Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-11

ASK Ruth. She's the politician Of
the family" quoth the late Medill Nc
Cormick Of Illinois when this observer
went to him. once upon time. in quest
of a slant on a certain situation. The
daughter Of Mark Hanna has demon
strated that her husbands Judgment Of
her political acumen was not exagger-
ated Mrs. McCormick's victory over
Senator Deneen in the Illinois primaries,
no matter whether she wins or loses
the election in November, will rank for
all time as an amazing achievement
Seasoned hands at Washington will talk
about it for many q day. Deneen tastes
the dregs of defeat for practically the
first time In long life OF hurly-buriy
politics. He Is a past master at the
game. He has made a fine Senator.
He entered the recent fray with the
laurels of triumph over his foes bare
year ago. He seemed to be impregnably
intrenched. Yet along comes the re-
doubtable Ruth and reduces him to
pulp. AS a game, battle-scarred war
rior himself, Deneen in his heart must
feel boundless respect for the woman
who has undone him.
Illinois is normally rock-ribbed Re
publican State by anything from 100000
TO ;O0O, 900, but with the abnormal
conditions created by the McCormick7
Deneen melee, the Democrats are Justl-
fed in considering it doubtful m 1880;
If the primary fight hadn't been waged
with such bitterness-if the desire Tor
revenge had not so passionately colored
Mrs. McCormick's ambitions - Senator
Deneen's legion of adherents might turn
In and support the nominee whole
f1eartedly. AS it is, knitting Is bound TO
be the order of election day all the way
from Chicago to Cairo. That isn't al.
The Prairie State is sopping wet in spots,
especially In Cook County and It's MIL
lions of inhabitants. In liquor REFER
endum Illinois has ALREADY gone r. a NJ
Cormick's Democratic opponent for the
Senate, campaigning as an outright
wet. he may well emerge as the Jim
Ham" sandwich of as complicated q
contest as the country has witnessed In
MANY a moon. Jim Ham" has one
fatal weakness in combating woman:
No Don Juan was ever possessed OF
more knightly manners in the presence
of the fair. It will gall his wnlskereo
soul to make war on one OF them.
X X X
r. Ruth Mccormick comes to the
Senate she will make the third OF trio
of women with unique senatorial traol,
tions. Mrs. Eugene Hale OF Maine ana
MRS. Stephen B. Elkins Of West VIZ
rinia. Americas two grand old women,
each enjoy the distinction OF having
been. successfully, the daughters. the
wives and the mothers Of United states
Senators. Mrs. Mccormick Is tne
daughter Of a Senator, was the wife OF
a Senator and is now by way Of being
a Senator herself. There can be lew
records in the public life Of any country
equaling these.
senator Willard F. Tydings, Demo.
crat, of Maryland, Senate tnter-n-chief
against the tniquities Of prohibition, Is
still called "Glad Tydings" in Washing
ton. It's more than a pun, tor the
nickname was wished on to the young
senior Senator from the Free State
! when he was a member Of the House
| Of Representatives He got It from the
| fact that his face Is almost perpetually
Wreathed In winning smile, except
when he's in action, laying the foes OF
| demon rum.
Apparently the Democrats are doomed
never to get far away from "the three
| RS" which 50 often figure In q prest-
Dental campaign. In 1884 1t was Rum,
| Romanism and Rebellion" In 1928 1t
was said to have been Rum, Roman1sm
and Raskob" (sone authorities added
"Raddio" for good measure) that un-
| did Al Smith. In 1882, the way things
begin to look, the Democrats may be
| confronted by the necessity Of making
| o choice between Roosevelt, Robinson
and Richie"
| X + 4 X
There was o formal dinner party in
washington this week. at which Rep
resentative John Q. Tilson Of Connect