem 10 indicate that cas-; and
west q! the Mississippi party lahe Is
didn't mean the Sa'Ue thing and that
b"'h Republicans and Democrats ire
oueatIy proCited 10y the same issue as
Cor instance the reaction OF farm COM
mun'ties to low tarH' prices ard the
protest OF working men against the
Daugherty injunction and the last two
wears OF Debated wages.
Taking each state and examining the
result viii not or course permit a pos
!cive conclusion as there - ~ way OF
telling Just what The decisive factor
was or what group really held the bal
EUce Of power. Eut neary every sstu-
alton had its peculiar characteristics
and these assist in forming a Judgment
aS 20 the whole election.
Sjarticc with the state At Washington
where Senator M,les rotad"Nier vas
defeated for reelection. one finds c. Z.
D.u. Democrat, WI" voted against
American entry iaio n" War when he
was a member oI the house Of repre-
ScrtativsS made 2 S.roCE campaign at
'aCking his colleague as 4 "regCionarE."
lie appealed 30 the farmers ard labor
,nE men and although a ,h.-t candidate
was IN ;hc field IN n. interests Of
tabor. Mr. Dill won the support OF The
radical elements as well aS c0bush dis
conten,ed farmers to achieve victory.
Mr.. Dill MADE much Of Senator Poindex-
ter's vote for Sewberry.
Xu Klux q Factor. =
Oregon-the election OF u Democrats
governor was due largely TO the support
OF the Ku Klux Kan which had failed
CIV $50 votes 20 brat the Republican
governor for re-norninati"a In the prr-
MARES. Oregon rarely elects Demo
,ra, governor ard the detection OF
thousands az Republicans who were m
clfned toward Ku kluN Khan doctrines
helped - swing the state.
NIontana-thc election % Burton r..
Wheeler Democrat. 20 the iu!ted States
senate Is 4 victory tvr liberal c"hSef-
NATIVES "a against extreme radicals MI
Wheeler two years a&u lost IN" cover
rorsh:p because Il" was considered ''"
friendly TO the Non-fart!san LEAGUE
b,,. he has more or less tcUp'Ee" AS
views since then and agreed [" the pat
Torr, written ty the regular t"m"'raIr
crrsnizution UHpUesti'uahlS c"HS"fN@-
I'VE Republican votes helped him Wa
The result, Is quite the opposite FROM
,ha, in other northwestern states "h'rs
.,,,iiaates on the Democratic ticket Won
BY seeking radical votes.
Kings victory.
I-.,r-S.ra,Cr William King spec
,aCular campaign h.; PERSONAL i'e"'
or,i,s, what seemed % he heavy """@
=, the outset. his defiant a'U'Ed" ~
tho ,arirr though Utah - deeply :A'Sf
es,ed in projection. his independence %
ar,'nn and finally ~" support OF '"S
Mormon church az which IA" - iH'"-
her. gave him victory over ErneNt pam
herger. Republican. No"-M"F'n"h'
senator Srrnot went up and down t"S
state ASKING for vote o. c"ni'"e"'S
through Hamburger and pointed 20 '"'
.,-,n "a Il great achievement Tor TIA"
hur Kings many-~tG"6 Appeals '""''"
him TO win by a close margin
Colorado - Maintenance Of t." S'1 :
,n,stahuiray cham HIuned ~ tn" ttr'h-
,i.., nominee fo- governor. - c"nSeTN"'
80. WAS the principal issue. hHt la"''
combined wt.h agrarian U"rfSt E'>'
Iyii',ar, l.. Sweet. psmC"ra'. The victory
for The goyeruo~sh.p. Tie vas ,"""'S-
cd hy ,h.. Non-rartjSan League.
ErhraSla-'Th. Non-r,rt.Sau l."ar&s
heIr.d ele,.. Republican 8" thus STATE
,ers,,.r: Senator Iu,rh""ck a"d "'cr'-
;ng x. 4 Howell. q man VINO "nP'''''
- tho radical clements n.trH ""F' '"''
Gfd Mr.. Witcncu. .hTH" latter 1'trA''-
cJ 10 gather tho discounted farmer
vote to his side hu, n" moo" OF '"'
,e,,Dle was 10 express ;H".E nF"''>'S
against the Individual IN ""'''- the
,,.c, and dry .s~.ir entered Int" ~" race.
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