Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-09
MRS. MCCORMICK
WILL RUN AS DRY
Prohibition to Be Issue in
Race With Lewis, DEM
ocratic Choice.
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He had voted for the Jones "five and
ten law and she had not voted on that
measure.
Illinois had a referendum on the sub
ject Of permitting manufacture and sale
OF light wines and beer. It went wet"
IN this election by something over 408,-
600 votes. The drys insist, however,
that they did not get out their full
strength in this referendum, and it Is
doubtful that they did. That was back
In 1922.
Court Supporters Are Hit.
Mrs. Mccormick made her big issue
in the campaign the World Court. She
took a firm stand against American
adherence to the court on the ground
that the court Is merely League OF
Nations Court" She announced that II
elected to the Senate she would vote
against court adherence If the issue is
presented during her term.
President Hoover already has an
nounced that when opportunity pre-
Sented, he would submit protocol
calling for American adherence with the
Root formula" The victory Of Mrs.
Mccormick on this issue is a blow Tor
the supporters of the court.
Lewis also has announced his oppo-
Sition to adherence to the World Court.
Lewis having done so this early, Mrs.
Mccormick may lose the advantage she
otherwise might have reaped in the
coming campaign, if that were an issue.
On the other hand, Mrs. Mccormick
doubtless will seek to learn whether
Lewis ever supported the League OF
Nations when that was brought before
the country by President Wilson.
Illinois Is G. o. p. Stronghold.
Illinois for years has been over
whelmingly Republican in State and
national elections. The late George
Brennan, Democratic boss of Chicago,
in 1926, running as a wet against Frank
l.. Smith, the Republican nominee, who
had the Endorsement of the Anti-Saloon
League, lost in the contest for the
Senate. 1t is true that Smiths lead
was only $4,000 over the vote cast for
Brennan. But Magill, an independent
dry Republican, polled 10000 iotes In
the same election.
Smith was under the handicap OF the
Senate campaign fund investigation OF
that year, which revealed the fact that
| in his primary campaign, while he was
president of the State public utilities
board. he had accepted SIPS, 900 in con-
tributions from insult and other public
utility magnates. Smith was denied
seat in the Senate later because OF these
| revelations.
In 1928, too, Illinois had the chance
of voting for a wet candidate Tor PreSl-
dent, Alfred E. Smith. but Illinois was
carried by President Hoover by 456 600.
If past performances count, Mrs. NC
Cormick should win in November, de-
spite the wet issue presented by Lewis.
Lewis Will Be Strong.
Lewis candidacy. however, Is a dill
| ferent proposition from that OF George
Brennan. He probably Will nave the
| Democrats of the State more Solloly
| hack of him. He is the only Democrat
to have been elected to the Senate Tor
wears from the State of Illinois. back
! in 1912 when the Bull Moose split oc-
Cured in the Republican party. he Is
a good campaign speaker. Inc DeHio-
Gratis will do their utmost to win with
Lewis in the election. ,o,o
Lewis left the Senate in March, 1919.
having been defeated for re-electlon py
the late Senator Medill Mccormick,
whose widow will oppose him now. HIS
! going was prior to the big fight which
| arose in the Senate over the League
! of Nations covenant. negotiated by
president Woodrow Wilson. But the
| Congressional Record of March 4, 1919,
shows that Senator Lewis offered an
amendment to a pending measure
which proposed to pledge the Senate 10
sympathetic support of President VIII
| sons efforts ito effect league OF
peace" 1t was the closing day OF the
session of Congress and no action was
| had on the Lewis amendment. But
such material is likely to be grist to
Mrs. McCormick's campaign mill.
Papers Supported Her.
Mrs. Mccormick had the enthusiast
! tic support of the Hearst newspapers
and of the Chicago Tribune during the
primary campaign, on the World Court
issue, particularly. These papers are
| strongly wet" She may not have
them with her in the general election
! campaign as against the wet Senator
Lewis.
Senator Deneen is not likely to raise
| the complaint now that Mrs. McCor-
! mick's expenditures of money In the
primary campaign were excessive and
so demand senatorial nVeStlgaIion
Indeed, he has said in the past privately
that he would not raise such a queS-
ton. On the other hand. however. a
third candidate for the Senate, Newton
Jenkins running as Progressive, has
| charged that great deal of money was
! being expended in the primary cam
/ paign and urged voters to communicate
with Progressive Republican Senators
in washington If they observed any UNI
usual evidences of the use Of money.
The Senate privileges and election:
committee is to meet this afternoon or
the Norris resolution to create a COM
mittee to investigate senatorial cam
paign expenditures in this years cleo
lions, a committee similar to that head.
ed by former Senator James A. Reec
of Missouri, which dug into the 1llinoi:
and Pennsylvania primaries of 1925
with disastrous results for the Re-
publican victors in both States.
Committee Seems Assured.
The resolution authorizes the ex.
penditure of 100000 by the proposed
committee to conduct investigations ir
the States and in Washington. Under