Evening star., 1934-01-31

If Ogden L. Mills Topeka speech
was. as political Washington thinks, an
unabashed bid for Republican national
leadership and the presidential nomi-
nation in 1896. it will stir plenty OF
emotions in the bosoms of nine or 10
other would be G. o. P. white hopes
Those honorably mentioned in this
long distance connection include Rep
resentatives James w. WadSwOrth and
Bertrand H. Smell of New York, Gov.
John G. Winant of New Hampshire,
Senators Charles L. McNary of Ore
gon. L. J. Dickinson of Iowa and
Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan.
former Senator and Ambassador Wal
ter E. Edge of New Jersey, Patrick
j. Hurley of Oklahoma. Henford
MacNider of Iowa and Gen. James
G, Harbord of New York. This tabula
ton does not exhaust the list, but en-
braces those thought to be in the Barkis
, class If there we're any chance the
lightning might strike them. Every
thing is predicated on the theory that
Herbert Hoover has definitely re-
nounced all ambition to have another
try at the presidency. If a White
House bee is seriously buzzing in Mills
capab BILE head. Capital politicians agree
that he has done a shreWd thing by
stepping out in front early in the game
and copyrighting issues. especially those
critical of Roosevelt policies. in way
it will be difficult for anybody to dupli-
cate without committing political
plagiarism.
Primaries of 1884 begin to cast their
shadows before Indiana will start the
| I, all ~
terest cpnters in the IS States with
United States Senators whose terms are
expiring Senator Arthur R. Robinson.
Hoosier Republican, is the first to lace
| the guns Indiana elects at primaries
delegates who select the senatorial NOM
| inee at State nominating convention.
New York has the same system. In
both States only members of the House
are nominated at primaries. On May
Is Senators Reed of Pennsylvania and
Kean of New Jersey. both Republicans.
will tempt fate. In June Trammell.
Democrat of Florida; Hale, Republican.
of Maine; Shipstead Farmer-Labor. of
Minnesota. and Frazier. Republican, OF
North Dakota. will go through the pri-
mary hopes. Other States electing Sen
ators will hold nominating primaries
throughout the Summer up to mid
September. when Wisconsin. New York
ano Massachusetts, vote Six States
Idaho. Connecticut. Delaware. New
Mexico, Rhode Island and Utah-nom-
mate at State conventions. Election
DAY this year is Tuesday. November s.
in all States except Maine which goes
to the polls on September 10. AS usual.
the Democrats plan an intensive enort
! in Maine. in view of the psychological
effects of victory upon the rest OF the
country.
! Emanuel Hertz, author of Abraham
Lincoln-A New Portrait" published
about year ago. has left with Speaker
Rainey two unique Lincoln souvenirs.
| One is a memorandum book and the
other a book of clippings. The mar
tyred President carried both around
with him during mis- debates with Doug
las. The memorandum book contains
records of Lincoln's law cases. including
is filled with notes bearing on slavery,
issues of the day and at the end is a
careful alphabetical index Lincoln
frequently cited from the book on the
spot during the Douglas debates. Oc-
casionally he would place notations at
Douglas disposal. The scrapbook Is
| devoted almost exclusively to slavery
data and was prepared by Lincoln for
| ready reference purposes. The two vol
| umes are the property of Gabriel Wells.
collector OF rare books and have been
insured for S25,000. Speaker Rainey
intends to use material from them in
an address at Springfield. ILL.,. February
H. on the 125th anniversary of Lin
coins birth.
Otis T. Wingo. jr, son and heir OF
the late Representative from Arkansas,
whose name he bears, Is making ar
rangements for National Institution