Evening star., 1932-05-09
The Political Mill
By C. Could Lincoln.

ana bemocratlc National Conventions,
elects its delegates to those gatherings
at q primary tomorrow. The Buckeye
states delegation to the Republican
Convention will be for President Hoo
yer. There seems no slightest doubt Of
that. Postmaster General Walter Brown
has been handling the Hoover pre-con-
vention campaign in Ohio and has done
good Job Of it. The delegation to the
DemocrA6c National Convention will be
instruct ~ for Gov. George White. Just
now lone these delegates will keep vot-
ing Tor White and to whom they will go
alter they cease supporting the Ohio
Governor Is problem that many are
seeking TO solve. Gov. Roosevelt of New
YORK, 1t is predicted, will have a con-
siderable number of friends among the
delegates to the Democratic Conven-
tion. On the other hand, it has been
reported that If Gov. Roosevelt is not
nominated on an early ballot, the Ohio
delegation will be found voting that
long-shot candidate. Newton D. Baker,
OF wnom many Ohio Democrats are par
ticularly proud.
Ohio has presidential preferential
primary as well as a primary for the
election of delegates at large and dis
trict delegates to the national party
conventions. With the delegate states
pledged to Hoover and White, the pres
loential primary, which Is only ad-
Vlsory. has comparatively little interest
on the Republican side President Hoo
yer Is not entered in the preferential
primary. Nor is Gov. White entered
on the Democratic. Gen" Jacob
Coxey. mayor of Massillon, Ohio, but
better known to fame as the leader
OF Coxey's army in the days of another
business depression; former Senator
Joseph I. France of Maryland. and
DIN j. Ross Of Columbus, leader Of the
HatlonallStS, non-religious cult, are
entered In the Republican preference
primary. while Gov. Alfalfa Bill MUIR
ray OF Oklahoma is the only entry in
the Democratic preference contest
france has delegate candidates in two
congressional districts, the twelfth, in
columbus. and in the third, in Dayton.
Gov. White, by virtue Of the election
OF the Ohio delegation to the Demo-
cratic National Convention, will be-
come a presidential candidate at the
partyiS national convention. No one
expects the Governor to be the nominee
for President. But the Democrats of
the State decided that for the sake Of
party harmony 1t would be better to
elect slate of delegates pledged to
White than to have a scrimmage, with
White. Baker and perhaps former Gov.
COX and Senator Bulkley all scrambling
around for delegates through the good
omces OF their friends. Furthermore,
II ONO cannot have the presidency, the
Democrats there would like to have the
nomination for Vice President. Gov.
White has been mentioned frequently
IN such role with Gov. Roosevelt of
New York at the head of the nation II
tlcKet He might be the choice for
wee President, too, if Gov. Ritchie OF
MARYLAND became the presidential
nominee.
The vets and the Grys are staoino
a fight in the Republican Senatorial
primary, with Attorney General Gilbert
Bettman Of Cincinnati a wet candidate
lor the nomination and Louis j. Taber.
master OF the National Grange. a dry.
There are several other candidates, but
they are not expected to figure as win
ners. On the Democratic side of the
senatorial primary Senator Buckley, a
wet, Is unopposed. Ohio, until a couple
OF years ago, was rated strongly dry,
the old home of the Anti-Saloon
League Of America. But in 1880 SEN
ator Buckley, running as an avowed
opponent Of the eighteenth amend
ncent. defeated by big vote the dry
republican, former Senator McCul-
loch. who was serving under appoint
ment to f1ll the vacancy caused by the
death OF the late Senator Burton. This
put new complexion on the situation.
II Attorney General Bettman wins the
Republican nomination, Ohio is sure
Of at least one wet Republican Senator
in the next Congress. Senator Simeon
d. Fess has not weakened at all in
his support of the prohibition amend
ment and he has still seYercl years to
serve before he comes up for re-
election.
While Ohio VII e,ect the largest
n'--iber of delegates inIi, idually of any
OF the States which are to hold pri-
maries or conventions this week. there
is much interest in the outcome in
Arizona and wyoming. which elect
delegates today. Wyoming'S six dele
gates will. 1t is predicted. be instructed
for Roosevelt and the Roosevelt forces
hope for a favorable delegation in Ari-
are urging an "uninstructed" delega-
tion there. West Virginia will elect
l6 and Nevada delegates tomorrow
Predictions are made ic- Roosevelt del
egationS. If Roosevelt picks up the
delegations in West Virginia, Nevada,
wyoming and Arizona that will be
something more for the president max
ers to think about.
Reports from New Jersey are to the
effect that the Jersey delegation, 80
strong to the Democratic National Con-
Vent!on will be instructed for Alfred E.
Smith. 1t had been planned originally
TO instruct the delegation for Gov.
Moore, favorite son candidate, al
though it was to be a delegation favor
eble to Smith. Mayor Frank Hague of
Jersey City, the Democratic boss of the
State, will do what he wants to with
the delegation anyway. And now, it
seems to the anti-Roosevelt Democrats,
to be better strategy to have Al Smith
supported by as big a group Of dele
gates at the opening Of the convention
as possible. They will throw the New
jersey delegation to him and hope to
swell his total delegate strength to 200.
+ X 4
Senator Huey Long of Louisiana, after
taking with Senator George w. Norris
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hopes to have the Louisiana delegation
at the Democratic National Convention
support Gov. Roosevelt. 1t was the Pro-
gressive Republican Senator Norris who
declared at the Progressive Confer
ence" held here last March that what
the country needs is another Roose-
velt." Norris is attempting to make
good on this declaration, having an
nounced his intention of supporting
Gov. Roosevelt against President Hoo
yer. 1t was foregone conclusion that
Senator Norris would take this position
in the campaign. He did his best to
throw the State of Nebraska to Al
Smith in 1928, but fell down by a wide
margin. What he will be able to do
for Roosevelt, should the New York
Governor win the Democratic presiden-
tian nomination, is still a matter OF
doubt. Undoubtedly the Roosevelt
forces will be delighted to have Senator
Long follow Senator Norris advice and
vote the 20 delegates from his State for
Gov. Roosevelt. Originally Long de-