Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-05
Politics at Large
By C. Could Lincoln.

Smith. the party nominee for President
is being pursued still further in the
South. Alabama led off. The State
executive committee decided to admit to
the party primary this year as voters all
Democrats. But it issued an edict that
any one who had opposed or voted
against Smith should not enter the pri-
mary as a candidate for nomination for
office. This was directed entirely at
Senator Tom" Helm, who is up for
reelection this year. Florida Democrats
followed the lead of their Alabama
neiehbors. and raised the bars against
any one who voted against Smith be-
coming a candidate for Office in the
Democratic primary there. And now
the Texas State committee has gone
and done il"
In Texas, as in Alabama, the Demo-
Gratis who remained regular and voted
for AL Smith are aiming at an indi-
Vidual, another Tom-Thomas B. Love.
Mr.. Love was a leader in the anti-Smith
Democratic camp. He was at one time
Democratic national committeeman for
Texas and has been prominent in party
affairs for years. Mr.. Love, having upset
the apple cart in 1928, is inclined to be
a. candidate for governor of the Lone
Star State this year. But the regular
| Democrats say he shall not make the
race as the Democratic candidate. They
have sought to bar him from the pri-
mary. And now Mr.. Love is to chal-
lenge this action on the part of the
Democratic State committee in the
courts, on the ground that it has no
tnl1 tn INaF o.Af as,,
In the primary as a candidate for NOM
| nation, particularly as the committee
| proposes to allow all the anti-Smith
Democrats to vote" in the primary.
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Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas.
who has represented the State in the
Upper House of Congress since 1913,
| when he succeeded former Senator
Joseph Bailey, is to be a candidate to
succeed himself again this year. Sena-
tor Sheppard two months ago issued a
statement In which he favored allow
ing all Democrats to participate in the
party primary this year, whether they
supported the national ticket two years
ago or did not He Is like other Demo-
cratic members Of Congress from the
South in the stand he takes, believing
that the quickest and best way Of heal
| ing the wounds of 1928 Is to encourage
all the deSerterS to return to the party
Iolo. But the folks back home still
have blood in their eye apparently.
They are intent on flattening out the
Helms and the Loves If they can do
So Senator Sheppard so far has no
opposition to his candidacy for the
senate. Probably it would make not
the slightest difference If he had OBJ
| position so far as his being returned
TO the Senate is concerned. For he is
popular In the State, has the distinc-
ZION OF being the author of the eight
eenth amendment to the Constitution.
Is as regular as clock and has done
| as much for his constituents as any
other man in the Senate or the House.
BUT II no one offers against him, Sena-
TOR Sheppard will have the pleasant ex-
perlence OF riding serenely into Office
WITHOUT having to turn his hand.
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In Virginia the regular Democrats
olo not play with fire. They held out
| the olive branch to the anti-Smith
democrats and permitted them to take
any part In the party primary last year
they desired to take. It worked and the
efforts OF the anti-Smith Democratic
| leaders, including Bishop Cannon. were
| unaVau1ng, for the regulars nominated
and then elected Gov. Pollard over the
coalition candidate, Dr. William Moselv
Brown. North Carolina, the fourth
Democratic State to go Republican in
1923, Is having its Democratic ruction
TINS year. But there, as in Virginia,
| the party leaders have not undertaken
to read the anti-Smith people out of
the party, so far as being candidates
Tor ONCE are concerned. Some of them
would dearly like to read the veteran.
| Senator Furnifold Simmons, out of the
party and the Senate. But they did
not get far with such a suggestion,
He Is to be candidate for renomina-
ton this year, and there has been no
effort to prevent his entering the
primary, although he declared Smith
should not be elected President. He
mas an opponent for the nomination.
Josiah William Bailey, a lawyer, of
Raleigh. Mr.. Bailey followed the Smith
cause. He will be supported by MANY
or the soreheadS and some of the politi-
cal enemies that Senator Simmons has
acquired during his long political ca
reer. Senator Simmons Is a fighter
I from the drop of the hat He is no
longer young. But he has all the cour-
age in the world and he has had for
years a very large following in the
| state. He saw clearly what was going
to happen to the Democratic cause in
the South II Alfred E. Smith were nomi-
mated In Houston, and the fact he was
right ana so many others were wrong
stu rankles in many Democratic
boSomS.
Senator Henry j. Allen of Kansas was
born under lucky star. He is to have
opposition for the Republican nomina-
! ton for the Senate in the primary this
! coming august, 1t Is true. but two men
have QlraQfU
! dacy which makes it a triangular race.
In such contest, it is believed that all
chances OF Senator Aliens losing van
Snes. IL is quite true that Senator
Alien might defeat any single candi-
date entered against him. But with
his opposition divided he is looked unon
as sure winner. On Kansas dav.
January 20, 1t is the custom for the
pohtlclanS TO make their announce
nenIS; ana last week Representative
| Sproul OF the third Kansas district and
President Snyder of the Kansas Farm
Bureau Federation declared thev would
enter the senatorial list. Representa-
tive Hoch was expected to have a try
tor the nomination, too, but he decided
TO try again for the House.
Senator Allen has been a storm CEN
ter IN Kansas politics more than once
! \ he was elected governor and backed the
atiuuStIiaI court plan, which got him
IN dutch with the labor organizations
and also with capital. But the present
governor, Reed, was a judge of the In
oustrlal Court. yet he was elected chief
executive of the State. So il is doubt
IuI now much of the old opposition to
the Industrial Court will affect the
coming senatorial race. Sproul is
counting on getting the labor vote,
however, and Snyder the farm wore
Allen will probably get his full share of
ooth. The junior Senator from KAN
sas, who was appointed to All the va
cancy caused by the retiren,apt fror,