Evening star., 1926-10-21

RADIO dry. He has given time and
money to the cause.
Like Sweet, Waterman Is a wealthy
man. He has the support Of many OF
the big business interests. He has
| the Republican organization, now ap-
parently entirely purged Of the Klan,
back of him. 1t is to be presumed
| that he will receive part of the labor
| vote, for labor rarely votes solioly
! for any candidate, and much pressure
will be brought by some employers
| to have their men vote right. He
Is making a strong play for the
farmers as well as the business men
on the ground that Colorado needs
the Republican protective tarin for
its sugar beet industry. its wool pro-
ducers and its zinc and lead mines.
This tariff argument has been potent
with the farmers in the past, for
many of them grow sugar beets, and
Colorado produces one.third of the en-
tire sugar beet crop Of the country.
Personalities In Contrast.
Gov. Sweet, on the other hand, has
announced that If elected to the Sen.
ate he will favor protective
tariff on sugar beets and all other
products Of Colorado. To this the
Republicans reply that if Congress
should go Democratic. Sweets vote
for protection on sugar beets would
be lost in the vote Of the Democratic
party against it.
The personalities of the two sena-
torial candidates are in sharp con-
trast. Sweet Is dynamic. forceful
campaigner. Waterman, while highly
respected, is cold and no speech
maker. Sweet has been elected Gov.
ernor OF Colorado, and two years ago,
when he was running to succeed him.
self. he lost by only $4,000 while
President Coolidge was carrying the
State by $1,000 votes more than the
combined vote for Davis and La Fol
lette. This In spite. too. of the Klan
support of Gov. Morley. who defeated
Sweet at that time. Mr.. Waterman
has twice before been q candidate for
Republican nomination for Senator.
He was defenated the first time by
Senator Phipps and two years ago
by Senator Means. His nomination
this year was due not 80 much to a
desire to nominate him as It was to
defeat Senator Means.
After Waterman's defeat for the
senatorial nomination in 1922 he left
here to become counsel for the OIL
Conservation Board In Washington.
He sold his home here. Not until
ABOUT six months ago. when he de.
cided to become again candidate for
the Senate, did he spend much time
In Colorado. This is being used
against him by the Democrats.
Gov. Sweet has always had opposi.
tlon IN his own party from conserva.
tive Democrats. but his record as gov
ernor was acceptable to them and he
hopes to hold many of the conserya.
tives in line this year.
Ihe 1act that among the ranks of
organized labor are found both Catbo.
lies and klansmen helps still further
TO complicate the situation here.
Phipps Also Defeated.
The victory Of Waterman and
Shoup in the Republican primaries
was in some measure a defeat not ONLY
for Senator Means, but also for his
colleague, Senator Phipps The lat.
ter is chairman Of the Senate Re.
publican campaign committee. How.
ever. ne has tndorsed the Republican
ticket. His duties as chairman Of the
senatorial committee have called him
out of the State.
Senator Means is taking no part in
the campaign and probably will not
40 so. His friends insist that if Il
nad not been for the entry Of Demo.
Gratis into the Republican primaries he
would have defeated Waterman fo,
the nomination. They say he Is a Re.
publican and that he viii not oppose
the ticket, though he does no active
WORK Tor 1t. Indeed, 1t is Senator
Means purpose to seek to stage a
comeback for the Senate four vears
hence. He is head of the Spanish
War veterans and is giving his entire
attention to the affairs of that organi.
zation when not engaged in his Sena.
torlai duties. He does not retire from
the senate until next March, In addi.
ton to serving with distinction in the
Spa ahisn-American War. he com
nanded ma Colorado regiment in the
w., " uliu war overseas. Before his cleo
torney and he has a wide folloy,nt,
among the Republican voters.
ooth SIDES are extremely confident