New Britain herald., 1930-01-29
THL SAD CASE REGARDING
 SENATOR NORRIS


 SENATOR NORRIS
 Western Republican editors are lk. western Republicans. There is no way Of gauglng what they will he mp 10 next.
 There is the case Of William Allen White. For instance, the editor who pens, typewrites Or dictates the strong statements that make the Emporia, Kansas, Gazette, some thing Of a political oracle.
 The discussion in Nebraska, as everyone conycrsant with western politics knows, is what 10 do witL Senator Norris-whethe to put him back in the Senate or whether he ought to be told 10 go way back and sit down."
 On. would think that a genuine Republican would show no hesitancy about coming to Q con- clusion. The administration at Washington has come to it's conclu- sion long ago. It would prefer to see Mr. Norris anywhere but in the S.nate He can have some kind or sppointiye job, if he wants it. if Il only serves to prevent him from running TOT reelection.
 Mir. Norris is Of q contrary dis position. however, and as soon as ht heard the administration was against his running for reelection, he quickly "reconsidcred' his earlier decision 10 retire" and an- nounced he would remain in busi- ness at the old stand,
 Editor White. who made valiant speeches for Mir Hoover during th: 1923 campaign, doesn't agree Nltf. the administration regarding Mr. Norris. Which by the way, is not surprising. After an election MT. White rarely agrees with the gentle men he helped to elect. To MT. White, q disag agreement with the President comes even more natural than disagreement with the dog catcher Of Emporia. r seems more worth while.
 Norris gives to the Republican party the leavcn ot righteousness. Editor White declared in his most recent declaration on the subject Without Norris and his kind, the Republican party would soon harden into a mere tool Of Hamiltonian plutocracy and be swept out Of eN- istence. He and his kind in the Sen ate keep the West in line for the Republican party. To defeat Norrs thi. year would be a blow 10 the party in the West. from which II would not recover in q decade.
 Eastern Republicans. "ho haFe made a show of illuminating against the Ineurgcnt Republicans, mjgh' study the implications ot Edi,ol Whites ,ranlncss with advantage If anything. 1t means that wilbur rh. Insurgents within their ranks th. Republican party in inc Wcs would speedily lose it's power. "Nor IIs and hs klud' help the Hcpubl an party in the West more thar they injurc it elsewhere. They pla. nob when they Gct ,o Washington but they arc a pow cr.ul force 1o victory in inc Wcs, during cam paicns.
 This vje9 polm is 0el stated h. the Omaha World Herald indc pendent and the leading paper 0 NcbrasaI
 "The 'rlGmcousuc-.. ''-aa}s iii World Herald cor5isttrt am determined opposition To HepuDlica principles and policies, 10 Ecpubli can presidents and leaders F were not for this tcaven of oppoal ion to Republication within il oHn Tanks. the Eepubiican part would be wholly bad; there woul be no virtue in +, Tn party needs Norris--tor cWnpajg purposes. He and hls like make possible for the party 70 fool th public and 90 retain its atransI Ieho, on the soyernnent'
 The candidacy o' Senator %orr i7 unique in other respects, due nccuiiarltjcs Of the Nebraska cl-' ton laws. He cannot run a7 a cand date O. any party cacept the R publican party becaus. O. his prc cnt political stalus r. defeated in Iopublicau primary he cannot IL a, an independent in the .cner election. nor can his n4mc appc on any ticket, Dcteat m a l;rpub. csn primary would eliminate hi entirely.
 If dcceatcd in fine Republic. primary. Editor White admits, would mean dire consequences i the Republicans in Nebraska.