Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09
SENATE DEBATE ON COURT
TO ENLIGHTEN COUNTRY
1t Will Reveal How Many Democrats
Are Willing to Subordinate
Conscience to Party.

year he ran for the Senate as an
independent and Is officially so listed.
Nelther Is Senator La Toilette anv
longer Republican,; he is formally
listed as Progressive, the Official
name OF the La Toilette party in
wisconsin, Without going into the
records, ! should say. offhand, that
probably this is the first time in an !
years when every Republican in the
senate was united on one side OF ami
issue, the first time since "Republicanl
insurgents" or Progressive Rep,,blil
cans began to be recognized AS Il
group. about 1907
the Republicans, then, can an,
Will contribute 16 votes In the Son.
ate against the Presidents proposal
IN the House they can contribute If
Vooes. Il assume that every Repub-
mean In the House will vote against
the proposal, though I have not ex.
ahmed the situation minutely1 Now
what more can the Republicans do,
II they are to give further helm il
must lake some unusual form.
An obvious way for the Republic.
ans TO help defeat the Presidents
court proposal would be to give aid
70 those Democratic Senators who are
against the proposal when tlrev come
up 1or reelection in their respective
States.
Republicans to Help Democrats.
Inc Democratic Senators who on
pose the Presidents measure come IN
Ior denomination and reelection. as
alI senators do, in three classes. Some
come up next year, in 1898: some in
1910, some in 1912. The ones who will
most need support by Republicans are
the ones who come up next year. Those
are the ones who are under the guns,
BY 1910 the court proposal may be a
past issue, and by 1912 Mr.. Roosevelt
may be, presumably will be, out of
Office.
OF Democratic Senators who come
up for denomination and reelection
next year and who are opposed to the
PRESIDENTS court measure there are
about eight. 1t is impossible to give
the exact number, for not all the
Democrats have yet stated their posi-
tons. In the lack of exact Informal
ton. accept a newspaper compilation
made up from informal statements
ana deductions. According to this list,
democrats who are against the Presi-
dents measure and will come I'D for
reelection next year include Clark
OF Missouri, Van Mugs of Indiana.
ADAMS OF Colorado, Tydings of Mary.
land. Lonergan of Connecticut, Gillett
OF Iowa. George of Georgia and Smith
OF South Carolina. To this list there
may be additions several other Demo-
Gratis up for reelection next year are
still uncommitted.
Here are eight Democrats, at least.
who are against the Presidents meas
ure and who win come up for renom.
nation and reelection, next year,
What will Republicans in the respect
i've States do about them? A large
number OF Republicans undoubtedly
will want to help return these Dem.
ocrats to the Senate.
Must Win Nomination.
But If the Republicans are to help
these Democrats at all, they must
help them get renominated. 1t is in
getting renominated that these Dem.
ocrats will have their real difficulty.
IL Is no use for Republicans to say
they will help Democrat in the gen.
eral electlon-for the Democrat can.
not run in the general election unless
ne is first renominated. Renomina-
ton takes place in Democratic pri.
mares. And in the Democratic pri.
| mares the administration, Mr.. Roose.
welt and Mr.. Farley, will undoubtedly
try to defeat Democrats who have
| voted against the Presidents court
measure. Consequently, II Repub-
licans are to give practical help 10
these Democrats, they must 60 into
the Democratic primaries.
The plan for Republicans to SUP.
port next year Democratic Senator
who are against the Presidents pro-
| posal has begun to take practice
form. In Missouri the principal Re-
publican leader in the State, Nations
committeeman Arthur NJ Curtis, hi
stated IL as his belief and the bt<
lief of the other principal Reput%
lican leaders of the State that the Red
publlcans in Missouri should help to
return to the Senate Bennett Champ
Clark. To do this the proposal is
that in about half of Missouri's coun.
ties, where Republicans are the mi.
nority party but considerable In mum.
beers, the Republicans should abandon
their own primaries and go into the
Democratic primaries and there vote
for the denomination OF Senator
Clark.
1t Is likely that in other States be-
sides Missouri similar steps will be
considered. The desirability of Re.
publicans giving aid to Democratic
Senator who oppose the Presidents
Court measure is too obvious to pass
without action.
| CCopyrisht, 1887