Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
Politics at Large
By C.. Could Lincoln.

Preparatory to taking charge Of the
| speakers bureau in New York for the
| Republican congressional and SEN
| atorial campaign committees, Repre-
sentative John @. Tilson of Connect
| cut, majority floor leader OF the
House, is in Washington, talking with
! such party leaders as remain. He Will
| go to New York almost Immediately
| to select the headquarters for the
| speakers bureau. and then to Maine
| next week. where he will meet local
| Republican leaders and lay before
| them Just what the national congress
sional committee is prepared to do to
| help them re-elect the four Republican
| representatives of that State. The
! Maine speaking campaign Will Degln
| August 80 and will continue actively
| until the election is held, September
! 10. The old saying that as Maine
goes, so goes the Nation, has not al
ways proved true. Maine is proven
bially strongly Republican. But the
vote cast in the early election In this
State has always been regarded as a
straw to show which way the wind Is
blowing. The Republicans express
great confidence they will carry the
State this year.
Mr.. Tilson expresses entire conf.
dence that the Republicans will hold
}control of the House after the elec-
tons this Fall. He does not believe
the present Republican majority In
the House will be cut materially, II at
all. In fact, he is counting on picking
up a few seats now held by the Demo-
Gratis here and there.
Representative Walter H. Newton
of Minnesota Is to have charge or the
Western Republican speakers bureau
in the congressional campaign.
I'VE fire ready to meet all corners
on the record which the Republican
Congress and the Republican admin
Iistration has made" declared Mr.. TIL
son. He regards reduction Of the
taxes, which hinged upon the economy
practiced by the administration, as
the great issue of the Republicans. If
the Democrats wish to raise the tariff
issue they are perfectly welcome to do
so, Mr.. Tilson says. AS for the Re-
publicans, they are out to wage an
aggressive campaign. They can af'
ford to say, Continue American
prosperity and expect that slogan to
have results. Even the farmers are
in much better case than they have
been, according to reports reaching
Mr. Tilson, and in his opinion the Re.
lpublicans have little to fear in the
West.
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Mr.. Tilson recently visited Presi.
dent Coolidge while the latter was at
his old home in Plymouth, VT. The
Republican leader of the House drove
to Plymouth with his family party, in
GLIDING Mrs. Tilson, his children and
the servants. The President had just
come in from a fishing expedition. He
invited Mr.. Tilson and his party to
spread their picnic luncheon under
the trees near the Coolidge house. All
were introduced to the President by
Mr.. Tilson. The colored chauffeur was
the last of the lire. He had been
working on the Tilson machine. The
President thrust out his hand, but
the chauffeur drew back, saying
"'deed, Mr.. President, my hand Is
dirty. I been working on the car"
You have nothing on me-" replied
Mr.. Coolidge, I've been fishing" and
he grasped the chauffeur's hand anG
gave it a shake, much to the latter's
qualification.
Out in Missouri the Republicans are
taking considerable satisfaction out OF
, the fact that in the recent primaries
there the vote In the Republican pri
maries was about $4,000 in excess OF
the vote cast in the Democratic pri
maries. This is said to be the first
time in history that such has beer
the case in a primary election. AL
ways the Democrats have cast more
votes than the Republicans on these
occasions. The Republicans, however
have been winning in Missouri will
Ion cid h fy-nr nd -.
: in recent years, and they believe tina:
the State is now actually Republican
normally. They are predicting tn,
election of Senator Williams over hi
, Democratic opponent, Representative,
: Harry Halves, in November. Williams
sweeping victory over his opponents
for the Republican nomination, lead
: ing them by more than 100000, is re
garded as sign of unusual strength
and Of cooperation on the part Of the
State organization. Halves did nc
win as impressively over his opposi
ton. While he has sought above al
things harmony in the Democratic
party, 1t does not appear that the ole
wounds are entirely healed.
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) Although the Kentucky primarie:
took place a day or two ago, neither
, the Republican candidate for the Sen
ate, Senator Ernst, nor the Demo
) cratic candidate. Representative Bark
ley, had any opposition. and will &C
5 on the tickets in November as a. mat
: ter Of course. 1t is likely to be hare
fight, though at present Mr.. Barkley
may be said to have the edge. New
berryism and the gross expenditures
) of money in Republican primaries ir
Pennsylvania and Illinois are to bf
issues stressed against Senator Ernst
who voted against the Reed resolution
, for investigation of the senatorial
campaign expenditures this year,
Both Ernst and Barley are drys
so the liquor question will not enter
this senatorial contest. Rarkley il
, one of the members of the House
/ who received "honorariums" from tho
Anti-Saloon League when he wen
out to make dry speeches. This ma,
lose him some votes In the State
| But former Senator Stanley has re
Gently announced his support o.
Barkley in letter which was made
lpublic. Harmony in the Democratic
ranks and the Republican ranks, too
seems to reign. Indeed, it is almos,
unprecedented for senatorial aspir
ants to obtain nominations w1thou,
opposition in Kentucky.
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1t Is woman's prerogative to change
her mind. Gov. ma" Ferguson OF
Texas Is about to take advantage OF
this. according to dispatches from
Texas. Attorney General Dan Moody
who beat her in the primaries for the
gubernatorial nomination, has failet
by some ITO votes to obtain a. clea,