Show e Topics Interpreted j by William Bruckart National nal Pre Press Building D. D O. O Washington From From this scat seat i in inthe inthe the grandstand the view Is quite quire clear that New NewA A About bout Deal leaders are Politics g going out in this summers summer's primaries primaries primaries prima prima- ries to nominate New Dealers against the conservative old line Democrats I have looked into the local situation In a number of ot states stales and cong congressional districts and everywhere cv- cv ev cv- the line of cleavage Js is showing And these things are are happening happening hap hap- pening notwithstanding the declarations declarations declarations declara declara- of ot Postmaster Nation General al Committee Chairman n Farley Fancy that there will be no interference e. e It is not the purpose here to report report report re re- re- re port on every everyone one of the states or districts where the battle is impending impending impending impend impend- ing between New Dealers and old line Democrats I shall attempt however to ou ine a few of them to establish what is going on and how the New Dealers are maneuvering to get a better grip on Democratic party machinery To do this clearly it seems to me it ought to be re recalled how President President President dent Roosevelt and numerous of his spokesmen have threatened those Democrats who have disagreed with New Deal policies in any serious way The fight over the Presidents President's plan to rebuild the Supreme court of the United States caused a serious serious serious se se- rious split in the Presidents President's support support support sup sup- port and it was immediately ly thereafter thereafter thereafter there there- after that threats w were re forthcoming i about those who had refused to go I along on the court reorganization ion I About the time that fight wa was in its most bitter stage it will be remembered b red Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania vanla made a a radio speech in which he attempted to kick certain Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- out of the party The White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House denied any connection with that speech but there were few who believed Senator Guff Guffey y was acting on his own initiative That is to say it appeared to be a New Deal policy for the Pennsylvania Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- crat often has served as the thel mouthpiece mouthpiece mouthpiece mouth mouth- piece in that way There was comparative quiet quie for or awhile but those with ears ears to the ground noted many minor rumblings rumblings rumblings rum rum- that to the political wise could mean only one thing Those rumblings presaged another earth earth- quake They are increasing in in intensity intensity too We hear them from many directions Young James Roosevelt son son and secretary of the President who is just now serving a tour of duty as asa asa asa a lieutenant colonel in the marine corps was in Florida last month While there he took occasion to say publicly that Sen Cla Claude de Pepper a a. a New Dealer ought to be and re reelected Well Senator Pepper is such an ardent New Dealer Deal Deal- er that he once said if Ii anyone wanted wanted wanted want want- ed to know his position all that was needed was to ascertain Mr Roosevelt's Roose Roose- veIls veIl's views views because because he would support support support sup sup- port the President on an any question I am told from sources that I believe have an understanding of the Florida situation that young oung Mr 11 Roosevelt's endorsement may be bethe bethe bethe the deciding factor in a close dose race That is to say the race was so tight between Senator Pepper and the able young oung Rep Mark Wilcox that one guess was as good as another an an- other Now however Representative tive Wilcox is asking the voters whether they shall determine who their senator shall be or wl whether ether they shall be told by the White House It is said that br broad ad re resentment resentment re- re already h s been created created creat creat- ed so much resentment indeed that recently Mr Wilcox made the statement that no campaign would he be necessary on his behalf if only and Buzzie Dall grandchildren grandchildren grandchildren grand grand- children of President Roosevelt would give Senator Pepper their en en- Over in Pennsylvania another kind of a situation has bobbed up In that state the Pennsylvania bosses have had Situation trouble agreeing on their candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates and finally they took their troubles to the White House I mean the Democratic bosses basses which have supplanted the Republican bosses who used to rule Pennsyl Penn vania The result of the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House confab was that Governor Earle will run for Democratic nomination nomination nomination nom nom- to the senate senare so he will be alongside another New Dealer Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Guffey and Charl Charles s A. A Jones Jone's Pittsburgh attorney was pi picked ked a athe as the nominee for governor These selections were made by the state committee t which is controlled of course by New Dealers and therefore therefore there there- fore tore those are about the only names nans s of importance that will be voted on i in the statewide primary But the significance of ot these things Is not so apparent until it is known that two or three 7 important Democrats in Pennsylvania mia have withdrawn and have r retired from politics as a result of the situation I Now in Indiana there Is still another another another an an- other picture It is probably the most interesting of any now taking shape In the Hoosier state we are started of off with an announcement nce ent from the steps of the White H House use by Governor Townsend that Van Nuys must go He referred to the Democratic Senator Van Nuys who I t. had the temerity to oppose the tha Presidents President's court packing bill and who ho generally is regarded as much more of a Democrat than his colleague colleague col col- league Senator Minton who remains remains re re- mains inside the New Deal fence always The Indiana picture is further complicated by the smoKe rings Paul McNutt is blowing around Mr McNutt a former governor of ot the state and now high to the Philippine commonwealth is running for tor the New Deal nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion for tor the Presidency like the well well- known jackrabbit He says however however how how- ever that t he is not a cand candidate dare for I anything It is a statement that is I hard to believe because the McNutt airplane flight from rom the remote islands islands is is- lands the speeches across the thc United United Unit Unit- ed States the free tree free free drink tree free free publicity party given for tor Mr McNutt at an outstanding Washington Washing Washing- ton hotel all aU combine to spell the launching of a a political boom of some kind So in Indiana the Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- state committee soon will be besettIng besetting besetting setting up a slate slate- of ot its choice choice- and that choice will wm be satisfactory to the President It means that fuat I these will be New Dealers That is I apparent because of the death sentence sentence sentence sen- sen sen sen- tence already pronounced for Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Van Nuys Of Of course Mr Van Nuys isn't licked yet- yet but that is the picture Then the Indiana situation is or ought to be of great interest to the Republicans I am Interests told that i if th the G. 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P Democratic Democrat c committee com corn controlled as it is should ditch Senator Van Nuys he may decide to run as an nn independent candidate for re elec tion He probably would not get anywhere in ill a machine controlled state like Indiana but he might draw enough away from the Demo cratic cratie vote to enable a Republican to win Now out in Indiana there is a aright aright aright right up-and-coming up young fighter on the Republican team He Heis is Rep Charles Halleck By virtue of the fact th that t he is lone Republican congressman con gressman from Hoosier territory Mr Halleck is in a splendid position position post post- tion to set of off oty some fireworks Mr Halleck is highly regarded by Democrats Dem Dern and Republicans in the house He is young vigor vigorous us and keen Furthermore Mr Halleck is neither a conservative nor a n radical and we are hearing more and more of ofa a swing in the country that probably probably probably ably will land our political policies in the middle of the road instead of on the wild wild-e wild eyed ed i programs of most New Dealers or the moss moss- backed policies of hide-bound hide Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans of yesteryear As I see the picture in Indiana therefore it it is not impossible to conjure up a situation n in which the New Deal attempt to drive Senator Van Nuys from politics would backfire backfire backfire back back- fire to the extent of electing a aRe Republican Republican Re Re- publican an senator Kentucky also provides a battle battle- ground In that state I think New Dealers made a great mistake and it may eventuate that the mistake will cost them dearly Senator Barkley the Roosevelt spokesman in the senate is going to have to fight his hardest to win tion over Gov Happy Chandler Kentuckians here who know the politics politics pol pol- tics of their home state tell tell me that the governor Is a real challenger challen ger gel and that he is a campaigner of genuine ability S S Concerning the New Deal mistake mistake mistake mis mis- take it will be remembered when when- Mr Roosevelt in in- New Deal in senate Error affairs by indicating indicating indicating ing his choice for forthe forthe forthe the leadership upon the death of the great Senator Robinson of Ar Ar- kansas That was the occasion when the President wrote to Senator I Barkley addressing him as Dear Alben and thereby attached a title ti titie title ti- ti tle tie that tha t has proved such a source of levity When it became apparent that Mr Barkley would meet opposition the New Deal promoted a testimonial testimonial tes tes- tes dinner for the senator and sent numerous New Deal wheel wheel- horses to Louisville to attend Among them was Marvin McIntyre 1 assistant secretary to the President Well the Chandler folks built up a a a. testimonial luncheon for the governor gover nor on the same day Alt Although ough Mr McIntyre rea reached hed Louisville in time he just could not make It to get to the Chandler luncheon So that was that and hundreds of Ke Ken Ken- at once decided that the New Deal was going to have Mr Barkley and that made mace them say sayto sayto to themselves that they they would choose their senator It is of such incidents that political victories and political 1 defeats are made Another battleground yet to be bem bem m mentioned nt o ed is Towa Senator Gil Gil- was among th those thOe se who did lid not lik like the Presidents President's court re reorganization scheme and said so From there on he has been a marked man man He will have to fl fight hi for therefore against a New Dealer rather Dealer rather an opponent of New Deal selection Representative has announced that he will be a candidate for the Democratic iI nomination W Western ster Newspaper Uno Union |