Evening star., 1930-06-18
MORROW VICTORY
SEEN AS TRIUMPH
FORDRYLAWFOES
Scores Personal Success in
New Jersey Republican
Senatorial Primary.
PILES UP 10000 VOTE
OVER FRANKLIN w. FORT
Democrats Must Cling to Unem-
ployment and Tariff in
November Contest.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Dwight w. Morrow has won a smash
ing victory in the New Jersey Republi-
can senatorial primary, defeating his
nearest competitor, Franklin w. Fort,
by more than 27o,OOO votes.
The Morrow victory is a personal
triumph for the American Ambassador
to Mexico, former leader in the business
world as partner In j. P. Morgan g. Co.,
and more recently . member Of the
American delegation to the London
Naval Conference.
The Morrow victory also will be hailed
as triumph for the opponents of ma
tional prohibition. He took a stand in
his first campaign speech for repeal of
Che eighteenth amendment and for
return of the control of liquor trafic
to the individual, States. Representative
Fort leaped into the campaign immedi-
ately to stand for continuance Of the
eighteenth amendment.
The Morrow victory makes it prac-
tically certain, in the opinion of in
formed political circles, that the Re-
publicans will elect q Senator in New
Jersey in November. The menace of
the Democrats. who have nominated
Alexander Simpson for the long term
nlsn Miss Thelnla Parkinson for the
short term, dropped away overnight, in
the opinion Of many observers.
No Longer Have Wet Issue.
The Democrats no longer have the
wet issue in this senatorial contest.
They must cling to unemployment and
the tariff. In New Jersey, however, the
tariff is popular and unemployment
not so great as it was.
Official washington was astounded
today at the extent of the Morrow
victory. 1t had been expected that the
Ambassador would win, but that he
would win by such proportions was not
dreamed even by his most ardent sup
porters here and in New Jersey. Ac-
cording to Associated Press dispatches,
Mr.. Morrow's vote, with 223 precincts
to be heard from, was upwards OF
$4,000, Mr.. Forts, 1000, and former
Senator Frelinghuysen's, $4,000.
Mr.. Morrow, an outstanding figure in
the business world and later as diplo-
mat, finds himself now pitchforked by
yesterdays primary into national prom
inence as political leader. Because Of
the Nationwide interest taken in his
campaign following his statement de-
claring for repeal of the eighteenth
amendment he will be looked upon as
Q leader in the movement for the re-
peal of the prohibition amendment.
Moses Sees Morrow Victory.
Senator George II. Moses of New
Hampshire, chairman Of the Republican
senatorial committee, without comment
ing upon the wet and dry issue, ex.
pressed his entire confidence today in
the election Of Mr.. Morrow in Novem-
ber
Mr.. Morrow's overwhelming victory
in the New Jersey primary yesterday Is
the best evidence that the State will
continue to send Republicans to the
Senate" was the comment OF Senator
Moses.
The vets, through Henry H. Curran,
president of the Association Against the
Eighteenth Amendment sounded a note
Of triumph. Mr.. Curran, speaking Of
Morrow's nomination, said:
This Is a great tribute to great
man. The Republicans of New Jersey
not only understand Dwight w. Nor
rows unique abilities, but they also are
determined to repeal the eighteenth
amendment and restore to the peoples
of our 48 States their ancient American
right of American Self-government IN
local affairs. Republican leaders of
other States may well take the warning
before 1t is too late"
Claims Of VETS BelittIed.
The Ant1$SaloOn League, on Jne otnef
hand. issued a statement belittling the
claims OF the vets that the nomination
of Mr.. Morrow was a great victory for
the anti-prohibitionists The leagues
statement said:
THE nomination Of another wet from
New Jersey is about as exciting as the
election of another dry in Maine. Ma
tionally it is even less significant. AS
goes Maine so goes the Nation, while on
prohibition as goes New Jersey so goes
New York With reference to prohibi-
ton, Mr.. Morrow will be merely another
wet from New Jersey If he Is elected.
He is no more wet than former Senator
Edge, whose place he would take.
"The phenomenal interest in the
nomination of one wet to replace an
other is probably on the theory that
Mr. Morrow may become the national
vet leader to restore thu liquor trafic.
II so, it. is vain wet hope, because
Mr. Morrow has no plans to solve the
LIQUOR problem. The shift in govern
mental responsibility suggested by him
would only increase the dif1cult;es in
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