Evening star., 1924-10-01
Politics at Large
BY n. o. MESSENGER.

One of the important practical
problems before the Republican cam
paign managers at this time is to
stop the drift of the German-de-
scended voters away from the Repub-
lican presidential ticket. A careful sur
| vey has convinced the managers that
there is disaffection to the Republican
ticket in this class of the electorate
| which cannot be regarded as negligible
1t Is especially noticeable in Illinois and
| in Missouri.
President Coolidge has been ap-
/ prised of the situation and the man
ayers are making strenuous efforts to
| counteract it. The aid Of German
descended Republicans of national
importance is being enlisted in the
effort.
| spirit Of restlessness and dispo-
sition to dissatisfaction with the ad-
ministration among the negro voters
| is discerned by the politicians, and
| some of the leaders fear that the
| national ticket is in danger of being
| hurt, especially in the border and
! Middle West States. The negro voters
are said to be demanding a more out
spoken attitude on the klan issue by
! the admin lis alton. There are pro-
! tests from the negro voters on the
administration Of the civil service
and of alleged discrimination against
| the negro in the governmental de-
! partmentS.
From Iowa come persistent reports
! that Senator Brookhart. who is Re-
! publican candidate for Senator, will
| soon come out in support of Senator
La Toilette for President. Strong
| pressure has been brought to bear
upon him to induce him to support
the Republican national ticket, as he
was elected as a Republican, but it
| is said that some recent attacks upon
him alleging. him to be traitor"
| to his party have enlbittered him so
| as TO make ii very probable that he
will support Senator La Toilette.
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Senator Norris of Nebraska is an
| other Progressive who is worrying
the regulars. He is a candidate for
| reelection to the Senate and is cam
paigninS under the auspices of the
! state committee, which is organized
| by the regulars. Thus far he has
| not jumped the traces, but neither
has he lent President Coolidge out
i spoken support. The leaders would
not be surprised to see him "fy the
| coop at any time, and. anyhow, his
qulescent attitude is regarded as not
| DONG the President and the ticket
any good.
| The department of La Toilette
electors from the ballot by the Su-
preme Court of California and the
| secretary Of state of Louisiana Is
| likeiy to Cause furry in the cam
paisn. President Coolidge himself,
/ in the Louisiana case, has deplored
| the existence Of Il State law which
caused the debarment and has ex-
pressed himself in favor of the full
est exercise of the right of tue
voters to register their preferences
! Tor candidates for office.
Chairman Butler of the RepubIfcan
national committee has issued a
! statement disclaiminG any RESPONSE
bility by the Republican management
| Tor insututing the California action.
| 1t is regarded as inevitable that
these incidents will start a move
| ment in the next session Of state
| Legislatures in those States that
| have such laws on their statute
| books for their repeal or modification
as it is calculated that public sentl-
\ ment has been so aroused by these
| occurrences as to create a demand
for the repeal of laws which permit
! ted them.
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| 1t is said that in New York one
| would think the Democratic national
| ticket is Davis and Smith" and not
| Davis and Bryan. for that is all that
is being heard. 1t is said that Gov.
| Smith, running for reelection as gov
ernor, is carrying a large part of the
! load of the national campaign as
well as the campaign for the State
| ticket.
| Tomorrow night is to be a big night
| for the Democrats in New York city,
! when John W. Davis and Gov Alfred
| E. Smith are to address great mass
meeting in Madison Square Garden.
| Thereafter the presidential candidate
| is to go upstate and later speak in
| Rhode Island and New Jersey. Gov.
Smith will also make speeches in New
| England before he starts on tour
of several of the Midwest States.
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| Gov. Smith is entering into the ma
! tional campaign for his party whole
heartedly and will do his best to try
! to induce his followers in New York
not to split the ticket, but to give
| Mr.. Davis the same support he ex-
| poets them to give him.
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| Democratic politicians are awaiting
| with interest the announcement OF
details of that much advertised coast
| to-coast trip of William q. McAdoo.
X x x
| The Democratic managers plan to
have John w. Davis exert a last
herculean effort to win the Middle
| West. 1t is realized that there is
much to be done yet in that section.
The Republicans are confident that
they have Illinois, Ohio and Indiana
| "cinched' for the Republican ticket,
| and the Democrats depend upon Mr..
Davis to shake some of that conf
dence.
| Inside Democratic gossip. how
ever. is that they do not feel at all
| certain of Illinois. Their forlorn
hope is that the gubernatorial con-
test in Illinois may initiate against
the Republican presidential ticket
and that the disaffection of the Ger
! man descended vote may work to the
undoing of the Republicans
The vote in Chicago is expected to
determine the outcome of the cleo
ton in Illinois, and there are so many
factional complications in that city
that the forecasters are hampered In
trying TO size up the outcome.
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There is a shrewd suspicion in the
minds of some Of the neutral observ-
ers Of the campaign that after cleo
ton day there will be some prophets
regalias for sale cheap.
Senator Carter Glass of Virginia is
to have a rival for reelection to the
Senate incredible as the suggestion may
seem to old-lne Virginians. W. N. Doak
has accepted the Republican nomina-
! ton, and was indorsed by the conven-
! ton held in Roanoke last week. Mr.
Doak is the vice president and national
legislative representative Of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen, one of the