Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-27
The Political Mill
BY G. Could Lincoln.

chusetts and Rhode Island did for him
in 1928. The former New York Cover
nor is to make addresses In Providence
tonight and In Boston Tuesday night,
urging the election of the Democratic
tickets in those States. Gov. Smiths
appearance outside of New York in this
campaign appears to be limited to these
two States, both Of which gave him
their electoral votes two years ago.
The Democrats are seeking to MAIN
tain the grip on both Massachusetts
and Rhode Island, which has been
quite steadily Republican in the past,
with the exception of 1925 unusual
election. While the rest of the country
was going for President Hoover, includ-
ing four States of the Democratic solid
South. these two Northern and Eastern
States swung over to the Democratic
column.
The appearance Of the former Demo-
cratic presidential candidate in any
States outside Of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island might prove anything but
an advantage to the Democratic canol-
dates. Smith as a Democratic speaker
in Ohio, for example, where Bulkley Is
the party's candidate for the senate
and a possible winner, might prove
handicap rather than a help. The
democrats are not likely to urge the
former Governor to travel too Tar afleid
this year. 49,. -.
terness of the fight Of 1928. II ooes
appe.-.. however, as though Smiths
APPEARANCE and addresses in Massa-
chussetts and Rhode Island should ne
a material assistance to the Democratic
party in those two States And II tne
Democrats are able to hold these states
this year, as they claim they VIII pe
able to do, they will nave accoHpiissIl .e,I
more than the Republicans in their
efforts to consolidate the gains MADE by
the G.. o. P. in Democratic territory
two years ago. =, A.,
Despite the prominence given in the
NEWSPAPERS of the re-entry OF Gov
Smith actively in politics in this cam
paign. with his speeches IN new 1ork
and in these two England states, tnere
is noticeable a lack OF desire on tne
part of his admirers that ne pe calieo
upon again to be candidate 1or
President. If there Is any sugges-
ton that Smith be their party stand
ard bearer in 1882 advanced in Massa-
chllsetts today, 1t is advanced quiet
ly. The truth of the matter Is
that Democrats of Importance In New
England believe that Gov. Smith does
not desire to be candidate again. They
do not expect him to issue an Il DO not
choose to rum statement at this stage
of the game. Indeed, 1t IS pretty early
to be talking about presidential candl-
dates. But they are convinced that the
former Governor is intent upon making
his place in Greater New York's great
business world His campaigning this
year is not in behalf of his own can
oidacy for any Office. He is on the
stump for other candidates of his party,
a new experience for Gov. Smith, who
has been candidate for office himself
on SO many election days in the last
quarter of century
The reported breach between Mrs.
Ruth Hanna Mccormick, Republican
nominee for the Senate, and Mayor
Big Bill" Thompson of Chicago, If 1t
is to be relied upon, does not make the
situation for Mrs. Mccormick look any
brighter. It is true that this evidence
that Mrs. Mccormick is not aligned
with the city hall gang in Chicago may
win her votes down-State, and even in
Chicago itself. But it may also mean
that the vote rolled up in the city, for
her Democratic opponent, j. Hamilton
Lewis, will reach greater proportions
than have been expected.
The Thompson city hall crowd, 1t
appears used Mrs. Mccormick and her
candidacy last April to smite Senator
Charles S. Deneen and his organization
in Cook County. Having brought about
the defeat of Senator Deneen in the
Republican primary, the city hall out
fit is now ready to discard the lady. 1t
scarcely seems probable that the De-
neen forces in Chicago, which certainly
owe Mrs. Mccormick no love, will now
rally strongly to her in the general
election Unless the signs fail, Mrs
McCormicks ambition to become the
first woman Senator, through election,
is not likely to be fulfilled.
Should Mrs. Mccormick be elected,
however, she will have to run the CANT
let Of the Senate itself, where already
lines are forming to keep her out on
the charge that she expended too much
money. Mrs. McCormick's ire against
Senator Gerald p. Nye, chairman OF the
Senatorial Slush Fund Investigating
Committee, has been quite real. But II
she comes before the Senate for ap-
prevail or disapproval of her right to
be seated, she and the youthful Sena-
tor from North Dakota are likely to
clash quite violently. Mrs. Mccormick
Is said to have threatened to run SEN
ator Nye out of the Senate" which does
not make for any better feeling. She
would, under the circumstances, prop
ably find herself out of line with the
Progressive bloc Of Republicans and
plus the regular Republicans, 70 get
herself seated.
In Connecticut this year the Demo-
Gratis are putting on real fight to elect
a Governor. The Nutmeg State has not
had a Democratic Governor for many,
many years. Indeed, not since Judge
Simeon E. Baldwin of the Yale Law
School faculty was elected in 1910 and
reelected IN 1912. This year the Demo-
Gratis have again nominated for Cover
nor a Yale professor, Wilbur L. Cross,
former dean of the Yale Graduate
School. And the Democrats insist that
they have an excellent chance OF elect
ing him. This claim the Republican
leaders deride. j. Henry Rorabach, the
Republican national committeeman ana
political boss of the State, insists that
the party organization will continue to
function this year as it has in the past
and that Lieut.. Gov. Ernest E. Rogers,
prominent business man OF New Lon.
don, will be elected chief executive OF
the State.
Dean Gross is making the Rorabach
machine one of the principal points OF
his attack. Rorabach is head OF the
Connecticut Light & Power Co. and
Dean Cross is insisting that 1t is time
the public utilities grip be shaken on
the State government. For he insists
that, whoever the Republicans may
make Governor. Rorabach will be the
power behind the throne.
There is no senatorial election In
Connecticut this year. Senator Hiram
Bingham, who. by the way, was also
professor at Yale, does not come up Tor
reelection until 1882. But there Is
brisk fight not only for Governor, but
also for seats in the House between the
Democrats and the Republicans. The
Democratic platform is frankly wet, de-
claring for repeal of the eighteenth
amendment. The Republican platform