Evening star., 1934-09-26
DEMOCRATS BACK
CUTTING OPPONENT
New Deal Supporter Fails
to Win Bipartisan
Nomination.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,

The nomination Of Representative
Chavez by the Democrats OF New
Mexico yesterday to run against Sen
ator Cutting, Republican Progressive,
is just another indication that the
Democrats are intent on building UP
their own party organization in West
ern States while the going appears
good.
Senator Cutting, like Senator john
son Of California, Senator Norris of
Nebraska and Senator La Toilette Of
Wisconsin, supported President Roose-
velt in the 1882 campaign. Senator
Cutting, 1t was declared by Senator
Glass of Virginia during Senate de-
bate, was offered post as Secretary
Of the Interior by President Roosevelt
when he was cabinet making" before
entering the White House
Three of the four Republican Pro-
gressive Senators who supported Presi-
dent Roosevelt are up for reelection
this year. johnson is the only one
who has support from the Democratic
organiZati ton. He was nominated by
the Democrats as we'll as the Repub-
hcans, although he retained his off,
cial af1liation with the Republican
party. In Wisconsin, the Democrats
have nominated John M Callahan to
run against La Toilette.
Republicans Unite.
The Republicans in New Mexico ap-
pear to have laid their factional trou-
bles aside for this campaign Meeting
in convention yesterday, they put a
ticket in the field that represents both
the Progressives and the more regular
Republicans. Because Of the resigna-
ton of former Senator Bratton, to be-
come Federal Judge, there are two
senatorial seats at stake in the New
Mexico election this year.
Since Judge Bratton's retirement,
his place has been filled by Senator
Hatch, Democrat, serving by appoint
mentt. Hatch was nominated by the
Democrats yesterday to run TO succeed
himself for the short term. The Re-
publicans nominated former Gov. r.
c. Dillon to oppose Hatch. For Gov
ernor the Republicans nominated Jsf1a
Miller, who, like Dillon, has belonged
to the more regular group, and they
nominated Maurice Meira to run for
Representative at Large. Meira be-
longs to the Cutting or more pro-
gressive group.
The Democratic convention put for
ward Clyde Tingley. mayor Of Albu-
querque. as candidate for Governor,
and J. ]. Dempsey to be candidate for
Representative at Large in place Of
Representative Chavez.
The Republican Senatorial Campaign
Committee, it was said here today,
will go down the line for Cutting in
his race for reelection. And on the
other hand, the Democratic organiza-
ton is backing Chavez. II the ad-
ministration desired to do anything
for Cutting-who for the most part
has supported the New Deal-its hands
seem to be pretty well tied Chavez
is serving mis- second term in the
House, to which he was first elected
in 1880. Two years ago he won re-
election to the House with a majority
of over 4l,000 votes. the largest ma
jority ever given a candidate in New
Mexico.
Power in New Mexico.
Senator Cutting has for a number
Of years been a dominating figure
in New Mexican politics. He has had
support from both Republicans and
Democrats in the past He is a native
Of New York, although he has lived
in New Mexico since 1910. Chavez
on the other hand is a native Of New
Mexico. Cutting is a newspaper pub
Usher and Chavez, lawyer. The
latter is a graduate Of the George
town University Law School, while
Cutting has degree from Harvard.
1t looks as though the senatorial
! campaign would be brisk in New
Mexico. Senator Cutting belongs to
| the so-called progressive group on the
Republican side of the Senate cham
Der. Should he and Senator La
| Toilette be defeated in November this
group of Republican progressives
which has already had several losses
in recent years, would be still further
decimated. Progressive Senators, who
have disregarded party lines in the
past, are going into Wisconsin to cam
paign for La Toilette and they may be
expected to do the same for Cutting
If he sends out an S. o. S. call. Cut
ting was an old Bull Mooser in the
days of the first Roosevelt
Frazier Is Opposed.
Another of the Republican Pro-
gressive group who is up for re-elec-
tion is Senator Lynn J. Frazier. He
will be opposed by Henry Holt. the
Democratic nominee. Senator Nye of
North Dakota, also a progressive Re-
publican, predicted today that Sen
ator Frazier would be victorious In the
coming election.
Republican progressives in the Sen
ate who supported Roosevelt and his
New Deal measures look askance upon
the attacks being made upon their
colleagues by the Democrats in the
coming election. Furthermore, If the
Democratic party is to become more
and more recognized as the Progress
i've party In the West, these Repub-
lican progressives may have to decide
whether they will become afhliated
with the Democratic party themselves
or face defeat.