(2 of 2)
Bone v. Jones. Republican Senator Wesley Livsey Jones, seeking re-election in Washington against Homer Bone, Democratic nominee, boasted a letter from Idaho's Senator Borah saying: "Jones and I sat together in the little old church school at Enfield, Ill. We have been friends ever since. We separated as boys but met again in the West. ... I think I know him. ... I shall be more than happy if he is successful in the election." The State's conservatives have depicted Democrat Bone as a wild-eyed radical.
Smoot v. Thomas. To hold the Senate seat he has filled for 30 years, Republican Reed Smoot of Utah is fighting three handicaps: 1) his age (70); 2) his failure to get silver remonetized; 3) a Change. Press polls show his Democratic opponent, Professor Elbert Duncan Thomas of the University of Utah, running 3-to-2 ahead.
Horner v. Small. Behind Len Small, Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois, stands William Hale ("Big Bill") Thompson while behind Henry Horner, Democratic nominee, stands Anton Joseph Cermak who succeeded Thompson as Mayor of Chicago. Mayor Cermak: "The two greatest spendthrifts Illinois suffered in public office were Thompson and Small. To think that those gold-dust twins are talking about economy is laughable. They have brought Chicago and Illinois nothing but disgrace and contempt."
Insurgents v. Hoover. Against President Hoover's candidacy last week Wisconsin's Senator La Follette joined his insurgent colleagues, Norris of Nebraska, Brookhart of Iowa, and Johnson of California (see cut) as an advocate of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's election. Insurgent La Follette explained: "I have no illusions about either of the two old political parties. . . . From the progressive point of view, Herbert Hoover has been wrong on every important issue. . . . Governor Roosevelt has taken a position which indicates a willingness to cooperate with Progressives. By & large he expresses a liberal point of view on certain economic issues. ... I shall therefore vote for Governor Roosevelt. ... If he is elected I shall feel free to oppose any of his policies which are not in accord with my own convictions." Behind his brother soon rallied Wisconsin's Governor Philip Fox La Follette, who last week filled Senator Norris' shoes at a Roosevelt rally in Springfield, Ill., when Norris fell ill.
The regular Republican ticket in Wisconsin was further handicapped when Senator La Follette declared for the Democratic nominee for Governor and Senator, against the Republicans who beat out his Brother Philip and his friend. Senator Elaine, for nomination in the primaries.
Another insurgent Republican Senator to bolt the Hoover ticket last week was New Mexico's Bronson Cutting, effete Harvardman. Reason: "Roosevelt is an idealist who has sought to put his ideals into practice. He is honest-minded, able and industrious."