Evening star., 1940-05-14

80 the Democrats are e1ect1ng dele
gates instructed for Charles Saw
yer, who was the Democratic guber-
material candidate in 1898, with the
understanding that II Roosevelt will
run, the delegation will 60 to him
Immediately. Senator Donal1ey de-
clined to play this Roosevelt stalk
ing horse role, much to the chagrin
OF the New Dealers who believed
that Donahey would strengthen the
Democratic ticket in Ohio. The
Senator would not even run for re-
nomination, however.
The Ohio Democrats are engaged
IN a bitter fight over the guber-
material nomination, with former
Cows. White, Davy and several other
contestants entered. The Repub-
licans have q brisk race between
Mayor Burton Of Cleveland and
Representative Dudley White for
the Republican senatorial nomina-
ton, with the chances favoring the
latter.
Nicely in Bitter Fight.
Senator Nicely of West Virginia
is engaged In a political life-and-
death struggle with the State House
crowd. He is running for the gu
bernatorial nomination against Carl
Andrews, Democratic State chair
man, backed by former Gov. H.
Guy Kump and the present Gov
ernor, Homer Holt. There are two
other entries, r. Hugh Jarvis OF
Morgantown and Elmer Jones of
Charles Town. The latter has an
nounced his support of Senator
Nicely, but his name remains on the
ballot. Charges have been made by
Senator Nicely that the State House
crowd has collected a huge slush
fund-a fund raised by taxing State
employees 2 per cent of their sala-
ries, and that this money is being
used to defeat him. Nicely is not
up for denomination this year to
the Senate. His term runs until
January, 1943. But it became ap-
parent that if he did not trim the
State House machine this year, it
probably would strike him down in
l942.
Rush D. Holt. the boy Senator
who was elected six years ago by
the voters of West Virginia before
he had reached the statutory age
OF 80 for United States Senators.
also has q fight on his hands for
denomination. His principal oppo-
nent is former Gov. Kump. Also in
the race are Judge Harley Kilgore
and J. Bulb Shahan. Shahan is a
former State Senator. Holt was
nominated and elected in 1884 with
the support of the C. I. o. and
Senator, Nicely. Since then he broke
violently with the c. I. O. and with
the New Deal administration in
Washington. He also broke with
Senator Nicely but in recent months
the trend of Democratic affairs in
the State has brought them closer
together. This would be the case in
view Of the fact that Kump. Hollis
opponent, is a bitter foe Of Senator
Nicely.
Vandenberg Campaign Strategy.
The Vandenberg for President
campaigners are putting forward the
Michigan Senator as the man best
qualified for the Republican nomi-
nation, in the face of the war sit
uation abroad. THE war in Europe
demands more than ever the neces-
sity for seasoned leadership in
America" says a specially prepared
campaign document which Howard
c. Lawrence, Vandenberg campaign
manager, is distributing to Republi-
can leaders In all 48 States. Not
one man-not one dollar-for war
on foreign soil" is the slogan carried
in huge type In the documents
quotation from the Michigan Sena-
tor, who is strongly opposed to
Americas entry into the war In
Europe. 1t is pointed out that VAN
denberg has been "an active member
Of the Senate Foreign Relations