Show I A W SHI BYSTANDER ER ERI I 1 By KIRKE L. L SIMPSON W WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The The Hon George Norris Korris senator from front Nebraska is and proposes to remain the tho captain of ot his hla soul politically speaking For the moment he is concerned only with the fate n next November of ot such senate colleagues as Ship Ship- stead La Follette Howell ell Frazier h Wheeler eler and Dill He classes them all as aa progressive senators al although although al- al though the group includes Republicans cans Democrats and and- the single Farmer Labor senate member Norris Norris' is for tor them not because of but despite their party affiliations and says so He is outbound on a single handed campa campaign to reelect them because of their senate records records records rec rec- on matters he regards as m much Ch more vital than the mere question of ot their party ties are whether they Hoover or Smith supporters I Which is quite qute typical of Norris the political thinker free as Washington Washington Wash Wash- ing ington ton has come to know rIm him from lon long experience It has not seen seena a great many men in either branchon branch branchon branchOn on the hill hilt who calmly went about the business of ot politics ste steering In Independent in- in dependent courses of ot action on is issues issues issues is- is sues for themselves with the same mme freedom from party control that the lion Hon George Cerge rge displays day in and day lay out He is publicly or privately privately in-i- in catchy as a rule exceedingly e frank frbnk frankIn In rn seating eating his views That very Norris frankness served to Lo call attention sharply to certain about his exposition of f his plans when ho be headed heeded west to resume reume the campaigning activities interrupted by a brief visit to Wash Washington I n. n He Re was by way y of ot calling attention to these reservations reserva reserva- U Lions ns himself pointing out that his announced intention of keeping kee out of f the thi presidential aspect of the fracas In the talks for reelection of progressive senators he was as to make did lid not bind him beyond the completion completion com com- ln of ot his itinerary y about October October Oc Oc- tober tobe-r 25 I 1 am differentiating the presidential pros pros- situation from the senatorial situation s In jn this campaign up in those hose states Senator Norris ex ex- I 1 have not said what at attitude attitude at- at I am am going to take later I dont don't say now now When Governor Smith announced the ho layout of his western invasion some lomB weeks ago the Bystander took the he opportunity to suggest that at least east one of 01 the m major jor objectives W which underlay the political strategy of f the Democratic standard bearer night might be an n effort to get Norris out Ut in open support of ot his c kind candi d lacy dacy cf Since then Norris has said repeatedly that h he be did like Smiths Smith's pronouncements during that toot trip on on farm arm relief waterpower water and Nicaraguan Nica Nica- aguan policy and did not like hike t the be Hoover acceptance speech h declarations declarations declara ions as to those same matters Norris added adde d In Washington it must be perfectly plain and fair fali that you can ean draw the conclusion that from his statements In this presidential campaign Smith on farm arm relief t foreign policy polley and wa- wa ower which I r regard a as the most important t things comes a a. great de deal l nearer meeting the progressive progressive pro pro- I idea than Hoover d does os All this being so the final result of ot Governor Smiths Smith's appeal l for proc support t while 1 in the west will not be completely discernable the Norris mind Is made up Ui and disclosed after his senatorial Job iOb t is is finished J |