New Britain herald., 1926-06-09
BROOKHART'S WIN CHEERS FARM BLOC
Assures Added Strength for Which Mid-WeSt Was Bombed

Washington, June LF - The equalization fee plan of farm relief has been given a big boost, in the opinion Of insurgent republican and some democratic members of con- gress. by the victory of former Sen- ator Brookhart in the republican senatorial primary in Iowa.
 Western senators have been working for some time, trying 10 round up votes for the principle, as incorporated in an amendment to the administration cooperative marketing bill now before the sen- ate, and Brookhart himself plans to come to Washington to join forces with the corn belt committee which advocated it before house members prior to it's defeat in that chamber when the Haugen bill was voted down.
 Brookhart's plurality over Sena- tor Cummns, administration sup porter, in the Iowa primary placed close to 10000 provided ample op portunity for senators opposed to administration policies to air their views, not only on farm relief, but on the tariff, the chances of re- publicans who voted to seat Truman H. Nawberry to retain their own seats. and what some regarded as evidence that President Coolidge's popularity was waning.
 Coolidge Dawes Split
 Talk Of a disagreement between President Coolidge and Nice-Presi- dent Dawes over farm relief also got into discussion, and some in- surgcnts looked upon the result as an expression Of resentment at the unseating of Brookhart two months ago in favor of Daniel F. Steck, his democratic opponent in the 1924 election.
 Most of the discussion was con- fined to administration opponents, titular leaders of the republicans re- training from comment. A number of the rank and file, however, eX- pressed regret over the defeat of the veteran Senator Cummins, and Senator Fess. republican, Ohio, told the senate he could not speak Of the outcome of the primary without a tang"
 Senator Fess was one Of those who brought into the open the whisperings of disagreement be- tween the president and the vice. president which have engaged the attention of little groups about the capital ever since Senator Watson. republican, Indiana, read an outline Of General Dawes views in favor of the equalization fee princijle. Senator Fess, who represents the vice presidents native state in the i senate, dubbed the equalization fee proposal before the senate the "Dawee- McNary- -Haugen' plan, and I asserted that its enactment would ruin the country"
 Harrison Joins in Senator Harrison, democrat, Mis- sssippi also took a shot at Coolidge i Dawes talks in characteristic filing at republican candidates for 1 reelection and the administration generally. with the Iowa primary as his text. Turning on Senator Wat son, who was interrupting his analysis of the recent defeats suf- fered by administration supporters in Iowa, Illinois. Pennsylvania and ! Oregon he said the Indiana senator had "been able to squeeze through" the recent republican primary in that state, not "by clinging to Cal and standing by Andy" and that now he's clinging to the vice-presi- dent"
 The "only reason the others 1 Cummins. Mckinley. Pepper and i Standfeld-were defeated, Senator Harrison held, was that they clung to Cal and stood by Andy too long"