New Britain herald., 1930-06-16
WHITE HOUSE NOT
 IN JERSEY FIGHT
Morrow Has (. Q. P. Backing ln
 Race on Wet Stand

Newark. N. J. June Is lPe-En- Itvaned by two declarations from the White House of neutrality, a contest for the republican senatorial race which has attracted wide attention will be decided at the polls tomor- row.
 The candidates are Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow. former Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen and Repre- sentative Franklin D. Fort.
 The issue of the campaign mas been prohibition, Ambassador Nor row advocating repeal of the e1gh- teen+h amendment and return 10 era+a control of lquor traffic, Ere 1inrhuvsen standing for modification under federal control and Fort run otns on q dry platform with the backing of the state Antl-SaIoon league and other dry organizations.
 White House Answers
 Prompted by published statements rnat Senator David Baird, Jr., hal said in 3. speech that President HOO yer was intensely interested III saeing Mir. Morrow elected 10 the senate, the following statement was lssued from the White House yes terday. ,.-. B Protests have been received from supporters of Congressman Fort anu |. ex.Senator FrelInghuysen !n respect ~+o Senator Baird's reported state ,,ent Several weeks ago state nent was made from the White - House that the president has taken s no part as between republican can ~ didates ln New Jersey or in the - p-in7arics of any other state That e still holds good. This IS also Tn ac- g cord with the expressed wishes of
 each of the candidates. - Supporters of ali three candidates claim victory.
 Douglas c. Thomson. campaisn
 manager for Morrow issued q state . nent predicting that the ambassador would win the nomination by pluf- aIitv well up n six figures. Frelinghuysen and Fort mention . ed no figures in their claims, g Morrow has the backing of the state republican organization and
 the county organizations outside Of - Essex county, where Jesse Salmon, g rho is Frennghuysen's campaign manager. IS republican county chair 9 man,
 r The campaign has been waged II the prohibition issue despite the et- forts of Frelnghuysen 10 inject the ' world court, the London naval trea- v ty. public utility regulation and oth- CT issues into lt.
 Morrow's opponents sought to g make campaign material out of as- " sertions by former Governor Stokes and President Hibben of Princeton . that Morrow was a potential presl' - dential prospect. Supporters oi Morrow denied any 7lan t advance :. their candidate as q, wet candidate ~ in opposition to President HooVe' f in 1892
 Called to London Job a Ambassador Morrow, who va ~ formerly 8. partner of J. ?. Morgan '" was called by President Hooye = from his post in Mexico to go t t London as delegate to the maya ~ conference. He has urged rauica e tlon of the London naval treaty il m campaign speeches,
 " Mrs. Morrow took an active par N m the campaign in behalf of he ~ husband until recently when sh S withdrew 10 be near her daughter a Mrs. Charles 4, LIndbergh, who
 approaching maternity.
 z Colonel Lindbergh has participat - ed in his father -in-Iaws campaig 10 the extent Of plotting him hon
 from one Of his speaking trips. ~ Morrow is a candidate for bot the unexpired term of former Sena tor Walter E. Edge. now ambassa dor to France, and for the six yea .. term beginning March 4. 1881. Ere ~ linghuysen and Fort are candidate only for the six year term.
 The only opponent in the fel ~ against Morrow for the unexpire term is John A. Kelly, who is TUT ming as the original wet republ ~ can for both terms.
 Alexander simpson, former sta
 senator, IS unopposed for the dem.
 cratic nomination for the six ye; term, The only democratic cand
 date for the short term is Mi Thelma Parkinson. q young grad
 ate of Smith college.
 Ambassador Morrow receive more than 1000 World War vete ans and gold star mothers yeste
 <. day at his home in Englewoo - where Charles c Dawes, ambass dor 10 Great Britain, was hou
 guest