New Britain herald., 1930-01-10
SHADOW OF SMITH
 STALKS SENATOR'S
Election Hangover" May De- eide Some Coming Contests

Washington, Jan. 10 - The Al Smith issue will figure to a greater or lesser degree in several of this years senatorial elections. In two or three cases is may be just i'm, portant enough to decide the result.
 Some of our most famous sena- tors, standing for reelection this year, are tangled up in it, including George w. Norris of Nebraska, Car fer Glass of Virginia. Furnifold Me- Lendel Simmons of North Carolina and Tom Hefin of Alabama.
 Norris, technically q republican, supported Smith in the 1928 cam- paisn. Hcnin and Simmons descrt- cd Smith. And Glass stood boldly by the party ticket while his state voted for Hoover
 Power Interests Involved
 The democratic central commit ice in Alabama has read Hcnin out of the party and Hofin. deprived of ronomnation, will run indepcndent- ly against John II. Bankhcad, the probable regular nominee, in No Ncmber.
 The Smith issue undoubtedly will be important In this Alabama fight, but there seems reason 10 believe that there IS more to the Hcflin sit nation than meets the eye. While it appears on the surface that the democratic committee was merely runshing Hetlin for his anti-Smith  action is a part o! a well organized effort of Alabama corporations and reaCtionary forces to regain control of Alabama politics and public of fees. Hetlin is regarded as com paratively progressive and his col league, Hugo L. Black, even more so. The story is that power com. panie5 and other corporations are sSlt to 'get' Hetin and Black.
 The chairman of the state com mittec and the man who moved that Hehin be barred from the ticket are said to be attorneys for the South ern railroad and the man who sec. onded the motion an attorney for Ihe Alabama Power company. The supposed aims of the movement are principally Muscle Shoals and q re- duction of corporation taxes.
 Hcnin's enemies undoubtedly will play the Smith issue against him Tor all It is worth, but it seems doubtful whether many of Toms people will turn against him simply because he turned against Smith. He is likely to make an anti-Cur- poraton campaign, as Black did against Bankhcad in 1926.
 Out in Nebraska the state Anti Saloon league and the public utli- ties arc reported to be burroWing in- dustriously unGer Norris. Norris came so far from carrying his state for smith, as he tried, that they probably will be able to give him a hot fight in the primaries. One hears here that national Anti. Saloon league officials advised the Nebraska superintendent to lay off Norris, but that tho superintendent went right ahead. Norris has all ways voted dry and the League peo- He here, much as they disapproved lis jump to Smith, arc not bitter against him.
 Rumors than eX-Goyernor Sam uel +. MCkelvie, now on the fed cral farm board, would be back d against Norris in the primaries by standpat republican and organized drys are not as strong as they were. Washington, intensely interested in the political fate of Norris, has been hearing more lately about the possible candidacy of State Treas urer Stebbins.
 National dry leaders do no. relish the prospect of seeing their Nebras- ka organization taking licking from Norris. They realize that il is likely to prove impossible to beat him and that an unsuccessful yat- tempt would not do their cause any good. They had one taste of defeat when Bishop James Cannon of the League tried to take political con- lrC' of Virginia in the last gubcr- latorial election.
 Glass Chances Bright
 The result of that election seems to brighten the prospects of Sena- tor Glass to succeed himself. It hasn't appeared yet whether Glass will have any strong opposition for rcnomination, but common belief here is that he will be returned to the senate and especially that Bishop Cannon and his followers won't be able to stop him.
 Simmons, the oldest member of the senate, faces determined pr- mary fight in which his defcction from Smith-morc marked than probably will be the chief issue. The candidate who will carry the flag for the Simmons forces has not been chosen and it is too early to get a line on the sena- tors chances of renomination, but it ought to be a good scrap.