The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-11-03
BREWSTER AND
REED BATTLE
BNIEEAR CLOSE
Eyes of Nation Focused on the
Hot Senatorial Campaign
Now Waging in
Missouri.
10 WIND UP IN ST. LOUIS
Political Observers Predict Bal.
lots of Women and ''Wet"
Votes VIII Decide
Contest.

By usifed Press.
81. LOUIS, Nov. 3.--With the eyes ol
the nation focused upon their fight, Sen
aiof James A. Reed and Robert r. Brew
sier were today swinging toward the
home stretch Of the Missouri senatorial
csmpaign-one Of the hottest political
battles in the states history,
Jim Reed, silver-tougued, fearless
speaker and veteran Of many spirited
political struggle. has wsged his fight in
his own vigorous, Characteristic style.
Virtually Aread from his party at the
San Francisco convention and the Mis-
souri, state convention. he has spoken
from one end Of the state to the other,
skiing that he be returned to Washing.
,an for another six years as the Demo
crziic United States senator.
Opposing him is Robert r. Brewster,
Kansas City attorney, and an equally
courageous talkcr. He has the solid
bscking Of the state Republican admin.
istrstion.
ISSUES ARE VARIED
The issues range from the Ku Klux
Kan to prohibition, Early in the cam
paign Senator Reed came out Aat.footed
for modification Of the volstead law,
while his Republican opponent an
nounced himself as among the .'driest of
the dry
Brewster's hackers charge that Reeds
stand on prohibition was made in an eff.
fort to win the big 81. Louis 'wet" Re-
publican vote. Further. they claim that
bad it not been for this wet" vote in
the Missouri metropolis, Reed would
have been defeated for the nomination
by Breckenridge Long, a sturdy support
er Of the Wilson administration. The
same contention was made by Long
when final figures in primary election
showed Reed had nosed him out by a.
narrow margin. t
That the wet vote and ballots cast
BY women voters will decide the contest
is the opinion of well informed political
observers.
= Thetherf 1 Republican voters with anti.
;oislt lad Meanings till desert their party
s vote ) pr Reed femains to be seem
Red sdmAfsers CLAN they will not be sur
rised TO sselaaeo nominally Republi-
an, in St. Louis alone cast their ballots
for The Democratic senator.
sdf-state and rural vote will, how.
Undoubtedly decide the victor as il |
the primary election. Breckenridge |
a dry, carried these districts and
late returns were tabulated it |
for a time as though he would |
ONE Reeds big majority in Kansas
and St. Louis. The same may hold
in the general election.
woxEN's OPPOSITION FELT
The women's opposition--io some ex.
nf at lesst-became manifes, early in
e campaign. His stand on the mater
My bill and his vote against the suf.
fnge amendment were advanced as the
zssons. The W. C. T. U. in state con-
vasion at ST. Louis adopted resolutions
eqposing him.
Brewster's speeches have been a plea
= sstricf Law enforcement" His ex.
lessions have been equally as vigorous
= those of the Democratic senator. In
one address he charged Reed with 1flirt-
lng with several different blocks Of vot-
B-labor, vets, negroes and women"
Both candidates plan to wind up
krir campaigns with a whiriwind finish
i St. Louis The battle has not been
ne Of money. Reed is not a wealthy
uan and has depended upon the 6nan-
ial support Of his friends throughout the
late. And the same Is true Of Brewster. 4
le is q successful attorney, but not pos
essed Of riches. |,
The congressional battles have been
hunted to The background by the inter-
i in the senatorial eight. In the .polit.
cal somersaulf" Of 1870, fourteen out Of {
ixfeen landed in the Republican column.
he Democrats declare they will recap
ure half . dozen or more Of these this
ear. 4
The general apathy of interest in this
ears election throughout the country istI
ikcwise felt in Missouri. Registration /,
gures reveal that the vote will be many 4