Evening star., 1926-04-17

Taking the position that 1.-The con-
tested election case Of the radical Re-
publican Senator Brookhart of Iowa
has been decided out OF partisan con-
sideratjons and not on the merits,
the New York World independent
Democratic) calls fhis mot a very in
spring spectacle" The Baltimore sun
dndependent) declares that from
an ANALYSIS of the vote one is forced
10 the conclusion that Steck was
given the toga on the ground that
he was a better Republican than
Brookhart. in spite Of the party labels
which each wore." The Sun finds its
conclusions strengthened by the recoi-
lection that in the campaign "Steck
championed the cause OF Harry
Daugherty." On the other hand, the
Worcester Telegram (Republican)
thinks the Senate vote was mercy
testimony of wholesome determination
on the part of the Senate OF the United
states TO receive into membership
tbosa dulv elected thereunto and 10
eyclude from membership those not so
eiectad." and the Springfield Repuoh-
can nndependent) aftirlns that the
yot;ne ON the Brookhart-Steck con-
tasted election case in the Senate dld
not follow party lines, and TINS IS the
hest answer" according to the paper
40 the possible criticism that polin'
cal reasons dictated the result.
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The Republican lineup in the Sen
OTTO is described by the Philadelphia
Bulletin independent Republican! as
follows: THE majority OF Repupncan
Senators voted in support OK senator
Rrookhart In his claim TO nls seat"
RIt Senator Steck was seated through
the votes Of Is Republicans headeu py
Senator Butler Of Massachusetts, ana
40 the result Of a strenuous contest
Witch has been directed and Is said to
have been financed by Hanford Mac
Nider. Assistant Secretary Of War In
the Republican administration" AS
IN the Democratic vote in the contest,
the Lynchburg News Oemocrat,
which calls the result a "puzzling
one" and in some degree mon -parti-
gan" saws: 1.-THE majority Of the
democrats voted to seat Steck, Demo-
crat, declared by the committee which
investigated and counted the ballots
to have been legally elected, while a
few Democrats, always considered IN
svmpathy with the Middle West insur-
gents. voted for Brookhart." and the
News believes that the man has been
seated whom the people OF Iowa
elected"
In it's summing up of the vote the
Charleston Daily Mail independent
Republican, notes that 'only the pro-
pressiye vote was solid," and explains
this by saying that "solidity is much
more easily maintained In small
body that in a large one; as the pro-
gressives constitute a small group,
they have to hang together on party
questions. SO ends the chapter 50 far
as this Congress is concerned" con.
tinues the Mail, as 1t states that IL
Brookhart enters the lists against
Cummins "the case will go back to
the people Of Iowa, the source Of the
sovereignty"
AS to the attitude of the admins
tration in the issue, the Brooklyn
Daily Eagle independent Democratic).
commenting on the votes cast for
Steck by Senators Butler and Gillett,
says: Nobody believes that Senator
Butler Of Massachusetts and his col
league, Mr.. Gillett, voted for this with
out substantially direct instruction
that they were doing what President
Coolidge desired. They are from his
State. Butler is close to him. Their
votes, plus that Of Dale Of Vermont,
the Presidents nativity State. would