Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
The Political Mill
b. G. Could Lincoln.

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Hampshire has done the expected ant
to succeed himself in the senatorial
election next year. It remains to b.
seen whether Gov John @. Winant
who heads the liberal forces among ths
Republicans Of the state, WIN be I
candidate for the Republican nomina.
ton against Senator Moses. II he doe.
become q candidate the fur Is likely
to fly. Wiuant Is young, aggressive ant
wealthy. He succeeded q year ago II
sn1s shing tradition and having himself
elected Governor of New Hampshire
second time. In that fight he over
rode the Moses forces. II he goes "
have his hands fun. for the senior
Senator Is resourceful and full o.
fight and has become well intrenchet
through long service in the Senate
On the other hand, the Governor OF
State almost always starts a campaign
with large following back OF him
and this will be true in the case Of
Winant should he finally declare him
self In the race for the Senate.
For . long time Senator Moses de-
clined to state his plans for thu
future. It was understood that hat, 2,
had q standing offer from William
kkH1luOlRA lIGulSb W UAAeS A0A Vac
Hearst newspapers at q salary Of
$4,000, If he desired to give UP his
place in the Senate. Apparently he
decided some time ago against the
journalistic career offered him, for his
close friends have freely predicted ever
since last Spring that Moses would be
found In the race for re-election tc
the Senate when the time came
round. He has been three times
elected Senator from New Hampshire
and there Is no doubt that he enjoys
many political fights In New Hamp-
shire, Moses has won nearly all oil
them, However, when he sought to
take an uninstructed delegation to the
Republican National Convention and
Calvin Coolidge was candidate for
the presidential nomination to succeed
himself. Senator Moses was turned
down fiat by the voters. who sent. in
stead. q delegation first. last and all
the time for Mr.. Coolidge.
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At the same time that Senator Moses
announced his determination to seek
reelection he plunged into the realm
of prophecy regarding the probable se-
lection of Q Democratic presidential
candidate next year and drew from the
hat Newton D. Baker OF Ohio, the for
mer Secretary Of War under woodrow
Wilson. He also expressed the opinion
that Alfred e. Smith could not have the
presidential nomination at the hands OF
the Democrats and that he could not
dictate who would be the nominee. He
added, however, that Smith vould have
q veto power In the Democratic National
Convention which would prevent the
nomination of any candidate he did not
approve, Perhaps Senator Moses, one
of the most irreconcilable Of the irrec-
oncilables Of the Senate when 1t comes
to American entry into the League OF
Nations or the World Court. would like
to have Mr.. Baker selected IS the DEM
ocratic presidential candidate, for Mr.
Baker is regarded as throwback tc
the Wilson policies and the League
itself.
Some of the PROFESSIONAL dry leaders
have recently been loudly proclaimine
that the Democrats Of the South would
treat any other wet Democratic candi-
date for President next year exactly as
they treated Al Smith in 1928. Their
predictions, however, do not at ell jibe
with those of the political leaders OF
the South The latter see the Demo-
Gratis of the Southern States voting
aoiidly for Roosevelt, for ex-
ample, II he Incomes the party nominee
next year. @a1thern drys insisted in
1928 that then opposed Al Smith. not
because Of he hhurch, but because he
was wet ann 0ecause he was an on
spring Of Tamnaany Hall. II they turn
around now and support Roosevelt OF
Baker. both of whom are opposed to
the eighteenth amendment. they may
have difficult time explaining to the
public just Why they fought Smith 50
hard.
At the present writing no matter
what the proclamation of the dry lead
ers may be, there seems little or nc
chance Of a dry winning the Democratic
nomination for President in 1882 The
Democrats may seek to soft-pedal the
liquor issue and make the fight on eco
nomic issues. But they are not likely
in the campaign to succeed particularly
well, for the simple reason that the
fanatics on both sides viii not permit
it to be soft-pedaled.
Newton D. Baker. as member Of the
Wickersham Commission on Law OBJ
servance and enforcement, wrote his
own particular statement, declaring
that he was for the repeal OF the
eighteenth amendment He made nc
bones about It. holding that the amend
ment had not been a success.
49,
II reports from Kentucky be true. the
declarations of Bishop James Cannon
jr.: F. Scott Mcbride general superin-
tendent Of the Anti-Saloon League
and other dry leaders against the non1i-
nation and election Of Gov Franklin
D. Roosevelt have not particularly STIR
red the Democratic voters of the Blue
Grass State The liquor issue has been
dominant issue in many elections In
that State Senator Barley, Demo
crat, Is an ardent prohibitionist, but the
Democrats are being lined up fol
progress as the Roosevelt leaders hope
they will send delegation to the ma
tional convention strongly favorable tc
the New York Governor Joseph z
Robinson, Democratic national COM
mitteeman for Kentucky, 1t is said, Is
taking leading part in the Roosevelt
drive in his State.
Kentucky Is one Of the States which
have not yet redistricted to meet the re-
apportionment Of Representatives under
the 1890 census The State must give
up two Of its congressional districts
There Is some sentiment IN the State
today against redistricting before the
next election and having all the MEM
bers of the House elected at large AT
present there are nine Democratic men,
bers Of the House and two Republicans
II the members were all elected at large
then the whole list Of nine sitting
Democrats could run and II the Demo-
cratic ticket were successful all would
be elected, eliminating the two Repuh-
licans. On the other hand, If the Re
publican national ticket were success
full 1t might carry with it to victory a
number Of Republican candidates for
the House. That is a chance the Demo-
Gratis would have to take II they de-
clined to redistrict the State in time
for the 1892 elections.