Evening star., 1927-11-04

Is again engaged in President max.
lng, while on this same point the
Charleston Evening Post tindependent
Democratic) remarks: 1.-THE expert
ence of Senator Harding Is not likely
to be repeated soon in American poll
tics. but 1t has had the effect of caus.
ing numerous lightning rods to be
| raised in the Senate. Curtis candi.
dacy Is of this ORDER
Senator Curtis statement that he
would not consider being merely a
fayorite-son candidate or a stalking
korse for any other candidate is the
subject OF much comment. The Sena-
tor makes it plain. according to the
Winston-Salem Sentinel independently,
that he is carrying the ball. in foot
pail parlance. and is not running in
reference" The Butte Daily Post
(Republican) wonders if it will be "easy
TO get Kansas delegation tied up
that tight" as does also the Reno
Evening Gazette independent Republi-
CAM. which speaks of Senator Curtis
as a real candidate, not a 'favorite
son, not strong name with which
the Kansas delegation can trade. but
an out-and-out seeker for the nomina-
tlon in solemn earnest"
X y
The Roanoke Times Gndependent
Democratic) says: Here and now we
venture to predict that on the ballot
on which the Republican convention
nomlnates its candidate for President
the Kansas delegations vote will not
De round IN the Curtis column. Ser,a.
tor curtis candidacy will never get
beyond the favorite SON. stage"
-, The personality and qualifications of
.ns man nlmself are given consider
apie attention. The Grand Rapids
Press independently describes him as
one of the really DISTINGUISHED men
or the United States Senate. a figure
cieariy or presidential caliber," and
the Minneapolis Tribune Republican)
notes that he has been the architect.
in-chief OF his own destinies, and his
nelghbors have attested almost inn,,.
merahle times at the polls their feeling
mat ne has made a good job of III"
me New York Evening World (inde.
pendenD analyzes Mr.. Curtis as mot
OIL heroic mold. certainly" and re-
marks on this point: "But we have
had few such Presidents. and these
we have usually crucified or tried 10
cruelty: He would make a routffe
Executive, working well in harnsas
with party leaders in Congress, offer.
ing no novelty or reform and listening
to reason"
The Senator's Indian ancestry IN.
trigues the interest of the Newark
Evening News independently. which
says: Mr.. Curtis is an Offspring Of
the open spaces of the boundless West.
through whose veins courses the rsd
blood of the Indians, who has bv kis
own efforts elevated himself from "a
ward Of the Nation to the position of
party leader in the Senate. The great.
grandson Of the famous chief Of the
kaw tribe. White Plume, is no make.
believe candidate" continues this "a.
per, as 1t notes that he is the first one
with the blood of the Original Ameri.
cans" to announce that he will strur.
gle for q career "tllat will carry him
from the tepee TO the White House.
Such an aspiration will stir the irmaei.
nation OF the people, but It ia sure to
encounter the opposition Of the moro
practical Republican politicians" con-
cludes this paper.
The Rock Island Argus (indspenA.
ent) suggests that "some loud W1P
whoops would nut some ginssS infSs
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