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ganization rather than Just allow
things to take their course" They
insist they would be justified in such
an organization, since Norris himself
deserted the Republican national ticket
IN 1928 and went over lock, stock and
barrel to the Democrats.
Received Big Democratic Vote.
There seems not the slightest doubt
that thousands of Democrats in tine
senatorial primary left their party this
Summer and voted for Norris. The
Norris people are counting on the con-
tinued support Of these Democrats,
furthermore. the primary vote was
comparatively light, Notwithstanding
Norris, and q much larger vote Is ex-
pected in November. No one quite
knows just how this additional vote. "a
far silent, will go. It Is argued In some
quarters that many Republicans were
unwilling to vote for either Norris or
Stebbins in the primary, but that in
the election these Republicans will 20
TO Hitchcock. But this Is mere con-
lecture.
The prohibition issue has not figured
In the senatorial campaign so far, and
test, except under the surface. Senator
Hitchcock when he was In the Senate
voted against the submission Of the
eighteenth amendment to the States
He opposed the Volstead act, too. But
later, after the eighteenth amendment
had been adopted and he was again
campaigning, Senator Hitchcock an
nounced that now that prohibition had
become part of the Constitution and
the law of the land he would go along
with 1t. Senator Norris, while he has
always had dry record in the Senate,
In 1928 gave his support to AL Smith
for President, declaring that he pre-
ferred wet Progressive to q dry reac-
tionary, or words to that effect. All OF
which brought the wrath Of the drys
down on him in that year. But the
most ardent drys, while angry because
OF Norris support Of Al Smith, are not
willing to 60 over and vote for Senator
Hitchcock, who In the past was re-
garded as q wet and who has been
aligned with the wet wing Of the Demo-
cratic party In Nebraska.
Dry League Appears Inactive.
Should Senator Hitchcock be elected
TO the Senate IN place of Senator Nor
ris, national officials of the Anti-Sa-
loon League would consider that the
drys had lost q battle. So far, however.
the Anti-Saloon League does not APP
pear TO have aided In this senatorial
fight here.
Hitchcock has q running mate on the
Democratic ticket, Brother Charley
for former Gov. Charles Bryan Is the
party's nominee for Governor again
this year. Bryan was elected Governor
In 1922. He was an unsuccessful can
didate for Governor in 1926 and again
In 1928. Weaver, the present Republi-
can Governor, defeated Bryan two years
ago by $4,000 votes while Hoover was
beating Smith by 5000. Bryan lost
In 1925 by scant 1000 votes. Weaver
Is the Republican candidate to succeed
himself.
Bryan and Hitchcock are travelling
along together amicably in this cam
paign, although neither appears to be
actively campaigning for the other
Hitchcock, II he undertook to elect q
Democratic Governor, might easily
ALLEVIATE from himself Republican votes
which he hopes to receive Bryan
seems to have chance for victory, al
though the Republican leaders insist
that their ticket is going over and
Weaver will be elected Weaver is fear
full Of losing the support of regular Re-
publicans If he bitches himself toe
| closely to the Norris wagon. On the
other hand, he Is afraid Of losing the
Norris support. In the end he may
come out fiatly for Norris, 1t is believed
| though at present he Is saying very
little about the senatorial fight.
Democrats See House Gains.
The present Nebraska delegation In
the House Is made up Of four Repub-
licans and two Democrats. The Demo
Gratis are counting on gaining at least
| two seats in the House now held by the
Republicans, end in some Republican
quarters it is admitted they might dc
so. There Is q chance that there might
be further upset should the tide rur
| strongly Democratic and five Democrats
| be elected to the House The only Re-
| publican member Of the House who
seems TO be in no danger Is Robert G
| Simmons, in the sixth district. The
| Democrats expect to carry the first anc
third districts. which they now hold
and to win in the fourth and fiftf
districts. They insist they have q rea
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