Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-05
CURTIS EXPECTED
IN SENATE RUNNING
Vice President Is Returning
to Ask U. S. Farm Board
to Withhold Wheat.

Vice President Curtis, who has been
in the West for some time, but who
will be back in Washington tomorrow
to take up the wheat situation with
President Hoover and the Farm Board
is expected to become a candidate for
the Senate in Kansas and thus drop out
Of consideration for the Vice Presidency
to succeed himself.
Political authorities here have for the
most part come to the conclusion that
Vice President Curtis Is getting ready
to seek the Senatorship in Kansas
They base this in part on his activity
in behalf OF the Kansas wheat produc-
ers, who are clamoring to have all the
Farm Board wheat kept of the market
at this time.
Successor Discussed.
President Curtis will seek to re-enter
the Senate, speculation has required
over who will be chosen as the run
ming mate of President Hoover on the
Republican ticket next year. The names
of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Secretary
of War Patrick ]. Hurley and Senator
Dwight Morrow are those most promi-
nently mentioned. Senator James E.
Watson of Indiana. Republican leader
of the Senate, is regarded as a posi-
BILE candidate, and Representative John
Q. Tilson of Connecticut. Republican
leader of the House, is considered an as
pirant for the nomination.
It is pointed out here that Senator
Morrow, lately elected to the Senate
! from New JERSEY, stands high at the
White House, as is indicated by the fact
he was called here to take hand in
the negotiations over the international
debt holiday. Senator Morrow Is one
of the men whose advice has been
sought constantly by the President in
the last few days. If put on the ticket
in second place, Senator Morrow would
be regarded with favor by great bust
ness interests Moreover, as a wet, he
would add strength to the ticket In
some quarters.
Vice President Curtis has been in
Kansas for several weeks, going up and
down the prairies and seeing thousands
of his old friends and supporters. His
purpose, of which he made no conceal
ment, was to survey conditions and
consider whether to enter the field for
the Republican nomination for the
Senate.
Curtis Mum Till Winter.
However, the Vice President has not
yet committed himself and will not do
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he has indicated he will wait until next
Winter. This leaves politicians In Kansas,
as we'll as those in other States who are
concerned in the vice presidency, more
or less up in the air.
In some quarters 1t Is declared Vice
President Curtis has not found in
Kansas as enthusiastic a sentiment for
him for Senator as he hoped for. On
the other hand, many of the old-time
Republican warehouses; have assured him
he can be nominated and elected.
Just now the wheat situation in the
Sunflower State is peculiarly acute.
The recent statement of the Farm
Board refusing to keep all its wheat of
the market and indicating a purpose to
release 100000 bushels a month has
dlspieaSed Kansas grain growers, who
have been getting about IS cents for
their wheat. Vice President Curtis not
only has scored the Farm Board action,
but 1t is stated at the Farm Board both
he and Senator Arthur Capper of
Kansas will be here next week to urge
the board to keep all its wheat of the
market.
May Split With Hoover.
They also will carry the matter to
the President. InaSmuch as the policy
recently announced by the Farm Board
was said to have the approval Of the
President, and predictions here are that
it will not be changed, it is pointed
out that the administration and the
Vice President are likely to be at wide
variance over the farm program.
While such condition would per-
haps strengthen Mr.. Curtis as q sena-
torial candidate in Kansas. 1t would not
comport with his denomination for the
vice presidency