Evening star., 1928-10-21
DEFEAT IN OREGON
FACES DEMOCRATS
Lower House Candidates
Have Failed to Make Ag-
qressive Campaigns.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PORTLAND. Greg, october 20.-Bar-
ring the unexpected. each of the three
congressional districts of Oregon will
elect Republican Representatives No.
yember s. Even should the unexpected
occur and Gov. Alfred E. Smith sweep
the State, the momentum of such a
wave would not carry along with him
the Democratic candidates for Congress.
On occasion, Oregon elects Democrats
to the United States Senate, but only
once since the Civil War has a Demo-
crat been sent OF the Lower House. This
wear there might have been a chance
for Democrats in two districts had the
right candidates been nominated and
had these undertaken to capitalize the
acknowledged Smith sentiment In the
first district w. c. Hawley has virtually
no opposition. There are plenty of
Republicans who would as soon see him
retired, but no one has been able to
lift his scalp.
Has Old Following.
His Craftsmanship of the ways and
means committee and his activity in
tariff legislation fail to impress the
farmers and coastal people of the dis
trict. But 20 years have rooted him
deeply into his district. Against him
the Democrats have nominated Harvey
G.. StarkWeather ex-State chairman,
who is offering no aggressive campaign.
A real battle is being staged in the
second district for the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Nicholas j. Sim
mott who was appointed to the Court
of Claims by President Coolidge r. R.
Butler. State Senator and ex-judge, is
the Republican nominee. He is a native
OF OF Tennessee: Opposing him is ex.Gov
Walter M. Pierce. Although militant
dry, Pierce is supporting Gov. Smith
and therefore the Anti-Saloon League
has refused to help him
Elected governor by the Ku Klux
Klan in 1922, the Klansmen accuse him
OF double-crosSing on patronage and are
fighting him. The Anti-Klan elements
remember his former connection and
oppose him. Neither Smith Democrats
nor wet Republicans are with him, yet
he is the best singlehanded campaign
er in the State and is valiantly carry
ing on. hoping for the Grange and
Lowden Republicans to pull him
through. If Pierce could attract the
Smith sentiment, he might win. But
this is going to Butler, who will run far
ahead Of the Hoover Curtis ticket.
KoreII Seen Victor.
Portland comprises the third district.
Franklin F. Korell, Republican, filling
the unexpired term of the late NJ E.
Crumpacker has the backing of an
efficient Republican committee w. C.
Culbertson, Democrat, who is State
chairman, is one of the original Smith
men. However, in his platform he
makes no reference to Smith or pro-
hibition He is a contributor to the
Anti-Saloon League This neglect is
costing him substantial Smith strength
in the largest city in the Stae. A fire.
eating Democratic stressing Smiths views
on the Volstead act might have made
the grade in two of the three districts.
The Republican candidates are lucky
in their opponents
Senator Joe T. Robinson invaded
Oregon this week and addressed one of
the largest political audiences on record
in Portland. He spoke also at Salem
and McMinnville being f1atteringly re-
ceived in these places where Herbert
Hoover spent his boyhood days.
JOHN w. KELLY.