The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-02-04
FACE TO FACE
With POLITICS
OF YEAR 1922
Primaries, Conventions and
Elections to Determine En-
tire Membership of Lower
House, One-Third Senate.
INTERESTING CONTESTS
By MARK SULLIVAN

compose the political year 1922, ad
which viii determine the entire mem
bership of the lower house, together
with one-third of the membership OF
the senate. These primaries or con-
yentions begin next month.
In the one that occurs next month,
South Dakota, there will not be any
particular national interest. No sena-
tors seat is in question.
In the one April primary, Illinois. it
is also true that no senatorial seat IS
in question; but the country generally
will be interested in such veteran
members Of the lower house as Martin
Madden and James r. Mann, of Chi
cago, Ira G. Copley. of Aurora Joseph
g. Cannon of Danville. and William A
Rodenberg, of East ST. Louis As to
several of the less well-known Repuo-
lican members now representing Hi
nois, the Democrats express confident
hope Of displacing them with Demo
cratic nominees, who will be chosen
on this same day. April IL
The present Illinois delegation con-
sists of % Republicans and three
Democrats, proportion, which the
Republicans cannot possibly hope to
maintain.
Indiana Contest.
The first of the May primaries, Ind
lana, will provide possibly the most
interesting political situation of the
year. Ex-senator Albert J. Bever-
idge will contest with Senator Harry
$. New for the Republican nomina-
tion: and the Democrats will choose a
candidate to make the final race in
November against whichever one Of
these Republicans is the winner
1t is significant of a state of affairs
general throughout the country that
although the decision between New
and Beyeridge is less than three
months distant, and although the con-
test is well underway, no easily rec
ogniZable issue between the two men
has yet been defined-at last no issue
Of national importance. Beyeridge has
criticized the present tax statute.
which New voted for: but aside from
that, nothing other than local issues
have been developed
This whole question of what are to
he the issues in all of these 1922
primaries is just now in the process
Of beginning to develop and more can
be said about ii 4 little later on.
Pennsylvania Race.
The second OF the May primaries.
Pennsylvania, coming on May Is, will
determine who are to be the permau-
ont successors of those two veterans
who have died within the past six
month. Knox and Penrose. 1t can be
predicted confidently that George w.
Pepper, who was appointed as the ad-
interim successor Of Penrose will be
given full term when the May prim-
aries come around
But as 10 the present ad-interim sue
lessor of Knox William Z. Crow,
there may be a change Grow is in
.1ch state of health that his seat in
The senate cannot be source of much
satisfaction to him. and denies Penn
5yIvania of steadiness of represent
alton much needed both by the state
and the country
There is general assent to the idea
That If the present governor of Penn
SFlvania. William c. Sproul. were sent
10 the United States Senate with Mr.,
Pepper, Pennsylvania would then have
senate representation equal to or
better than any in its history Per
IONS outside of Pennsylvania whose
interest is chiefly in an improved per
.onnel for the senate generally. would
I've cheered if this result should come
about
Two Difficulties.
There seems to be two difficulties
one is geographical. There is an un
written rule of Pennsylvania politics
20 the effect that each end of the state
shall have one of the senators. Sprou1
and Pepper both come from the east
II is fact, though. that this Gus
tom of geographical distribution has
been more honOred in the letter than
in the spirit.
During all Of Senator Knox's tern
he was credited 10 the Pitsburg end OF
thc state, but. in fact. his real home
at Valley Forge was within % miles
Of PenrOse's home.
The other objection to naming
Sproul consists of the fact that he is
now governor, and that he should not
while holding that office. seek anoth
er one. This would seem q negligible
consideration compared with the de
STABILITY Of having man of acknowl
edged stature in the senate.
This whole Pennsylvania situation
must develop more clearly within {
few weeks.
In political sense. Pennsylvania i:
now in the position of being without
n more or less universally accepted
boss, for the first time since the mem
ory of man r meth not to the contrary
The death of Penrose removed from
Pennsylvania and from the country the
last of the old-time statewide bosses
Democrats Optimists
The Democrats of Pennsylvania will
of course, also name two candidates
for the two senatorships. Here, il
Washington, among the national lead
ers of the Democratic party, there i
talk of putting up excellent men
Among those discussed is Vance c
Mccormick of Harrisburg Mr.. Nc
Cormick is a man of the highest abil
ity and character. He was one o
those who composed the advisers o
President Wilson at the Paris peac
conference, and in that capacity mad
reputation for sure footedness an
dependability.
But the national Democratic leader
here in Washington. whose confidenc
about the present year goes the lengt
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