Evening star., 1924-10-14

Wide difference Of opinion over the
probable effect of Senator Brookharts
demand for withdrawal of Dawes
name from the Republican ticket do
not prevent agreement among many
Republican and Democratic editors
that the Iowa Senator has paved his
way for n bolt to La Toilette.
In fact, the Cincinnati Times-Star
declares Brookhart Is not Republi-
can anyhow and voices the thought
Of other stanch Republican cham
pions in adding: by the muddy
primary laws of Iowa, which weaken
party solidarity and responsibility,
he has been thrown up like a piece
of Notsam TO public view, but the
tides of sanity eventually will carry
Brookhart back TO u deserved OBJ
livion.''
The Democratic press halls the in
cident as a demonstration OF break
down of Republican strength in the
West Former Senator Hitchcock s
Omaha World Herald independently.
says: Senator Brookhart, following
hts attack upon Dawes with his at
tack upon Coolidge, has made of the
Republican campaign a logical ab-
surdity, not to say a logical impossl-
bility, in every State west of the Allie
ghenies. He has made 1t perfectly
plain that between that element OF
the Republican party represented by
Coolidge and Dawes and that clement
represented by himself there is lr-
reconcilable conflict The practical
results of the Brookhart letter cannot
be overlooked. the Lincoln Star Gn-
dependent), is sure, because Senator
Brookhart is supreme in Iowa On
every occasion where the issue has
been drawn he has whipped the Re-
publican machine decisively. His let
ter can only be construed as a pre-
paratory step toward bolting the Re-
publican ticket. The net result Will
be to transfer the traditionally Re
publican State of Iowa to Davis OF
La Toilette" The Davenport Demo
crat (Democratic), also asserts that
many believe Brookharts charges
will wreck the Republican party S
chance of victory"
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Time was, says the Baltimore sun
independently, when prompt punish
ment would have been Nisited On
so recaIcitrant a member Of the Re-
publican party. 'It is due to the
direct primary" the paper adds, that
he can snap his fingers at the Re-
uublican leaders. They could not de-
feat him for the nomination, and
evidently. the Senator does not fear
their influence with the voters OF
Iowa in the general election" The
Cleveland Plain Dealer independent
Democratic), claims "the Brookhart
letter emphasizes fact already
pretty we'll understood; that Repub-
iican affairs in the Midwest and
Northwest are causing deep concern
in coolidge circles" There is some
thing 80 serious in the Brook hart
charges" the Lynchburg News
Democratic) thinks that they call
for serious treatment instead OF
cussing spree"
whether Brookhart comes out
boldly for La Toilette, continues
nominally to support the Republican
ticket or is handed his hat by the
Republican party" the Louisville
Courier-Journal (Democratic) insists
"his letter demanding the retirement
NJ Dawes Is bound to hurt the Cool
idge and Dawes ticket in Iowa, and
that ticket can i'll afford to lose
the electoral vote of Iowa" From
every point Of view, the New YORK
Times independent Democratic) also
is convinced the Brookhart rebellion
is an ugly business for the Repuo-
lican party. "It imperils Republican
success in the Middle Western States
saws the Timest "Supposing that loss
prevented, or made good elsewhere
the Iowa revolt portends a condition
! OF things in the next Congress "hlcn