The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-08
SAY BWOOKRAUT
LEADS IN iowa
BY1,156 MARGIN
Subject to Canvass in
State NOU. "a
tspeeIaI 70 the palIy WOrksrl

WASHINGTON, Nov. RE-
check OF the senatorial vote in
Iowa shows that Senator Brook
hart leads his opponent by 1,156
votes.
These figures are not final,
being subject to canvass by the
state executive council on Nov.
"a.
But this increases to some extent
the LaFollette groups balance Of
power in the next senate.
The republican majority" will be
depsndably republican only when the
interests of the middle class are not
threatened. LaFollette and his fol
lowers remain a potentially powerful
factor IN both houses, even tho some
what curtailed from their position in
6Sth congress.
The new senate will be composed
Of So republicans, 40 democrats and
one farmer-laborite. That gives a pa
per majority Of IA. OF this IA, how
ever, there are still FIVE Of the LaFol-
lette group. Bob himself. Brookhart,
Norris of Nebraska, and Frazier and
Ladd Of North Dakota.
The maverick" Prosresslves.
Besides these. there are several
others who, altho not clearly allied
with the LaFollstte group, have voted
and will vote with It in matters that
are vital to the petty bourgeoisie
For example the blind man, SchaIl,
who defeated the Cowmilker Magnus
SchaI1 has bolted the republican par
ty caucus any time he took the no
ton and even voted for a democrat
as speaker Of the house.
Some More Validating Senators.
Other senators who have voted with
LaFollette and who may be untrust-
worthy 50 far as the old guard re-
publicans are concerned are the two
from Dakota, Norbeck and McMaster,
Howell Of Nebraska, Johnson Of Cali
fornia, Couzons Of Michigan, Capper
of Kansas and Borah of Idaho.
OF course. these queer fish are Of
the capitalist species, first ana last,
but NOT all the time for the big cap
italists. To make showing for the
interests Of their small business and
rich farmer constituency they are
likely to get Revolutionary" enough
to play around the Wisconsin fraud.
Silent Cal Will Have to Speak Up.
Now that the big business and
banking interests feel that they have
everything hogtied and guaranteed for
four years, they are alreadg trying to
collect on the good chance afforded
them by their unquestioned dictator
ship. They are having Andy Mellon
get to work now preparing recon-
mendations to cut the income tax on
high incomes.
This business IL a pretty raw deal
to put over right after election. Some
Of the progressive" republicans that
stand half way between Coolidge and
LaFollette are afraid that any such
move will stir up Bob and his "pro-
gressive" crew, who will make capital
of 1t in calling it the action of "rich
mans congress-"
The trouble is that this reduction
on big incomes could be carried out,
IL only the tax on small incomes Of
the middle class were cut also. But
the politicians say that these have
been cut down now as far as the
treasury will stand. and that If any
thing is reduced 1t must be the tax on
big incomes. and let the little business
man stand the heavier Jolt. Cal is
thus caught between two fires and so
soon after election, tool
LIVINGSTON, III. - Foster got Is
votes out Of SIS. LaFollette got $3.50.
a majority Of all votes cast. The "illu.
sion got Them" The next time the
real thing may have a show.
80
Foster Beats Davis.
BRULE, Wis.--Foster beat demo
crat Davis way yonder In this town.
Foster got ss votes. Davis z. LaFol-
lette 90. Coolidge SO.
CARLTON, MINI. = Incomplete re.
turns give Foster n votes in Carlton
county with Davis next higher with
176. Not so bad.
st. Louis County Pretty Fair.
DULUTH, MINI. - Tabulated re
turns for both the city Of Duluth and
the county precincts show that the
Workers Party made fine showing
among the workers especially outside
OF Duluth In the Mesaba Iron Range
district While in Duluth, Foster got
only 46 votes, in the outside precincts