Evening star., 1940-03-31

their continued political existence
Star staff, A. P. and Harris -Ewing.
nett and Mayor La Guardia. But Mead
is held by most authorities to be in
vincible.
Late events clothe both the Indiana
and New Jersey senatorial situations
with interest. In Hoosierland Democrat
Sherman Minton has no opponent for
denomination. A State convention will
probably rename him by acclamation,
with the McNutt organization solidly at
his back, though Indiana is by no means
on fire for Minton. The handsome
young assistant Senate majority leader
would ride into certain reelection only
on the back Of either Roosevelt or Nc
Mutt presidential candidacy. Mintons
Republican opponent is apt to be Ray
mond Willis, who lost to Van Nuys in
1888 by only 5000 votes. A venerable
and colorless country newspaper pub
Usher, Willis is conceded the right to
another chance because of his race
against Van Nuys. Many Republicans
prefer younger and more active candi-
NoeS AAhC AIldllCS a.
Halleck.
Barbour vs.. Cromwell?
Senator Barbour. Republican, seeking
a third term in New Jersey, will prob
ably have to meet aggressive, ambitious
young Jimmie Cromwell, Democrat, in
November. With Cromwells check-book
and Hague's machine, wonders can be
accomplished, though the recent ora
torical outbreak of the American Min
lister to Canada has probably alienated
a good many of the potent Hudson
County Irish, who also don't like Crom.
wells views on marriage and birth con-
troll. New Jersey will rate as doubtful,
.senatorially, until the polls close.
In the Far West OMahoney of Wyo-
ming, Pittman of Nevada, Schwellen-
bach of Washington and Wheeler of
Montana-al Observation-Disclosures no
serious barriers to denomination or re-
election. though New Dealers may seek
to wreak some vengeance on both
OMahoney and Wheeler for their oppo-
sition to Roosevelt in the Supreme Court
battle In Montana Attorney General
Harrison J. Freebourn has filed in the
Democratic primary against Wheeler,
despite Freebourn's recent indictment for
Federal income tax evasion. No Repub.
licans have to date materialized for the
Senate nomination against Wheeler,
though at least 10 or II are after the G.
o. nomination for Governor.
In the East.
Here in the East veteran Dave Walsh,
Democrat, of Massachusetts; Austin, Re-
publican, of Vermont, and Townsend,
Republican, of Delaware, apparently have
smooth sailing for denomination and
probably for reelection. In Maine Rep
resentative Brewster and Gov. Barrows,
both Republicans, will contest the primary
for Fred Hale's long-held seat. Across
the District line in Maryland, Senator
George L. Radcliffe has the stiffest kind
OF a struggle on his hands to win re-
nomination against Democratic National
Committeeman Howard Bruce. Another
interesting border State primary struggle
impends in Missouri, where New Deal
Senator Harry S. Truman must meet
the stern opposition of Gov. Lloyd Stark
and possibly Of United States Attorney
Milligan, who sent Tom Pendergast to
Leavenworth and thereby achieved
Statewide fame and popularity. Mis-
souri, rates as so safely Democratic that
no Republican senatorial "would-b has
shown up thus far.
Honest Vic" Donahey's retirement
turns the Ohio senatorial situation into
wide-open Democratic Republican
free-for-all. Each party will stage two
candidate fight for the nomination in the
May primary. Republican candidates are
Mayor Harold H. Burton of Cleveland
and Representative Dudley A. White Of
Norwalk. who is completing q second
term in the House. Democratic aspirants
for the Donahey seat are John Mcswee-
uey Of Wooster, Representative-at-La
from Ohio In the 18th Congress, and his
colleague in the same Congress, Lawyer
Herbert s. Bigelow Of Cincinnati. Bige-
low was president Of the Ohio Constitu-
tional Convention In 1912. It was his
Townsendish old-age pension plan which
was smashed by the Buckeye Legislature
last year. Because Of recent Republican
congressional by-election victories In
Ohio the q. o. p. has high hopes Of cap.
turing the Donahey Senate place, espe-
cially Il Senator TAFT heads the national
ticket.