Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-24
Morrow a Big Winner in New
Jersey Primary

Ambassador Dwight Morrow overwhelmed al OPP
position in his race for the office OF United States
senator, in the republican primary IN New Jersey
Running as a wet, the ambassador to Mexico urged
the restoration Of states rights in settling liquor prob
lens and boldly advocated repeal Of the 18th amend
ment.
There were four contenders-Rep. Franklin W.
Fort, multi-miionaire and prominent in the higher
councils OF the republican party, had the support Of
the Anti-Saloon League. the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. and hundreds Of pulpits Numbered on
the Sunday before the primary election, the pastors
advising the voters 10 go to the polls and cast their
ballots for Fort.
Another contender was former Sen. Joseph S.
Frelinghuysen. a millionaire, erstwhile a power in re-
publican politics. who switched from the dry side 70
the wet side and clamored for the repeal Of the 18th
amendment. and the substitution OF the Canadian
for the American system Of liquor control.
Morrow made a remarkable race, and won a mag
nificent victory. For the first time in his life he
asked the people for their votes for a public office.
A fourth contender. John A. Kelly. running as a drip
ping wet, received scant support and is listed with
the "also-rans.'
Incidentally. the also-ran family will receive large
additions TO its circle IN Texas after the primary bal
lots have been counted on the night Of July 27th.
For years and years, the democratic party of New
Jersey has been pilloried as the wet party Of the COM
monwealth and the republican as the dry party. Now,
the republicans Of New Jersey have gone wet. They
have given a majority over all contenders to Morrow.
a repeater Of the 18th amendment and a recent con-
vert to the ancient democratic dogma Of states
rights.
1t has come to pass that the man who began life
as a messenger boy for the House Of Morgan, and in
time became a pillar Of the House Of Morgan. will 60
to the American senate pledged to work for the re-
peal Of the 18th amendment and the return to the
states Of the power they possessed before the ratifi-
cation Of the 18th amendment.
Alexander Simpson. a dripping vet and repeater.
is the democratic nominee for United states senate.
All the signs indicate that Morrow will be elected in
November and take his seat in the senate In the
month Of March, 1881. for a term Of SIX years.
AS for the drys Of New Jersey. the Anti-Saloon
league and its allies, they are between the devil and
the deep blue sea. They must either run a dry as an
independent candidate, or vote for a wet republican
or a wet democrat, or else boycott the polling places
on general election day. Dwight Morrow has an in
ternational reputation as a financier. as a diplomat
as a delegate to the London conference to bring about
naval parity Of the major nations. and now a. a can
didate for q high political office. he has scored a
victory that must have been staggering to the mind
OF the veteran politicians of America.
Hoover called hin from the banking room ard the
erstwhile messenger boy Of the House Of Morgan. who
in time became one Of its pillars. has been a fast tray
eler since he abandoned noney-making and money
changing for diplomatic research and political laurels.