Evening star., 1932-09-21
WISCONSIN DEFEAT
OF PROGRESSlVES
STIRS G. o. P. HOPE
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hailed by the Prcgressives as their can
didate for President, as the Democrats
have Claimed
Secretary Of the Treasury Mills, one
Of Mr.. Hoovcr's principal political lieu
tenants, after having been in conference
with the President for more than an
hour today. said on leaving the White
House that the Wisconsin primary re-
suits were very refreshing"
1T appears that you do not have to
be radical to win elections after all.
said Mr.. Mills. The Wisconsin results
may mean that the old rabbit-ip-the-
hat thing is not working today"
Mr.. Mills said he believed there was
more significance to the Wisconsin re-
suits than the desire Of the voters to
turn the "ins' out.
Blaine Follows Brookhart.
Senator Blaine is the second MEM
ber of the Republican Progressive group
In the Senate to fall by the wayside
this year in the primary eelctions- The
other vas Senator Brpokhart of Iowa,
who, like Blaine, has been a harsh
critic of the administration Both
were beaten by men who have not be-
fore been prominent in politics Brook
hart losing to Henry Field in Iowa and
Blaine being defeated BY John B. Chap
PIE. young editor in Wisconsin.
Senator Howell of Nebraska, who Is
one of the Progressive group in the
Senate but who is supporting the Re-
publican national ticket in Nebraska,
said he considered the defeat OF Gov.
La Toilette and Senator Blaine In Wis
consin "regrettable."
The Progressives and the Democrats
have been inclined to argue that the
defeat Of Progressive candidates in
Wisconsin, both yesterday and earlier
in the year, when Wisconsin sent q
Hoover delegation instead of Pro
gressive delegation to the Republican
National Convention, were attributable
to the fact that many Of the voters
moved over into the Democratic pri-
maries But that does not explain it
all Not by jugfu4.
The Democrats today are hoping that
defeated ProgressiveS in Wisconsin Will
move over in body and support their
candidates for Governor and Senator
and elect them In November. But
while some of the Prcgressives may go
Democratic, it is probable that the great
bulk of those inclined to vote Demo-
cratic did so in the primaries. and the
Democratic, vote in the primary was
greatly less than that polled in the
Republican primaries.
The result in Wisconsin yesterday
necessarily must raise the Republican
prospects in that state Wisconsin is
not Democratic minded, Brookhart Is
thinking OF running es an independent
candidate in Iowa If 1t could be ar
ranged so that Blaine could run as an
Independent in Wisconsin. he would
only split the opposition to Chapple.
The announcement OF President Hoo
ver's plan to speak in Des Moines was
made by Chairman Everett Sanders of
the Republican National Committee.
The announcement follows:
President Hoover will make his first
speech of the campaign at Des Moines,
Iowa, on the evening Of Tuesday, Oc-
tober T. Arrangements for Nation
wide radio hook-up are being made.
The President will return immedi-
ately to Washington after his speech.
He will make no other addresses en-
route. Time and place of other ad-
dresses by the President have not yet
been arranged"
Vandenberg Talks Tonight.
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan to-
night opens the Republican National
Committee radio campaign with
speech to be delivered over the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. chain. includ-
ing WRC here He will speak from 7:30
to pm. Eastern standard time.
| The President will make no other
speeches on his visit to Des Moines,
but will make the trip to the Iowa
capital as speedily as possible. return
| ing to Washington soon after he has
delivered his address. This is in line
with his determination to make no
I transforming trips. but to stay on the
/ Job in Washington except fpr the three
speeches, including that in Des Moines.
which he has agreed to make during
the campaign.