Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC RILLiAM WILE.

Contingent parties from now on will
be the order OF the day In both the
Republican and Democratic camps,
For the moment honors are about easy
A BID Democrat, former Senator Robert
L. Owen OF Oklahoma. comes out Tor
Hoover. and big Republican business
man. william H. Woodin, president oil
the American Car a. Foundry Co. comes
out for Smith. Senator Furnifold M,
simmons OF North Carolina comes out
OF the Democratic national committee,
but some time ago John j. Raskoh
came out OF the Republican party
into the Democratic national chair
manship. In the South rebellious
Democratic drys have bolted Smith. In
the Middle west there is revolt OF
farmers against Hoover. The campaign
viii witness much swapping OF political
horses before the stream Is crossed
Not since the Mckinley Bryan duel. II,
1895. has there been presidential sit
uation so likely To nbiiterate party lines
and drive men and women, hitherto
staIwart In their faith, to the other
side OF the fence. The prohibition and
religious issues are TO blame. They will
cut both ways. They'll both hurt and
help Smith. and Hoover ar well.
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Bob" Owen says he cant stand
Smith because he opposes the Tam
n1anyizine' OF the United States Cow
eminent. In addition to the Oklaho-
mans inhibitions on that subject he's
also an ardent dry. which may have
something TO do with his bolt. There
was d time not long ago when Owen
was flirting with the idea OF third
party movement as the country's only
salvation In 1913. Perhaps the former
Senator has Endorsed the Republican
ticket because OF the call OF the blood
which echoes to him from its tail end
Owen, like Senator Curtis. Is OF Indian
ancestry. He ID q Cherokee by origin
on one side OF him, and made repu-
tation rs the United States agent for
the Five Civilized Tribes 40 years ago,
Owen, like Senator Garter Glass, was
born In Lynchhurg. Va. The Cherokees
once upon : time had their habitat y,
Dixie, including the mountain regions
and Kentucky
$3.50
Charles Macveagh, American Amhas-
sador 10 Japan, has arrived In Washing
ton on leave OF absence and for con-
ference with Secretary Kellogg. MFR,
MacVeagh caused diplomatic fiutter
when he reached San Francisco earlier
in the month by discussing the desira-
biiity of placing Japan on the immi-
grafton quota basis. This observer IA
authorttativeiy informed that there Ia
no intention at this time OF bringing
that delicate question into the Japa-
nese- American picture. The Coolidge
administration regards II q closed incl
dent. The United States Is aWare---as
Anlbar ,.T MaHVeagh stated In San
FranciscO-~that exclusion rankles In
Nippon's breast. Washington also real
ICES that quota would admit fewer
than 100 japanese year. But the
Toxic authorities have never presented
any formal demand for D revision OF the
pr0yisior, and the state Department,
knowing the temper of Congress an the
subject has never raised II.
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Speaking of immigration and now
that II can be- told, here's story about
Ts.ine0 Matsudaira. recently retired
Japanese Ambassador To the United
states. Az that accomplished states.
mar, was boarding the steamer At Yoke
hama, en- route TO America In the Spring
nf 1875, q group OF patriotic young
.tananese sought farewell audience
with him. They had come To the ship,
they said, To present Mr.. Matslidaira
with 4 beautiful ivory-handlnd dagger.
In accordance with some ancient JApa-
fsess eslsinrli, as the story goes, tina din.
i0inat was Adm0nislied never In return
10 Japan until he had avenged his