Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-15
Politics at Large
By C. Gould Lincoln.

In q uCLlS more tk1hk4 wv 1aSoA.sAAN,
and q half the first OF the nomlnatnR
primaries in the congressional ana sen.
atorial elections will take place. As II
happens, more than ordinary interest
attaches to this first primary night. For
1t falls in Illinois, where Senator Charles
s. Deneen Is already engaged in q cam
paiOn for denomination. He has been
CHALLENGED by Representative Ruth
Hanna Mccormick, Representative at
large from Illinois, daughter OF the late
Mark Hanna, one-time boss OF the lie.
widow of Senator Medill Mccormick.
Senator Mccormick was defeated for
denomination in 1924 by Senator De-
neer. which adds point to the contest
now waged by Mrs. Mccormick to un-
seat Senator Deneen. The Illinois prt-
mary date Is April 8. Both of the cam
didates are engaged in an active drive
for the nomination, which Is considered
tantamount to election in the Repub-
lican State Of Illinois, which has had
no Democratic representative in the
Upper House since Senator u. Ham"
Lewis, who came to the top Of the heap
publican party.
No other primaries are held this year
in April. May has list Of i've prt-
maries fixed by law, including those in
Alabama and Pennsylvania. Ructions
Of major proportion are already prom
ised in those two primaries, owing in
Alabama to the determination Of the
Democrats who followed Al Smith In
1928 to keep Senator TON" Helm out
Of the primary. In Pennsylvania, VII
liam S. Ware, Philadelphia Republican
boss, who was denied a seat In the
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penditures and fraud in the 1925 prt-
mary, has insisted he will seek vindica-
ton at the hands Of the people Of his
State, notwithstanding the fact that
the Republican organization, outside OF
Philadelphia, is bent on nominating
odd Joe" Grundy, the sitting Senator
under appointment by Gov. Fisher to fill
the vacancy caused by the ousttng OF
Ware. If Ware sticks to his determine
ton to be candidate for the senatorial
nomination, former Gov. Pinchot, ardent
dry, progressive and reformer generally,
may make 1t a three-cornered race, be-
lieving that there are enough Pennsyl-
vania voters opposed to both Ware and
Grundy who will support him. He won
his way into the gubernatorial chair
some years ago because there was row
between two factions Of the regular Re-
publican organization.
y
Gov. Pinchot, who has recently re-
turned from a seven-month trip in the
South Seas, Is keeping close tabs on the
the slightest doubt but that he would
be glad to get into the race, If the
situation develops which may give him
a chance. The former governor believes
that the political stable In Pennsyl-
vania needs cleaning. His decision
In this matter, however, Is likely to
wait until after the organization has
picked its candidate for governor,
which may take place at an early date
There is always the possibility that
Mr.. Ware may receive some recogni-
ton in this matter and be content to
remain outside the senatorial fight.
Rumor has had 1t that Secretary James
j. Davis Of the Department Of Labor
also might undertake to enter the
senatorial primary, but Pennsylvania
politicians rather discount this rumor.
Senator Grundy, as the power behind
the throne in Pennsylvania politics;
president Of the Pennsylvania Manu-
facturers' Association, consistently OPP
posed labor legislation, woman suffrage
and other measures in which the pro-
greSsiveS have been interested, 1t is
said. If Gov. Pinchot gets into the
race, prohibition Is likely to be major
issue In the campaign for the sena-
torial nomination, along with de-
mand that Pennsylvania clean house.
n y n IL
Forty-two of the 48 States Of the
Union hold nominating primaries for
the congressional and senatorial cleo
tions, and many Of them nominate for
governor by the primary route. Six Of
the States nominate by party conven-
ton. They are Idaho, Connecticut,
Delaware, New Mexico, Rhode Island
and Utah. So far the only date fixed
for the party convention Is in Idaho,
where Senator Borah must stand for
denomination. No one has the slightest
doubt that the distinguished Senator
from Idaho will be renominated and
reelected. The convention in Idaho
comes on August 26.
OF the States which hold primaries,
Georgia has no day fixed by law for
the event, but the date Is to be decided
upon by the party organization. The
full list Of primary dates for the States
follows:
State. Date.