Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-18
Politics at Large
BY C. Could Lincoln.


ming true to expected form. Repre-
sentative La Guardia, Republican, won
the nomination for mayor of Greater
New York In contest with former
State Senator William M. Bennett.
Bennett was running on an anti-speak-
easy platform. The Democratic candi-
date for mayor, Jimmie" Walker. was
unopposed and will be the Tammany
candidate against La Guardia in the
November election.
In Philadelphia, the so-called Ware
slate Tor municipal Office apparently
has won by large margin over the
slate supported by Mayor Harry Mackey.
This f1rSt open effort to overthrow the
control OF William S. Ware of the Re-
publican organization In Philadelphia
by a former Ware lieutenant has re-
suited In failure, and the veteran boss
today Is still In the saddle. Ware him
self did not figure in the voting except
to cast his own ballot But he backed
the organization slate for office. Mackey,
who was wares campaign manager in
the famous senatorial primary and cleo
ton campaign in 1925 and who after
ward became the Ware candidate for
mayor Of Philadelphia, backed an anti
Ware slate. The failure of Mackey'S eff
fort to wrest control of the G. o. P.
organization from his former chief had
been expected, although a bitter con-
test was fought out Mackey had the
support of some Of the independent
voters. But he failed to win the sup
port Of the faction headed by former
Mayor j. Hampton Moore, who ran
for mayor against Mackey and was de-
feated at the last mayoralty election.
Moore did not come out for Wares
slate, but he did oppose the Mackey
slate. and his lieutenants were more
direct, supporting the Ware slate.
r.
Ever since William S. Wares right
to sit in the Senate was challenged in
1925 by the Reed sluSh fund commit
tee, and more particularly since Mr..
Ware suffered a paralytic stroke last
year, there has been uncertainty as TO
the future Of Republican control in
Philadelphia. Mr.. Moore sought to
for mayor against Mackey. But he
failed by q considerable vote. The
disintegration of the Ware machine
was predicted as time went on. But
none of the local leaders has stood out
to an extent that made it possible for
one of them to become a rallying
post. Mayor Mackey finally under
took the task. For the present, at least.
he has failed.
The real test for Ware will come,
however, when the Senate takes up and
decides his case. II the Senate de-
clineS to grant him a seat, and 1t Is
predicted here by many Senators that
such will be the case, 1t will be a
black eye for him In his own home city.
Once the Ware seat has been declared
vacant, Mr.. Ware may seek vindication
at the hands Of the voters Of the State.
He may seek denomination and re-elec-
ton But such a course would be
dangerous beyond doubt, both in view
of the politics involved and in view of
his condition of health. He has SO far
recovered that he is able to walk with
the aid of cane. But that he would
be able to engage in an active primary
campaign next year does not appear
possible.
The Senate has postponed action on
the Ware case until the December Ses-
sion. Senator Norris of Nebraska
sought to have the Senate take the
case up more than a week ago, But
his colleagues gave the right of way
to the tariff bill and adopted a motion
by Senator Watson, the Republican
leader, to put of consideration Of the
Ware case until the regular session. 1t
does not appear likely that the Penn
sylvania senatorial case can be post
poned much beyond the opening Of the
regular session, however. The only
reason 1t has been allowed to go with
out action until the present Is due to
the illness which overlook Mr.. Ware
last year. So far as the regular Re-
publicans are concerned in the fight
over the pending tariff bill, it prob
ably would have been to their advantage
to have the Ware case settled without
further delay Whether Mr.. Ware or
another Republican, named by the Gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania. had finally been
seated, it would have meant another
vote for the Republicans, who are de-
handing the passage Of the pending
bill without delay.
The postponement by the Senate Of
the Ware case until December was reck-
oned Ware victory in Philadelphia, and
doubtless aided to no little degree the
Ware slate in the primaries yesterday.
However, many of the independent Re-
publican voters in that city are not will
ing to set up Mayor Mackey as the po-
litical dictator. even for the sake Of
sacrificing Ware. When 1t comes time
for Mr.. Ware to go down, they prefer
to see some one other than the mayor
go into leadership.
The stage for the mayoralty race in
New York has now been set. Mr.. La
Guardia and Mayor Walker will fight it
out. The odds are on the Democratic
candidate. heavily. Mr.. La Guardia is
the candidate of the Republicans and
of fusion" whatever that may mean
He Is wringing wet One thing that
happened yesterday, however, which
may give Mr. La Guardia hope, was the
announcement by his dry opponent in
the primary, Mr. Bennett, that the lat
ter would support the Republican ticket,
even II he. Bennett, lost out. Some OF
the Republicans in New York were by
no means satisfied with the selection of
La Guardia for the mayoralty nominal
ton. They remembered that he was
elected to Congress one term as So
cialiSt The prediction has been made
that not q. few of these Republicans
will stay away from the polls or sup
port Walker. The Republican nominee,
however. Is a two-fiSted fighter and will
carry the war to Tammany to the last
He promises TO make far more active
campaign against Walker and Tam
many this year than was made by the
Republican nominee for mayor, Water
man, four years ago.
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Former Mayor Curley of Boston ap-
pears to have put his foot In it." Just
when the Democratic leaders have been
making efforts to convince the rank
and file Of the party that Al Smith is
not an issue along comes the former
mayor with declaration that Al Smith
will surely be elected President in 1892.
Mr.. Curley made his declaration at a
meeting of the Democrats in Boston.
arranged by the State committee and
attended by Jouett Shouse. chairman OF
the executive committee Of the Demo-
cratic national committee. This was
enough for Senator Thomas j. Helm
of Alabama. He Immediately put out
a statement in which he asserted that
there need no longer be any doubt in
any ones mind that Smith would be q