Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-14
The Political Mill
BY C. Could Lincoln.

July. the first of which takes place to-
morrow In Montana. The other two are
to be held in Texas and Oklahoma. In
the Montana primary Senator Thomas
j. Walsh, Democrat and candidate to
succeed himself, has no opposition. On
the Republican side Judge Galen of the
State Supreme Court and o. H. p.
Shelley. former Republican national
committeeman, are contesting for the
nomination, with the political leaders
all predicting the nomination of Judge
Galen. The Republicans insist they
have chance in Montana" this year,
and That Judge Galen, if he is nomi-
mated, will make a strong race against
Senator Walsh. Senator Walsh last ran
In 1924, a presidential year, and carried
the State, although it went for Calvin
Coolidge. The Republicans are saying
however, that they have a stronger OPP
ponent to place in the field against
Walsh this year. Senator Walsh has
been an outstanding figure in the Sem
ate Tor years. He has been an able
senator and good servant of the pub
Tic. The wet and dry question may
enter into the coming campaign, with
Walsh dry and Galen reported to
be wet.
Oklahoma is putting on a three-ring
circus in her primaries this year. The
Democrats apparently consider that the
senatorial nomination of their party this
year Is worth trying for. Ten Demo-
cratic candidates have announced, and
one independent Democrat. Three Re
puollcans and four Independents also
are in the field making a total of 18
candidates for the Senate. The State
also has II candidates for Governor in
the coming primaries, and 80 for
Lieutenant Governor. In all the number
OF candidates for State Offices total 942
Quite number for the voters to ponder
over.
Senator Pine, Republican, is the sit
, ting Senator from Oklahoma for whose
seat so many enterprising aspirants
have come forward. Senator Pine, it is
expected, will be renom1nated although
ne has two Republican opponents for
the nomination, j. j. Bebout of King
fisher and Charles j. Benson of Shaw
nee. On the Democratic side, two
former Governors are seeking the nomi-
| nation, Henry S. Johnston and j. B. A.
Robertson. Former Senator Gore, the
bll--d Senator, has cast his hat in the
ring, too, running as wet. Robertson
also is rated wet. One woman, Mrs
Kathryn Van Leuven, a former assistant
attorney general, is seeking the Sena-
torial nomination of the Democrats, too
Others an the Democratic contest are
Lee Cruce of Ardmore, Woodson E
Norvel of Tulsa, Charles w. Harris
I'of Boswell, G. j. Wrightsman of Tulsa
and w. L. Mccain of Oklahoma City.
Among the four candidates who pro.
pose to run as independents is Jack
Walton, former Governor and Demo.
crat, who was a storm center in the
OF H1rl1O k~,, . /,
Legislature. If Walton arouses am
considerable portion of his old follow
ers to support him in the November
election, he may split the Democratic
vote in way which would be helpful
to Pine.
The Democrats thln6 they have &
good chance TO win a senatorial sea
in Massachusetts. But they are havinI
terrible time getting together on
candidate. The crop of those who de-
sire the Democratic senatorial nomina
ton continues to increase. One of tn,
latest candidates to announce is Thomas
G. O'Brien, formerly district attorne!
for Suffolk County. Other announced
candidates are Marcus A. Coolidge o
Fitchburg. former Representative Jo
seph F. O'Connell of Boston and Rev
Roland D. Sawyer, a Congregations
minister and a wet. According to re-
ports received here, number of the
Democratic leaders in the State are ia.
voring the nomination of Marcus Cool.
idge, on theory that it would be gooc
policy to place Yankee" on the ticket
and particularly one bearing the name
of Coolidge, at this time. Furthermore
Mr.. Coolidge is expected to be of as
sistance in raising the necessary fund!
for the coming campaign. 1t seems tt
be foregone conclusion that the Dem
Gratis will nominate for Governor thi:
year a man of Irish-American eXtrac.
ton, probably Honey Fitz," former
mayor of Boston.
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Mr.. Sawyer has declared his willing
ness to withdraw in the interest of some
other Democrat who could beat Will
liam M Butler who appears to have
the edge in the Republican primary fol
the Senate nomination. Mr.. Sawyer
however, expressed the opinion thai
Butler would probably be nominated ano
also that he would be able to defeat
either Marcus A. Coolidge or former
Representative O'Connell if one of them
happened to be nominated on the DEM
ocratic ticket. Whether Mr.. Butler, who
is a dry, can win over Coolidge OF
O'Connell or not the impression seems
MASSACHUSETTS,
Mr.. Butler, If he is nominated, will have
much more of a show of winning than
was believed possible several months
ago. Mr.. Butler is opposed for the Re-
publican nomination by Eben S. Draper
a State Senator and a wet. But the
odds appear to be decidedly in Mr.. But
ler's favor today, despite the wet and
dry question, in the coming senatorial
primary. 1t is said that Mr.. Butler is
waging a much more effective cam
paign than he did when he ran several
years ago against Senator David l.
Walsh. Butler is a leading business
man and mill owner. He was chairman
of the Republican National Committee
during the Coolidge administration and
served in the Senate under appointment
following the death of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge. If Butler is elected this
Fall the drys will claim a distinct VIC
tory ii State which is rated strongly
wet.
The last day for filing for the Massa-
chusettS primary Is August IL, and the
primary itself takes place September
10. leaving a comparatively short time
for the general election campaign. Mr..
Butler Is not letting the grass grow I'M
DER his feet this year, but is making
plans now Tor going ahead with the
campaign after the primary. If Mr..
Butler can stage comeback. politically.
and win the seat now occupied by Sena-
tor Glllett 1t will be no mean ac-
complishment this year, when the
Democrats are supposed to have the
Republicans on the run. The fact that
the State was carried in 1923 by Al
Smith in the presidential race has been
taken to indicate that the State is per-
manently Democratic. Former Gov.
Smith, it is now announced has
promised to campaign in the state this
Fall for the Democratic ticket. If he
does, he will likely have considerable eff
feet on the vote. Massachusetts, turned
in for him when his own State went for
Hoover.
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Claudius H. Huston, chairman of the
Republican National Committee. ac-