Evening star., 1937-10-30
NEXT PRESIDENT? YOU GUESS
1t Won't Be Woman Wise Washington Thinks, but the Odds
Favor Married Lawyer in His Ffties-Unlucky for
Candidate to Get Out in Front Early.

Somewhere in that list there NAV be
the name of the man who will head
the Democratic ticket for President
in 1910. But remember James K.
Polk who wasn't considered seriously
for President even week before he
was nominated!
In the Republican ranks there like
wise is no lack of names Washington
considers eligible for consideration.
The one mentioned first is always
that of Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg
of Michigan who, it is said. could have
had the nomination last time but
refused on stratgegic grounds. OBJ
servers in the Capital declare that If
the nominating convention were held
today Senator Vandenberg would get
first place without even exerting him.
self. But, they warn. the Senator is
out front-much against his will, incl
dentally-much, much too early. That
gives everybody else chance to gang
up-and there's where the dark horse
slips in.
But. at any rate. Senator vanden-
berg heads UP the list right now
A few years ago New Jerseys
vigorous Gov Harold G. Hoffman was
generally considered to be an out
standing front-rank contender for
political honors. especially when ne
was elected in the face of tremendous
countrywide Democratic landslide.
While his popularity admittedly has
suffered somewhat as a result of the
Hauptmsnn trial business, Hoffman
remains a young. colorful. energetic
and intelligent figure who is still very
much in the national picture. Sea-
soned political observers in Washington
continue to watch Hoffman's career
with deep interest.
Will Alfred M. Landon be the Re-
publican standard-bearer in 1910?
Washington doesn't think so: and
neither does 1t think that Frank Knox
will be chosen again; nor ex-President
Hoover.
RUT sstute, middle-of-the-rosd
Charles l.. MeNary of Oregon.
Senate minority leader. is being put
on many q private list as a good bet.
And there are some who contend that
Fiorello H. La Guardia, nominally a
Republican but drawing wide support
from many groups and parties. Ia
just the man to lead the G. o. P. hosts
in the promised land next time. La
Guardia, war veteran. former Con-
gresham. reform Mayor of New York.
is regarded as having reached sub
stsntial national stature and TO be
definite entry in the 1910 race.
And there are others. among them
Senator Gerald P. Nye of North
Dakota. Glenn Frank. former president
of the University of Wisconsin; Rep
resentative James w. Wadsworth Of
New York, former Senator from that
State
A MoNG the most important Of all
possible candidates for the Presi-
dency in 1910 is Senator Robert M.
La Toilette. jr. of Wisconsin. Progress
sive, heir to a distinguished political
tradition. The elder La Toilette. whom
Young Bob" succeeded in the Senate.
ran for President on third party
platform in 1924. with Senator Burton
K. Wheeler of Montana as his running
mate.
Should there be a thoroughgoing
realignment of parties by 1910. which
Washington is discussing but not TAX
ing too seriously because it has heard
the same thing threatened many times
before, La Follettes presidential stock
would jump sky-high. And even now
it isn't low.
To complete the whole picture, the
Capitals winter league clairvoyants
are handsomely giving the Socialist
and Communist nominations to the
traditional standard-bearers, Norman
Thomas and Earl Browder.
Is the name of the next President Of
the United States in this lengthy list7
The roster was submitted to
representative group of nose-to-the-
grounders in the cardroom, bar and
billiard room at the National Press
Club, and one gentleman asleep IN the
club library was awakened for his
opinion. The results were as follows:
Ninety-f1ve per cent said: Yes. your
nominees are there somewhere. But
don't ask us where"
Four and -uuartrs per cent
said: mo, we think the nominees will
be much darker horses who are still
miles away from the race"
The gentleman who was awakened
said: "I came here to sleep. Why not
ask your readers?"
And that does sound sensible.
What do you think about It?