Evening Star
- Weller leads and Means loses as primaries end
- Ireland asks for a seat on the League Council
- Klan to advocate hands off Mexico
The primary-election report distinguishes Maryland’s unfinished Republican count from an uncontested Democratic nomination and explains how convention rules could change the outcome. At Geneva, Ireland seeks dominion backing while Britain’s preference remains a lobby report. The Klan’s applauded Mexico resolution is still a proposal awaiting committee consideration, with exceptions for American rights and the Monroe Doctrine.
Translation
Weller is leading and Means loses as primaries end
Weller is leading and Means loses as primaries end
Maryland Democrats expect Tydings to beat winner over Hill
Klan loses in Colorado; Butler must fight two
Both parties face many changes in next Congress, with Republicans hardest hit
By G. Gould Lincoln
With the last of the primary elections completed yesterday, the Republicans and Democrats are lining up for the final race culminating in November, with control of the Senate and House and many state governments as the prizes.
Outstanding results in the primaries held in nine states yesterday follow:
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland was overwhelmingly renominated for a third term. In the same state, Senator O. E. Weller and Representative John Philip Hill ran a close race for the Republican senatorial nomination. The latest returns showed Weller slightly in the lead. Under the Maryland convention plan, the plurality in popular vote may be upset by the majorities cast in the various counties and legislative districts of Baltimore city.
Representative Millard E. Tydings was nominated for the Senate by the Democrats of Maryland without opposition. The Democrats count upon electing Tydings in November, particularly in view of the bitter factional fight between Weller and Hill.
Ireland asks for a seat on the League Council
Ireland asks for a seat on the League Council
British support as between Free State and Canada said to favour latter
By the Associated Press
Geneva, Switzerland, September 15.—Ireland’s candidacy for a League Council seat, announced yesterday through the Associated Press, was officially launched today, and interest centres on whether Great Britain will support the Free State’s aspiration.
A British spokesman declined today to disclose his delegation’s attitude, but according to reports in the League lobbies, England would prefer Canada to the Free State as a potential fellow member of the Council.
In a communication to the representatives of all the dominions, the Irish delegation asks for their support, declaring that in its judgment the Dublin government’s candidacy will best serve dominion interests.
Canadian view stated
Without referring to the Irish step, Sir George Foster of Canada, speaking before the Assembly, insisted vigorously upon the British dominions group’s right to representation on the Council on an equal footing with other political or regional groups. He emphasized that the dominions must always be considered to possess equal privileges with other members of the League.
Klan to advocate “hands off Mexico”
Klan to advocate “hands off Mexico”
Thunderous applause greets resolution — Plans to give views to Kellogg
A “hands-off” policy by the United States Government in the Mexican religious trouble was advocated in a resolution proposed today at the closing session of the third biennial convention of the Ku Klux Klan in the Washington Auditorium.
The resolution, offered from the floor by a Michigan delegate, was received amid thunderous applause by the Klansmen. They would have proceeded to an immediate vote had the presiding officer not ruled that it must first be considered by the resolutions committee.
The proposal was expected to be adopted without opposition at the convocation’s final meeting this afternoon.
Kellogg to receive copies
The resolutions expressed “sympathy” for Mexico’s present government “in its efforts to free the populace from stultifying foreign influences” and to preserve there “a government by, of and for the people.”
The United States Government, however, it declared, “should in no wise interfere in the Mexican controversy except to preserve the rights of American citizens and to protect the principles of the Monroe Doctrine.”
The measure would authorize Imperial Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans, re-elected as the Klan’s supreme head yesterday afternoon, to appoint a special committee to present the resolutions to Secretary Kellogg.
Context
Why winning a primary was only the first contest
The primaries choose each party’s candidates; November determines who actually takes office. Maryland adds another complication because local majorities feed into a convention system, so a lead in total votes need not settle the nomination. The Democrats’ optimism also depends on party cohesion: an unopposed candidate can prepare for the general election while his opponents remain divided by a bitter internal contest. The report evaluates organizational strength as well as vote totals.
Why the dominions competed for a League seat
The League Council had both permanent and elected members, with the latter chosen by the Assembly. Ireland and Canada sought influence through that elected representation while also claiming equal standing with other League members. Their shared connection with Britain did not produce a single preference: Dublin solicited dominion support for itself, while British lobby reports favoured Canada. The contest therefore reveals national diplomatic ambitions inside a wider imperial grouping.
Why the Klan supported non-intervention in Mexico
Mexico’s 1926 conflict between the Calles government and the Catholic Church also stirred opinion in the United States. In August, Secretary Kellogg told Mexico’s ambassador that the religious regulations had caused resentment among Americans, while declining to dictate Mexico’s domestic policy. The Klan’s anti-Catholic outlook helps explain why its proposed resolution instead sympathized with the Mexican government’s campaign against “foreign influences.” Non-intervention here served a particular religious and political alignment, with explicit exceptions for American rights and the Monroe Doctrine.
Original
WELLER IS LEADING AND MEANS LOSES AS PRIMARIES END
WELLER IS LEADING
AND MEANS LOSES
AS PRIMARIES END
Maryland Democrats Expect
Tydings to Beat Winner
Over Hill.
KLAN LOSES IN COLORADO;
BUTLER MUST FIGHT TWO
Both Parties Face Many Changes in
Next Congress, With Repub
licans Hardest Hit.
itv g. gould Lincoln.
With the last of the primary dec- j
tlons completed yesterday, the Repub
licans and Democrats are lining up
for the final race culminating in
November, with control of Senate and
House and many State governments
as the pri7.es.
OytstandingVesults in the primaries
held in nine States yesterday follow:
Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland
was overwhelmingly renominated for
a third term. In the same State,
Senator O. E. Weller and Representa
tive John Philip Hill ran a close race
for the Republican senatorial nomina
tion. The latest returns showed
Weller slightly in the lead. Under the
Maryland convention plan, the
plurality in popular vote may be up
set by the majorities cast in the van
ous counties and legislative distiicts
of Baltimore city.
Representative Millard E. Tydings
was nominated for the Senate by the
Democrats of Maryland without oppo
sition. The Democrats count upon
electing Tydings in November, par
ticularly in view of the bitter faction
al fight between Weller and Hill.
IRELAND ASKS SEA! ON LEAGUE COUNCIL
IRELAND ASKS SEA!
ON LEAGUE COUNCIL
British Support as Between
Free State and Canada Said
to Favor Latter.
By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, Switzerland, September
15.—Ireland’s candidacy for a League
Council seat, announced yesterday
through the Associated Press, was
officially launched today and interest
centers on the question whether Great
Britain will support the Free State’s
aspiration.
A British spokesman declined to
day to disclose the attitude of his
delegation, but, according to reports
in the League lobbies, England would
prefer Canada to the Free State as a
potentila fellow member of the coun
cil.
The Irish delegation in a communi
cation to the representatives of all
the dominions ask their support, de
claring that in its judgment the
Dublin government’s candidacy will
best serve dominion interests.
Canadian View Stated.
Without referring to the Irish step,
Sir George Foster of Canada, speak
ing before the assembly, insisted rig
orously upon the right of the British
dominions group to be represented on
the council in equality with other
political or regional groups and em
phasized that the dominions must
always be considered as possessed of
equal privileges with other members
of the League.
KLAN TO ADVOCATE HANDS-OFF MEXICO
KLAN TO ADVOCATE
HANDS-OFF MEXICO
Thunderous Applause Greets
Resolution—Plans Giving
Views to Kellogg.
A “hands-off" policy by the United
States Government in the Mexican re
ligious trouble was advocated in a res
olution proposed today at the closing
session of the third biennial conven
tion of the Ku Klux Klan in the
Washington Auditorium.
The resolution, offered from the
floor by a Michigan delegate, was
received amid thunderous applause
by the Klansmen, who would have
proceeded to put it to a vote imme
diately had not the presiding officer
ruled it must first be considered by
the resolutions committee.
It was expected the proposal Would
be adopted without opposition at the
final meeting of the convocation this
afternoon.
Kellogg to Get Copies.
The resolutions expressed “sympa
thy” for the present government of
Mexico “in its efforts to free the
populace from stultifying foreign in
fluences” and to preserve there “a
government by, of and for the peo
ple.”
The Government of the United
States, however, it was declared,
“should in no Avise interfere in the
Mexican controversy except to pre
serve the rights of American citizens
and to protect the principles of the
Monroe doctrine.”
The measure would authorize Im
perial Wizard Hiram Wesley Evans,
re-elected as the Klan’s supreme head
yesterday afternoon, to appoint a spe
cial committee to present the resolu
tions to Secretary Kellogg.
Source: Holding institution