Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-04-23
News Review of
Current Events
What Senator McKinley's De-
feat in Illinois Republican
Primaries Means
(Spa .ial to The Leader)
BY EDWARD w. PlCKARD

L severe Jolt to the World court last
week, and the opponents of American
adhesion to that tribunal are CORE
spondingly elated. Senator William
B. Mckinley was candidate for re-
nomination IN the primaries and the
fight against him was based solely on
the fact that he voted for American
membership in the World court He
was defeated by Frank L. Smith OF
Dwight by about 125,000 votes. Wash
ington was watching the contest with
intense interest, and such men as Sen
ators Borah of Idaho and Reed of Mis-
souri, prOfeSSed to see in the result q
pOrtent that other senators who sup
ported the World court proposition
wOr.t' be retired and that ultimately
the act Of American adhesion would
be repealed. Though there was no
statement forthcoming from the White
House. the administration forces were
plainly somewhat disconnected and the
World court senators who come up
for reelection this year did not con-
ceal their anxiety. NOrbeck OF North
Dakota and Ernst Of Kentucky al
ready have been renominated, but the
list also includes Bingham (Rep.,
Conn.,, Broussard Oem., La), But
Ter (Rep., Mass.), Cameron CRep.,
Arlz.), Caraway Dem., Ark.), Cum
mins (Rep., Iowa), Curtiss 0ep.,
Kans.), Dale, Rep., Vt), Fletcher
Oem., Fla.), George Oem., Ga),
Goodlng (Rep., Idaho). Jones (Rep.,
Wash), Lenroot (Rep., Wis.,, Means
(Rep., Colo), Oddie (Rep., New,
Overman Oem., N. c., Pepper (Rep.,
Pa.), Shortridge Rep.. Cal), Smith
Oem.. S. C), Smoot (Rep., Utah)
Stanfeld (Rep., Ore.), Wadsworth
(Rep., N. ", Watson (Rep., Ind.),
Weller (Rep., Md, Willis (Rep.,
Ohio.
"Illinois," said Senator Borah "has
indexpd the sentiment in this cOun-
try against the League court The
campaign against the court will go for
ward as promised immediately after
the vote in the senate. We have no
intention Of ceaslng efforts until the
matter is settled in the forum from
which there Is no appeal-until 1t Is
settled and settled right"
George E. Brennan, Democratic
committeeman, running on wet plat
form, easily won the Democratic SEN
atorial nomination in Illinois, which
was highly pleasing to all vets. They
also professed to see, In the fact that
Chicago voted in favor Of boxing ex-
hibitions, an assurance that the peo-
pie were beginning to revolt against
all sumptuary laws.
There Is a lot Of vague talk to the
effect that the defeat Of Senator Nc
Kinley, one of the strongest support
ers Of President Coolidge, indicates
loss of prestige and popularity by the
Chief Executive. The political guess
ers said If Republicans of other states
70 ,y1ed the lead of those in Illinois
there would be no lack Of men to con
test with Mr.. Coolidge the presidential
nomination In 1928. Chief Of these, 1t
was believed, would be Senator Borah
CMITH w. BROOKHART was un-
~ seated by the senate as senator
from Iowa and his place was given to
Daniel F. Steck, who was immediate
ly sworn into Office, the first Democrat
to represent Iowa in the senate since
the Civil war. The vote was close
As to IL. Fifteen Republicans voted
to seat Steck, and nine Democrats and
one Farmer-Labor senator lined up
with the Republicans who stood by
Brookhart. AS has been said In this
column before, 1t Is understood that
Brookhart will enter the Republican
primary In June as an opponent Of
Senator Cummins for the nomination.
AN AGREEMENT was reached in
"A the senate to vote on the italian
war debt settlement on April 21, and
the administration forces were conf
dent that the house bill approving the
settlement reached by the commits
sioners would be passed
The senate nassed house bill to in
crease pensions Of veterans OF the
Spanish war, Philippine insurrectiOn
and the Boxer rebellion and their
widows and dependents in an aggre-
gate of $18,5OO,OOO annually. The
measure went to conference for ad
justment of differences between the
house and senate provisions.
The senate judiciary committee, con-
sidering a resolution which seeks In
formation regarding the prosecution
Of Senator Wheeler last summer, was
baked by the refusal of Attorney Gen
eral Sargent to answer Senator
Walsh's questions. Mr.. Sargent's re-
fusal was based on the ground that