Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
BRATTON VICTORY
BELIEVED CERTAIN
Moses and SteiWer Both Visit
State, but Neither Credited
With Giving Aid.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, November
1.-The election In New Mexico this
year has been enlivened by the visit to
the State of Senator George H. Moses
OF New Hampshire, chairman Of the Re
publican Senatorial Campaign Com
mittee, and Senator Frederick Steiwer
of oregon, vice chairman.
They came to the State, evidently ct
the call OF the Old Guard Republican
leaders, to see what could be done to
ward helping elect H. B. Holt, Repub-
lican candidate for the United States
Senate, who Is opposing Senator Sam
G. Bratton, Democratic candidate 1og
reelection.
Also they were interested in the re-
election of Albert q. Simms to Con-
gress, who Is opposed by Dennis Chavez
OF Albuquerque, Democratic nominee.
Silence has followed their visit, but
from information that has leaked out
concerning their conferences they ere
reported to have left the State dis
couraged over the Republican outlook
in New Mexico and the tactics of the
Old Guard leaders in the State.
Also. there developed some conflict
between the Senators themselves Mr..
Steiwer, who Is supposed to have charge
OF the States west Of the Mississippi,
being surprised that Mr.. Moses had
come West to look into the political
situation.
Remember Moses Statement.
His feeling may have been due In
some part to the fact that he found the
State recalling that Mr.. Moses was the
individual who referred to some Of the
Western Senators as sons Of wild
jackasses." The visitors found the
State had not forgotten Mr.. Moses ref
ence. and his visit did not help in
pacifying a rebellion in the ranks Of
the Republican party against the Old
Guard leaders In this State, which has
caused the insurgents in some counties
to effect ft1sions with the Democrats.
After the departure Of Senator
than Senator Steiwer, it became known
that Senator Moses attempted to bring
Progressive and Old Guard Republicans
together behind the candidacy Of Mr..
Holt and suggested numerous combina-
lions to be supported by both factions.
This effort proved futile, and in some
quarters Senator Moses Is being charged
with making q bad situation worse and
the outcome of the election even more
doubtful for the Republicans.
| Both visiting Senators called on SEN
ator Bronson M. Cutting many times
while In Santa Fe. It appears that the
purpose Of their visits was intended to
| persuade Senator Cutting to come out
strongly for the Republican candidate
for United States Senator. It has long
been known that New Mexico'S Junior
Senator does not support reactionary
candidates, and Mr.. Holt was one Of
the So-called reactionary group that
launched bitter fight opposing Sena-
tor Cutting. The situation since the
visits OF Senators Moses and Steiwer, so
far as known, remains unchanged with
Senator Cutting.
BrattOn Is Popular.
| Senators Moses and Steiwer are re-
ported to have been considerably per-
turbed about the attitude Of the Old
Guard leaders in the State at their
conferences with them. They are said
to have discovered, and been virtually
told that the Old Guard in the State
was more interested in electing their
candidate for Governor, Judge c. NJ
Bolts, than in the success of either
Mr.. Holt for the Senate or Mr.. Simms
for the House. And so they left with
out having brought about an agree
ment.
They found, however, that Senator
Bratton Is extremely popular In New
Mexico and that his reelection Is con-
coded in many quarters, even privately
by some Republican leaders. Represent
| alive SimmS ran next to the lowest on
the Republican State ticket two years
ago, and Mr.. Chavez is waging strong
| fight against his reelection.
The trend is apparently Democratic
in New Mexico, always q close State.
The Republicans are centering all their
efforts to elect Mr.. Bolts Governor, but
! Arthur Seligman, Democratic nominee
and for many years Democratic national
committeeman from New Mexico, is
conceded to be q strong candidate, with
strong following in many normally
heavy Republican counties.
Democrats are claiming they will
elect their entire ticket. Republicans
are making like claims but with many
of their leaders admitting they cannot
hope to pull all candidates through.
The issues are Old Guard domination
Of the Republican party. extravaganza
in the past two administrations and
Highway Department scandals Of graft
ing and corruption. Prohibition Is not
an issue, both parties being on record
as dry National issues, such as the
tariff and depression, do not figure in
the campaign as much as the State
issues.
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