Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-30

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edke in the. race for the senatorial
nomination. He has better organi1a-
tipn and has been building 1t long
time. He has the support of the worn-
en1n large part and Of the church peo-
pie who favor prohibition. He has
nlenty of workers in the field for him.
- Younger Element for Draper.
~ Draper. on the other hand, is re-
ceiying the support not only of the
otft-aIid-out vets and the near vets in
the Republican party, but also is draw
fAa a considerable number OF the
Younger element among the Republic
cans. His race with Butler has slowly
been taking on the Semblance OF a
contest between the old guard Re-
publScans in Massachusetts and those
who may be called the young guard"
hand man of the late Murray Crane.
long a political leader. Still later he
BECAME Republican national commit
teenlan and chairman to handle the
Coolidge campaign for President. He
made one slip, however. in 1924, which
az shrewder politician would not have
been guilty Of. In that year, Mr.. Cool
iage was up for nomination at Cleve-
lind and Mr.. Butler as national chair
man was riding high.
THE late Senator Henry Cabot Lodge,
fast before the Cleveland convention.
had the temerity to vote to pass the
soldiers bonus bill over President Cool
jSges veto. When MIR. Lodge came out
to Cleveland as a member Of the Mas
sachusetts delegation, he was treated
cAvalierly to say the least by Chairman
Butler. The Lodge supporters have
never forgotten that fact. Many OF
them are against Butler today in his
c0fftest, for the senatorial nomination.
Mrs. Constance williams, daughter OF
the late Senator Lodge, has come out
for Draper. So has Henry Cabot Lodge.
Sd, a grandson of the Senator. They
are working actively for the nom1na-
ton of Buffers opponent.
Other prominent Republicans who. for
one reason or another, have Endorsed
the candidacy of Draper are: B. Lorins
Young, Republican nominee for the
Senate against David /. Walsh in 1928
and former Speaker of the House
Sinclair Weeks, son Of the late John w.
Weeks, who was Senator and Secretary
of War in his time, and Christian A.
Herter, who has for long been a close
friend of President Hoover and whose
advice Mr.. Hoover has repeatedly sought,
il is said. Mr.. Herter insists that Draper
is the better qualified of the two candi-
dates for the Senate and he goes further
and says that to support man who
"a for the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment is after all no disloyalty to
President Hoover. Mr.. Buffers friends
have sought to imply In this campaign
that vote for Draper is an attack on
Hoover.
Previous Defeat Stressed.
The so-called Hoover Republicans in
Massachusetts have no great love for
Mr.. Butler being one of those who stood
out for long time against the nomina-
tons of Hoover. The word goes round
that the Hoover administration would
be none too glad to see Mr.. Butler in,
the Senate.
This is political gossip, however, for
the President naturally is keeping his
hands of in this primary race.
One argument advanced against the
nomination of Butler Is that he has
tried before to be elected to the Senate
and has suffered defeat.
They say" that ~ nominate Butler,
q dry, would be merely counting defeat
in November at the handa Of the Demo-
cratic nominee for the Senate.
However this may be, the Democrats
here frankly admit they prefer to see
Mr.. Butler nominated over Mr.. Draper.
Mr.. Butler replies to this defeattst
talk, asserting that 1t is all bunk" and
that If the Republicans will get behind
him they will win in November. He is
not stressing prohibition in his CAM
paign, but puts himself forward as a
champion of better business for MaSsa-
chusetts, q distinct need at this time,
whether rum is or is not.
Better Trade" Buffers Slogan.
"Better business" has become the But
L. 4NAlA M Trf11 THra Ie
proposing to tinker with the Constitu-
ton so as to do away with national
prohibition, Butler is proposing an
amendment to the Constitution which
would call for an eight-hour work day
all over the Union This eight-hour
day amendment, Mr.. Butler argues,
would not only be of advantage to the
laboring man generally, but would be
Of particular benefit to New England.
He points out that New England mills
and factories, which work their en-
ployes only eight hours a day, are at
disadvantage in competition with mills
and factories Of the South, for example,
which compel their employees to work
longer hours. Industries which hitherto
have thriven in New England, he says,
have moved South because Of the ability
TO get cheaper labor.
Draper ridiculeS the proposal for an
eight-hour-d constitutional amend
ment, declaring it could never be
adopted. Mr.. Butler on the other hand,
ridicules the plan of Mr.. Draper for
the repeal of the eighteenth amend
inent, saying that 1t cannot be brought
to pass.
Gov. Allen will win denomination
hands down His opponent is John d.
Devir, former mayor of Maiden, who Is
running as an out-and-out wet.
In the contests for seats in the House
this year the Democrats are counting
on defeating Underhill and Clifford, and
feel they have chance against the
veteran Treadway and possibly Dallin-
ger. They may give Mrs. Edith Nourse
Rogers a battle up in the Lowell dis
trict, but even the Democrats admit
that Mrs. Rogers has so strong a per-
sonal following that 1t will be extremely
difIicult TO defeat her.
After the primary elections have
been held here and the party nomina-
tions have been made 1t will be possible
more nearly to assay the chances Of
Democratic or Republican success.
Should Draper do the unexpected and
win the senatorial nomination, running
as wet the Democrats, who also will
nominate a wet, must do some fast
thinking. They will, to be sure, play up
the unemployment and hard times and
general dissatisfaction. But that might
not be sufficient