Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
REED CONTINUES
ATTACKS ON HAY
Missouri Primary Tuesday
Finds Wet Issue Pushed
to Fore.
Special Dispatch to The star.


KANSAS CITY. August 4.-The out
come of the Statewide primaries Tues
day may have an important effect on
the election results in Missouri in Mo-
veniber.
On the Democratic side the chief in
terest Is in the senatorial race. Senator
James A. Reed, Democrat, has turned
his oratory against the nomination of
Charles NJ Hay, a dry Democratic cam
didate for the senatorial nomination,
formerly closely associated with the
Anti-Saloon League. Hay has been a
leader in former years Of the old Wood
row Wilson faction which bitterly fought
Reed. AS a result Of the nl-feeling re-
naming from the Reed Woodrow Wilson
feUd. the senior Senator from Missouri
has vowed never TO forgive Hay.
In a radio and other speeches this
week Reed again entered the primary
campaign following the issuance OF an
earlier statement bitterly assailing Hay,
urging support Of James A. Collet, q
Democratic candidate who has Endorsed
Gov. Smiths stand against prohibition.
ST Louis and Kansas City are strongly
for Collet while the rural Democracy
is going down the line for Hay.
Reed May Speak.
Gcnator Reed is expected TO make sew
eral speeches in the general election
campaign, but with Hay on the ticket IN
Missouri. as now appears quite likely,
the Senator may find himself In rather
an embarrassing position. 1t Is fore
gone conclusion that while favoring Gov.
Smith. Senator Reed will having Moth
ing good to say on behalf of the dry
Democrat who Is seeking his seat in the
United States Senate.
For governor the Democratic State
organization generally Is supporting
Francis NJ. Wilson, who has dry" rec
ord in the State Senate. but who is l1b-
erai enough to be accepted by the Dem
ocratic wet" leaders in st. Louis. Op-
posing Wilson Is A. L. McCawley, State
Senator. who is the author of State
prohibition law. one of the most drastic
to be found in the country. 1t has been
charged in the campaign that the Nc
Cawiey enforcement law now has about
395 men and women In the State peni-
| tentiarv. The radical "wetS" are even
more bitterly opposed to McCawley than
| they are to Hay.
Six in G.. o. r. Race.
! In the Republican primaries there are
six candidates for the senatorial noIlii-
nation, but the contest lies between
Roscoe c. Patterson, former member OF
Congress, who has dry record. AND
David NJ Proctor, an avowed bone-dry
candidate. Nathan Frank. a st. Louis
wet" has an outside chance to win the
nomination,
For governor. the Republican race lies
between Judge Henry s, Caulfleld, ST,
Louis, a moderate wet. who has the
state organization support. Opposing
him is Phil A. Bennett, the lieutenant
governor. who Is an avowed dry, There
are several other candidates In the race
but the contest is believed to lie between
Caulfild and Bennett, with shade OF
advantage apparently with Caultield to
win the nomination.
Although opposed to the Volstead act
Caulfeld has made no wet appeal III
his primary campaign.
Present indications are that running
with Smith on the Democratic state
ticket in November will be an arid cry
nominee for Senator and nominee Tor
governor who has dry record; while on
the Republican ticket In November with
Hoover will he dry candidate for Sena-
tor and a moderately wet nominee Tor
governor. T. Q. ALFuNJ'