Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-01
The Political Mill
By C. Could Lincoln.

| terestinR of the senatorial contests
| senator Metcal, Republican. Is seeking
reelection. and his Democratic oppo-
nent, 1t Is firmly expected. VIII De former
Senator Peter Goelet Gerry. 6otn arc
| nlillionaires and able to provide the
funds necessary to carry on the cam
| pafgn. Both, however, are likely 70 De
| careful of their expenditures in view OF
/ the activity of the Senate Slush Fund
| Committee, headed by Senator Nye OF
North Dakota, which is poking It's nose
into many Of the primary campaigns al
| ready.
| senator Felix Hebert, a Republican Of
| French extraction. While Gerry was
| losing, Al Smith was carrying Rhode as
| land by q narrow margin, little more
| than q thousand votes. HebertS leao
over Gerry was approximately s'Oou
| votes.
Both Senator Metcalf and Mr.. Gerry
| are having intraparty troubles. Met
calf has established separate heaoquaa.r,-
1 terS He Is, or has been, at outs Will
| the Republican national committeeman,
Peck, a political power in the State. He
| has fallen out with some OF the other
| State leaders, too. This lack OF har-
| mony. in q state as close as Rhode Is
/ land, may be fatal to Metcalf. However,
when he ran in 1924 against his Demo-
cratic opponent, Flynn, Metcalf won by
some $4,000 votes.
senator Gerry has been campaigning
| for a return to the Senate practically
ever since he was defeated two years
| ago. He Is d liberal contributor to many
| organizations, charitable, church and
| otherwise. He Is q wet, and Rhode
\ Island Is wet in sentiment. Senator
Metcalf, however, Is probably wet
enough to suit the voters on that issue,
| too. The Senator several months ago
| received considerable publicity when he
invited Senator George Moses, chairman
| of the Republican Senatorial Campaign
Committee, to keep out of Rhode Island
| this Fall. Moses and Metcalf have been
| none too friendly in the past. But Mr..
| Metcalf apparently believed that Moses
could do him no good.
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Senator Gerry is one Of half dozen
Democrats, formerly members OF the
! Senate, who have seized upon this "on
year" in national politics to seek to
stage comebacks. In Oklahoma, Gore,
nominated on the Democratic ticket.
West Virginia Democrats are putting
| forward former Senator Nicely, defeated
q couple Of years ago in the Repub-
| lican landslide. Gilbert M. Hitchcock
of Nebraska is challenging Senator
Norris for his seat. and former Senator
| James Hamilton Lewis, Democrat, Is
all that stands between the United
States Senate and its first invasion by
an elected woman Senator, Mrs. Ruth
Hanna Mccormick. Former Senator
Bayard of Delaware will carry the
Democratic banner in that State.
Should all these former Democratic
Senators be successful at the polls in
November, what a homecoming there
would be in Washington! In at least
five of these States the Democrats have
, a real chance Of winning, and in the
sixth, Nebraska, much will depend upon
whether the regular Republicans flock
in numbers to the polls to vote for
Hitchcock and against Norris, who
turned his back on the Republican ma
tional ticket in 1928.
Il n ~
Former President Calvin Coolidge,
now one Of the leading contributors to
newspapers and magazines in the coun-
try, Is stanchly lined up for his old
friend and supporter, William NJ. But
Ter, in the race for the" Republican
senatorial nomination In Massachusetts,.
When Mr.. Butler came fosFard as
candidate for the senatorial nomina-
ton, Mr.. Coolidge took his pen, or his
typewriter, in hand and contributed q
special article to the Boston Herald,
setting forth the reasons he believed
Mr.. Butler should be elected to the
Senate. He gave Mr.. Butler, in his
article, full credit for handling the ma
tional campaign In 1924, which resulted
in the election Of Mr.. Coolidge to the
presidency. After that campaign, the
former President said, he wanted Mr..
Butler in his cabinet.
"But just at this time" said Mr..
NOaliNna tfIof atotft old cham Yi0v1 IF
Massachusetts,, Senator Lodge, full of
years, loaded with honors. passed
on to Immortality, and Mr.. Butler was
appointed to succeed him In the SEN
ate Of the United States. It has been
said that this was the wish of Senator
Lodge"
Despite this statement by Mr..
Coolidge, the members OF the family OF
the late Senator Lodge are out for the
nomination this year of Eben S.
Draper, Mr.. Buffers principal opponent
for the Republican nomination. The
former President paid high tribute to
Mr.. Buffers business ability, honesty
and loyalty. How much effect the
Coolidge support will have remains to
be seen. Probably considerable, for Mr.,
Coolidge still Is regarded by the great
majority of the people Of Massachusetts,
as the foremost citizen of the Bay
State II not Of the entire country.
Doubtless the Republicans will seek Mr..
Coolidge's aid after the nominations
have been made and the general
election campaign is on. The Demo-
Gratis are hopeful that AL Smith, the
idol Of their party in Massachusetts,.
will come into the State to make an
address or two this Fall. Several
Democratic leaders have said Mr.. Smith
will do so, but he has not personally
confirmed this report yet. At all events,
Massachusetts, is to be one OF the
principal political backgrounds of the
country this year.
\
The last of the party primaries will
be held in the middle OF october.
Tomorrow Senator James Couzens will
be renominated as Republican candi-
date for the Senate in Michigan. The
Nevada primary also takes place to-
morrow. A week hence Arizona, Colo
RADIO, Louisiana, New Hampshire, YER
mont and washington all hold primary
elections for State and congressional
tickets. On September Is, the pri-
maries take place in Wisconsin, Massa-
chusetts and New York.
The campaign in Louisiana for the
Democratic senatorial nomination has
been bitter and vicious. Gov. Huey p.
Long is running against Senator Rams
Oell, WHO IlhS u LCCOI0 Va AOAAb oAAo
efficient service in both the Senate and
the House. Long has been a storm
center in Louisiana politics for several
wears. He is seeking to keep himself
politically afioat now by the entry into
the United States Senate. II Long Is
defeated, he Ia likely to drop out of
sight. while he has been Governor an
effort was made to impeach him.
Whether he can rally sufficient votes
20 dafaat Senator Randall remains to
be seen. His appeal Is to the more or
less unthinkable elements in the State.
Out in California James Rolph, Jr.,
,,naunr of San Francisco SnranR q dis