Evening star., 1937-09-12
g. O. P. HELP FOR FOES
OF COURT PLAN ASKED
Republicans Might Vote for Senators
lii Democratic Primaries and at
General Election.

discussing the broad question OF coali-
ton in l940). 1t is not necessary that
there be any formal step by the Re-
publican organization, acting officially
so far as can be seen now, and looking
TO the future generally, it seems vitally
important that the Republican organ
lzatlon be preserved. For we want to
keep America a two-party country
'When country, as in some cases in
Europe, becomes a one-party country,
dictatorship is a hand
7. There are two things that can
be looked upon separately. There is
the Republican party organization,
and there is the body of Republican
voters. (Just as the Democratic party
organization can be looked upon sep
arately from the body of Democratic
voters.) Party organizations do not
exist Tor the sake of the organizations
They exist for the sake of the voters.
PRIMARIES of both parties exist for
the sake of the voters. On one occa-
sion, some voters may wish to make
use OF one party primary: on another
occasion they may want to make use
of the other primary.
Republican Aid for Democrats.
q. l have said that Republican and
independent voters, where primary
laws permit, will want to enter Demo-
cratic primaries next Spring in States
where Democratic Senators who op-
posed the court measure are up for
denomination. The same Republican
voters, 1t goes without saying, will
want to vote for the same Democratic
senators in the general election in
misunderstanding that these SEN
ators are renominated.
What l am saying here is that all
voters VINO oppose the Presidents
court measure-Democratic Repub-
hcan and ndependent-ought to take
every step available to them to bring
about denomination and reelection of
those Democratic Senators who op-
posed the court measure. l am saving
that, from the standpoint of such vot-
ers, this ought to be done as the s,Irest
means of preventing the court measure
from being reintroduced and passed
IN Congress next year.
There is an additional reason. Even
II the reason I gave did not exist. there
is another. 1t is the reason of rrati-
tuoe. The court measure has been de-
leateo Tor the present. 1t was de-
teated by large number of Demo-
cratic Senators opposing it. If these
democratic Senators had not opposed
1t. 1t would have been law and Presi-
dent Roosevelt would be appointing
SIX additional justices. OF the Demo-
crauc Senators who prevented this.
nine come up for denomination and
reelection next year. Surely they
deserve to be supported in every avail
able way by every voter-Republjcan
Democratic or ndependent-who feels
grateful that the court measure was
defeated.
Another Group.
10. l have written OF one eroup of
Democratic Senators who are IN for
denomination and reelection next
year-the ones who opposed the
PRESIDENTS court measure. There is
another group, the Democratic Sena-
tors VINO supported the court measure
one such Senator is Mr.. Bulklev of
ONO. / mention Senator Bulkley only
as an example, and without reference
10 his other qualifications. use him
as an example on the assumption that
the court measure is paramount over
all otner issues or considerations.
Senator Bulkley comes up for renomi-
nation and reelection next wear
What should be done about him by
persons who oppose the Presidents
court measure? I say persons: I
mean all voters who feel that way.
Democrats, Republicans, independents
Obviously all such persons will wish
to prevent MIR. Bulkley from being re-
turned TO the Senate. Democratic
voters can make this attempt in the
Democratic primaries. Republican
voters cannot help because Ohio is
one of the States in which Republi-
cans cannot enter Democratic pri-
maries.
Besides. the Democratic primary is
not the best place in which to defeat
Senators who supported the Presidents
court measure. The best place to de-
feat them is the general election in
November. And the best way to de-
feat them is to elect Republicans. In
ONO, and In the other States where
Democratic Senators who supported
the court measure are up for re-elec-
ton, obviously Democrats who oppose
the measure will want 10 vote for the
Republican candidate.
tCopyright. 1887, New York Tribune. Incl