| Show Inside l Stuff j Ii By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON President Presides Roosevelt's assurance as urance that business Will now be permitted a breathing spell was not con con- Breathing Breathing- as ca casual casual- ual- ual Spell Note ly Jy as It appeared Wo No o Surprise to be Weeks before before be be- t- t fore con congress g res s luIt the president decided it was politically ly advisable ad to Jill fill the void sold of ot explanations about his ers ii I From several applicants for foi p personal interviews and statements along this line Mr r. r Roosevelt Roosevel chose hose choset hoset t respond to the letter Jetter written to him bIm by a publisher who has supported sup sup- ported ed his new deal through thin and iid thinner breathing spell assurance the substantially the same as given privately by the president to departing de de- de- de parting congressional leaders They dId Idid not doubt that the president hoped to afford it that he was plan- plan ing no no important legislation for ft the January session of congress prior prior to elections At the same time they m made n de no no- nos s secret cret of their priVate private Vate Impression that the d duration ration of ot ot tho the proposed breathing spell is What they had In the back of their th ir minds is this r i Supreme court c urt decisions this fall nay may make new reform legislation Imperative from a new new deal viewpoint view view- point the tax bill is obviously only tan ian initial step in the program outlined out- out lined in Mr Roosevelt's tax tac mes- mes tage age to congress the monetary situation situation sit sit- must be settled eventually V. V The new dealers have not had an Inside row on the front pages for tome ome weeks It is obvious the bo boys s 's sate ate re either getting soft or are keepIng keepIng keep keep- ing their family fights private at last Iut The latter deduction seems to tobe be the correct one Ordinarily these spats pats have simmered aim sim down to the yells ells of Prima Donnas for more space pace downstage tage The one now in process of reaching a Sa a climax seems to be more serious l and nd less noisy but otherwise as sual usual It centers around the introduction introduction introduction tion f in new deal housing circles of ot ota a n new coordinator ator Peter Grimm of New Nev York and Ceiling his helper The Treatment suspicion has been For or Grimm general that coordinating coordinating cot co- co t ordin U g was a forlorn hope of at the past after what happened to and Walker in that role However r Treasury Secretary u. u ap has hopes for tor that method thod oC d turning chaos into efficiency at at Jt least as far as the various hous- hous fn units units' of government are conc con- con c ned At any any rate he imported capable mortgage expert Mr l Grimm Imm and helper for th that t purpose se weeks ago What has happened since has bas hasteen been teen kept very much under cover cover hut u ut inside are re betting that t the s sequel to the present situation Will rill be of Peter Grimm to to New Y York rk It It seems that Mr Grimm Is- Is Isa a l hard hitting hUUn ard-hUUn real estate expert who knows his business but not the thel Apolitical l busi business ess which is a part of all aU business in Iii Washington He has found und that the people of th the various units do not want to be bet r t coordinated coordinated- e that the they do not like J It Itts It is ls understood they have been him what is known as the treatment That is whenever when- when whenever ever ev ever r he be suggests anything or demands de de- de- de tn mands anything the they always look at the ceiling and keep on looking until he h has gone What has hu empowered their re resistance re- re sIstan e is the fact that Mr Grimms Grimm's authority Is questionable i l In their opinion He does docs not exist by act of ot congress but bub by the decision decision de de- de- de of Mr Morgen Most of them will tell a and d have told their beit friends frIend that not only is Mr Grimm a Republican but so 10 o is his Ilis helper which is about as bad a tb g as can be said against any- any De ne in the best new deal circles It may be that Mr ho flo Is a determined man will use shibboleth of ot his friendship with P push the l r business l u to a conclusion But flut ar erIa I a a. far better chance that Continued on Pate Three I Ins ide JJ Continued from rom Pate Pue One On Mr Grimm will tire of Washingtonians Washing Washing- lir first t. t Political cal bees will undoubtedly be buzzing with wm r rumors JD r abo coming coming com corn ing lug September 25 meeting 0 of the Republican can n national ex executive committee corn com com Already gossip connects It witha itha possible resignation p of pf Chair hir- Chairman man Fletcher Fletcher- and promotional moves moves for various presidential can Can Can- I se national nal Th Those who knows know the committee inside and out laugh at both rumors For one one thing the I agitation f ft o 0 r Fl Fletcher t her Fletchers s' s with with- Rc Resignation ton has has' died Not ot Likely dow down Even Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Borah h a 5 s snot not been mentioned much Ex- Ex Vice Ex-Vice VIce President Curtis was vas quoted d r rec recently re re- c as suggesting that it would b be a good thing but there is reason rea rca son to believe that he did not know ho was going to be quoted At least his face tace is still sUll red THe THo party machinists g generally believe it would be suicidal and andal al o Impossible to change hango chairman now presidential candidates w 0 o u 1 1 d scramble ble for tor control If It any one faction succeeded it would cause a as as s in th the party Control would last only until the convention convention convention conven conven- tion in June when new committees will lit be be named Ther Therefore fo e the tha the subject sub sub- of Mr Fletchers Fletcher's successor probably will wUl not riot even be men men- men men- I d There e may ay be something m In the theother theother other gossip about candidates but not much ch done for Anything done for or orga against ga any of ol the candidates will have hav tobe to ob very very subtle The best inside check is that the executive committee now is is- iscom now compos composed com corn pos posed d of seven who wiio m may y be counted a. a as Hoover men G. G O. O P. P Wont Won't five who were were CandIdates formerly Jy Hoover Hooyer men but w who o arc are arc highly dubious now and nine suns diStrict district district dis diS- dis- dis anti This count does docs not include Chairman Fletcher Fletch Fletch- I Fletch-I cr er who is generally suspected of being a Hoover man but is not I In Ia vie view of r that hat you can r rest 4 fairly well wen assured that the r meeting i ing w will n discuss ss rais money on y-r y is- is I Ir ing hg organization Uon replacements replacements' on I the national c committee and such uc uc routine business ss but that no can can can- a p ar ori on the age agenda d before belore or or after the gathering gath ering i f Copyright 1935 for forThe The Te Telegram egr |
