SENATOR REED FACES STIFF CHALLENGE FROM DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT
St. Louis, Missouri (JFK+50) On October 25, 1922, David Lawrence reports "Missouri is aflame in the fires of personal and partisan rivalry in politics such as no other state...is experiencing."
Senator James A. Reed* (D-Missouri), seeking re-election this fall, is both loved and hated with great intensity while his Republican opponent, R.R. Brewster**, has the support of "thousands...who dislike Reed's career in politics and his opposition to Woodrow Wilson."
While Missouri is normally Democratic, the outcome this election, according to David Lawrence, is very much in doubt.
JFK+50 NOTE
Senator Reed was re-elected on November 7, 1922 with 51.85% of the vote, R.R. Brewster finished with 47.32%.
*James Alexander Reed (1861-1944) was born in Mansfield, Ohio & moved to Iowa at age 3. JAR attended Coe College & served as mayor of Kansas City, 1904-1906 & U.S. Senator 1911-1929.
**Reginald Raymond Brewster (1876-1946) was born in White Cloud, Kansas & graduated from Highland University.
SOURCE
"Missouri Aflame As Election Nears," by David Lawrence, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 25, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
