The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-09
REED WHIPPED
TWICE ON EVE
OF RETIREMENT
Defeat Of Hand-Picked
Senate Candidate Blow
to Veteran Leader.
BY FOSTER EATON
United Press STAFF Correspondent

ST. LOUIS, MO, Aug. 9.-On the
threshold of retirement from the
United States Senate where he has
served conspicuously for eighteen
wears, James A. Reed has suffered
two outstanding political reverseS IN
months.
Although Democrats of Missouri
solidly supported him for the pres
idential nomination at Houston, he
failed to gather appreciable support
from other delegations and wit
messed Alfred E. Smith sweep to an
almost unanimous nomination.
Tuesday, Charles M. Hay, branded
another Tom Hefin" by Reed, won
the Missouri Democratic nomination
for United States Senator over
James A. Collet, whose candidacy
virtually was hand-picked by the re-
firing Senator.
Hays implied challenge of Reeds
leadership included denial OF the
Senator's post Houston assertion
that Governor Smiths telegram of
acceptance definitely injected prohi-
bition into the campaign. Hay re-
minded Reed of Reeds pre- Houston
statement that there are other
things more important than prohi-
bition this year.
Fight Opened Eight Years Ago.
Reeds account with Hay-one of
the States leading drys-opened
dramatically eight years ago when
Hay led factional Democratic fight
which denied Reed place in Mis-
souri's delegation to the San Fran
cisco Democratic national conven-
ton.
At the time OF that fight, Reed was
under fire of Missouri Wilsonian
Democrats for his opposition to the
League of Nations. Ultimately he
lived down their enmity, and with
out Hays opposition won an i'm
pressive presidential Endorsement at
the Democratic State convention
this spring.
Reeds enrnity for Hay continued,
however, and on his return from
Houston he launched one Of the
most bitter political assaults OF his
career, asserting that Hays name on
the ticket will drag it down to de-
feat"
Virtually ignoring prohibition
which Reed maintained "can neither
be ignored nor avoided" Hay
stunped the State counseling har-
n1ony in the Democratic ranks. he
declared his support of the national
ticket and platform without SUP
scrihing to the Smith antl-proAllnl-
ton announcement.
Campaign for Harmony
HAY. furthermore, refused openly
to denounce Reeds statement at
Houston in favor of law enforce
ment, which was interpreted by
some of Reeds wet supporters IN
Missouri as somewhat of retreat
from the Senator's consistent oppo-
sition to prohibition.
Throughout the Hay-Reed hos
tilities, the States junior Demo-
cratic Senator, Harry B. Halves,
waged a quiet campaign for party
harmony, and today is actively in
charge of the Democratic regional
committee for seven central and
southern States with headquarters
here.
Late returns in Missouri's bien-
NAL primary election, strengthened
the leads of dry Democratic and Re-
,,,,hlirao candidates for the United
States Senate.
With a few hundred rural pre-
cincts unreported Hay, dry, led
James A. Collet, wet, by $4,000 for
united States Senator.
In the Republican race, Roscoe g.
Patterson, a dry, overcane an early
lead of Nathan Frank, a wet, and
appeared assured of plurality that
may reach or exceed 10000.