Evening star., 1930-06-13
MORROW victory
BELIEVED CERTAIN
Drys Hope Fort WI'f>Win as
Anti-SaIoon League Calls
on Democrats.
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They clearly consider that Morrow is
the man they must beat rather than
Frelinghuyssn. Kelly may poll a few
thousand votes. but that Is as far as
he will get in any event.
Dr,s Call on Democrats.
Mr. Molrow's address at the opening
OF his campaign. announcing his posi-
ton on the prohibition issue. was some
thing new for an outstanding Republ1-
can Outstanding Republicans have in
recent years contented themselves with
declaring for the enforcement of the
law or have come out fatty for the
eighteenth amendment. Mr.. Morrow
met the issue squarely, his supporters
say. and presented the prohibition is
sue in a way that the people could
understand. The very fact that Mr..
Morrow is regarded as an outstanding
member of the Republican party has
reused the dryS to frenzied efforts to
bring about his defeat.
So desperate are the dryS that Rev.
James K. Shields, State superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League, has issued
a plea to all dry Democrats to go into
the Republican primary on next Tues
day and vote for Mr.. Fort. His plea
TO the Democrats, made a week ago.
has brought about the coinage of
new phrase in Jersey, Republicans for
day" Just how many OF these Re
publicans for day there will be is
problematic.
A good deal depends on the orders
which go out from the headquarters
of Frank Hague, Democratic boss of
Hudson County, on primary day. If
Mr.. Hague determines to vote a large
number of Democrats in the Republican
primary, it will not be because he wishes
to aid the dry cause, but because he
will hope to swing the Republican SEN
atorial nomination to the man he be-
lleveS the Democrats may have the
best chance of defeating in the Novem-
Der election.
The tactics of the Anti-Saloon League
leader are rOundly denounced by the
managers of Mr.. Morrow and Mr.
Frelinghuysen' who say that for Demo-
Gratis to enter the Republican primary
Is a clear violation of all moral and
party obligations.
Dry Eggs in Fort Basket.
The drys under the leadership of Mr.
Shields, have practically put all their
eggs in the Fort basket Under the
New Jersey election laws, the time limit
for filing petitions as independent cam
didates for the Senate expired last
night. Mr.. Shields announced that
there would be no independent dry
candidate put forward by the league.
He made this decision so as to not to
initiate against the chance of Mr.. Fort.
In order to enter an independent can
didate for the Senate race it would
have been necessary to sign up 800
voters, and all 800 would have been
precluded from going into the primary
on Tuesday and voting for Mr.. Fort
The Anti-Saloon League had to make
its choice whether to select an inde-
pendent dry as a cushion upon which
to fall back if Mr. Fort failed to be
Mr.. Fort. 1t has chosen the latter
course.
And right there the chances of Mr..
Morrow's being elected to the Senate,
should he be nominated at the pri-
mary. have been enhanced tremendous
ly. The Morrow managers have feared
greatly lest the dry wing of the Re-
publican party put up an independent
dry Republican to run in the general
election next November and that such
a candidacy would split the Republican
vote and insure the election of the
Democratic nominee for the Senate.
This danger now appears to have van
tshed 1t is true that some time ago
Esther H. Elfreth of Haddonfield. a
vice president OF Cne PrOnlDltl0n Ma
tional party committee. filed as an in
dependent candidate for the Senate
But it is not believed that she will re-
ceive great number of votes or be
able to cut into the Morrow strength.
If he be nominated. to the extent of
bringing about his defeat by the DEM
ocrat.
Morrow Appears Amazed.
Mr.. Morrow, modest and somewhat
retiring man. appears to be somewhat
amazed by the furore which his can
didacy and his declaration in regard
to prohibition have brought about, both
in the State and throughout the coun-
try. His statement in regard to prohi-
bition was made not because he him.
self desired particularly to speak on
the wet and dry issue, but because
when he got back from the London
Naval Conference, at which he served
as one of the principal American del
egates, he found some 200 letters
awaiting him. asking him to state his
views on prohibition, and because he
was baSieQed bV manV leaders in the