The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01
ELECTIONS
INFLUENCE
BONUS VOTE
Majority Of Senators for
Bill Face Fall
Campaigns.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
(Copyright, 1922, by The Argus.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright, 1922, BY The Argus)
Washington. D. c., Sept. 1.-Po-
litical courage or political wisdom! :!
This is the question which the SOL
der bonus bill has raised as the
table Of Affirmative and negative
votes in the senate is examined.
Individual senators regardless Of
party affiliations decided for them
selves whether they thought it was
better politics to vote for or against
the bonus as the party leaders
themselves did not attempt to Sc
cure party harmony, but the rec
ord shows that of the senators up
for reelection this fall more voted
for the soldier bonus bill than
against it
On the Republican side, 10 SEN
ators favored the measure who are
lup for. reelection, while IL whose
terms expire next March are re-
! corded against the bill. But in the
latter IL are four with special
cases-Swanson of Virginia, who
already has been renominated and
is assured of election, Williams of
Mississippi and Myers Of Montana
who were not candidates for re-
| nomination aud New of indiana
who was beaten by Beveridge for
Republican nomination. Therefore
the total of those who are really
| asking for votes this fall and who
opposed the bonus ID only eight
Calder of New York, France oi
Maryland. Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey, Dupont Of Delaware, Page
Of Vermont. Pepper and Reed Of
Pennsylvania, Republicans, and
King, Democrat Of Utah.
1t will he observed that these
senators are with dne exception
from eastern states where the op-
position to the bonus has been mos
pronounced and WHERE editorial
opinion hash been attacking the
measure constantly.
Vote AAalyxed. :.
| Analysing the vote in favor o.
the bonus with respect to the sen
ators who gre up for reelection
the record shows that eight Re
publicans and ten Democrats viii
seek the votes Ct their -constituen
cies this fall while Senator Culber
tson of Texas, Democrat, who fav
ore the bonus, was defeated for re
nomination, makes the total nine
teen whose terms expire mex
March, II not reelected.
! This group OF Is, however. is tn,
nucleus around which the entir,
bonus proposition has centered
They could not afford, they believ
ed, to change their votes in spit
OF eastern opinion. These mel
who are up for reelection are Hal,
Of Maine. Kellogg of Minnesota
LaFollette of Wisconsin. Lodge o
Massachusetts, Sutherland, Wes
| Virginia; Johnson Of California
Poindexter Of Washington. Town
send Of Michigan, Republicans
Jones, New Mexico; Ashurst, Ari
IONA; Hitchcock. Nebraska; Gerr,
of Rhode Island, Kendrick of wy
oming, .PittmAn Of Nevada, Pom
!. creme OF Ohio, Reed Of Missouri
McKellar Of Tennessee and Tram
mel Of Florida, Democrats.
| The votes Of Senator Lodge, o
Massachusetts, and Gerry Of Rhod
Island and Hale OF Maine are th
exceptions to the rule Of wester,
|, strength for most OF. the senator
up for reelection who favored tn
bonus came fro mthe region ives
Of the Alleghenies.
Il A good many Of the senator
both Republicans and Democrat
who favored the bonus but VIII
are not up for reelection this yea
come up for denomination In 194
and some Of them believed It es
sential to take their stand for th'
bonus SO as to head Off oppositio,
i in primary contests which Nigh
get started next year. =
4 Pass Over Vetoi - - :
The question Of passing th
bonus bill over the presidentia
veto is not SO uncertain as It ap
1 peared q few weeks ago. The vot
shows that the opponents Of tn
measure are men who are no
likely to change their votes whel
once they are committed. The
constitute more than enough +
prevent two-thirds from bein
: mustered in favor OF soldier bonus
These opponents are is Repubii
cans who are not up for re-electio
, plus Republicans who believe
to be their advantage in the .antum
, elections to be against the bonus
four Democrats whose terms q
pire and five Democrats who ar
not up for reelection or . total 9
81. In addition to these there n
seven senator's who didn't vote An
} Of these, at least two arp agaius
the bonus and possibly more. % Ii
total opposition II more than :
which Is q third Of the senAt
} strength. Had the yote been belo,
l32 the chances Of passage OVER
iyeto would, have been bright
The YneaSnraa must b. ifonod -