Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
Democrats Conceded Good
Chance to Win Seat From
Senator MCCuIIoch.
VOTERS SEEN IN REVOLT
AGAINST PARTY IN POWER
Two Polls Indicate Minority Can
didates Have Edge Over
Opponents.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
stan CORRESPONDENT Of The star


COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 1s.--All
signs point to a political revolt In Ohio
this Fall. If a wet Democratic Sen
ator Is elected here, as now seems not
emily possible but probable, it viii not
be because the voters are enamored Of
che Democrats so much as they are
Soff" the Republican party.
A desire to vote against" something
seems to animate the voters. Many
OF them, In the senatorial and in sew
eral Of the congressional elections, are
going to register a protest against
national prohibition. Others win vote
against the new tariff law, which, by
the way, is not popular with number
Of Republicans out here. And very
large number will, in casting their bal
lots, protest against hard times, un-
employment and the drought. In
making their protest against economic
conditions, they will vote against the
party in power, although that party
may not be responsible for their Ills.
Cities Lost to G. o. p.
The Republican leaders are casting
anxious eyes toward the rural sections
Of the State. They are looking to the
great farming population and the citi-
Eens Of the small towns and villages TO
pull them out of hole. In rural Ohio
Sentiment has been strongly favorable
to prohibition. If the farmers and
their wives, the church-going people
Of the towns and villages can be rallied
70 the support Of Roscoe Conkling Nc
Culloch. the dry Republican nominee
- a
Democrat, Robert J. Buckley. Some
Of the Republican leaders frankly adj
NIT that this Is their only hope. The
large cities seem hopelessly lost 70
McCulloch, both because Of the wet
sentiment existing IN them and be-
cause Of the unemployment and husi-
mesa. depression which has hit Ohios
industrial centers hard.
In 3 measure, the same FACTORS Wnicn
give James Hamilton Lewis, Dernocrat.
a chance for election to the Senate over
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick. Republi-
can. in Illinois are operating FOR the
Democratic Senatorial candidate IN this
state. Both Illinois and Ohio are crdi-
narily overwhelmingly Republican at
SECTION time. But while Illinois has
sRone wet In two referendums in re-
cent years and Is likely to go wet again
IN November1s referendum, Ohio mas
been the darling Of the prohibttlo
the home Of the Anti-Saloon League.
A couple Of months ago It looked as
Enough Ohio would perform "as usual
N the coming elections, but that was q
couple of months ago. When the Demo-
cratic nominee for Senator, former Rep
Yesentative Buckley, raised the anti-pro-
hibition standard and declared himself
IN favor Of repeal OF the eighteenth
amendment. political wiseacres, remem-
bering that in the last referendum on
slight wines and beer" taken in ono
IN 1922, the drys had won by 500, 600
plurality, shook their heads. They DID
not see how Mr.. Buckley could make
Roadway on such a platform. There
has. however, been an astonishing re-
Spouse to his prohibition stand in
the cities and q much more favorable
attitude than might have been expected
IN some Of the towns and rural sections.
Would Probably Be Dry.
But despite this favorable response,
Ohio. II It had to vote today on q
straigntout proposal 70 repeal the
eighteenth amendment, would probably
20 dry though by q reduced vote as
Compared to other referendums on the
wet and dry question. An ardent wet
who also happens to be Democrat. IN
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In other words, while q victory on
Che part of Buckley would be hailed
widely as a wet victory, the wetness OF
Mr.. Buckley would, after all, be merely
Q contributing factor-not the whole
reason for his success. II 1t were MOI
for hard times, wet Democrat would
not have q look in. A wet Republican
running for the Senate this year, by
the same token, probably would be de-
feated by O dry Democrat.
The hard times have played not only
INTO the hands of the Democrats THU
wear. but also into the hands of the
vets. Many of the Democratic candi'
dates have espoused the wet cause II
places where the hard times have beer
hardest.
The Anti-Saloon League. which onc'
was top dog politically in this State
no longer holds that proud position
Indeed, the Republicans who have hat
The support Of the league in the past
look rather askance today at any pro
posal which definitely links the leagu'
to them here. The league has beer
under fire constantly for a number o
years and the attacks have begun q
have their effect However, 1t is said
The dry organization, including the w
@. T. u. and several others, In addition
20 the Anti-Saloon League, are actiy
IN support of Senator McCulloch ant
other Republican dry candidates. tn
Ku Klux Klan, which favored prohi
bition and also the Republican candi
dates in past political battles. has beel
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