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Evening star., 1923-11-11
KEYSTONE STATE
c. 0. P. SLOWING UP
Election Results Confuse
Party Leaders-Pinchot
Plans Speeches.
Special Dispatch % The Star.


HARRISBURG. Pa. November 10
Pennsylvania elections had such mix
ed results outside of the cities of
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh that they
slowed up plans for getting the ma
tional campaign under way. and even
Gov. Clifford Psnchot has calmed down
and turned his attention to working
out some platform matters relating to
economy in government. While the
Secretary Andrew w. Melons final
statement in iegard to enforcement.
the prohibition excitement Is not 50
acute as it wa. a week ago.
The republican organization seems
to have been very systematic In get
ting men reasy to announce Them
basis.
Mr.. Pinchot's plans call for much
attention to state affairs. and Mon
day he will give an address on Ten
Months in Office before the State
organization fostered by Mrs. Pinchot,
who will also be q speaker. Senator
George Wharton Pepper has been in
vited to be a dinner speaker along
with Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, the
national vice chairman. The meeting
of the National Grange at Pittsburgh
will not be overlooked. and the gov
ernor will speak there Wednesday.
Dry Crvsnde Alarms.
Just as an instance Of the nervous
ness over prohibition enforcemenl, it
may be said the state highway de-
partment. acting. in conjunction with
the United States bureau of roads,
started surveyor motor traffic, and
word had to bespassed out that the
stopping of trucks was for Weighing,
to ascertain character of traffic, and
had nothing to d with prohibition.
Democrats ins Pennsylvania are
awaiting word from William G. Nc
Adoo, and indications are his an
nouncement will be followed by rapid
appearance of delegate candidates.
man Vance c. Mccormick and others
prominent in the, Wilson administra-
tion are expected,to push the MoAdoo
BOOM but there .does not appear to
be much OF an agreement among the
forces naturally opposed to anything
Mccormick does.s There are Under
wood, Smith and COX partisans among
the democrats, just as there are many
ardent Coolidge men. some earnest
Pinchot boomers And few admire rs
of Hiram Johnson and Frank o. Low
den in Pennsyryania's republican
ranks.
About the only thing Pennsylvania
is sure Of now IL contests for dele
gates and StSte Committee control, all
coming when state fiscal officers. con-
greSsional and legislative candidates
4. BOYD HAMILTON.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
Po,cer Of Kan at Polls Thro,os
Fear Into Hearts of Politicians
Arriuol of Bloc Voting,' Foreseen by
Late President Harding, Signifi-
cant Fact of Last Week.

islating .by bloc. it has been held. is
no worse than voting by bloc. II the
Klan blcc should become the cleo
toral reality that the politicians fear
groups must follow and that Cath.
Ollie blocs," Jew blocs." Irish blocs."
German 'blocs," negro blocs." and
others in addition TO the labor bloc"
and the farm bloc" may be heard
from in future elections.
This tendency toward group voting
is springing up just at a time when
many political observers were con-
graduating the country on the dis
position OF the voters Of the younger
generation to break away from party
lines and cast their ballots indepand-
emily.
Harding Saw Breakup.
The late President Harding did not
share their views He was q great
believer la party regularity and while
II Is true his campaign managers
made direct appeals TO some OF the
since come to the surface, he held
that party allegiance was a thing to
be prised and fostered above every
other consideration. With the break-
ing down of party lines Mr.. Harding
foresaw dissolution of the system
of party government. which mas OBJ
tanned In the United States since the
formation of the republic. Mr.. Hard
ing fought group control in Congress
as the forerunner of group voting in
the nation.
1t would he erroneous to picture
the party leaders as panic stricken at
this time. but there Is no doubt they
are giving grave consideration to the
tendencies noted in the weeks cleo
tions. The activity and success of
the Klan in assembly districts of Long
Island were particularly interesting.
1t has been held all along that New
York city. with it's cosmopolitan popu-
lation. it's high percentage Of all anti
Klan elements. would be the last
place for the Klan to find a footing.
Yet klan manifestations have taken
place in all districts near the metro
polis-in Long Island, New Jersey
and Connecticut. The Illan, there
fore, has developed what might be
termed q suburban strength.
Northern elements Of the klan seem
20 devote themselves almost ex-
clusively to political matters, but 1t
Is just this fact that is giving the
politicians concern. 1t is quite an
easy matter sometimes to swing an
election by appealing to the "peepul,"
but II Is quite something else again
to conduct campaign against or
ganized groups.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
MAINE GOVERNOR
MAY RUN Sd time
Baxter Silent on Candidacy.
Other Aspirants Announce Plat
forms-Democrats Quiet.
Special Dispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
AUGUSTA, Me-, November 1o.-Al-
though no official announcement has
been made. Developments indicate
didate for reelection in the repub-
lican primaries next June. Gov. Bax-
ter, as president Of the senate, be-
came governor upon the death of Gov.
Frederic II. Parkhurst of Bangor. and
was elected in 1920. Although Gov.
Baxter did not receive two nomina-
tions and two elections yet he is
practically a candidate for a third
term az governor.
Gov. Baxter has announced he stands
for enforcement OF the Volstead act.
development OF all the natural re-
sources Of the state, retention Of the
direct primary law. insistence upon
the right of the several states to con-
troll their own internal affairs.
Two candidates have thus far ap-
peared for the republican nomination
for Governor--that is. two have issued
statements saying that they would
be candidates In the primaries. They
are Mayor Albert r. Day of Bangor
and A. s. Crawford. jr.. Caribou at
torney.
II is generally understood that Ralph
o. Brewster of Portland, a member
of the senate from Cumberland coun-
ty, will also be a candidate. Senator
Breweter attracted attention at the
last session Of the legislature by his
stand In opposing the granting Of
state aid to sectarian institutions and
favoring state ownership of water
powers.
On the democratic side OF the house
the only avowed candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination is ex-At-
torney General william r. Pattangall
of this city, who was the candidate
a year ago. Ex-United States Senator
Obadiah Gardner of Rockland. for
merly chairman of the international
boundary commission. is in a receptive
mood. as are Mayors Louis J. Brann
of Lewiston and Leon o. Tebbetts of
stood. however, that neither Messrs.
Brann nor Tebbetts will oppose Mr..
Pattangall. ]. CLEMENT MURPHY.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
'K|TCH|N SUCCESSOR
SAME TYPE Of MAN
Judge Kerr Lacks Prede-
cessor's Qualities as Great
Leader, But Is Able.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RALEIGH, N. c., November To-
Judge John Fl. Kerr of Warrenton,
who was elected Tuesday to succeed
the late Claude Kftchin in Congress
from the second North Carolina dis
trict, is a lawyer Of much the same
type as his predecessor though not Of
the same outstanding personality, for
the late democratic leader In the low
er house was without q peer in this
state. He was in q class by himself
in many respects and there were few
IL any minds that could begin to COM
pete with him In the rough and tum-
BILE of debate.
Judge Kerr has served on the su-
perior court bench for seven years
and before that was solicitor or dis
trict prosecuting attorney.
Judge Kerr lacked but 500 votes of
winning over two other candidates In
the democratic primary in October
and was 80 far ahead OF his nearest
competitor that the latter withdrew.
Judge Kerr is the type of man that
goes to the people. He does not de-
pend upon the party machine to put
him across. He organized his cam
paign by getting many men as lead
ers in various communities who had
boL CkolOtC DctH dCllNe IN DOLL
tics
Foe Had Party Backing.
Richard J. Allsbrook of Tarboro
who resigned as solicitor to make the
race against Judge Kerr, conducted
his campaign along the accepted lines
and had practically the entire demo-
cratic organization lined up with him
in the second district.
When Claude Kitchin died last
spring there was much speculation as
to who would succeed him. 1t was
proposed that Mills Kitchin. his son.
be named without opposition for the
unexptred term, and this was agreed
to by the candidates. However, young
kitchin declined to accept the nomi-
nation with strings tied TO 1t, and the
democratic executive committee then
arranged for primary after the gov
ernor had called the special election.
Judge Kerr championed the primary
from the start. and it was his cham
pionship that finally put young Kitch-
in out of the race and the Warrenton
lawyer in Congress. He held that the
people should name the candidate and
not a committee.
Solicitor Allsbrook stole a march
on Kerr by resigning and whether the
latter intended to quit the bench or
not in order to mako the race. he
wisely declined, as 1t turned out. to
get off after Allsbrok had set the
pace. There may have been other rea-
sons. There are those who say that
he stayed on the bench until after his
election because he did not intend TO
give any of the aspirants in the dis
trict for his judicial job a chance to
get on the bench and work against
him.
He is not likely to have any more
opposition hereafter than Claude
Kitchin had and the latter for twenty
years never had to bother about cleo
tions. JOHN A. LIVINGSTONE.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
OREGON'S PRIMARY
BALLOT TO BE FULL
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispa teh to The Star.
PORTLAND, Greg, November 10
Oregon's presidential primary ballot
is going to be plentifully supplied
with candidates, particularly on the
republican side. Hiram Johnson of
California will be on It. So will Gif-
ford Pinchot of Pennsylvania So
will President Coolidge: The Nom
Partisan League has met In conven-
tion and resolved to put Senator La
Toilette on as its standard bearer,
while the supporters of former Gov.
Lowden of Illinois during the 1920
campaign are getting ready to put
his name before the voters once more
in 1924.
1t Is a certainty that William G.
McAdoo will be placed on the demo-
cratic ballot. while various. ardent
admirers of Henry Ford are insisting
that he will be put up as a demo-
cratic possibility, regardless of his
announcement that he does not in
tend to be a candidate and would not
accept the nomination.
For johnson in 1870.
Senator johnson won the preferen-
tial Endorsement of the republican
voters in 1920.
Johnson's friends here are insist
ing, seemingly by inspiration, that
the delegations to the republican ma
tional convention from the Pacific
coast states should go to him large
ly as a matter of geographical right.
Politicians gin the candidates. of
Johnson and Pfnchot. both old pro-
tage for Coolidge in Oregon through
the division of the remnants of the
old progressive group.
RALPH WATSON.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
JOHNSON'S FRIENDS
ACTIVE IN ILLINOIS
Lowden Forces Await Move of Cali
fornian, But Candidacy Is
Only Potential.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

epecial Dispatch to The Star
CHICAGO, November 10.-With the
judicial election in Chicago out of
the way the Illinois politicians show
signs of jumping into the larger po-
Htical fray in earnest, and things
will begin to hum before long. A
handful of enthusiastic supporters of
Senator Hiram w. Johnson are meet
ing regularly and have had consider
\ able success. 1t is said: in working
up sentiment for the California sena-
tor for the republican nomination in
1924. Otherwise the republican poll
ticians are too interested in the bat
tie to gain control of the state po-
titical machine to pay much attention
to presidential matters. .
Close friends OF Frank o. Lowden
are in close touch with the situation,
and Lowden is ready to jump into
the republican presidential race if
tho conditions are favorable. During
the last three years Lowden has been
cultivating the friendship and ac-
guaintance of the farmers. and has
received encouragement from a num-
ber Of middle west farming states to
throw his hat into the ring. The
that President Coolidge is not going
to have the nomination for the ask
ing. and the Lowdenites may be ex-
pected to act Immediately following
any announcement from senator
johnson. At present though, Low
den is only potential candidate.
Smith May Join Race.
The latest development in the Illi-
nois gubernatorial situation is the
itch that Frank l.. Smith, former
representative, has to try for the re-
publican nomination, making it a
three-cornered affair. Gov. Len
Small and Senator Thurlow G. Ess-
ington would fight il out in the re-
publican primary. it had been ex-
pected The entrance of Smith would
complicate the situation badly, par
ticuiarly if he enters into any COM
bination with former Gov. Charles
S. Deneen.
The judicial election was interest
ing in it's results. though it did not
prove anything unless it is that the
general run of voters do not care
what kind of u party brand candi-
dAtoD wear.
JOHN r BUTNAN.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
BY ROBERT r. SMALL.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. November 10.-Search-
ing for Significance in the scattered
elections of this week, the political
leaders. who claim everything and
admit nothing in public. have dis
covered a real note of warning. II
is the growing political strength OF
the Ku Klux Klan. This strength
puzzled by manifesting itself in wide
ly separated localities. The Klan did
not win every contest 1t entered. but
proved enough Of a factor in several
instances to cause the wise men Of
the two old parties to stop. look and
listen.
Not only did the Khan manifest
itself at the polls. but various edicts
have been issued telling how the
Klan regarded certain aspirants for
presidential honors in 1924.
The result of these Klan activities
our once most garrulous politicians.
The average politician is easily
frightened, however. Any sort Of
1ack-o-lantern. grinning in the dark,
Will send cold chills down his back.
Any sort of vote" real or imagined,
pair of minstrel bones. He may re-
gard the Khan and it's titles as
grotesque, but the potentiality of the
supposed Klan vote" Is enough to
send him into silence as deep as
the grave.
Power Distinct Surprise.
The suddenly discovered strength
OF the klan movement in the middle
west, particularly in Ohio and In
diana. has been one OF the distinct
surprises to the politicians and today
they are cropping somewhat in the
dark as to the effect the so-called
Khan bloc" may have on their future
plans. While senator's and representa- :
tives may be perfectly willing to
bloc system in Congress would fos-
do not like to see the voters follow
ing their example. Opponents of the
bloc system of government at Wash
ington have foreseen the develop
ment of the bloc system among voters
and II has given them no small
amount of alarm.
They have contended all along that
a bloc system in congress would fos-
ter group voting throughout the
country, with all attending evils. Leg
Evening star., 1923-11-11
KLAN VITAL FORCE
IN OHIO POLITICS
Shows Marked Strength,
Causing Fear in State
G. 0. P. Organization.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


COLUMBUS. Ohio, November 10
The municipal elections in Ohio this
week. being for the most part non
partisan, are without bearing on the
political situation, except in so far as
they indicate the strength of the Ku
Klux Klan and the disposition of the
organization to figure actively in elec-
ton matters.
c. W. Montgomery. chairman of the
republican state committee. a candi-
date for mayor OF Newark. was over
whelmingly defeated by Fred w. Ste
phens, a young man who had no visi-
Bile political support. 1t was known
that Stephens was a member of the
connection feature of his campaign
work. In Youngstown Charles Schei-
BILE, who was an independent candi-
date forsmayor, with no newspaper
support and faced by opposition from
FIVE strong candidates. was supported
by the Klan, with the result that he
had more votes than the other Ave
candidates together.
In Columbus the real contest was
between Mayor ]. ]. Thomas and Ran
dolph Walton, both republicans
Walton making opposition to the
Klan the principal feature Of his cam
paisn. Mayor Thomas won by a vote
of more than two to one.
Donahey Reassured.
Gov. Donahey, democrat, got sew
eral compliments out of the local re-
suits, however. He has removed three
mayors since he has been governor on
charges of malfeasance. and in two
tives ran for reelection for vindica-
tion. Both were defeated.
Another victory for Gov. Donahey
in the election was the defeat Of the
Taft and Albaugh taxation laws pass
cd by the present Legislature last
winter. The Taft law applied to
cities and the Albaugh to rural dis
tricts, and while they aimed to re-
vamp the laws governing taxation
generally, the principal effect In each
case was to raise the maximum limit
on tax rates. Gov. Donahey vetoed
both laws. but the republican legisla-
ture at once passed them over his
veto. They were sent to the voters
in last Tuesdays election and both
overwhelmingly defeated. The author
Of the principal one, the Taft law,
was Robert Taft. son of Chief Justice
William H. Taft, who Is member of
the lower house OF, the Legislature
from Cincinnati.
In connection with the municipal
elections it has come to be generally
understood that the Klan Is favorably
inclined toward Gov. Donahey. and
the fact is causing the republican
state leaders no little uneasiness In
the light of the strength that the
Khan has this week shown in the
state. The loss of his party organi-
zation support, which is threatening
the governor, would be a small mat
ter compared with the strength the
Khan could throw to him in case he
enters the campaign with the favor
OF that organization.
j. II. GAIlBRAITH.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
COOLIDGE STRONG
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Has Support Of State G.. o. P. for
1924 Party Nomina-
ton. ....
Special Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. November
1o.-In the opinion Of several repub-
lican leaders of West Virginia. their
party Is practically a unit for Presi-
dent Coolidge as the presidential
nominee next year
Virgil L. Highland of Clarksburg.
the West Virginia member OF the re-
publican national committee. ex-
pressed himself as believing that Mr.
Coolidge would be the party's nomi-
nee for President. HE will make
very few enemies" said Mr.. High
land. He is keeping his head. carry
ing out the policies of the late Presi-
dent Harding. and think he will
offer Congress a good program In his
first message"
This unanimity does not obtain
with the democrats, and there is the
possibility of split that may affect
the party's primary contest next May
from top to bottom of the ticket. 1t
will all depend on whether leaders
election of delegation to The demo-
cratic national convention favorable
to Mr. Davis. That movement is a
one. and those who are
producing II declare their intention
to strike back IL any attempt be made
to damage the undertaking.
Seen as COmpromiGe.
The Davis boosters assert that he
will be an outstanding compromise
choice in case of a convention dead
lock. The third John w. Davis for
President Club" was organized at
Parkersburg this week and prelimi-
nary steps taken to promote a state
organization TO promote the Davis
candidacy, in addition to county Or
ganizations
Both United States Senator NJ. Nj
Neely and former United States SEN
ator W. E. Chiffon. who aspires to
another term, are reputed adherents
of w. G. McAdoo, but 1t Is not ex-
pected that they will be open in that
advocacy If the boom for Davis gains.
Open opposition would be prejudicial
to Mr.. Chilton's senatorial ambition,
friends have advised him.
Lists of prospects for governor are
being. unofficially enlarged day by
day. but nothing tangible has come
from the discussion on either side.
LYNN KIRKLAND.
Evening star., 1923-11-11
LONE REPUBLICAN !.
IN VIRGINIA SENATE.
Party Lost Four Members in
Election by Concentrating
on Bond Vote.
Special Dispatch to Tie Star.

RICHMOND. Va, November 10
Determined to defeat the bond issue
for roads, the republicans made com
mon cause with the democrats and
failed to make nominations for the
legislature, save In the districts in
which they had overwhelming major
tiles. The result Is that the repub-
Iicans will have one lone member in
the state senate In John NJ. Parsons.
who has served several terms, and
who comes from Grayson county. 1t
is barely possible that there may be
another when the certified returns
have been examined. In the house OF
delegates the republicans have gained
one member, but lost four In the up
per branch.
When the bill redistricting the state
for members Of the two branches of
ter, the prediction was freely made
that the republicans would gain sew
eral members in both branches.
Looking After Fences.
All the members OF Congress from
this state are making most OF
the opportunity TO look after their
political fences. They have been avail
able for all sorts of public gatherings
and they have made speeches in every
direction, thereby renewing acquaint-
ances and doing whatever might b.
demanded in order to keep their or
CARNATIONS intact. There is nothing
to indicate that any of the members
serving now will have opposition,
save that Senator Marshall B. Booker
of Halifax, has declared that he will
sentative ]. Murray Hooker of the
fifth district
The report of the commission on
simpifcation of state government
Is being whipped into shape for the
make recommendations regarding the
fees of officers and steps for the cor
rection Of this in many cases by plac-
Ing the officers on salaries and also
for close scrutiny of the Expenses"
positions. The exact nature of the re-
port on this subject is not yet avail
able. but the subject is to be handled
clearly and with a view TO reducing
the costs of operating the state ard
county governments.
Reduce Tax Tickets.
Another matter that is believed to
be certain of attention Is that Of
changing the collection of tickets and
to require that all taxes of every sort
tricts shall be placed on one and the
same ticket to prevent the losing or
overlooking of tickets and making
taxpayers delinquent for taxes by
having a multiplication of tickets
; This year there were five separate
tickets for taxes for the city and
state, compelling two to three visits
to the Offices of the tax receivers TO
settle. Members of the commission
are known to be studying this phase
of the matter and II is engaging the
attention Of many of the state oil
GERS.
This means that the fee officers
treasurers, sheriffs, constables, gam.
wardens, clerks, prosecuting attor-
neys. surveyors, jailers. sergeants anG
vast number of others will be her
and will fight for the fees and con-
pensation as they stand, and whici
were enacted into law after diligcn
efforts. HORACE A. HAWKINS
Evening star., 1923-11-11
WARM SENATE RACE j.
STIRS SOUTH DAKOTA
Sterling Has Doughty Foe in Gov.
ernor McMaster-Johnson
Out Of Contest.
Special Dispa tch to The star.


SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., November 10.
1t now is assured that there will
be only two republican candidates In
South Dakota for United states SEN
ator preliminary to the March prt-
mary election. Senator Thomas Ster-
ling. and Governor w. II. McMaster.
Congressman Royal C. johnson. Of
the second South Dakota district, also
= republican, has emphatically de-
MED he 10 a candidate for the senate,
the influence being that he will seek
denomination and reelection to his
present seat In the lower house. As
the second district is overwhelmingly
republican. he will not have much
difficulty.
Governor McMaster is seeking the
nomination largely on his record in
having conducted a war on gasoline
prices. while Senator Sterling asks
a renomination and reelection on his
senate record.
The republican state proposal meet
ing will be held at the State capital
on Tuesday. December 4. and at this
majorlty and minority candidates will
be endorsed for all offices. Every
thing indicates that one of the hot
test fights in the republican state
proposal meeting will revolve around
the majority endorsement for United
States senator.