Evening star., 1924-10-12
GOOD CROPS HELP COOLIDGE
TO HOLD EDGE IN NEBRASKA
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early poll La Toilette received more
than twice as many straw votes as
his two opponents. The late poll
shows a gain in strength for Davis
also, IT may be pointed out
The second poll was made in a pre-
cinct in Clear County, in the southern
part of the State, and in a precinct
where the ordinary Republican
strength is put at 220 and Democratic
strength at IFS. In this precinct
Harding received 2S6 votes to l04 for
Cox. The poll just taken gives Cool-
idSe 15S. Davis 144 and La Toilette
105. This poll was made by a source
friendly to Davis.
Results Two Years Ago.
Two wears ago Gov. Bryan. the vice
pres sidential nominee of the Demo-
cratic party, carried the State by So
600 votes over his Republican op-
ponent. At the same time Senator
Howell, Republican, won from Sena-
tor Hitchcock. Democrat, by 10000
votes. 1t would appear that in Ne
5raSka the answer to the question
When is a Republican not a Repuh-
'ican?" would be When he is a
Democrat" and vice versa, al a mat
ter of fact, the NonPartisan League
at that time holding some strength
in Nebraska, indorsed both Bryan and
Howell for Office.
This year many Of the votes which
were cast for Bryan on the one hand
and for Howell on the other, will SO
to La Toilette and Wheeler They
are coming from the ranks OF both
the old parties. From the Democrats.
La Toilette is drawing many labor
votes. From the Republicans he is
drawing many farm votes and last
but by no means least, many German
To offset the loss OF some or the
Republican votes to La Toilette,
President Coolidge is going to get an
appreciable number OF Democratic
votes-some of them because they are
conservative and fear that La Toilette
may win in the State, others because
they do not like Gov. Bryan, and do
not like him SO intensely that they
decline to vote for him.
Victory of Bryan.
Gov. Bryans victory two years ago
over his Republican oppo uent must. in
a measure, be discounted. He was
running against Charles H Randall
who had been president of the State
in the legislature had voted for re-
strictive laws, to prevent the teach
ing of foreign languages to children
under high school age. At that time,
bankers were not popular with the
farmers. owing to the depression and
deflation of farm credits And the
German-American population, both
Lutheran and Catholic, was up in
arms against the restriction legisla-
ton which threatened parochial
schools with extinctions.
The Democrats emphatically insist
that Bryan has made a good governor,
and that he is helping the Democratic
national ticket. But this Republicans
and Progessives both deny, par
ticularly the suggestion that Bryan
has lent strength to the ticket IN
Nebraska.
Republican leadership in this State
and the national campaign managers
have been quick to realize that the
loss of a very considerable part of
the German-American vote TO La Fol-
lette will seriously impair the party
ranks. The voting strength Of the
German Americans in the State is
estimated at about $4,000 or one
eighth OF the total. 1t was this Ger
nlan-American vote which in large
part defeated Senator Hitchcock, the
Dem ocrauc Senator who had been
chairman OF the Senate foreign rela-
ton committee when the Versailles
treaty was debated; who supported
President Wilson, and who prior to
that had offered the resolution in the
Senate declaring a state Of war be-
tween the United States and Ger
many
Efforts to Check Swing.
Efforts to check the swing of Ger
man-Americans to La Toilette are
being made Great emphasis is placed
on La Follette's attitude toward the
courts and his proposal to take from
their hands the power of passing
upon the constitutionality OF laws
enacted by Congress and the State
Legislatures The German Americans
have had a taste of what the LeE;s-
latures can do, in the restrictive leg
islation regarding the use of foreign
languages in schools, and also have
been made to realize the Supreme
Court is a safeguard against unjust
discrimination. The so-called for
eign language law passed by State
Legislature twice, and the second
time held constitutional by the State
Supreme Court, was later held uncon-
stitutional by the Supreme Court of
the United States.
In addition the Republicans are
trying to convince the German
Americans and the farmers that the
adoption Of the Dawes plan, straight
ening out the tangle over German
reparations, has been a great benefit
to Germany and to the United States.
since it Is opening up again the
markets Of Europe to the American
farmers.
Strength on Norton.
In the gubernatorial struggle, ].
N. Norton is the Democratic candi-
date against Adam McMullen, Re-
publican, and Dan B. Butler, nominee
of the so-called Progressive party.
Norton is of Swedish descent, though
native of Nebraska He has been
prominent member of the State
Legislature and is a former president
of the Nebraska Farm Bureau FEEDER
alton. He will receive the support Of
many of the La. Toilette voters, al
dorsed by the La Toilette organiza-
tion. 1t is the consensus of opinion
that Norton will carry the State.
The La Toilette presidential cleo
tors are safely on the ballot in Ne
braska under the heading La Toilette
Independent party" There is no mix
up here such as exists in the neigh
boring State of Colorado, for example,
or in Washington. The so-called
Progressive party, which has put for
ward Butler as a candidate for gov
ernor, is not the La Toilette party,
but a kind Of holdover from the Pre-
gressive party of former years. The
La Toilette play here has been to
keep away from the Endorsement of
any Of the State candidates and to
concentrate alone on the national
ticket
Actions of Senators.