Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-09
SENATOR MASTER
EXPECTED TO WIN
Gov. BuIoW, His Humorist
Rival, Seeks G. O. P. Votes
in Dakota Race.
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to aid in maintaining high wages Of
labor by instituting programs of con-
struction and development in their
States Gov. Bulow sent ''wise-crack-
ing" reply. opposing the Hoover plan.
Bulow's reply to the President, it was
recalled, was the only unfavorable an
swer which the President received to his
appeal
| Out here in South Dakota the new
Republican tariff bill is about as popu-
| lar as a Klansman in a knights of
Columbus meeting. McMaster when he
voted against the bill, had decidedly the
popular side of the tariff issue. The
State is a farming community. Agri-
, culture is its great business, and the
| farmers have been told until they are
convinced that the tariff law has not
given them a fair deal with the indus
tries of the East. Some of the Repub-
licans go so far as to say that If Nc
Master had voted for the new tariff law
he would not have had a chance of
being reelected this year. 1t is clear,
under these circumstances, that the
Democratic candidate for the Senate
cannot make the tariff an issue against
McMaster, as he might have done had
McNIaster cast his vote for the Smoot
Hawley bill.
Representative Faces Fight.
OF the entire delegation in Congress
from this State only one voted for the
passage of the tariff bill-Representa-
tive William Williamson of the Third
Congressional District. And by the
same token Williamson is having a ter
rible fight to be reelected. 1t is true
that he has had hard fights in the pest
in his district. He won by only a
little more than 5000 votes in 1926 and
by less than 5000 votes in 1928, the
year of the great Republican landslide
here. Williamson may win again, but
this is district that the Democrats are
counting on winning in November.
Charles A. Christopherson and Royal C.
Johnson, the two other sitting members
of the House, both Republicans, are ex-
pected to be reelected, and both voted
against the tariff bill.
Gov. Bulow made himself a reputa-
ton nationally as humorist when he
went to Washington early in 1928 and
made a speech at a Democratic BAN
quet in the Mayflower Hotel. He out
shone Will Rogers, himself a speaker at
that dinner, with his dry and droll wit.
Afterward Rogers came out to these
parts and added to the Governors repu-
tation. For years Bulow, lawyer, has
been going about the State making
wisecracks and making friends. The
question today is whether or not the
voters are getting little tired; whether
the Governor can retain his hold
through his witticisms. He put over a
fast one at a dinner given not so long
ago for Frank @. Mccormick when he
was leaving to become foot ball coach
at Minnesota. McMaster, Bulow's OPP
ponent, was sitting at the same table.
eofG he a uyoU ol0
to see any good Republican leave the
State, referring to Mccormick. He
added that nearly six years ago he had
attended another dinner to bid god
speed to Senator McMaster when he
was starting out for Washington and
the Senate chamber.
He was a good Republican then"
said the Governor amid considerable
laughter. Now he has come back not
so good Republican. and perhaps lie
ought to stay here till he becomes
good Republican again"
Seek to Regain Governorship.
The Republican organization is bent
on not only eiecting Republican Sem
ator and Republican members Of the
House, but also on regaining the gov
ernorship. They probably will do so,
though here again there Is more Of a
Tight than might be expected IN Re
publican State. The Republican nomi
nee for Governor is Warren Green, a
farmer. The Democrats have nomi-
mated Dave Mccullough, vice presi-
dent of one Of the big banks here and
Rural Credits Commissioner of the
State.
Instead Of holding direct primary
for the nomination of Governor and
other State officers, South Dakota has
a system Of precinct and county voting
by which delegates to State conyen-
ton are elected, and these delegates at
the convention nominate the candi-
dates for these Offices. The votes Of
the delegates represent the total vote
cast by the party in the last election.
It takes IS per cent vote to nominate.
When it came to the race for the Re-
publican nominate for Governor this
year there were five candidates, among
them Miss Gladys Pyle, Secretary OF
State, in the pre-convention contest.
Miss Pyle had the better Of the race,
and when the delegates came to vote in
the convention she had % per cent OF
the vote, little short of the necessary
IS per cent. In the end the convention