Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-26
TARIFF BIC ISSUE
IN ROCKY STATES
G. O. P. Fights to Keep Colo.
RADIO, Nevada and
Wyoming.
BY BYRON PRICE.
Associated Press Staf Writer.

DENVER, Colo. September 26-
That old-tirer of campaign issues, the
protective tariff, is finding its place in
the sun this year IN the Rocky Noun
tain country. 1t is the chief reliance
Of the Republicans against rather i'm.
pressive Democratic attack on the Re.
publican normally Of the tier of State,
lying just inside the Pacific seaboard
For several political generations thi:
section has been immensely interested
In tariff subjects affecting the products
of the ranch and mine. In recent
years there has been great increase
In sugar beet production. especially ir
Colorado Wyoming and Montana. arc
this year the Hoover managers are
lection against Cuban sugar imports as
rallying point among the farmers
The Democrats counter with an asSur-
ance that the sugar industry will be
Just as safe under the Democratic tar
If plank of 1928 as it could hope tc
be under the Republicans.
Boulder Dam Plays Part.
OF course the prohibition and religious
issues also are present, and some votes
may be lost or won over the Boulder
Dam. The Boulder controversy is pretty
much submerged over the mountain ter
ritory, however, and prohibition and re-
ligion do not cut as deeply as in some
other sections. VETS and Catholics are
by no means strangers here. In 1926
Nevada proposed modification of the
eighteenth amendment by popular
vote Of almost four to one and in the
same year Montana repealed her State
dry act by narrower margin. Mon
tana has Catholic Senator in the
person of Thomas j. Walsh, and Arizona
has another in the person of Henry F
Ashurst.
The presumptive historical back
ground of most OF these States is Re-
publican, but party lines are distributed
here AS elsewhere. The Republicans still
count the whole West rs safe, but the
Democrats are extraordinarily hopeful
particularly as to Montana, New Mexico
Arizona and Colorado.
There are elements Of concern for
both sides in this Colorado situation
taken as a whole, but it is disputed
whether there Is any real prospect OF
Colorado tumbling out of the Republican
column.
Democrats Hopeful.
Denver recently has elected an out
and-out wet to Congress and the Demo
Gratis count on impressive ma iorities
here, In Pueblo and in the southern
tier of counties, where there are meny
voters of Mexican extraction and maEy
Catholics. They also hope 10 make
serious inroads on the ordinarily Re-
publican farm sections and among the
coal miners. The president of the State
Federation Of Labor. who was La Fol-
lette's Colorado manager in 1924, Is
working for Smith, and the head of the
Farmers Union is Democrat. Much
faith Is placed in the leadership of the
Democratic governor, William H. Adams
candidate for reelection. who always
heretofore has been able to attract
many Republican votes to the Demo-
cratic ticket.
The Republicans have been quarrel.
ing in this State while the Democrats
appear united except for the inevitable
defections on prohibition and religion
The Methodist ministers and the Anti.
Saloon League are we'll organized
against the Democratic national ticket
The Khan. once real power in tine
State. is attempting comeback.
George A. Collins, the Democratic
national committeeman, who is just be.
ginning an inspection trip throughout
the State, is making no predictions, bI
he says he sees hopeful signs The
Republican committeeman, Clarence
Hamlin, is in the East, and the part,
chairman, John r. Coen. comedies thai
Hoover faces a fight in Colorado. bu
predicts that he will win handsomel,
in the end. In 1924 Coolidge had I
lead of $4,000 over the combined vots
of Davis and La Toilette. Harding car.
ried the State IN 1920 by nearly 10000
but Wilson carried 1t in 1915 by 10000
This picture Of conditions is dupli.
Gated. with some variations, in most o
the other Mountain States. In Wyo