Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-07

Attention is attracted to the New
Jersey senatorial fight as Dwight w.
Morrows returns from his duties at the
Naval Conference and former Senator
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen prepares for a
vigorous contest in the Republican pri-
maries. There is much speculation as
to the diplomats attitude toward prac-
tical politics, and much interest in the
former Senator's change from an ex-
treme dry to wet.
THE hope Mr.. Morrow brings" ac-
cording to the Newark Evening News.
sis that the campaign will proceed on
an intelligent level, with both candi-
dates making their positions on matters
at issue clear and constructive. Poll
tics is in such an estate that a candi-
date who can give political activities
better direction and higher inspiration
is to be welcomed. He affords such an
opportunity as does not come many
times in the life of voter" The
Evening News finds that "Mr. Morrow's
participation Is frequently compared
with that of woodrow wilson; that
"this feeling proceeds initially from the
feeling Mr.. Morrow is the most dis,
tinguished non-political figure to enter
our public life since Mr.. Wilson" On
the subject of practical politics that
paper makes the comment Mr.. Will
son, it will be recalled, found oppor-
tunity to repudiate the Smith-Nugent
machine on the senatorial primary
issue. There is no issue today framed
in these precise circumstances. so it
becomes piquant conjecture whether
Mr.. Morrow will feel called upon to say
anything in open criticism of the ma
chimes which support his candidacy"
The situation is summed up by the
Topeka Daily Capital in the statement:
$50 the dry Joe has become wet He
Is ready to modify to any extent re-
quired for nomination and election.
Ambassador Morrows experience in
politics is extremely limited. 1t is
doubtful whether he can change rapidly
enough to keep up with Joe. and his
chances for the nomination seem less
than they were"
"A political fight of the first magni-
tlde" is forecast by the Charleston
Evening Post, with the comment on
Mr.. Morrow that 1.-The New Jersey polit-
tcal pundits have put him into a con-
test which is likely to prove fierce and
furious" The Evening Post adds that
"Mr. Morrow is good man, and has
given the State some service, but he has
had no political training beyond a life
long friendship with Calvin Coolidge
Mr.. Frelinghuysen has been in the midst
Of politics all his life"
Condemning certain political forces in
the State, the Asbury Park Evening
Press holds that thus far the AmbaSsa-
doris career has been too creditable to
allow 1t to become identified with that
brand of politics." Discussing the ques-
ton whether Mr.. Morrow will dare to
repudiate the political STAIN" the Eve
ming Press declares, THAT is question
which rests on the tongues of thousands
of voters"
New Jersey sentiment being what 1t
is today, it looks as If wetness is the
most important qualification a candi-
date can have" says the Baltimore Eve
ming Sun. suggesting that the voters
might want one perhaps little wetter"
than Mr.. Frelinghuysen. The Worces- !
ter Evening Gazette holds that Mr.
Frelinghuysen's conversion from dry to
wet has little or no significance outside |
OF New Jersey and apart from himself. |
It merely means" continues that paper, |
that with New Jersey Overwhelmingly |
opposed to prohibition, Mr.. Frelinghuy- |
sen, as an ambitious politician, is OPP
portunist enough to recognize the fact"
The Omaha World-Herald describes |
the situation: This means only that |
Mr.. Frelinghuysen is more significant |
as a weather vane than he is as a
leader. And the weather vane is highly
It tells the direction In
which ths POLITICAL wind b blowing"