Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-16
The Political Mill
lo43 General Elections in Five Stotes
May Be important Political Weather Vones

mas pIdNeG along Win MAYOR
Hague. however, and if he takes
another trimming in this euber-
material fight at the hands of the
Republicans. 1t will be blow for
President Roosevelt.
Several Republicans are seek
ing the New Jersey gubernatorial
nomination already, among them
former Gov. Hoffman. Represent
ative Powers and Republican
State c h a If m n Alexander
Smith. IF the Republicans make
a good selection, and can unite on
him, Mayor Hague is likely to
take a licking in November. And
if he does, his influence in the
Safe will be materially less. But
the Republicans have had fac
tional troubles of their own in
New Jersey. 1t does appear that
this year. however, the COP will
go places.
Kentucky, a border State be-
tween the North and so-called
Democratic solid South. is ordi-
narily Democratic State. How
ever, it has had two Republican
Governors in the last score of
years and several Republican
Senators, and it gave it's electoral
votes to couple of Republican
candidates for President All is
not we'll with the Democrats up
to date in Kentucky. At least
five Democratic candidates for
the gubernatorial nomination are
in the field, or will enter, and
there is considerable hard feel
ing, George H. Hatcher, secre-
tary of state; Lieut.. Gov. Rodes
K. Myers, Supt. of Public IN
struction John BROKER, Ben Kill
gore, head Of the Kentucky Farm
Bureau Federation, and Commits
sioner of Highways j. Lyter Dom
aldson all have their lightning
rods up.
Dissatisfaction Wide.
The last is said to be the candi-
date supported by the present
Democratic Governor Keen john
son, The primary takes place in
August. Perhaps by that time
the Democrats will have ironed
out some of their differences. If
they do not, and bitterness goes
over into the general election,
the chances of the Republicans
will be SO much the better. Ken
lucky is not isolated from the
feeling of dissatisfaction with the
New Deal that has shown itself in
other States.
The Republicans have nothing
to say about the next Governor of
Mississippi. The primary cleo
tons in that State, when the
Democrats name a candidate, will
settle the matter. However. the
result Of the Mississippi primary
may have distinct bearing on
the 1914 Democratic race for the
presidential nomination. If the
Roosevelt administration forces
take a beating in the Mississippi
primary, it may mean something
in the next Democratic National
Convention. Former Gov. Mike
Conner is a candidate. and others
to date are Tom Bailey, Dennis
Murphy and Lester Franklin. MIR.
Conner was Governor in 1881. He
is conservative Democrat, and
IN the 1882 national convention
supported Newton D. Baker
for the presidential nomination
against President Roosevelt. If
he should be nominated and
elected Governor, particularly if
the administration goes to the
front for another candidate, it
might be a blow to the fourth
termers.
The elections in Virginia are
for members of the State Legis-
lature and are not likely to have
any national political significance.
In Michigan there is an election
Of a highway commissioner. 1t
is important politically, for under
the commissioners Office a potent
political machine was built up by
former Democratic Gov. Van
Wagner, who was highway COM
missioner before he became Gov
ernor, This Office, still held by a
Democrat. is the last position Of
strength the Democrats hold in
the State. The election takes
place in April, and the Republi-
cans figure on winning.