Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-13
The Political Mill
By C. Could Lincoln.

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1882 is spreading far afield. One of his
latest boosters is James H. Moyle
Democratic national committeeman for
| 1924 was McAdoo leader in the
Madison Square Garden National Con-
vention of the Democratic party. His
coming out now. as he has done in Salt
Lake City, with publicity for Gov
Roosevelt for President is all the more
significant because of his adherence to
the dry wing OF the party six years
ago. Mr.. Moyle spent six months re-
Gently in New York City in charge OF
the Mormon mission there. He became
impressed with the abilities of the
Democratic Governor, and now it APP
pears will endeavor to see that Utah
sends delegation to the next Demo-
cratic National Convention ready to
vote for Roosevelt for the presidential
nomination. This notwithstanding Gov
Roosevelts recent proneuncement in
favor of the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment and his lining up definitely
with the wet wing of the party.
| Democratic leaders in many of the
! Western States are following with keen
interest the fortunes of Gov. Roosevelt
in the present gubernatorial campaign
in New York. If he wins and Is re-
elected, he is likely to have a big group
OF delegates from the West favoring
his candidacy for President in 1892
The wet sentiment in Utah, paTticu-
larly in Salt Lake City, is causing the
Republicans some embarrassment in
the congressional elections. A new
party-the Liberty party, SO called, ia
voring repeal or modification of dry
lawS-haS been organized. 1t Is made
! up, according to reports, mostly of Re-
~ Galf Eo
| City. The result Is that the Democrats
are hopeful of electing their candidate
for the House In that district. The Re-
publican nominee Is Judge Loofbourow
| \ r.
The reelection of Senator Charles
McNary of Oregon, Republican seems
to be assured, despite the fact that an
ugly fight has developed over the gov
ernorship. Senator McNary always has
had a big following in his State ever
since he became q political leader.
The Republican nominee for Governor,
George Joseph, died several weeks ago.
| The State convention then nominated
| In his place Phil Metschan, long a
| power in the politics of Oregon. But
Metschan has not proved satisfactory
! in his stand on the waterpower question
| to a considerable group in the Repub-
| lican party. The consequence Is that
an independent Republican candidate
has been put forward, Julius Meier,
head of one of the biggest department
stores in the Northwest. The Demo-
| cratic nominee for Governor is Edward
F. Bailey, a State Senator. Joseph's
platform had pledged State develop
ment of hydroelectric power for use
of municipalities and private consumers.
Metschan was net willing to go along
with the platform advanced by the
dead candidate, although he has been
| favorable to the development of hydro
| electric power. plants by the Federal
Government, especially the $45 ,000, 900
project outlined for the Columbia River.
, The entrance of the independent candi-
| date into the race has made the situa-
ton in Oregon, so far as the contest
for Governor is concerned, difhcult for
the regular Republicans.
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Representative Hawiey of Oregon.
chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee, whose name is at
tached to the new Republican tariff
law. along with that of Senator Smoot
of Utah, is facing fight for re-elec-
| ton in his district. His Democratic
| opponent Is William A. Dalzell. The
| attack made on Mr.. Hawley in his
home State Is based on complaints
| that he did not get high enough tariff
duties on some of the products of
| Oregon, particularly lumber. The Ore
| gon Journal, an influential Democratic
newspaper. is rapping Mr.. Hawley for
| his alleged failure to obtain SUFFICIENT
| tariff protection for the State. Hawley
has been under fire in so many other
States, because, 1t Is charged, the tariff
| rates in the new law are excessive, that
| this report from Oregon is rather re-
| freshing. The tariff, once again, be-
comes local issue.
The Republicans have lost a chance
to pick up a Senate seat in New Mexico
| it appears. Everything was set for the
! nomination of Gov. Richard C. Dillon
for the Senate at the State convention
Gov. Dillon, frequently called the Cow
boy Governor" widely popular, was ex-
/ pected to defeat Senator Sam Bratton
Democratic incumbent. The. plan struck
a snag. Gov. Dillon, 1t Is said, did not
approve OF the man who had been
picked by the Republicans for the NOM
ination for Governor. In fact, he de-
clined to run for the Senate unless the
convention named some other candidate
for State chief executive. The conven-
ton, however, let the matter get away
from 1t. Dillon was nominated but de-
|
even chance to be reelected. H. B
Holt, Republican nominee, Is not con-
sidered nearly so strong candidate as
Gov. Dillon would have been.
In Indiana this year there IS the
! keenest interest over the political make
| up of the next State Legislature. Or
dinarily, the selection of a State Legis-
lature is a matter of moment only tc
the State itself. But the next Indiana
Legislature will have the job of redis-
/ tricting the State. reducing the total
number of congressional districts in the
Hoosier State from Is to IL. Under the
| new reapportionment law, Indiana loses
two seats in the National House. This
| opens up all kinds of possibilities for
gerrynandering. If the Republicans
have control, they will do their utmost
to reframe the districts so as to make
| 1t possible to elect Republicans in them
| The Democrats if they should have con-
| troll, will do their utmost to carve out
districts which can cast a Democratic
| majority at the polls. The Legislatures
of a large number of the States have
similar duties to perform. Some of them
must reduce the number of districts
within State boundaries and others
must increase the number.
/ \ II
The revolt of the Republicans leaders In
Philadelphia against the candidacy for
Governor of Clifford Pinchot has taken
on alarming proportions. The resignation
of Gen. w. w. Atterbury, Republican
national committeeman, in addition to
the detection from the Pinchot stand
ard of many of the ward leaders OF
the Ware organization in Philadelphia,
threatens to give Pennsylvania Demo-
cratic Governor for the first time IN
many decades. These disgruntled Re-
publicans threaten to get behind the
candidacy of Hemphill, the Democratic
nominee for Governor. There is much
more in this revolt against Pinchot than
the mere wet and dry issue. though