Evening star., 1933-07-30
ENPI OYMENT CROWS AS STATES BACK RECOVERY PLAr
Senatorial Fight
Over Fess Seer,
In Buckeye State
Coz. White to Seek Nom
i,atiOn Against Former
Coz. Vic D0nahey.
BY J. H. GALBRAITH.

Special lDispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 29.-Out Of
the controversy between factions of the
Democratic organization in Ohio over
the distribution of Federal patronage
come inklings of fight next year over
the party nomination for the United
States senatorship. to succeed Senator
8. D. Fees. Though Gov. George White
has made no utterance on the subject,
1t is known that he will ask for his
party's nomination.
It Is expected that former Gov. Vic
Donahey will contest the nomination
with him, and will have the support
of the element Of the Democrats who
have grievances against Gov. White
outstanding among them being w. w.
Durbin, who has just received appoint
ment as register Of the Treasury at
washington, and former Representative
M. L. Davey OF Kent, who has opposed
Gov. White In every political ambition
lately. Apparently Burr Gongwer, the
Democratic leader in Cleveland, will
join the opponents of the Governor.
A bitter night of this kind would be
apt to leave sore places In the party no
matter which faction might win, and
greatly help the chances of Senator
Fess for reelection. The Senator will
ask his party'ss nomination, and get it.,
no doubt. even though some of his more
radical dry friends are now censuring
him for admitting that prohibition
seems certain to be repealed.
Seeks Political New Deal.
Sensing this situation, John F. Nolan
Of Steubenville, who Is now the prin-
cipel candidate for Democratic State
executive chairman to succeed Henry G..
Drummer, who resigned as soon as he
was appointed to the head of the Ohio
Home Loan Bureau, has announced his
intention, if elected. to bring about a
new dear' in the party management
His object will be to iron out the party
differences and make it possible to pre-
sent q solid front in the campaign of
next year, in which the first test OF the
with the people will be made.
In rendering his resignation as
Democratic State executive chairman,
Brunner said he was Withdrawing from
active politics for good. That may,
however, have been called out by the
criticisms Of his opponents for the
State home loan position, who predicted
he would use the extensive patronage
coming to his hand with it in the
interest Of Gov White. The Governor
put through the Legislature at its
recent session two measures that will
largely increase the patronage of the
Executive, against stout opposition of
antt-admtnistration Democrats, one of
them taking the administration of the
Automobile Bureau from the Secretary
Of State and placing it under the State
Highway Department, whose head the
Governor names, and the other estab-
fishing a State constabulary, members
OF which are selected by the Governor
Gov. White permitted several revenue
measures passed by the Legislature to
become laws without his signature
one of them providing 2-cent tax on
beer bottle caps, and the beer interests
are now denouncing him for breaking
faith" with them. The Governor SAYS
they are only temporary revenue
measures anyhow, and he viii call back
the Legislature September l to pro-
vide more revenue, the present being
inadequate, and will call second spe-
cial session in January to take up the
complete overhauling Of the taxation
system Of the State.
The Governor signed both the 80
Continued on Seventh Pa1eO