Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-06
Politics at Large
BY G. Could Lincoln.

vania has aligned himself definitely
and positively with Senator-elec Will
liam S. Ware in the latter's effort to
be seated in the United States Senate.
In a speech, regarded as the opening
gun Of his own campaign for re-elec-
| ton. Senator Reed told the Republican
| organization of Schuylkill County that
attempts of the Reed (of MissourD
slush fund committee to keep Ware
out Of the Senate were assaults upon
the sovereignty of the State of Penn
sylvania. He clearly indicated that he
would fight to the end in the coming
session to force the seating of Ware,
notwithstanding the charges brought
against Ware by the Reed committee
after it's investigation Of the Pennsyl-
vania senatorial primary Of last year.
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In view of the makeup Of the next
| Senate, 4S Republicans. AZ Democrats
and 1 FarmerLabor Senator. and the
| fact that number of Republicans
| from the West will vote with the Dem.
| ocrats against Ware, it seems a fore
gone conclusion that Mr.. Ware will not
| be permitted to take his seat. Ger
tainly not unless there is a wide switch
Of sentiment on the part of a number
| of the Senators. If Mr.. Ware is thrown
out of the Senate, or rather never per-
mitted to enter, it looks now as though
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania and Mr..
Ware will find themselves riding along
together in the senatorial primary in
Pennsylvania, seeking Republican
nominations for the Senate. The
primary is slated for April "a next
year. Senator Reed has the MELONS
back Of him. 1t is to be presumed
that he will have the backing, too. of
the Ware organization in Philadelphia,
and that Mr.. Ware will benefit by some
of the strength which goes to Senator
Reed.
| Senator Reed Of Pennsylvania, how
ever, in his Schuylkill address, insists
that action by the Senate which pre-
vents Mr.. Ware from being seated does
| not create a vacancy" in the Senate,
and that the governor will be unable
to appoint or the voters to elect some
one in place of Mr.. Ware, or to appoint
or elect Mr.. Ware himself. This is a
novel suggestion, which will doubtless
| have little weight with the Senate.
When the Senate turns a man down
for reasons which 1t considers good.
| the Senate will hold that a vacancy
| exists and can be filled in the regular
way. But Senator Reed had this to
say:
ITO refuse to permit him (Mr. Vare)
| to be sworn would not create a va
cancy. but would simply leave him as
Senator-elect, who had not qualified.
| There would be no vacancy to which
| Gov. Fisher could appoint, or which
| could be filled by election. Pennsyl-
vania, with ten millions Of people.
would have but one vote in the Senate,
at least until long -drawn-out contest
had been finally determined while
Is Western States, whose aggregate
population is less than ten millions,
would have 80 votes.'
| Whatever the views Of Senator Reed
| Of Pennsylvania, it is likely that Penn
sylvania will be called upon to fill the
| vacancy" caused by the failure Of
| Mr.. Ware to be seated. It is likely,
too, that both Senator Reed and Mr..
! Ware will have opposition in the Re-
| publican primaries. If Mr.. Wares
case is not settled by the Senate until
after the date of the primaries in
April, then Senator Reed will have
| the opposition centered on himself.
Former Gov. Clifford Pinchot, Repre-
sentative Clyde Kelly of the thirty
third congressional district and Rep
resentative John A. NORM Of the
thirty-fourth congressional district
have all been mentioned as possible
| opponents Of Senator Reed. NORM, a
| Ware leader in the western part of
| the State, would not be an opponent,
of course, of Mr.. Ware, and probably
not of Senator Reed if Ware says
Hands off,
| If Reed and Ware should both be
| tAI fe, hot
| ton ticket, Democrats and anti-Vare
people, would be put in the field to de-
feat, If possible. both Reed and Ware.
1t may be recalled in this connection
| that only the city of Philadelphia,
where the Ware organization holds
sway, prevented the defeat of Ware
| last November in the general elec-
ton by William B. Wilson, the Demo
cratic nominee for the Senate. Ware
and Reed would both have dry oppo-
sition in such a contest, as well as the
opposition of those voters who believ-
ed that Ware should be denied seat
in the Senate.
| The death Saturday of Representa-
| tive William Newell Vale, Republican
of Denver, Colo, caused the fourth
vacancy in the House of Representa-.
tives. These vacancies, it is expected
| will be filled before the first session
of the SEVENTEEN Congress meets in
| December. The other three vacancies
were caused by the deaths of Repre-
sentative A. z. B. Stephens of the
second Ohio district, of Representative
LaZaro of the seventh Louisiana dis
trict and Of Representative Walter w
Magee Of the thirty-fifth New York
district. All the vacancies are Repub'
lican, except that caused by the death
of Mr.. LaZaro of Louisiana. The Ohio
and New York districts in question
are safely Republican, and Mr.. Vale
| has been elected q number of times in
| the first Colorado district, though
| after fight. But even If all three Re-
publican vacancies should be filed by
Democrats the control of the House
by the Republicans would not be dis
turbed. At present the House mem.
bership stands 235 Republicans, 1913
Democrats, 2 third party, 1 Socialist
and 4 vacancies, 435 all told. Even
with 10 insurgent Republicans from
Wisconsin deducted from the 235 Re-
P. would be left with safe margin
of control.
Senator Thomas J. Heflin Of Ala
bama took a prominent part in the
recent Ku Klux Khan celebration in
Philadelphia. Not long since Mr..
Hef1in addressed Khan meeting in
New York, denouncing Gov. AL Smith
and declaring that the American PEG.
pie would never permit popery in
the White House." There are those
who believe that Senator Heflin has
serious designs upon the Democratic
nomination for President next year
with Khan support. His recent activi-
ties give color to this suggestion.
Whatever the effect may be upon his
own political future, his constant at.
tacks upon the Catholic Democrats
of the North and East. who are sup.
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