The Washington times., 1922-06-30
OLD GUARD IS
STAGGERED BY
FRAZIER s WIN
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piled 1t was just another one of
those political upsets such as oc-
CURED in Indiana, Pennsylvania-
and Iowa, where ultra-Progressive
candidates defeated those identified
with the regular organization.
Although McCumber's defeat was
a crushing blow to him per sonally.
he accepted the result stoically and
gave no outward sign Of being de-
pressed by news of Frazier's victory.
He sat at his desk throughout the
Senate session yesterday guiding the
tariff bill. which has kept him here
during the entire campaign, and
made II impossible for him to make
any sort Of personal canvass for re-
nomination.
McCumber's defeat is n sore blow
to the old guard leadership in Con.
gress. More than the defeat Of Sena-
tor New in Indiana or the triumph
Of Smith Brookhart in Iowa does the
retirement Of the North Dakota Sen
ator strike at the very heart of the
old guards control in the Upper
House. For McCumber's position as
chairman of the Finance Committee
made him a power, not only ii Con-
gress, but in the country; he sue
ceded Penrose Of Pennsylvania, tn,
supreme boss Of the old guard. and.
although he never aspired % the
qualities of bosship held by Penrose,
his position was secure as a leader
in the front rank Of the old guard
domination.
Old Guard Loss Is Great.
Moreover, McCumber's name is
attached to the tariff bill and to
the bonus bill. two OF the most i'm.
portant pieces Of legislation in this
Congress. This fact in itself has
caused him to be regarded as one
Of the most important men in the
Senate, aud increases the gravity
Of his loss to the, rest of the old
guard leaders.
McCumber has been looked upon
as one of the leading reactionaries
in the Senate. He has never had
any sympathy with views of Borah,
Norris, La Toilette. Kenyon. John
son, or any Of the others who have
been regarded as liberals; on the
contrary, he has been about the
most extreme opponent Of such
views in the Senate. This was
made an issue against him in North
Dakota, the charge against him be-
ing that he was "a radical at home.
but a standpatter in Washington. I"
In his campaign six years ago,
McCumber "flirted" with the vote
Of the Non.Partisan League and
time, however, he had the league
and the bulk of the farmer vote
against him.
Upon all international questions
before the Senate McCumber was a
bitter opponent of Borah, Johnson
Brandegee. Moses, Reed, and the
others in the group of :'irrecon.
cilablos." who opposed entangling
alliances with foreign nations. Nc.
Cumber differed so much with them
in this respect that he desired to go
the full distance in tying the United
States up with Europe in the League
Of Nations.
Backed Wilson League.
He was the only Republican mem
Der of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee who voted to ratify the Yer.
sailles treaty without reservations.
He fought Majority Leader Lodge ds
we'll as the "irreconcilables" in an
effort to have the United States go
unreservedly into the league. Also
he made a bitter fight against
changing the league provision which
gave England six votes against one
for the United States, and made
numerous speeches In the Senate
against the Hiram Johnson amend.
ment to give the United States
equal representation. No member OF
the House Of Lords could have
pleaded more eloquently the cause
Of England In the fight over this
amendment than did McCumber in