The Washington times., 1931-08-24
MORROW SEEN
/. As SUCCESSOR
TO CURTIS
Hoover Friends Feel Senator
Would Quiet Vets and Win
Back Industrial East
BY WILLIAM c. MURPHY, Jr.

The Hoover Administration Is
giving serious consideration to the
possibility of inducing Senator
Dwight Morrow (R.) of New Jer-
sey to run for the Vice Presidency
in 1882, it was said today in we'll
informed quarters.
Outstanding among the factors
held responsible for this leaning
toward the New Jersey Senator is
said to be conviction that his
selection would provide Mr.. Hoo
yer withs a plausible avenue of
escape from the predicament
brought about by recent demands
from wet Republicans for a dec
laration in favor Of modification
of the prohibition laws.
Would Help Cause
With Morrow, an open advocate
of repeal, as his running mate,
it is suggested Mr.. Hoover could
avoid a categorical declaration on
prohibition.
Republican speakers in wet
communities could point to Nor
rows place on the national ticket
as an indication that Mr.. Hoover
was not unduly dry.
In dry communities other speak
ers could say, with plausibility.
that Mr.. Morrow's wetneSS was q
personal matter and did not re-
fleet the views of the party.
Morrow's own views as to his
possible candidacy have not been
revealed. 1t is reported, however,
that he has expressed some dis
satisfaction recently with his role
in the Senate.
Not at Ease
He is represented as feeling Ill
at ease in the senatorial environ
ment, where the rOugh-and.tumble
play of words and politics does
not harmonic with his ideas of
how a government should func-
ton.
On the other hand, many of his
friends feel that for him to run
for Vice President in 1882 would
be fatal to his chances for the
presidential nomination four
years later.
Has It's Advantages
To this suggestion, there are
counter arguments advanced by
those who would like to see Nor
row on the national ticket next
year.
The latter point out that he
would not have to resign from
the Senate to make the vice presi-
Dental race.
The late Warren Harding held
his seat in the Senate until after
he had been elected President.
Vice President Curtis followed
similar course in 1928.
Should Morrow make the race
for Vice President in 1882, it is
argued, and if his candidacy
should enable the Republicans to
snatch q victory from the present
diScOuraging outlook, his party
would be under some obligation to
nominate him for the presidency
in 1896, when the anti-third term
tradition would operate to pre-
vent Mr.. Hoover from running
again.
Still Has Chance
Even If the Republicans should
lose with Morrow as the Vice
Presidential candidate, it is said
his chances would not be i'm.
paire :.
He would still be in the Senate
Tor four years and, moreover, re-
Sponsibility for the defeat of a
national ticket always centers on
the Presidential candidate.
Governor Franklin Roosevelt Of
Few YOr. was a defeated Vice
Presidential candidate in 1920.
but no one now advances that as
an argument against his candi-
dacy for the presidency in 1882.
Might Hold the East
Those who want Morrow to take
second place on the Republican
slate next year feel his presence
would strengthen Mr.. Hoover's
candidacy in the East, particu-
larly in financial and industrial
circles, which have lost some of
their wJnted Republican enthu-
Siasm because of the depression.
This, in addition to the accre-
tion Of wet votes he would be ex-
pected to lead into the party fold.
The possibility Of MOrrOw'S can
didacy is largely contingent upon
the decision of Vice President
Curtis as to whether he will seek
denomination or contest for his
old seat in the Senate from Kan
SaS.
Curtis is noncommittal on that
subject, but it has been leai ned
that he is convinced he can poll
many thousand more votes in
Kansas as a candidate for the
Senate than he could draw to the
Republican national ticket if he
runs for the Vice Presidency again,