Evening star., 1935-12-05
THE POLITICAL
MILL
BY C. Could Lincoln.

Dental preferential primaries in popu-
lous States and demonstrate to the Re-
publicans generally that there is real
demapd for him. Other potential candi-
dates for the nomination will fold up,
If the Idahoan does that, it is contended.
Once nominated, can Borah be elected
over President Roosevelt and his New
Deal? These G. o. P. politicians say
he has chance" So far, they do not
give him more. Some Of the friends and
ardent admirers Of Senator Borah go
much further. They insist he can be
elected; they say he can carry the States
Of the West against Roosevelt, even
Nebraska, for example.
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Meanwhile Senator Borah has a prob
lem before him. Granting the PROPOSE
ton that he can win the Republican
nomination, the question is whethe' 'e
prefers to take the chance of running
against President RooSevelt--with a hard
and bitter campaign ahead-or whether
he would rather seek to retain his pres
ent seat in the Senate, seat he has
held for quarter century. No one
seems to have much doubt that he can
be reelected to the Senate. Many Of his
friends, and many who have no desire
to see him nominated-Democrat as
we'll as Republicans-believe that in the
end Borah will run for the Senate. 1t
remains to be seen whether the Senator
will surprise them. Doubtless, during the
session of the Republican National Com
mittee meeting here, set for December
16, opportunity will be sought and OBJ
tanned for sounding out various members
as to the possible Borah candidacy.
Had it SO happened that Borahs term
of Office in the Senate did not expire
until January, 1885, instead of January,
1887 there would have been nothing to
prevent his holding on as Senator while
seeking to be elected President. That
the ending of his term in the Senate
comedies with the ending of the preSi-
Dental term is just one Of those things.
Never before has the chance for a pres
idential nomination been so good for him
as now, though he has frequently been
mentioned in the past as a possible
selection Of his party.
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So confident are some of the well in
formed Democrats that Philadelphia is
the preference Of President Roosevelt
and some of his political advisers as the
city for the Democratic National Con-
vention next year that they have already
begun to make reservations there for the
period Of the convention. The publication
of reports that Philadelphia is to get the
convention, however, has given the pow
ers that be no particular joy. They fear
that II the impression gets we'll abroad
in the City of Brotherly Love that the
convention is sure to be held there. the
check which must accompany that city'S
bid for the big affair will shrink in size.
Why pay too high for a sure thing?
After all. the Democratic National Com
mittee wants to get all the money 1t can,
not only for the expenses of the con-
vention, which are large, but also as
nest egg for the coming campaign. So
1t is not surprising that Chairman Farley
Of the national committee declines at
this time to commit himself to Philadel-
phia, or even to say that Philadelphia
is the most likely city for the affair. He
even throws out the suggestion that had
the Democrats succeeded in electing their
candidate for mayor last month Phila-
delphia would have been in a stronger
position as bidder for the convention.
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The meeting of the Democrats Ma
tional Committee here on January 8
NAAA 0C 4ua0C JIIC OCCdSlOU VI u great
party rally. The Jackson day celebra-
tion and dinner affords the occasion for
q colorful demonstration, with the PreSi-
dent himself participating as the prin-
cipal speaker. 1t looks now as though
the Democrats will, as in the past, hold
their convention after the Republican
National Convention next June. The
Republican National Committee will fix
q nf h0 rfN ~v,k1o
1t meets here December l6. Usually this
has been about the middle of June. All
the Democrats have to do when they
meet later is to pick a date following
by couple Of weeks the Republican
convention.
Former President Herbert Hoover'S
attitude toward the Republican presi-
dental nomination has been pictured
from many angles by many political
observers. Some are convinced that he
is intent upon making himself the party
candidate. Others are equally confident
that Mr.. Hoover has no other purpose
than to campaign against the New Deal
and to defeat President Roosevelt for
re-election-with some other candidate
than himself as the @. o. p. nominee.
Theodore Joslin, who was secretary to
Mr.. Hoover during the last two years
Of his term in the White House, writing
in Today, takes the position that Mr..
Hoover wants nothing for himself; in
other words, that he is not seeking the
presidency as a personal prize or to vim
dicate himself, or that he is seeking the
nomination at all. Says Mr.. Joslin COM
menting on Mr.. Hoover'S position today:
Nov for the present and the immedi-
printed recently that he really is build
ing up political organization, presum-
ably for his personal use in the 1886
campaign. Commentators have jumped
at the conclusion that this is the reason
for his increasing activity. The blunt
truth Is that he has no organization,
political, personal or otherwise today. And
it is about the first time in twenty years
that he has not. So this is another
change.
HE has one particular objective in
life today. That is to get the absolutely
fundamental national issues before the
American people. AS the titular leader
of the opposition, he will go after the
merits of the issues hammer and tongs.
He will confine his arguments to prin-
ciples. There will be nothing personal
Yn his criticisms. He never "Srnears" men.
"He will be the fighting Quaker this
coming year. He will give everything he
has to the flght-cold facts, logic, satire,
humor. So far as he is concerned, the
chips may fall where they may. Re-
freshed by the rest of the last three