Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19


tial primaries will be watched wit
the keenest interest. New Hampshir
leads off, with presidential primar,
on March 6, 1928, and North Dakot;
comes next, with its primary on Marcl
20. A complete list of the primar,
elections, compiled by Simon Michele
or this city and now made public
gives in detail and chronologically al
outline of the campaign which mus
be waged by the various contender!
for the nominations before the people
Much has been written recent,
about the South Dakota presidential
primary, but predicated upon the ole
law which placed the primary in the
coming Fall. The State Legislature
however, without furry of trumpets
has amended the primary law so thai
the primary will not take place unit
May %. 1t declared again and again
In the press that President Coolidge
would be forced to make some definite
statement regarding his plans for 1925
and the Republican nomination in the
Fall, to meet the situation arising
from the early South Dakota primary
All this now falls by the way. Political
observers went so far in their dis
cussion of the situation as to declare
House in the Black Hills of South
Dakota was to influence the action OF
the State in favor of President Cool
tdge at the Fall primary.
New Hampshire to Lead.
If President Coolidge does not take
himself out of the race by a definite
declination to run prior to next March,
New Hampshire is expected to go to
the front for him with an instructed
delegation to the Republican national
convention. The Coolidge popularity
In New England can scarcely be said
to have waned, whatever may be the
case in the corn and wheat belts due
to his veto of the McNary- Haugen
farm relief bill. incidentally, it may
be said that Senator George Moses,
the senior Senator from New Hamp.
shire. may have problem on his
hands when March rolls round. Sen
ator Moses is one of the few out.
standing Republicans who have said
that they did not believe Mr.. Cool
1dge would be a candidate next year
for another term as President
It will be recalled that Senator
Moses, running for delegate at large
to the Republican national conven-
ton in 1924, declared that he would
go to the convention of that year as
an uninstructed delegate. It will be
recalled. too, that he was decisively
defeated by a man who stood for in
to nominate President Cool
ldge. Senator Moses at the time said
he was not opposing the nomination
of the President, but that he believed
the delegation should be uninstructed
1t remains to be seen whether Presi-
dent Coolidge will take steps to keen
his name out Of the convention, as
Senator Moses has predicted he will,
or whether he will be a candidate. as
most OF his party leaders declare he
must be.
Fight i'm North Dakota.
In North Dakota, the second State
to hold a presidential primary, unless
there is vital change in the situation,
a strenuous fight win be waged to
prevent a delegation favorable to Mr..
Coolidge. Efforts will be made in all
to send a delegation
pledged to former Gov. Frank o.
Lowden of Illinois. But there will be
opposition to Lowden as well as to
MIR. Coolidge. Mr.. Lowden does not
shape up to the progressive ideas of
tnsurgent Republicans and Non
partisan Leaguers in that State. in
spite of his advocacy Of the principles
or the McNaryHaugen bill. In 1924
both the North Dakota Senators. the
late Senator Ladd and Senator
FRAZER, supported the late Senator
La FoIlette, running as an Independ.
ent, for President. But notwithstand.
ing, the State was found in the Cool.
idge column when the dust Of battle
cleared away and the votes had heen
counted.
IL Is not beyond the bounds of nroh.
ability that North Dakota. will repeat
its 1874 announcement for Coolidge
senator Frazier, by the way. ia him.
self a candidate for renomina ton and
reelection next year. But the sena.
torial primary in North Dakota, does
not come until June 81. or until after
the Republican convention will have
chosen the party candidate for Prest
dent. This may have some influence
upon the Senator's attitude in the
presidential preferential primary cam
paign.
In April seven States will hold their
presidential preferential primaries for
the election of the delegates TO the
national conventions. They are
Mich gan. April 2; Wisconsin, April g.
illinois, April 10; Nebraska, April 10:
Fsn4sylvania, April "a; Massachusetts
Apfn "a, and Ohio, April "a.
Should Determine Nominees.
BY the time these States have
e.ecfed their delegates to the Repub.
licAn national convention. unless
President Coolidge should eliminate
himself from the race, it liz expected
that the next nominee of the Republic.
an party for President will have been
pretty definitely determined. and II il
expected he will be Calvin Coolidge.
The presidential preferential nrf-
n1arles will be followed with no less
and perhaps greater interest next
year by the Democrats. Gov. Al
Smith IL declared to be nersonallv
very popular in New Hampshire, If
the state instructs a delegation for
The New York governor on March 6
u will be hailed a. a. good omen by
fhe Smith supporters. North Dakota
the second State to hold a. presidential
primary, will be a hard nut for the
Smith people 10 crack. Indeed. senti.
ment for Smith in the West is de.
clared TO be a minus quantity TODAY.
because Of his connection with Tam.
many, because OF his wetness and be.
cause OF his membership in the Cath.
one tnuFch.
Out in Wisconsin. where for years
the Republicans have followed the La
Toilette leadership. many of the poll
ticians are wondering what the State
will do in the presidential primaries
neXt year Senator Robert NJ. La
Follette, jr.. Is under the constitutional
age set for Presidents of the United
States, IS. That eliminates the posi-.
AI:ssy eas. a La Toilette delegation
viii 70 10 the Republican national
convention and vote for La Toilette
AZ 1t did in 1920 and 1924. Probably
the delegation will go uninstructed.
IT Is asserted vigorously by La Toilette
people that the State will not support
the candidacy of Gov. Lowden for
the Pepublicar domination. Wiscon.
sin Democrats, however, may send
delegation favora BILE TO Gov. Smith Of
New York.