Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-13
Robinson,s Hat in the Ring.

one over" yesterday. In State conven-
ton the Democrats there indorsed their
favorite son, Senator Joe" Robinson,
for the presidential nomination in 1882.
Immediately the wind began to blow.
Whether it will reach the proportions of
storm it is too early to say. But with
in few hours from New York and
Maryland, where Cows. Roosevelt and
Richie are being groomed for the
presidential race two years hence, the
storm signals began to ny. Also, at the
same time that the Arkansas Democrats
were casting Mr.. Robinsons hat in the
ring for him, Senator Burton K. Wheeler
of Montana was attacking national pro-
hibition as q failure and insisting that
the Democratic party in 1892 would
nominate a presidential candidate
favorable to the repeal Of the eight
zenith amendment.
Senator Robinson was the party'S
choice as running mate for Alfred e.
Smith in 1928. His name was put for
ward for the presidential nomination In
the Democratic National Conventions
Of 1920 and 1924. He Is and has been
for several years the Democratic leader
of the Senate. He served with distinc-
ton as member Of the American dele
cation to the London Naval Conference
this year. And more recently he was
triumphantly renominated for the Sen
ate by the Democrats of his State. It
may well appear that Senator Robinson
has real claims for the leadership of his
party IN the next presidential campaign.
The action of the Democratic State
Convention In Arkansas might have
passed with less comment had it not
been for q statement made prior to the
Endorsement of Senator Robinson, In
which former Gov. Charles H. Brough
told the delegates that both Gov Roose-
welt and Gov. Richie had promised to
support Robinson for the presidential
nomination, provided Of course, they
could not have the plum themselves.
He undertook to quote Gov. Roosevelt
directly, but gave, as his authority for
the Ritchie support of Robinson. Chief
Justice Samuel K. Dennis of Maryland.
In quoting Gov. Roosevelt, the former
Governor Of Arkansas said that the
New York Governor admitted that he
himself might be a candidate for the
presidential nomination, but that he
was having trouble with Tammany"
and that II he could not be nominated
there was no man he would rather sup
port than Robinson.
Gov. Roosevelt's secretary last night
promptly issued q statement on behalf
Of the Governor saying that Brough's
statement to the Arkansas delegates was
full of inaccuracies" Chief justice
Dennis declared he had made no state
inent regarding Gov. Ritchies leaning
toward the Robinson candidacy and
that he had never seen Brough. In
other words, the Governors OF New
York and Maryland are by no means
ready at this time to waive any
claims they may have to the presi-
Dental nomination, or TO bolster up
the claims Of any other candidate for
that nomination. And why should they?
They are both "wets," and the Demo-
cratic leaders of the East and West are
leaning more and more strongly to cam
didates who favor repeal OF the eight
eenth amendment.
The high praise meted out to Gov.
Roosevelt for his declaration in favor
Of the repeal Of the eighteenth amend
naent, in which John j. Raskob, Demo-
cratic national chairman, promptly
joined, apparently has brought rum
blings from the Richie headquarters.
Gov Richie has been fighting year in
and year out for a return to State con-
troll Of the liquor trafflc. He sees no
reason for this sudden wave of approval
for the New York Governor and, indeed,
thinks his own plan for liquor control
Is better than that advanced by Roose-
welt. So the sparring for the presi-
Dental nomination goes, although the
next Democratic National Convention
does not meet for nearly two years
Democrats who are intent at present
upon winning as many Senate and
House seats as they can in the Novem-
Der elections are frankly disguised that
proponents OF the various presidential
possibilities" should begin wrangling at
this time. These leaders Of the con-
gressional campaign are of the opinion
that 1t Is far too early to talk Of cab
bages and kings" or candidates. Joe"
Robinson's hat is in the ring, however,
and it win be interesting to see what
the New York Democratic convention
does when 1t meets later this month.