Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21

speech in the Congressional Record:
In other words, II South Carolina q
living conditions are 50 kindly that 1t
takes only SO cents day, for illus
tration. to enable one to live COM
fortably and reasonably, and in the
New England States it take $3.50 a
day to buy necessary coal and have
windows in the houses so constructed
that people will not suffer. then the
wage in South Carolina shall be raised
to $780,"
Senator Smith also Is pointing out
that President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor has
come out in support Of his renomina-
ton. But the 50-cents-a-day phrase
is being kept prominently in the pic
ture and it is difficult to tell how far
1t may affect the outcome.
Legislation Handling Hit.
Gov. Johnston also Is criticizing
Senator Smiths handling of farm leg
islation, claiming the subject was de-
layed last year and not acted on until
after the special session last fall. Sen
ator Smith meets this by quoting off,
Gals of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration as having praised him
for his work on the farm program as
chairman OF the Agricultural Com
mittee.
The price Of cotton has not been
good recently, however, and the atti-
tude of the farmers may be decisive
in the primary result. On the other
hand, great many Of them have
been voting for Senator Smith for a
long time, and this may be a factor
to his advantage. But If the farmers
generally are in the mood for a change
1t will help Gov. Johnston and Mr..
Brown.
As an offset to the agricultural sit
uation, Senator Smith Is attacking the
anti-lynching bill, which was blocked
again by Southern opposition in the
last Congress. and this is always q
vote-getting issue in this section.
Gov. Johnston is trying to combat
this issue by claiming the anti-lynch-
ing bill was only brought up to help
Northern Senators and that there
was no real effort to pass it.
The Governor is basing his cam
paign on whole-hearted support OF
President Roosevelt, coupled with q
promise to work for Federal payment
OF old-age pensions in full $3.50 a
month";. He reminds the voters he
was born on a small tenant farm. was
once a cotton mill worker and knows
the problems of the working people.
Once Gave Smith Race.
Mr. Brown, who pledges equal allie
glance to the President, once gave Sen
ator Smith close race for the Senate
in 1926, when Mr.. Smith was renom-
mated by margin Of 5000 votes. Ex-
cept for two years he has been in
the State Legislature since 1920. In
this campaign, however. both he and
Gov. johnson are standing on the
New Deal platform.
South Carolina also Is witnessing
a lively race for the governorship, in
which there are no less than eight
aspirants. Included in the list are
Mayor Burnet Maybank of Charles
ton. former Senator Cole Blease and
Neville Bennett. The guberpatorial
race is being overshadowed, however
by the heat generated in the senatorial
primary.
Gov. Johnston, in a campaign
pamphlet, emphasizes the Presidents
statement from the train platform on
August IL that long time ago he
promised the Governor he would come
down some time this year to visit the
capital of the State. He said he had
not been there, adding, But am
coming"
If run-off primary becomes neces-
sary with Senator Smith pitted
against one of the New Deal support.
ers, and President Roosevelt should
decide to go back to the State or to
make some further comment on the
outcome. the South Carolina ballotine
will be watched with interest through.
out the country.