Evening star., 1932-11-03
The Political Mill
By C.. Could Lincoln.

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strange innovations for a Democratic
presidential candidate, were it not for
topsy-turvy conditions existing politi-
These three New England States have
been uniformly Republican, although
New Hampshire voted for Wilson in
1912 and in 1915 and Maine gave Will
son its electoral vote in 1912. The Re-
publicans got the shock Of their lives
when Maine elected Democratic Gov
ernor last September and two Demo-
cratic members of the House to one
for the Republicans. 1t was this elec-
ton that gave an early indication that
all was not right in Republican strong
holds this year. Since that election
the Republicans in the Pine Tree State
have done their best to bring the
voters back into line They are claim
ing today that the State will vote for
President Hoover next Tuesday. 1t may,
particularly if there has been the swing
back to Hoover which has been claimed
in the last month. The Democrats
carried the State in September by the
narrowest kind of a margin.
Vermont, Notwithstanding Democratic
claims, looks to be still Republican. In
deed, II the Republicans do not carry
Vermont it would be in order that every
State would go Democratic. In New
Hampshire, however, a real battle Is on
The Republicans do not have as firm a
grip on New Hampshire as they have
had on Maine. and If the Democratic
swing in Maine was such as to elect a
Governor there in September, it is un-
doubtedly true that the Democrats have
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Here again much will depend upon the
extent to which President Hoovers very
strong and capable campaign has
brought Republican voters back into
line.
Roosevelt was given a warm recep-
ton in both Maine and New Hampshire
on his swing through New England.
Crowds do not always mean votes. But
the Democrats in those States have
been greatly encouraged and are on
their toes. Maine has settled its row
over Governor and members Of Con-
gress by its September elections. In
New Hampshire, however contests for
Governor and for Senator and members
of the House, and, indeed the whole State
ticket, are under way. OF great interest
generally Is the race between Senator
George H. Moses, Republican. against
former Gov. Brown, Democrat. Sena-
tor Moses has long been a picturesque
and vibrant figure on the Republican
side of the Senate chamber Al Smith
has picked him out this year fer at
tack. both because of Senator Moses
hot stuff" letter to a Southern EDITOR
four years ago, and because Senator
Moses earlier in the campaign insisted
-
through the country what a mean deal
the Democrats in the Chicago National
Convention had given to Mr. Smith.
How the Moses Brown race will wind
up is not entirely clear Senator Moses
has long been intrenched in New Hamp-
shire and has had a lot of Demo-
cratic as we'll as Republican friends
there. There is a very considerable
Catholic population in New Hampshire.
however, and if they take it out on
Moses because he sought to spread anti
Catholic propaganda in 1928, as
charged by Al Smith. it may be too
much for Senator Moses to overcome
On the ticket with Senator Moses is
Gov. Winant. Republican, seeking re-
election. Rumors of various deals have
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throw" Winant and vice versa. Moses
and Winant have belonged to different
political factions of the Republican
party.
old guard in the Senate
year. Senator Smoot of Utah, chair
Nf tho Finance rNyo
ator Wesley L. Jones of Washington.
chairman of the powerful Appropriations
Committee; Senator Jim" Watson of
Indiana, the Republican leader of the
Senate. are others who may go down
to defeat If there is a real Democratic
sweep.
The Senate without these four wheel
horses of the Republican party would
be a strange place. 1t would mean
the Encouragement Of the Republican
side of the chamber Among those
younger Republicans who might be ex-
pected to step into the leadership in
the Senate are McNary of Oregon, the
present assistant Republican leader:
Reed Of Pennsylvania, recognized today
as one of the best skilled and strong
members of the body, and Vandenberg
OF Michigan. who has developed greatly
since he went to the Senate few years
ago 1t is true that there would re-
main to be reckoned with on the Re-
publican side the veteran Senator Borah
of Idaho. the present chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee: Senator
Hiram Johnson Of California. chair
man Of the Commerce Committee and
Senator Norris of Nebraska chair
man of the Judiciary Committee Borah
has held back in the campaign this
year. Both johnson and Norris are on
of these progressive Republican Sen
ators would scarcely commend them to
the Republicans generally for leader
ship in the next Senate. Furthermore,
there seems no probability that Senator
Johnson and Senator Borah could ever
agree on anything any more. The per-
sonal antagonism between the two has
grown with the years.
Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth's
political meeting of women in Col
umhuq breaks long record of no
speeches on the part of the daughter
of the late President Roosevelt and
widow Of the late Speaker Nicholas
LongWorth. Mrs. LongWorth is taking
a keen interest in the present campaign,
however She and the rest Of her
branch of the Roosevelt family have
certainly done their best to make the
country understand that Franklin D.
Roosevelt does not have their support
for the presidency He is a fifth cousin
or something like that. If Mrs Long
worth should get actively into politics
at last. she doub less would become a
real power in the Republican party.
For years she has taken the keenest
interest in politics, but always in the
background.
Kentucky Democrats will heave a
sigh Of relief over the determination
of the Court of Appeals not to disturb
the arrangement by which the State
is to elect its entire delegation to the
House in a Statewide election. and
not by congressional districts. Because
of the decision of the United Supreme
Court in the Mississippi case where
the redistricting law was involved, it
was feared. by the Democrats. that
Kentucky might be forced to elect by
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