Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-30
Politics at Large
By C. Could Lincoln.

by u UOHt0 A"COGBs
The death of Senator Theodore E.
Burton of Ohio not only removes from
the Senate and the service Of the coun-
try an able and conscientious Senator,
but adds to the list Of contests which
the Republican must wage next year to
retain control of the Upper House Of
Congress. Senator Burton, who was
elected last year to I'LL out the unex-
pired term of the late Senator Frank B.
Willis, would not have come up for re-
election until 1882. While Ohio Is
strongly Republican, generally speaking,
it has elected Democrats to the Senate
in the past. Next year is an "off" year.
There is no presidential campaign to
swing the State in line for the Repub-
lican nominees for Senate and House
and for governor and other State off,
Gals. Unless, however. there should be
big turnover in Ohio politics, the
Republicans should be able to elect
their candidate to fill out the unexpired
term of Senator Burton.
Gov. Myers Y. Cooper, the Republican
Governor of Ohio, elected last year, will
be called upon to fill the Burton va
cancy in the Senate temporarily by
appointment. His appointee will serve
until after the election Is held next
year. He will in all probability have to
take into consideration several factors
when it comes to making the appoint
ment. In the first place, Senator FeSs,
the senior Senator from Ohio, comes
from the southern part of the State.
Senator Burton hailed from Cleveland,
the northern section of Ohio. If both
ends of the State are to be recognized,
candidates from the southern part will
be overlooked. In the second place,
Gov. Cooper Is expected to be candi-
date to succeed himself as governor next
year. and it is reasonable to suppose
that in making the appointment to the
Senate he will have in mind his own
race next year. He may be expected to
appoint man who will be OF some
assistance to him.
The man who comes Immediately to
mind for the appointment, if it is to
60 to the northern part of the State, Is
Carmi Thompson. Mr.. Thompson has
had an ambition to go to the Senate
for many years, according to all reports.
He, like Senator Burton, is from Cleve-
land. But Mr.. Thompson in the Ohio
presidential primary campaign last year
was a leader of the anti-Hoover and
pro-WilliS forces. This may not prove
bar to the appointment of Mr. Thomp-
son by Gov. Cooper, whose friend
Thompson has been, but may have
some weight with the governor. Senator
Burton was the leader of the Hoover
forces, and it is not likely that Gov.
Cooper would care to offend Senator
Burton'S friends. Walter F. Brown of
Toledo, now Postmaster General, is
mentioned as a possibility for the ap-
pointment. But men close to the Post
master General believe he would prefer
to remain in the cabinet.
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There is another resident of Cleve-
land. William Boyd, a widely known
attorney, who may be considered for
the place, 1t is said. Mr.. Boyd has
of Roosevelt in the old Bull Moose
days. But the Progressives of 1919 are
for the most part firmly back in the
Republican party today, and Mr.. Boyd
is one of those who have returned to
the fold. In the southern part Of the
State there are Col. Edward w. Ed
wards and Col. William Cooper Proctor,
both manufacturers in Cincinnati, and
there is Speaker Nicholas Longworth,
also Of Cincinnati.
It is not believed, however, that
Speaker LongWorth would be willing to
accept the appointment to the Senate,
but that he would prefer to remain In
the House and to continue as Speaker.
His predecessor as Speaker, Senator
Gillett of Massachusetts,, retired from
the House to enter the Senate. Senator
Gillett doubtless could have continued
to represent his congressional district
in the House as long as he desired, and
probably could have retained the Speak
ership indefinitely, since the Republic
cans have continued to control the
House. He comes up for reelection to
the Senate next year, and from all re-
ports he is likely to face a stiff fight
in his own party If he seeks renomina-
ton and hard contest if he is nomi-
mated from the Democratic candidate.
It Is possible that Speaker Longworth
may consider seriously the fate of his
predecessor as Speaker If he has to
decide whether to take appointment to
the Senate or not.
Possibly Gov. Cooper would like to
have the. job in the Senate himself:
But should he resign to have himself
appointed to the Senate by the lieu
tenant governor. he probably would kill
himself politically and would have q
hard time winning the nomination next
year for the Senate.
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There Is an election coming OF in
Cook County-Chicago- Tuesday
that may have far-reaching political ef-
fectS next year. It is the election Of
judges. In spite of the fact that the
Thompson, Grove, Barrett and BrIn-
dage factions were soundly trounced
last year and the reform forces, led by
Senator Deneen, succeeded in electing
the States attorney, these factions were
able to retain control of the Republican
county committee. Under the law the
county committee dominates the judges.
AT the outset of the present campaign
it looked as though these factions would
be able to nominate the judges-prac-
tically all sitting judgeS-and elect
them. This would have been kind of
backhanded blow at the prestige of
Senator Deneen. OF the sitting judges
up for reelection nine are Democrats
and eight are Republicans. But the
old Brennan Democratic organization
and the Thompson, Grove, Barrett and
Brundage outfits worked together and
the judges were nominated sometimes
on the Republican ticket and sometimes
on the Democratic.
Everything looked lovely for the anti
Deneen Republican factions until
TONY" Cermack, a Democratic leader
for many years and of Bohemian ex-
traction, kicked over the bucket. The
death of George Brennan, Democratic
boss in Cook County and the State for
so many years, left the old Democratic
organization without a leader. Cermack
has been power, and it looks now as
though he may be more of a leader than
ever. He heads not only the Bohemian
group in Chicago, but also all the other
foreign groups have joined with him in
opposition to the old Irish American