Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-07
The Morrow Boom.

fTlendS4 OF An1DaSSa dor Dwight w
Morrow, now candidate for the Re-
publican senatorial nomination, have
started a boom for his nomination at
some time in the future for President.
His opponents, especially former Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen. have been quick to
seize upon this matter and demand that
Mr.. Morrow tell the people of New Jer-
sey whether he is a candidate for Sem
ator or really for President. Mr. Nor
row himself has given no intimation
his head an ambition to become Presi-
dent. 1t is quite evident, however, that
If he is eventually to be a candidate
for the presidential nomination he must
win the fight he is now conducting for
the Senate.
If Mr.. Morrow has any idea of becom-
ing eventually a presidential candidate,
1t is perfectly proper. Nor is it fair to
Mr. Morrow to call upon him to say
that he will or will not at some time
in the future aspire to the White House.
Neither Mr. Morrow nor any other man
can say with certainty what the con-
ditions in the country will be two or
six years hence, or whether there will
be demand on the part Of a consider
able number of the voters for his can
didacy for the Office of Chief Executive.
Starting a presidential boom for Mr..
Morrow, however, may have been I'M
fortunately premature. 1t is always
we'll to cross the first bridge without
seeking to cross the second until it is
reached. Furthermore, voters who have
other candidates for the presidency in
mind may not be willing to support Mr..
Morrow for the Senate if they believe
that he is really seeking the office OF
President. Mr.. Morrow has shown
himself an outstanding servant of the
country, both as Ambassador to Mexico
and as a member of the American
delegation to the London Naval Con-
ference. There has been in many
minds perhaps the idea or the hope
that at some time in the future Mr..
Morrow's talents might be rewarded
by a call to the White House. But
in all probability it would have been
wiser to permit this idea to remain
dormant until after Mr.. Morrow's cleo
ton to the Senate had been accom-
plished.
Mr.. Morrow, in public address that
has had wide publicity, at the outset
of his campaign announced himself In
favor of a return to the States of the
control of the liquor traffic. He is OPP
posed to the continuance of national
prohibition, as provided for in the
eighteenth amendment. This opposl-
ton to prohibition, carried QUO by the
National Government, has antagonized
the drys, although it has rallied thou
sands of vets and voters who wish
some modification of the present dry
laws to the standard of Mr.. Morrow
It is likely to have great bearing on
the possible candidacy Of the Ambassa-
dor to Mexico for the presidency The
Republican party, generally speaking,
has been welded to the prohibition
cause for a number of years. 1t upheld
the prohibition cause in the last presl-
Dental election against wet Demo-
cratic nominee.
State pride, the feeling that Mr.. Nor
row is of presidential caliber, may come
to the aid of the Ambassador in the
present situation. If that should prove
to be the case, the thunder OF the
enemy because of this incipient boom
may turn out to be without effect. But
such a feeling might we'll have de-
yeloped without so much publicity. The
drys will be all the more intent upon
defeating him now for the senatorial
nomination, fearing that should he be
nominated and elected, he might prove,
indeed, veritable champion against
national prohibition in the future. Mr..
Morrow not only must run the gauntlet
of the senatorial primary, but of the
election in November. The threat hangs
over him that a dry independent Re-
publican may be put in the field in the
election campaign if he be the party
nominee. Under such conditions, with
thousands Of dry Republicans voting for
the independent, the Democratic nomi-
nee might win through, just as Sena-
tor Wagner, wet Democrat, won over
former Senator Wadsworth Of New
York in 1926 when the dry Republicans
put an independent in the field and
polled nearly 100000 votes for him.