Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
CURTIS SILENCE
ON 1892 UNBROKEN
Leaves for West, but Plans
to Remove Doubt by End
of Month.
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will be better next year than had been
expected. The Republicans in Kansas
have been badly split factionally. 1t is
known that the Vice President has used
his good Offices In recent months to-
ward bringing these factions into line.
Many of the Vice Presidents friends
believe that in the end he will seek
the Republican nomination for the SEN
ate, although they admit frankly that
they are not y bis confidence in the
matter.
The party candidate for President,
particularly when it Is a President seek
ing election, has an important voice
in the selection Of his running mate.
It has been understood that President
Hoover is entirely willing to have Mr..
Curtis again for his running mate.
When it was suggested months ago that
MFR. Curtis should enter the Senate race,
some of the members of the Republican
National Committee strongly urged nun
not to give up a place on the na'lonal
ticket, on the theory that to co SO
would be confession of weakness OF
that ticket.
Party Chiefs to Meet.
The Republican National Committee
is to meet here December 10 and Il
Vice President Curtis should by that
time have declared his intention CT not
becoming a candidate for Vice Presl-
dent the party chieftains Will have an
other important question to discuss
the selection of a new running mate Tor
Mr.. Hoover
A long list of possible nominees Tor
Vice President in case the Vice Presl-
dent took himself out OF the picture
has been suggested, including the pres
ent senior Senator from Kansas, Arthur
Camper: Secretary of War Hurley, POST
master General Brown, me Repucncan
floor leader of the House, Representative
John @. TilSon of Connecticut; senator
Jim" Watson of Indiana, the Repup-
lican leader of the Senate. Untll me
death of the late Senator Dwight w.
Morrow of New Jersey many prominent
Republicans believed there would be
strong effort to prevail upon MI. Nor
row to become the vice presidential
candidate.
THE political situation in Kansas
has been dark for the Republicans,
owing largely to the low price OF wheat
and the overproduction and low price
of oil. If the Republicans are to elect
a Senator there next year they must
get together Any contest in the Re
publican primary might spill the
broth and make the reelection OF Sen
ator McGill, the Democrat who de-
feated former Senator Henry j. Allen,
a sure thing. According to reports
here, both Senator Allen and former
Gov. Clyde Reed have had in mind
running for the senatorial nomination
but neither of them would enter pri-
mary against Mr.. Curtis, believing that
even If they were successful in the pri-
mary against Mr.. Curtis, they could
not thereafter be elected to the Sen
ate. 1t is believed that the Vice Presi-
dents decision rests largely upon
whether he st have the united sup
port Of the Republicans in the event he
becomes a candidate for the Senate.
Misses Active Place.
The Vice President gave up Senate
seat to take his present office. 1t has
been said that he misses the active life
of the Senate floor in his position as
presiding officer of that body and that
he would like again to return to the
Senate to wind up his long career IN
public life. He was Republican leader
of the Senate when he became can
didate for Vice President. and regarded
as one of the most astute politicians In
that body, with ability to get results |
in conference.
During his visit to California Mr..
Curtis will address the motion picture
producers and group OF editors. He
/, was accompanied on the trip by his
sister, Mrs. Edward E. Gam, and Mr..
Gam.
Organization of the Senate by the
Republicans when the Congress meets
seems assured. no matter what may
happen in the House of Representatives
The Republicans today have At Senate
seats, and Gov. Larson of New Jersey
is expected to fill the Morrow vacancy
before the Senate assemblies, giving them
48 The Democrats, in all probability.
will have only As Senators at the open
ing of the session. due to the fact that
Gov Huey Long of Louisiana, Senator
elect. has announced he will not come
to Washington to take Office until Feb
ruary or later. because of his feud with
the lieutenant governor of Louisiana
and because Of the death of the late
Senator Caraway of Arkansas. spe-
cial election must be held to fill the
Caraway seat. and that will not be pos
sible. 1t Is believed until the first of the
year.
The sole Farmer-Labor Senator. Sena-
tor Shipstead of Minnesota has not in
Dictated how he will vote on organization
of the Senate. but it appears now that
the Republicans will have an actual ma
jority when the Senate meets.
Republican Progressives, who have
been understood to be opposed. in some
cases. to Senator Moses of New Hamp-
shire holding on as President protein
pore of the Senate. said yesterday it was
not their intention of moving to sup
plant Mr.. Moses with another man. The
President pro-tempore holds office until
his successor is elected None of the
Democrats have proposed to GUST Mr..
Moses so far.