New-York tribune., 1922-11-01
normally, viii, the womei, voting, would
be far In excess Of that.
Women ODpOse Reed

NORMALLY, Wltft the women vot1nE, WoulG
BIO Tar In excess of that.
Women Oppose Raed
Part OF this Democratic anti Reed
strength consists of tho women, who
organized "Rid us of Reed clubs all
over tho state during the primary fight,
many Of which are still active, but net
SO active as they were during the first
fight. There Ii something about tho
Southern Democrat, which most Mis-
snuri Democrats are, which puts voting
TO, Republican IN the same category
with horse-stealing. The women also,
figures given, as arc the drys, who are
doing what they can for Brewster, de-
spite the fact that Brewster is not at
tacking Reed on his wetness at all.
Then there are lot of people
through the state who have been
angered by Reed at va. ious times. This
number is far more tt an Offset, how
ever, by those who take pride in the
fact that Missouri has had man In the
Senate who has bowed to no one, and
who did not hesitate to take on the
most powerful political figure in the
country at the very zenith of his
strength.
He Is irst-class fighting man, they
him for IL whether they like every
thing he has done or not. In his pres
ent tent tour of the state--Reed is
using two tents. SO that enc of them Is
always en- route to the next stop--the
Senator Is amply iustifying his repu-
tation as the "meanest" man in the
Senate. His tongue is as bitter as
ever and his apparent rage and anger
as he shoots out almost unprintable
epithets somehow delight his crowds.
Jibes at Opponent
He always refers to his opponent as
Reggie his first name being Regi-
maid, though he is known up and down
the state as Bob"
"You elect my ars-onent," Reed said
the other night. ald you will have
two Spencers in the Senate. For Gods
sake, don't saddle two Of them on the
United States Senatei"
Reeds contempt for Senator Spen-
Ger, his colleague, has never been con-
ceaied, either on the floor of the SEN
incidentally, was in charge of the fight
for Newberry in the Senate, and Reed
has been blistering him about that.
Spencer has not written any speeches
in the campaign as this is written, but
has issued n statement attempting to
wean the German vote away from Reed
by asserting that Reed has been harsh
OF; Germany since the armistice.
@ A sample of the sort of anti-Reed
meetings they have been able to hold
in st. Louis was when the other night
Governor Ed Morrow Of Kentucky and
Governor Hyde Of Missouri were ad-
vertised for a meeting. Not more than
four hundred persons were present, one
vNtr all
count which showed 270.
Stanley Defends Reed
On the other hand, Senator Stanley,
of Kentucky, made big hit by defend
ing Reed here.
"As Democrat to vote for Reggie
Brewster?" thundered the Kentucky
visitor in his best forensic style.
Great God!' said the woodcock as she
flew away" This line has been quoted
all over the state. 1t was told to me ON
this trip about thirty times, beginning
as far away as Michigan.
Reed is talking some about the tariff
and Newberry, not at all about the
League Of Nations or Wilson, and very
much about state issues. Brewster is
league--though in the primary he re-
sented an imputation that he was for
it by saying he would not mind so
much bsing accused of murder or
horsestealing is talking at length
about state issues.
The state situation is that for the
first time since the Civil War the Re-
publisans have both housesSof the Leg
islature and the. Governor. Arthur
Hyde, who was swept in on the Hard
ing landslide stsS years ago,Sisethe sec-
opd Republican Governor since the