Evening star., 1934-10-20
DEMOCRATS HOLD
MISSOURI IN LINE;
KANSAS DOUBTFUL
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that in redistricting the States the
Democratic Legislature has thrown as
much Republican territory as possible
into a few districts. leaving The re-
mainder of the congressional districts
as strongly as possible Democratic. 1t
is the old story of '-gerrymandering" a
State.
"Bossism' Cry Raised.
In addition to the New Deal issue,
the Republicans have raised q cry
against 'boSsism" in Missouri. Tru-
man, they point out, is the hand
picked candidate Of Pendergast. the
Charley Murphy Of Kansas City, whose
motto is I'VE fed 'em and vote 'em, !"
but the issue does not seem to be
making many votes. Truman has
been a county commissioner, or judge
as they call him here. He is no Reed,
MOI anything like the former Senator
in ability, but he Is we'll liked.
Former Senator Jim" Reed. by. the
way. has been the hope Of the Re
publicans. They felt that II he would
run as an independent Democratic
candidate for the Senate they might
have a real chance with Patterson.
But Mr. Reed did not file. Nor is it
likely that he will make any anti
New Deal speeches in Missouri during
the rest of the campaign. The veteran
Senator, however, Is a seething vol
cano on the subject OF the New Deal
When he blows the lid of look out
for fireworks.
In Kansas the Republicans have an
aggressive organization. They are not
split so much by factions as they
have been. Gov. ALI Landon has been
adroit. He has given the State q
good and at the same time economical
which in these days is very different
from economic-administration. To-
gether with the cutting down Of State
expenses, Gov Landon has seen to II
that the State Of Kansas got all OF
the Federal money possible. And
it has received many millions, not
alone in corn checks and wheat COM
pliance checks, but also from every
other Federal source which has been
laddling out the coin.
Farley Active for Ketehum.
Landon is opposed for Governor by
Omar B. Ketchum, a Democrat. The
Democratic national chairman, Post
master General Farley. the other day
sent letter to every Democratic pre-
cinct committeeman in Kansas urging
that Ketchum be elected and saying
Every voter interested in his own
welfare as well as that OF the entire
State should guarantee cooperation
between Topeka and Washington by
electing Mr. Ketchum as the mex
Governor OF Kansas"
This has popped up the Democratic
campaign In Kansas, which seemed u
be tagging. The politicians figure tina,
the word spoken by Mr.. Farley fol
Ketchum Is also q word spoken by
the chairman for every Democratic
House candidate in the State. What
the Democrats apparently fear is thai
II Landon, running at the head Of the
Republican ticket, gets too big a lead
it may mean the election of an entire
Republican delegation from the Sun
flower State.
In addition, 1t has been announced
by the Democratic State Committee ir
Kansas that drove of speakers from
the outside would be imported u
speak for the congressional and Stat.
tickets, including Harry Fleharty, As
sistant United States Attorney Gen.
eral; Senator Morris Sheppard ol
Texas, Senator Bennett Clark of Mis-.
souri, and Representative Marvin Jones
Of Texas.
u. s. Cash in Kansas.
The farmers of Kansas, like the
farmers in the neighboring States oi
Missouri and Nebraska, have received
a lot of money from the Federal Gov
ernment in payment for compliance
In the corn-hog program and the
! wheat program and for drought relief
They have had aid from the Govern
ment in disposing Of their drought
| distressed cattle, which have beer
| slaughtered by the thousand aftel
being bought by the Government. TIT
Democrats feel, and say, that the
Democratic candidates for ONCE shoule
benefit by these expenditures.
In Kansas, however. the referendum
=
badly for the supporters OF th'
A. A. A. The farmers voted 1871:
against q corn-hog program for 1913.
| to 17,429 for it. They voted, too
23,629 against the 1895 single-contrac
plan covering all grain and live stool
and only IL ,607 for it. Various ex
plantations are put forward for thil
| rundown of the A. A. A. by thu
Kansas farmers, one Of which Is tina
the farmers became disguised wher
| their checks from the Government die
not reach them in time to buy fees
at q reasonable price-from theil
point of view-after the drought hat
hit the State. Another reason ad'
vanced was that the administration
corn-hog program had not been 81
good, with a lot Of red tape and ques'
| tioning of farmers figures for quots
allotmentS.
Cash Has Its Effect.
Kansas is q great wheat growing
State. The wheat farmers have bene
fitted tremendously. particularly in thi!
drought year, from the wheat agree
ments with the Government.
All of this Government money
dumped into Kansas, may have it.
| effect on election day. just as 1t viii
have in Missouri and elsewhere. Tha'
is the reason that some Of the con-
gressional districts are now set dowT
as doubtful" Going over the prob
able results in the seven districts o.
the State. 1t is predicted ~that thu
Republicans will carry, the first dis
trict, where Representative Lambert.
son is running for reelection. Lam
bertson, by the way. has supported
the New Deal measures.
Representative Guyer, Republican
Is given o decided edge in the secont
district. In the third district Rep