Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-09
REPUBLICANS PLAN
STRENUOUS BATTLE
IN NORTH CAROLINA

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headed by AL Smith in 1928. A very
considerable majority of the Democrats
in North Carolina remained regular
in the presidential election. although
thousands Of them followed Senator
Simmons in his opposition to the cleo
ton of Gov. Smith. Combined with
the republicans, they gave Hoover a
| 10000 lead over Smith in North Car
! DINA.
Wet Runs Poor Third.
Although a wet candidate for the
! Democratic senatorial nomination was
in the field on Saturday, he polled
scarcely more than a handful of votes
as compared to the others.
! Such wet sentiment as there is in
the State turned to Bailey, who sup
| ported AL Smith, the wet Democratic
candidate for President in 1928. This
wet sentiment. added to the indigna-
! ton of the Democrats who remained
regular in the last presidential cleo
ton, helped to bring about the defeat
! OF Senator Simmons. Bailey has been
long considered a dry, despite his ad-
vocacy of Al Smith in 1928. Some of
his supporters insist now, however, that
| Mr.. Bailey has an open mind on the
| prohibition issue.
One result of the defeat of Senator
Simmons in the primary Saturday is
likely to be denial of public Office in
North Carolina for many years to come
to all Democrats who bolted the ticket
two years ago. The regular Democratic
organization is strongly in the saddle
again.
The rumor that Judge John ]. Parker
OF North Carolina, whose nomination
TO be an associate justice of the SUI
preme Court was recently rejected by
the Senate, would be the Republican
candidate for the Senate, spread around
Washington today. Judge Parker did
not enter the primary, but it was said
that this was not necessarily a handi-
cap, since the nominee of that primary
might be willing to retire and permit
the nomination of Judge Parker in con-
vention. Informed North Carolina Re-
publicans here said that they did not
believe Judge Parker, who is a Fed
eral judge for the fourth judicial cir
cult, would become candidate for the
Senate.
Simmons Led for 80 Years.
Senator Simmons defeat in the
primary Saturday means that he will
close his 80 years service as Senator
next March. During all that time. Sen
ator Simmons was a dominant leader
OF the Democrats in North Carolina
He defeated in 1900 Senator Marion
Butler, who had been elected as q
Populist, and who later espoused the
Republican cause. Senator Simmons
has been power, too, in the Senate
where he is regarded as an authority
on tariff and revenue legislation. To-
day he is one of the leaders of the
coalition" in the Senate which has OPP
posed many features of the pending
tariff bill. Senator Simmons is rs years
old.
The defeat of Senator Simmons has
encouraged the opponents of Senator
Tom" Hsflin of Alabama. Hefiin like
Senator Simmons, opposed the election
of AL Smith, He Is seeking reelection
The regular Democratic organization II
Alabama has denied Senator Hefiin thu
right to participate in the Democratic
primary, which Is to be held in Ala
bama in August. He is planning to rur
as an independent against the Demo
cratic nominee.
Senator Simmons today is the oldes
Senator in point of service.