Evening star., 1926-10-17
ELECTION ODDS FAVOR HAYES
IN MISSOURI SENATE CONTEST
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get from 1t in dry counties will not ma
terialize. The petitions for the propo-
sition were circulated by the Missouri
branch of the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment last Spring.
The association could not invoke the
referendum as all the State laws had
been in effect too long to be subject
to the referendum. So the idea was
conceived of an initiative proposal for
the repeal of the prohibition laws, and
this proposal is the so-called wet and
dry referendum in this State.
Democrats Fear Apathy
What the Democrats are afraid of
is apathy in country districts which
are strongly dry and Democratic. They
believed, however, that the inclusion
on the ballot of a referendum on the
proposed repeal of all the State prohi-
bition enforcement laws would bring
these voters running to the polls on
November ,, and that while they were
voting mo" on the referendum. they
would a the same time vote for Hawes
because he is the present hope OF the
Democratic party In the State. The
Democrats are doing their best in this
dry territory to convince the voters
that Williams is as wet at heart AS
Halves. At the same time. in wet ST.
Louis they are seeking to convey the
impression that their own candidate
is the real thing in wet goods and
that Williams is 'straddler." who
will vote dry if the State referendum
goes dry.
st. Louis has been the Republican
stronghold of the State in the past.
elected Senator Reed in 1922. and the
Democrats are hoping the city will
turn the trick for lIaWes this year.
Senator Reed carried the city by 43 600
votes four years ago. although it rolled
up Republican ma jority of sc. 600 for
the rest of the Republican ticket. The
Republican votes in st. Louis went for
Reed in 1922 because of his stand
against the League of Nations. which
is about as popular here as Ameri-
cans are said to he in Paris today. and
perhaps in a less degree because of
his opposition to the eighteenth
The German american
ii may be said on high authority. has
not been won over to the league by
the entry of Germany into the as
sociation of nations.
Foreign Issues Fade.
The League of Nations and its off
spring, the World Court, are not
greatly involved in the present sena-
torial election This is due to the
stand which Senator Williams took
a eainst the court during the Senate
fight last Winter. as well as his oppo-
sition to the League and beca use Rep
,esentative HaWcs has declared his
opposition to the court. Senator
=. ,f IL
been nil without such declaration
Senator Williams. however has at
tackled Hawes on the court issue he
cause Halves voted for the Burton
resolution adopted by the House a
couple of years ago. urging American
adherence to the court. He has ac-
cused the Democratic nominee of a
flop on the court issue to gain po-
litical advantage. But the fact stands
out that Hawes is now opposed to the
court and has Reeds support. Sena
tor Reed is expected to come to st.
Louis and other parts of the State for
10 speeches in the final campaign
drive.
The Republicans are hoping to
bolster up Republica anism among the
German American voters of the
State. and particularly in st. Louis.
through the aid of Charles \agel.
former Secretary Of Commerce in the
Taft cabinet. one of the most int1u-
ential men of German extraction in
the country and held in high regard
in St Louis Mr.. EaGel is to make
several speeches for Senator Williams
before the campaign * over. He
was influential in the 1924 campaign.
when he came out strongly for PreSi-
dent Coolidge. At that time it was
h.,t t,n
large Germa american vote in st.
Louis would go TO the late Senator
La Toilette. But the La Toilette vote
did not materialize. and the day after
election ii was found that President
Coolidge had carried the State by
O.2S3. against SIP 1853 for John w.
Davis and So 1873 for La Toilette. Civ
ing the President d plurality Of about
1900. The German-A American vote
had largely remained loyal TO the Re
publican ticket. The job which the
leaders are facing today
is to keep these voters loyal to the
party candidate for the Senate.
Mrs. Busch an Issue.
The Democrats. for their part. are
seeking to ALLEVIATE this Republican
vote and turn it in large part To
HaWes. They are making the most
they can of speech by former Gov.
Hvde. one of the Williams lieutenantS
in this campaign. in which Coy Hyde
HaWeS for having received
5 LOO .000" for bringing Mrs. Adolphus
Busch out of Germany and back to
America. when the World War broke
out. They believe this attack on
lIaWes will react strongly against Will
liams in South st. Louis. which is
almost solidly Germa n American. They
believe. too. that ii will react in
Halves favor with many of the mem
bers of the American Legion. for Mrs.
Busch. widow of the st. Louis brewer.
has turned over the great Busch es-
tate and gardens at Pasadena,
Calf, for the use of wounded and
disa bled American veterans of the
World War.
The Democrats have dug up quota
tions from a speech made by Senator
William ms when he was a member of
he State constitutional convention |
four Years ago for use among the Ger |
ma n Americans. In this speech Sena |
tor Williams is reported to have said: :
The question Of immigration from /
me country TO another has not been I
4 great question. So far as it affected /
he policies of the State and the Ma
ton, except in America. We all know |
what We are thinking about, but no