Evening star., 1928-06-11
The Senate Makes It's Bid.

The United States Senate has a ma
5ority of the candidates for the Repub-
lican nomination for President. Already
three of the senatorial aspirants for the
honor have arrived in Kansas City and
opened up their campaign headquarters
Senator Curtis Of Kansas, Senator
Watson OF Indiana and Senator Goff
OF West Virginia. Senator Norris of
Nebraska and Senator Borah of Idaho
are yet to reach the seat OF war.
OF the entire group OF Senators who
have raised their lightning rods, Sena-
tor Curtis, the Republican leader of the
Senate, probably has the best chance
for the nomination. Even in his case
there is no hope unless the national
convention becomes deadlocked after
the first few ballots and compromise
candidate must be selected. Curtis
comes from the farm beN; he is as
regular as a clock in his Republicanism
Even the most standpat Republican OF
the East can find no fault with the
senior Senator from the Sunfower
State. He has voted for the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill, and he has
refused to vote to override the Presi-
dents veto Of that measure.
When the late Warren G. Harding
was nominated by the Republican ma
t.onal convention in Chicago in 1920, 1t
had been many, many years since the
Senate had produced successful can
didate for the presidency. Mr.. Harding
was q dark horse" in the 1920 race.
The outstanding senatorial candidate
In that year was Senator Hiram John
son of California. The Wood-Lowden-
johnson deadlock In that convention
made possible the compromise which
placed Mr.. Harding in the White House.
The Senators are hoping today for an
other tie-up, with Herbert Hoover and
the arlti-Hoover alliance entangled in q
death struggle. History sometimes re-
peats itself. But the probabilities are
that more than eight years must elapse
before Republican presidential candi-
date viii emerge from q national con-
vention as Harding in 1920 burst upon
an astonished public.
OF the senatorial candidates for the
nomination other than Curtis none ap-
pears today TO have an outside
chance" Watson Of Indiana halls
from q state which has recently been
In the public eye as center Of politi-
cal scandal involving important mem
bers OF the Republican organization,
and Watson is and has been the leader
Of that organization. Senator Goff OF
West Virginia is not seriously regarded
He has been put forward 70 hold" West
Virginia's delegation 10 the national
convention against Hoover. He may
have trouble even in that effort 6ens-
tor Norris of Nebraska is not backed by
q solid delegation from his own State,
although he has majority Of the dele
gasicn at the start, and ne has the
support Of a majority Of the Wisconsin
delegation. Senator Eorah, II he hailed
from one Of the large Eastern or Md
die western States, might long ago have
been real contender for the presi-
Dental honors. AS 1t is, the Idaho Sen
stuR Is not deceiying himself with re-
gard To iais chances for the nomination.
Ee is likely 10 be sn important factor.
however, in shaping the Republican
national platform.
Tsae Senate may be denied the FIRST
place IN the sun at Kansas City, but
u M Likely 10 make strong bid for
second place on the Republican national
ticket. Senator Curtis Of Kansas and
Senator Capper, his colleague. are likely
70 be seriously considered for the vice
presidency. II Secretary Hoover Is the
ckotce Of the convention for President,
as IL appears nov he viii be unless
President Coolidge himself should be
drafted" II may De deemed political
wisdom 70 PICK running mate for him
from the earn belt, and Kansas fsts into
tne picture exactly ia that event. II
az fastener IL 10 be named for seconc
place on the ticket. Senator George II.
Moses Of New Hampshire viii have
stxonx support for the nomination.
Senator Edge Of Rew jersey also, Ike
Mr. MeCawber, Is waiting for something
" turn gp.