New-York tribune., 1922-08-04
Senator'S of Both Parties
Rejoice at Spectacular
Finish, in Missouri and
Triumph of League Foe
Late Figures Show
Long $3.50 Behind
Campbell's Defeat in Kan
sas Blow TO Old Guard
Republicans i'm House
BY Carter Field

WASHINGTON, Aug 3.--James A.
Reed to-day elbowed the coal strike,
the railroad shipments strike, the Pro-
gressive fight against the tariff and
the international debt situation right
out Of the limelight so far as official
Washington was concerned His spec
tacular victory, assured after forty
eight hours of slowly trickling-in pre-
cincts, was not regarded as certain
until late to-day.
The latest returns give the Senator
lead Of 6,S79 votes over Rreckinridge
Long, with 222 of the 3,s4s precincts
in the state unreported. Returns from
1926 precincts give Reed 1s9,321, Long.
1s2, 2,442.
Every time few precincts would
be reported hundreds of lead pencils
were quickly set to work OH paper pads
in hundreds of Offices here, from the
White House itself down through both
ends of the Capitol, and perhaps even
up at the handsome residence on s.
Street from which Woodrow Wilson
surveys the political situation, and
from which he occasionally attacks
any one who once opposed him who
again aspires to public office.
Dramatized by Wilson
1t was Woodrow Wilson who really
made the Reed fight so interesting.
The victory of Reed, even by SO close a
margin, is regarded as being 8 crush
ing blow to Wilson's attempt to con-
tinue his domination of the Dem ocratic
n I, lr, ~.
sand Democratic voters of Missouri
have marched to the polls to vote for
man who not only opposed Woodrow
Wilson'S most cherished issue, the
league of nations, but against whom
Dr.. Wilson has written three attacks
since the present primary campaign
opened.
Not only was Wilson'S influence alone
not sufficient to beat the hard-histing
Missouri Senator, but even combined
with other powerful influences it was
impotent.
f, Democratic Senators did not hesitate
TO give interviews expressing their de-
llght at Reeds victory. Some of the
democrats, notably Senator A. o. Stan
ley, OF Kentucky, did not wait until the
fight was decided. but made speeches
iavoring Reed on the floor of the SEN
ate IN time TO affect the voters in Mis-
souri,.
Expected to Unite Party
Reeds big problem now is to get
sHe Democratic organization solidly
nehInd him before November. While
mere IS much extreme bitterness
against Reed, it is generally believed
here that he will be able to accomnlish
thls. The opponents Of Reed have
been making their fight to gain control
eyer since the death Of Senator VIII
tlam D. Stone, for SO many years die
tator of the Democratic organization
IN Missouri.
They defeated Reeds candidate for
senator to fill Stones place. nominat-
ing Joseph w. Folk. Folk was beaten
in the election by Senator Spencer.
linen, two years ago, they beat Reeds
candidate for the long term, nominal
ing Breckinridge Long, their standard
bearer of this fight. Long was de-
feated at tho general election. They
tailed m an effort to turn Kansas CITY
against Reed in the fight for dele
gates to the San Francisco convention.
but refused to seat him after kansas
City had chosen him. Now they have
failed to beat him for reelection.
which makes Reed the regular party
nominee and beyond all doubt the
strongest figure in the state.
SO. every element of practical poll
tics would lead to the conclusion that
now is the time for them to accept
what apparently is the inevitable, if
they. are to keep the Republicans from
getting stranglehold on the state.
Campbell's Defeat Jolt
The big jolt to the Republicans was
the defeat for denomination of Rem
resentative Philip Campbell, of Kan
sas, member of the House for twenty
years and chairman of the powerful
Rules Committee. His defeat means
that Representative Bertrand n. Smell.
Of Potsdam, N. Y, will be chairman
Of the next House if the Republicans
remain in control
Campbell is distinctly oae Of the
old guard of the House. There was
general comment to-day that it was
fitting in way that he should pass out
Of public life along with Uncle Joe
cannon, Joe Fordney and Senator Por
ter L. McCumber. A striking figure for
many years, able in debate and power
ful In committee, in addition to his
long continuous service, he welded in
Iluence IN the House difficult to ex-
aggerate.
Republican and Democratic Senators
IN large numbers openly rejoiced over
the denomination of Senator Reed.
Senator Mccormick, chairman of the
Republican Senatorial committee, who
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