Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-12
IOWA DEMOCRATS
GRID FOR BATTLE.
Claude r. Porter, Opponent
Of Brookhart, Gets Early
Start IN Race.
By the Associated Press.

by the AsaOcfateu PrSge. 4$S
DIES MONIES, Iowa, July 12.--The
political spotlight. which has enveli
oped Iowa as its recent extraordinary
political history has been unfolded, -
concentrated once more in the Hawk
eye State as Democrats and Repub-
licans enter another sharp senatorial
contest.
Expressing encouragement through
the recent seating by the United
States Senate OF Dan r. Steck, DEM
ocrat, OF OttumWa,--the first man OF
that political faith to hold q Senate
seat from Iowa since 1899--IoWa Dem.
ocratic leaders have girded for q hard
fight in the approaching general Cleo
G. II. Porter Their Candidate.
This year their colors viii be car
ried by Claude r. Porter, Des Motnes
attorney, nominated at the June Z
primary to oppose Smith. w. Brook
hart. insurgent Republican. who de-
feated the veteran Senator A. B.
Cummins for the nomination after
Brookhart had been ousted from the
Senate and Steck given the seat.
What effect, IL any, past fractional
differences in Republican circles be-
tween supporters OF Mr.. Brookhart
and Senator Cummins win have on
the Brookhart- Porter fight Ii con-
jectural. There have been indications
that peace win prevail at the APP
preaching Republican convention at
which Dan w. Turner will be the
keynote speaker. Turner has not
been an active partisan in any
OF the primary or general elections
in Iowa since Brookhar' entered
Although smoke of thI bitterly
fought primary campaign between
supporters of Brookhart and Cummins
has hardly had time to clear. away, the
fight for the senatorship has opened,
with Porter getting on to an early
start with the issuance today Of a
statement In which he declared that
sit is evident that before any lasting
prosperity can come to the farmer,
there must be a fair and honest re-
duction of the tariff. particularly on
articles wherever 1t affords a shelter
to monopoly, I
THAT something must be done AZ
Tentatively to aid our fundamental
industry - agriculture -i is generally
admitted" Mr.. Porter's statement
said.
Failure Of Congress Scored.
THE roll calls in the last several
SCSSAOliS VI OOuSTGSS nave 0enOu.
strated beyond a doubt that nothing
is to be expected from the representa-
tiyes in Congress from the States
from Ohio to Maine. The only hope
of legislation is In united Middle
West and united South. Thus far,
the West has not been solidly for this
legislation, and the South has been
divided. It Is plain that our only hope
lies in a spirit of compromise and con-
citation of conflicting opinion, so long
as principle and effectiveness are not.
sacrificed, that win bring about a
union Of the votes Of the agricultural
South and the agricultural West.
Iowa is not bankrupt. We are not
without hope. No fairer land exists.
It's people are thrifty. industrious, in.
telligent and patriotic They have
set their hands to the task and viii
not look back. They are bound to
.succeed.' e
Mr.. Brookhart has indicated that he
win not make public any statements
or deliver any more political addresses
until after the Republican state con-
vention here July 81. with Mr..
Brookhart. also. the agriculture relief
issue is Of prime consideration, one Of
the points he has stressed being q
sytem of cooperative credit controlled
by the farmer to sustain the co-opera-
tives assisted In the first instance by
the Government as it has assisted
other interests.'