Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-16
PRESIDENT DENIES
Y HELPING MORROW
White House Statement An
sWer's Baird's Intimation
of Official Interest.
Nv ths Assoeiated Pres,

BY the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. j., June 16.-Enlivened
by two declarations from the White
House of neutrality, a contest for the
Republican senatorial race, which has
attracted wide attention, will be de-
eided at the polls tomorrow.
The candidates are Ambassador
Dwight w. Morrow, former Senator
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen and Represent
alive Franklin D. Fort.
" The issue of the campaign has been
prohibition, Ambassador Morrow advo-
eating repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment and return to State control of
liquor traffic, Frelinghuysen standing
for modification under Federal control
and Fort running on dry platform,
with the backing Of the State Anti
Saloon League and other dry organiza-
tions.
White House Statement.
Prompted by published statements
that Senator David Baird, jr., had said
in q speech that President Hoover was
intensely interested" in seeing Mr.
Morrow elected to the Senate, the fol-
lowing statement was issued from the
White House yesterday:
Protests have been received from
supporters Of Representative Fort and
ex-senator Frelinghuysen in respect to
Senator Bairds reported statement.
Several weeks ago a statement was made
from the White House that the PreSi-
dent has taken no part as between Re-
publican candidates in New Jersey or
In the primaries of any other State.
That still holds good. This is also in
accord with the expressed wishes Of
each Of the candidates"
Supporters Of all three candidates
claim victory.
Douglas g. Thomson, campaign man
ager for Morrow, issued statement
predicting that the Ambassador would
win the nomination by plurality well
up in six figures"
Frelinghuysen and Fort mentioned
no figures in their claims.
Morrow has the backing OF the State
Republican organization and the county
organizations outside of Essex County,
where Jesse Salmon, who Is Freling-
huysens campaign manager, Is Repub-
lican county chairman.
The campaign has been waged on
the prohibition issue despite the efforts
of Frelinghuysen to inject the World
Court, the London Naval treaty, public
utility regulation and other issues into it..
Deny Presidential Aspirations.
Morrow's opponents sought to make
campaign material out Of assertions by
Former Gov. Stokes and President
Hibben of Princeton that Morrow was
a potential presidential prospect. Sup
porters Of Morrow denied any plan to
advance their candidate as wet can
didate in opposition to President Hoover
In 1892.
Ambassador Morrow, who was for
merly q partner Of J. p. Morgan, was
called by President Hoover from his
post In Mexico to 60 to London as a
delegate to the Naval Conference. He
has urged ratification Of the London
Naval treaty in campaign speeches.
Mrs. Morrow took an active part In
the campaign in behalf Of her husband
until recently when she withdrew to be
near her daughter, Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh, who Is approaching mater
Col. 1dndbergh has participated in
his father-in-law's campaign TO the
extent Of plotting him home from one
Of his speaking trips.
Original" Wet IL In Race.
Morrow "a Q candidate for both the
unexpired term Of former Senator Wal
ter y. Edge, now Ambassador to France,
and for the six-year term beginning
March 4, 1881. Frelinghuysen and Fort
are candidates only for the six-year
term.
The only opponent in the field
against Morrow for the unexpired term
is John A. Kelly. who is running as
the original wet Republican" for both
terms.
Alexander Simpson, former State
Senator, is unopposed for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the six-year term.
The only Democratic candidate Tor the
short term Is Miss Thelma Parkinson,
o young graduate from Smith College.
Ambassador Morrow received more
than 1000 World War veterans and
Gold Star Mothers yesterday at his
home In Englewood, where Charles @
Dawes, Ambassador to Great Britain
was house guest