The New York herald., 1922-04-23
MONDELL Is PICKED
FOR SENATE SEAT
Wyoming Supporters Predict
He Will Defeat Kendrick,
Up for Reelection.
DEMOCRATS NOT ACTIVE
Organization Has Been Lack
ing Since Harding Swept
State in 1920.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw York HnRALp.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., April s23. - -Four
months from to-day the voters of Wyo-
ming will go to the polls to pick their
candidates for the November election,
but from present indications that task
will not prove a complicated one. There
will not be more than three aspirants
for any of the various places on the
party tickets; in many instances there
will not be more than one.
The only contest that will attract ma
tional attention Is that between John B.
Kendrick of Sheridan. Democrat. who
Senate. and Frank w. Mondell of New
castle. Republican floor leader of the
House of Representatives, who seeks to
step into Hendricks shoes, and that one
does not come until the biennial battle
Of ballots in November. inasmuch as
neither of these men will have opposi-
tion from within the ranks of his own
party at the primaries in August.
1t is conceded that the outcome of the
Senatorial fight depends largely on
whether the farmers, ranchers and BUSH
ness men are still on the road to pros
perity next fall. If business keeps on
staging the comeback it has been put
ting on for several months Mondell
should win with comparative ease. After
a survey of every part of the Common
wealth his campaign manager said the
other day the Republican leader would
carry all but four of the twenty-one
counties. stood an even show in two of
the others and might win out In the re-
mar two He predicted that Mon
del majority would be from 5000 to
10000 out Of total vote of something
ea 80 600.
.rt. in the primaries will center
ace for the Republican nomi-
ms for Governor and Congressman
seut indications are that Gov. Rob-
ert ID. Carey of Careyhurst Will seek
denomination and that he will be OPP
posed by John w. Hay. banker of
Rock Springs. For the honor OF sue
ceeding Mondell in Wyoming's lone
seat in the lower house. William c..
Deming of Cheyenne, editor of the
Wyoming State Tribune, and Charles
l.. Winter of Casper, former district
Judge. will be candidates. There may
be one other entry in both events. Both
will attract additional attention. owing
to the bearing they may have on the
Senatorial battle In 1924 i'm case the vet
eran Francis l.. Warren decides to re-
tire from the upper house.
So far there has been only spasmodc
activity on the part of the Democrats
Their ranks have not been Well organ
lied since the disastrous defeat of 1920
when Harding and Mondell swept the
State by the largest majorities in his
tory, and whatever campaign Kendrick
makes will have to be largely on a
personal basis. His summer and fall
offensive probably will be managed by
S. G.. Hopkins. Second Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Interior during the Wilson
regime and Joseph c.. 'Mahoney. .Athe
Senator's former secretary.
The Republicans. on the other hand.
have their affairs well in hand. Under
the leadership of State Chairman =. c.
Spencer. formerly one of the clerks of
the Senate Appropriations Committee.
they already have launched All inten-
sive campaign.