Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
HITCHCOCK GIVES
NORRIS REAL FIGHT
Former Senator's Campaign
Develops Spectacular Race
In Nebraska.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
OMAHA, Nebr, November Demo
Gratis have . chance to win in Nebraska
next Tuesday and to return to the
Senate former Senator Gilbert M.
Hitchcock in place Of Senator George
w. Norris.
The contest between these two men,
the former leader Of the treaty fight in
the Senate for President wilson, and
the latter an opponent Of war at that
time, has developed into q spectacular
engagement.
Mr.. Hitchcock, on the one side, has
made his fight largely by radio, with
only few set addresses. He has cham
ptoned party regularity, and has based
his talks on bad economic results of
high tariff laws to the Midwest. When
on the few occasions he has mentioned
Senator Norris, he has criticized him
only from the standpoint of a nom
party man, whose obstructionist tactics
and individualism take the determine
ton Of governmental policies away
from the voters.
Norris More Personal.
Senator Norris, on the other hand In
O series Of speeches, has been more per-
sona1. He has gone back to war time
and given q categorical list Of Mr..
Hitchcock's votes when In Washington
and has charged that his return would
mean bowling to the party bosses.
Reused by open espousal OF Mr..
Hitchcock's cause by numerous Repub-
lican leaders who have formed Hitch
cock Republican Clubs, and by the I'm
voiced support Of many other Republic
ans, Senators La Toilette and Borah
have come to Nebraska in the last days
Of the campaign to Senator Norris aid.
Investigation Of the Senate Cam
paign Funds Committee, under Senator
Nye, who claimed to have traced oppo-
sition to Norris to the so-called power
trust" has increased the bitterness Of
the standpat groups opposition to the
States senior Senator.
Irish Hold Power.
Norris won the primary in d bitter
fight by 900 votes. Tuesdays decision
viii depend on whether the Irish Demo-
Gratis, who may want to compliment
Norris for his one speech for Gov.
Smith two years ago, stay with Hitch
cock, and whether German-American
voters, q large and important group,
will swing away from Norris IN sum
Client numbers. Norris managers claim
his election is o certainty, while the
ICduCES 4CO4 VAA0O - oWAA9 -
under way that may unseat him after
40 years Of public service in Nebraska
and washington.
Election Of four, and possibly nver
Democratic Representatives seems sure
out Of six in the State. John Moreheed,
Democrat, will be reelected in the hrst
district; in the second it Is close race
between Malcolm Baldridge, Republic
an, who defeated Representative w. G.
Sears in the primary, and Edward II.
Burke, Democrat, an outstanding can
didate. Representative Edgar Howard
Democrat, will win in the third district
Former Representative John H. Norton,
Democrat, probably will defeat Repre-
sentative Charles H. Sloan, Republican,
in the fourth district. Former Repre-
sentative Ashton G. Shallenberger
Democrat, Is expected to defeat Repre-
sentative Fred johnson, Republican, IN
the fifth; and Robert G. Simmons, Re-
publican, will be reelected in the sixth
district.
Gov. Arthur j. Weaver, Republican,
who has aligned himself with Senator
Norris, Is expected to have a close race
with former Gov. Charles w. Bryan
Democrat, many observers claiming
that Bryan will win.