New Britain herald., 1928-08-08
nomination FOR
HAY SEEMS SURE
Victory Seals Failure Of Senator
Reeds Last Fight

St. Louis, Aug. tp - The APP.
parent nomination OF Charles NJ
Hay, dry leader OF Missouri, over
James \. Collet, as democratic cam
didate for the United States senate,
was seen today as scaling the fail
ure OF Senator James A. Reeds re-
firing political fight after Is years
of service in the senate.
After nearly one half of the votes
in the Missouri primary were in,
Hay was leading Collet, whose can
didacy was sponsored by Senator
Reed, by 30,12S votes.
Not Final Test
The defeat of Collet, however.
was not regarded as a conclusive
test OF senator Reeds strength, be-
cause Collet was regarded as new
conner in Missouri's political realm.
In the republican senatorial race.
Roscoe Patterson OF Springfield
was leading his nearest opponent.
David NJ. Proctor, OF Kansas City
by 1891 votes.
The democratic gubernatorial
nominee was Francis NJ. Wilson of
Platte City. who lead State Senator
A. l.. McCawiey Of Carthage, au-
thor OF the Missouri dry law, by
1880 votes.
Henry S. Caultield, st. Louis, u
former circuit judge, was apparent
ly the republican choice sfor gov
ernor with lead of 20,16S votes
over Lieut.. Gov. Phil a. Bennett,
a dry.
While the wet and dry question
ran through the major races, it was
bitter issue in the democratic
senatorial fight in which Senator
Reed, with characteristic outbu.sts
OF invective and sarcasm, attacked
Hay, because OF Hays arid views
and on account OF old political and
personal scores.
Feud Started In 1920
The feul between them began in
1920 when Missouri democracy
literally ousted Reed on grounds
that he was antagonistic to the
policies of the late President Will
son. Hay was leader of Reeds
opposition.
Continuing the fight. Hay took
the stump against Reed in the 1922
primary and supported Brecken-
bridge long for the henat orial nomi-
nation. Returning from the Houston
convention. Reed Immediately lent
himself 10 the campaign of his
friend Collet and issued a statement
attacking Hay as being aatagonistic
to GOV. Smiths prohibition stand.
The statement brought fiat refusal
from Hay to quit the race because
OF his difference with Gov. Smith.
Hay said there was room for a dry
on the ticket as the democratic
platform was broad enough for all
to stand on"
-Four addresses by Senator Reed
followed in which he compared
Hay to Senator Tom Helm of Ala
bama, saying that "Heflin and Hay
are as much alike as two pieces Of
beef from the same carcass, only
the Hay piece comes from nearer
the horns"
Hay replied with asplea for demo-
cratic harmony and paid tribute to
the human note" that he said ran
through the life and career of Gov.
Smith. Collet meanwhile pressed his
militant anti-dry views and stressed
the incongruity between Hays
views and those of Gov. Smith on
prohibition.
Hay Leading
For democratic United States sem
ator returns from 1871 precincts
out of Abs in Missouri gave Young
1866; Hay 96.S53; Collet 66,732,
For republican United States sen.
ator returns from 2.So6 precincts
give: Proctor. S2,6.5: Atkeson L.
"57; Patterson 1856: Bundschu.
'.1S9: Frank, 27.S'3; Bogy, 3,441.
For democratic governor returns
from 1905 precincts give McCawley
5o.41o; Wilson l26.9so; Harding
1883.
For republican governor returns
from LIS precincts give: Hogdon
1924; Caulfield 1886; Wieandy
1896; Bennett 1925; Schneider
l2,351