Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
GOULD ANNOUNCES
He WILL NOT RUN
IN NEXT PRIMARY
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didate in the field for my seat, Wallace
H. White, jr, is a statesman of unques-
toned ability, man of national and
international reputation, who enjoys
the confidence OF Congress and of the
administration. Inasmuch as there is
no candidate from the eastern part of
the State, shall give my support to
Congressman White, and it viii be
gratifying to me If my friends will sup
port him."
The primary in Maine comes next
June. The State has been so strongly
Republican that o Republican nominal
ton for the Senate Is regarded rs the
equivalent Of election. While Brewster
has made no announcement of his
candidacy, he Is generally regarded as
o candidate. He ran in 1928 for the
senatorial nomination against Senator
Hale, but was badly defeated. It is ex-
pected that Senator Hale and the Re-
publican organization generally will
back White in the campaign for the
nomination If Brewster Is his opponent.
At the time Senator Gould was elected,
Gov. Brewster was out in support of his
Democratic opponent. Later there was
an investigation of the Gould election
by the Senate committee on privileges
and elections, charges having been made
against Gould. But the committee re-
ported In his favor.
Power Question an Issue.
The water power question may play
an important part in the Maine primary
next year If Brewster enters He has
been strongly opposed to repeal of the
State law which prohibits the export
of power from the State. A referendum
was held last Fall on this question, and
the proposed repeal of the State law
was overwhelmingly defeated. Mr.
announced he would vote for repeal.
The State law was enacted with the
idea that II the water power of the
Maine rivers and streams was not per-
mitted to be exported, industries would
be attracted to the State. Now 1t has
been proposed that the State shall reap
some benefit from It's power resources by
the export OF power, since the indus
tries have failed to come into the State
20 the degree that was hoped for.
The decision of Senator Gould not
TO be candidate to succeed himself is
the second such decision to be an
nounced recently by a New England
Senator. Senator Gillett of Massa-
chusettS not long ago declared he would
not run for Office again next year. The
decision of Senator Gillett has opened
the held In the Bay State, and brisk
fight is expected there. Former Gov.
Alran T. Fuller, who has in the past
been opposed by the Republican organi-
zation In his State, may get into the
race for the senatorial nomination. al
though he has so far not committed
himself. He has recently written q
letter to the editor of the Lowell
Courier-Citizen In which he said:
I'd IN
which you charge me with, might saw
to you that think the Democrats have
an exceedingly good chance OF success
IN the November election You will
undoubtedly suspect me of being preju-
diced when tell you that, think the
Republicans will be extremely fortl,-
nate II they can induce me to become
candidate.
Il don't expect, however, that the
republican bigwigs are particularly in
IereSted In nominating a man whose
loyalty to Hoover cannot be questioned
ana VINO Is sure OF election, but rather
go l nelleVe they are more interested
IN having somebody who will pledge
himself to do whatever the Bourbon
gang here In Massachusetts, desires.
The general policy of the biQwios
mere In Massachusetts, runs Somewhat
along parallel lines to those in Penn
sylvania. They prefer q Ware, but thew
WouIo take Grundy. Now I say with
the rising opposition in the West to the
eastern manufacturing States, it is
very essential that we should send men
10 the Senate who are independent of
saeSs interests, who won't expect con-
ossSions, VINO VIII command the respect
s slif commence OF their associates, who
VIII ask only for what is right and
equitable and who will thorHO SIN
in influence. grow
snail expect in due time. as the
6anger OF electing q Democrat 10 the
senate becomes more apparent that
you VIII join in the general chorus and
ask me to run for the Senate. hut T
am unprepared to commit myself to do
ing SO at this time W wv
Coolidge Silent.
The Republicans in Massachusetts an
lar as the organization" is Concerned
nave twofold job; first, to And a can
oloate who can defeat Fuller I'm the
Fuller goes into the race
e second, to md man who can de-
!FaC the Democrats. lii some quarters
There Is persistent demand for for
lner PRESIDENT Coolidge to run for the
l on the theory he would
Oe unbeatable and would greatly
the Republican party in the
state, which At this juncture needs
Mr.. Coolidge. however,
mas SO far lent no announcement to
me IDEA, and some of his friends insist
ne will have nothing to do with it.
Inc Republican side of the Senate
cnamber will present q very different ,
appearance after the next election from
what It did at the opening Of the pres
ent Congress last April, Burton of
Ohio and Warren of Wyoming are dead.
ambassador Edge of New Jersey has
lett the Senate and gone to France
Dwight w. Morrow, Ambassador to
Mexico, has been groomed to take the
Edge seat and probably will win the
nomination and the election next year.
democrats Like Norris.
Out in Nebraska the Democrats are
1t is said, the ACCESSIBILITY |
Or nominating Senator George w. Nor |
ris, the progressive Republican veteran |
from that State. Senator Norris, the |
Democrats figure, II nominated by the |
cannot be beaten. They |
expect him to win the nomination In |
the Republican primary. But II he |
should lose that nomination, they |
would be glad to back him In the gem |
eral election anyway, 1t Is said. Sena- |
tor Norris supported the Democratic |
for President, Alfred E. |
Smith, last year. He Is y leader of the |
Republican progressive group, which !
has worked In harmony with the DEM |
ocrats of the Senate on the farm bill |
md the tariff bill during the present |
Congress. Some Of the prominent |
Democrats In the senats believe that
ths Democratic party In Nebraska