Evening star., 1927-10-22

The recent conference in Washing.
ton of certain Western Senators and
their demand"for greater concessions
to the West within the party have
been frankly debated by members of
both political parties throughout the
country. Advocacy Of Senator Norris
for the presidency arouses conflicting
views. Announced opposition to a
third party is commended. Senator
Borah as a Western candidate also
offers topic for comment.
1.-THE fire OF the La Toilette move.
ment is lacking" declares the New
| York Herald-Tribune Republican),
with the comment that "Mr. Norris
| is a kindly man with a high sense Of
public duty, not ambitious, not pas
| sionate, not a boss, either with an
iron gauntlet or velvet glove. He
hates nobody, he intimidates nobody.
He is tired of public life, especially
| in Washington. He does not take Sc
riously the presidential candidacy
which Mr.. Borah and others wish to
| thrust upon him."
On the other hand, the Portland
| Oregon Journal independently quotes
| Senator Borah as stating that "the
West wants a candidate who knows
something about the country on this
side of the Allegheny Mountains" "
and states: "In recent years events at
| Washington have been based almost
entirely on the effect east of the ALLIE.
ghenies. The West has been for
| gotten"
| by an acceptable candidate" ac.
cording to the st. Paul Dispatch lin.
dependent), ''is meant one who is ac.
ceptable to the West. The insurgents
are there quite sound. But they must
not forget that this candidate must
also have the high and important
| qualification of being capable of efec.
| ton. Senator Norris is candidate in
Nebraska, Senator Curtis is a candi.
| date in Kansas and Big Bill Thomp.
| son is a candidate in Chicago, but
who, apart from Mr.. Lowden, Vice
| President Dawes and perhaps Sena tor
| Borah, is a candidate in the United
| States? No one questions the sin.
cerity and honesty of purpose that
| guide Senator Borah. He has, how.
ever, one serious disqualification for
| leadership of Western strength in
Congress. Senator Borah cannot ex.
pect to unite the force of the West
| behind him SO long as he maintains
his present opposition toward the Nc
| Nary-Haugen bill. Agriculture is not
going to recede one inch SO far as
concerns the essentials for which II
is fighting. It will have to be Senator
Borah who does the receding."
X X X X
Senator Borah's suggestion of Sen
ator Norris as good presidential tim
ber." in the opinion Of the Sioux City
Tribune independently, from the
standpoint of Middle Western inter.
tests, constitutes rather belated recog'
milton Of an obvious fact. If a rea
campaign should be instituted in be-
half of Senator Norris, with the back
| ing of Middle Western Senators, the
movement would arouse more popular
| enthusiasm in this section of the
country than any of the movement:
thus far launched" The Tribune con
cludes: Senator Norris is not part
timer. He would fight for Middle
| Western equities clear down the line
There is little prospect. however, tina
he will be the Republican nominee fol
President"
"Whatever may happen to th'
| West, or to individual aspirants fol
a presidential nomination, Mr.
Borah's standing In the Senate Is I'M
proved" says the Brooklyn Eagle
independently, and the Trenton Eve
ming Times independently states: II
is plain that the Western insurgents
can anticipate some real concessions
from their stalwart brethren. Witt
Gov. Smith looming as presidential
candidate who may carry New Yorl
state for Democracy in 1928. com,
promise and conciliation may be ex
pected to emanate from the Republi'
can citadel" The Bellingham Herald
independent Republican, agrees tina
their move is in the direction of con
ciliation, and probably will be &C.
Qepted % SUCH"