Evening star., 1939-12-30
The Political Mill
Congressional Contests Hint
Politically Strenuous 1910

the repeal Of the arms embargo and
the new Neutrality Act, although
some of the leaders have denounced
them. Much of that vote, however,
particularly the disaffected, are
likely to be found voting in the
Republican primary rather than the
Democratic. During the fight in
the Senate over the neutrality legis-
lation last fall, Senator Burke tried
to smoke out Gov. Cochran on this
issue, but could not. In Nebraska
also, there are large numbers OF
voters of Polish and Bohemian
birth or blood, and they have been
heartily in favor of the Presidents
foreign policy.
Problem for Democrats.
Nebraska is likely to be a prob
lem for the Democrats in 1910. In
the 1888 elections, the State elected
three Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis to the House-there was no
senatorial race. Mr.. Cochran was
satisfactory to a number of Re-
publicans and he was reelected.
Before the 1888 elections, the
Democrats had four of the House
seats and the Republicans only one.
The Republicans are given good
chance to elect a Governor In the
coming elections, Already four
candidates have announced for the
G. o. P. gubernatorial nomination,
Charles Warner, the party nominee
last year; Dwight Griswold, also
former candidate for the job;
DR.. A. L. Miller and Mayor Ed
Bauman Of West Point, Nebr.
Former Representative Terry Car
penter-the Democrat who ran
against Senator Norris in 1888 and
failed to get the support of the
Roosevelt administration after the
President had publicly declared for
the reelection of Senator Norris
has filed for Governor. and so has
former Gov. Keith Neville.
Democratic politics in Missouri is
fast reaching new high tempera-
ture. The trouble has arisen over
the respective attitudes of Gov.
Lloyd c. Stark on the one hand
and Senator Bennett Clark on the
other. Senator Clark wants either
an uninstructed delegation to the
Democratic National Convention, or
Clark delegation. The Governor,
on the other hand. has asked for a
delegation favorable to the renomi-
nation of President Roosevelt or at
least instructed to support the
Roosevelt policies.
Clark Against Third Term.
Senator Clark is fatty against a
third term for President Roosevelt.
He has been mentioned frequently
as presidential possibility him
self-but there is a strong belief
that President Roosevelt would be
determinedly against such a nomi-
nation.
On the other hand, Gov. Stark,
because of his successful fight
against Boss Tom Pendergast of the
Kansas City machine-now in jail
and the popularity of his admins
tration, also has been mentioned
prominently as possible compro-
mise candidate for President on the
Democratic ticket Stark, however,
has filed for the Democratic sena-
torial nomination against Senator
Truman. United States Attorney
Maurice Milligan, while he has not
made any announcement yet, is ex-
pected in some quarters to throw
his hat in the ring also for the
senatorial nomination.
Unless there is some measure Of
reconciliation between Clark and
Stark, the Governor is likely to have
hard hard sledding in ths Democratic
The third term proposition is not
popular in Missouri-which takes its
American traditions rather seri-
ously. Indeed. some of the observers
go so far as to say that if the Dem
ocrats nominate the President for
third term, the State will flop
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