Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31
Norris-Lucas Row Raises
Issue of Party Regularity

sentative" That paper charges that
"reactionary forces, principally the
power trust, tried to beat Senator Nor
ris for reelection and failed and that
they used methods of deception" The
Springfield. Republican independently
thus far without a defender" and the
Charleston Evening Post independent
Democratic) asserts: Election of Hitch
cock, a Democrat, as Senator from
Nebraska instead of Senator Norris
would have resulted in a Democratic
majority in the Senate and would have
indicated to the public that the Demo-
cratic landslide was OF even greater pro-
portions than it was, inasrnuch as
Norris was a terrif1cally hard man to
beat. Nevertheless. the executive d.
rector of the Republican National Com
mittee sent money to Nebraska to help
elect a Democrat over Republican. It
is not to be wondered at that Republic
can Senators have demanded the resig-
nation of Lucas. What can they expect
of party chief who is likely to use
the committees money to put the Demo-
Gratis in power next time If he decides
that the Republicans have not been
supporting President Hoover?"
Referring to a statement by Repre-
sentative Wood of the Republican
organization, the Baltimore Evening
ouIl Nu1uGpClluc1lL OEII1OCIdblCJ
What Representative Wood seems I'M
able to get through his head is the fact
that 1t was not because Mr.. Lucas
doesn't like Senator Norris that his fight
against the Nebraskan is criticized, but
because it was a sneaking, undercover
fight. After all, there are certain pro-
prieties to be observed even In devil
ment"
Senator Norris has no doubt he is
the only boy in the whole regiment who
is keeping STEP" thinks the San Fran
cisco Chronicle independently, Offering
the comment: Robert H. Lucas makes
a totally effective reply to Senator Nor
ris' plaintive charge that Lucas shat
tered party regularity by working
against the Nebraska Senator's renomi-
nation in the Republican primaries and
therefore should be dismissed from his
job as executive secretary of the Ma
tional Republican party. But Mr. Lucas
could have been just as effective at
much less trouble by saying, Tut, tut.
The Manchester Union (independent
Republican, maintains that "a man is
no Republican if he habitually opposes
Republican executives and Republican
policies" The st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat independently makes a plea for the
BUSTING OF the insurgents, with the state
ment: They now head most of the
more important committees of the SEN
ate, positions which give them great
power, which they hold solely because
they are accepted as Republicans, when
by every test they are not. Removed
from the party, their power and in
f1uence would be greatly reduced. And
then the Republican party would def
nitely stand for something, without
shifting compromises to pacify the in
surgents, which even when made are
seldom effective"
'Of course" suggests the Fort Worth
Record-Telegram (Democratic) "the
ancient motto, What is best for the
good of the order will prevail. Perhaps
1t should. Such cooperation Is that
which effects organization and organi-
cation is the bird in the hand that is
more to, be desired than great riches.
If it were not for organization Repub-
licans would present the exact state of
chaos that the Democrats display every
time destiny deals hand that shows
some likelihood of capturing presiden-
tial trick" The Admission Star (Dem-
ocratic) agrees that Senator Norris sis
more of Democrat than a Republi-
can" adding that 'if the Republicans
do not want him, tina Democratic party
should be glad to- have him" The
Grand Rapids Press Independently COM
mentS: "A follow the leader Republican
who would not step out on the occasional
issue where he felt the party to be
wrong would be a hopeless standpat.
But follow the leader Republican like
Norris whose talking point is precisely
his record for assuming that the party
is usually wrong Is the opposite extreme
and equally undesirable" Pointing out
that Senator Norris has always run for
once as Sepublican" and that he has
sought Republican votes" the Lin
coin State Journa: independent Repubz I
lican) concludes: 1.-THE distressing thine
Is that II this country is to be governed
by party action, the quarrel which cAn
result in no good to the party, viii make
futile all efforts to carry out party and
administration policies. The blocking
of legislation mu-ll needed viii result
Not only party but Government nlfSerrd