Evening star., 1924-09-07


same is claimed Of the seat held by
Senator Adams Of Colorado, the
State where economic conditions are
such as to minimize the agricultural
discomfort of which so much has
been heard in other parts of the
West, and where the sugar beet
farmers are prosperous, content and
well satisfied by the Republican legis-
lation and administration.
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Family rows among the Demo-
Gratis of Kentucky raise high hope of
a Republican, successor to Senator
A. Owsley Stanley, while the as
founding result Of the Democratic
senatorial primary in Oklahoma
makes that State almost certain to
repeat its Republican performance
Of four years ago, 1t is claimed.
Interesting reports to Republican
headquarters from Montana, where
Senator Thomas ]. Walsh finds him.
self so implicated in the Wheeler
candidacy for the vice presidency on
the La Toilette ticket that even his
great prestige as senatorial in
vestigator and as chairman of the
Madison Square Garden convention
seems hardly sufficiently effective to
make his reelection certain. At any
rate the Republicans of Montana are
preparing to contest Senator Walshs
election with vigor, and the man
ayers at party headquarters are by
no means without hope Of success.
The Republicans themselves. it is
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bles. In Delaware, Senator Ball has
just been defeated for denomination
by his former colleague, Senator
Coleman DUPONT. and naturally
there is much soreness and some
sulkiness resulting. In addition there
has burst out in that State one of
the periodic "reminiscences of the
dupont family row. These elements
give the party managers some un-
easiness, but the Coolidge wave
which is dashing high upon all the
shores Of the Atlantic seaboard
promises to sweep the Delaware
senatorship along with it, the Re-
publicans say.
The same is claimed in New Jer-
sey, where a most acrimonious
primary contest is now going on
between Senator Walter Edge,
who is seeking denomination, and
Hamilton F. Kean. member OF the
Republican natioral committee and
brother OF the late Senator John
Kean. The New Jersey candidates
are covering the State and hold
ing meetings everywhere.
Whenever they get upon the
platform together there is sure to
be an interchange of personalities,
the by-product of which never
fails to be interesting, to say the
least; and there is grave fear in
some quarters that so much bad
blood will be engendered that the
contest will run over into the cleo
tion. Edge claims to lead. but the
nomination now seems somewhat
added by two independent candi-
dates who threaten him at the
polls One of these is the peren-
nial candidacy of George l.. Rec
ord, who seems to think that no
ballot in New Jersey is ever COM
plete unless his name appears
upon it.
This year he is running under
La Toilette auspices; and, by the
way, the La Toilette forces in New
NViS OH IlDlOe,
They are well supplied with funds:
they have capable organizers,
drawn from the ranks OF union
labor, and they have ample raw
material in the Industrial centers
to work upon. They expect to run
La Toilette at least a good sec
ond in the balloting. If this point
or view is we'll justified it means
1t is said, that the bulk of the la
Toilette and Record strength will
come from Democratic sources, a
reflection by no means displeasing
to Republican managers.
The other independent candidacy
which impends in New Jersey is
more dangerous from the Repub-
lican angle. 1t is the candidacy
or Rev. DR.. Shields. former super
intendent of the Anti-Saloon
League in the State. DR.. Shields
is dissatisfied with the frank lib
eral1sm of Senator Edge on the
wet and dry issue and has an
nounced that he will run as an In
dependent in case Edge is nomi-
mated. Senator Edge himself pro-
fesses no concern on this, but the
party managers are not so COM
placent.
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West Virginia presents curious
complications for the Republican
senatorial managers. The nomina-
tlon of John w. Davis necessarily
encouraged West Virginia Demo-
Gratis, who required little encour-
agement, any way. after their sue
cess in the elections two years
clean sweep of the State-electo-
raj ticket, senatorship and all.
The Republicans of West vir-
ginia, however. come of fine fight
ing stock, and their candidate for
the Senate. Col. Guy D. Goff, is
an able campaigner, who possesses
name endeared to border State
Republicanism. He is waging Wig
orous contest. and no Republican
manager is willing to concede the
possibility of losing any portion
of the ticket in West Virginia
Former Senator Chiffon is the
Democratic candidate.
West of the Hudson the Re-
publicans are fighting for senate
rial seats in IL States. all Of which
are now held by Republicans, and
the expectation is that all of them
will continue so to be held. The
veteran Warren of Wyoming is up
against a stiff fight growing out
Of the failure of the great First
National Bank at Cheyenne, a
financial disaster which hampered
many business men and ranchers
all over the State of Wyoming.
Warren's personal prestige. how
ever, which has so often hereto
fore served him in good stead, is
counted upon to carry him through
another time.
In Illinois the bad blood among
the Republicans which seemed to
have been developed by the sena-
torial primary there has largely
abated. and all the factions in the
party now seem to be pulling to-
gether in the harness.
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