Show Between You and Me I California Democrats Are Divided Hiram Johnson John John- son and New Deal Political Parade By Ey RAYM RAYMOND ND CLAPPER LOS ANGELES Democrats Democrat are aro now theoretically in tho the majority ma m- mij- mij In California That is they are arc ahead on the registration ion books book A few v years ag ago the Democratic registration was abo about t In California Now it Is about according to Cubert Culbert Cul- Cul bert Olson Democratic state chairman But that Isn't tho the whole story The Democrat are arc split up into factions very bitter factions Upton Up Up- Up t ton n Sinclair's Invasion o of the I party a year ago when he ho kidnap kid kid- nap d the Democratic nomination for governor is the cause o of most of ot the trouble although not all of It IL So bitter were some of ot the conservative Democrats 1 like 1 k e Hamiton Cotton a big oil man nina and party sugar daddy and Colonel William Villiam H. H Neblett law Jaw partner of ot Senator McAdoo that they bolted Sinclair and supported support support- ed tho the Republican Governor Mer- Mer In California there are aro Sinclair Democrats Democrat s who are arc are deemed by old members of the party to be bo I undesirable interlopers a n collection collection collection tion of socialists Utopians Town- Town and other wild eyed fringe groups Then there are McAdoo Democrats Demo Demo- Including J. J F. F T. T OConnor O'Connor OConnor O'Connor OConnor OCon OCon- nor comptroller of the currency Postmaster H. H B. B R. R BrIggs and andIn andIn andIn In the main the tho federal office- office holding group Although the latest federal appointee from California California Cali Call fornia George Acrel who went wenton went wenton on the GurCey Guffey coal board was employed in McAdoo's law office ottice h he was i a Sinclair man and ran for the state court on tho the Sinclair ticket Lastly there aro are the timers old tho the conservatives like Jike Isidore Isidoro Dockweiler and Justus Wardell who bitterly dislike McAdoo They were California Democrats when it was a lonesome life tile Wardell ran against the support McAdoo-support- cd candidacy of or George Creel for forthe forthe the tho Democratic nomination for governor last year and refused to give way when it appeared that if he would throw his strength to Creel they might beat Sinclair To them McAdoo is a carpetbagger In addition there is Senator Hiram Johnson a Roosevelt pro-Roosevelt Republican He plays an independent independent inde inde- pendent game controls a tremendous tremendous tremendous dous following He hates Hoover and the Hoover crowd in California California Cali Call fornia politics Rumors are heard that Johnson Johnsonis is inclined to pull away slightly from Roosevelt That is attributed attributed attrib attrib- in part to the fact that Hearst who always alwa's has been a strong factor in Johnsons Johnson's California Cali Call fornia lornia strength h has turned on tho the new deal Johnson di did l not appear at the Boulder dam cere cere- monies Ho He was said to be ill However in dedicating Boulder Boulde- dam President Roosevelt and Secretary Ickes paid him glowing tributes It is obvious that they arc determined to hold him In line They wont won't have much trouble trouble trou trou- ble blo doing that if Jf Hoover turns up UT prominently in the tho Republican lican Hcan campaign next year With Hoover out of the picture Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son may not be bo so Inclined to participate He doesn't come up for Cor reelection until 1940 himself All this means a R gr great t deal of ot pulling and hauling Inside the Democratic ranks in California For Instance when the tho Demo- Demo national chairman Postmaster Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- master General Farley Fancy was hero re recently Hamilton Cotton ar arranged arranged arranged ar- ar ranged a great political barbecue on his ranch Sinclair shot out word that real Democrats wouldn't wouldn't- a attend t t e n d. d Farley Fancy conveniently found it impossible to be bo there Ho He was engaged In conference with the Sinclair group Ho paid his respects to Cotton by calling later Mr Roosevelt escaped trouble by getting members of ot all aU factions factions fac fac- fac- fac when he stopped here a afew afew few tew days das ago In his Los Angeles speech ho he opened his arms to everyone and urged that liberals lib Jib lib lib- get together with him and not quibble over details detail While tho factional battle royal auses causes I internal party trouble It does not affect Roosevelt directly They all aU are for tor- him Tho The row Is largely over the tho spoils California political parade Cubert Culbert Cul- Cul bert Olson formerly of ot Salt Lake City Democratic state chairman managed Sinclair's campaign for governor but is now pulling slightly away He wants to keep keepIn In the good graces of ot the Administration Administration Administration Admin Admin- at Washington as protection protection protection pro pro- against having his hi throat cut by the McAdoo group son who looks m like Hobart Bosworth Bosworth Bosworth Bos- Bos worth Is Dem Democratic cratic leader of ot the tho state senate expects to run for tor governor governor in 1936 unless a path to the senate opens up meantime The Thc Sinclair bloc in the state legislature is proposing a drastic internal reform program to be submitted to the voters on Initiative Initia tive tivo ballots next year One is for fora a unicameral legislature Another Another Another An An- other is repeal of ot the state slate sales tax lies who are arc strong In Los Angeles county complain of an outworn representative ss s's tem tern They say that out of ot a state senate of ot 40 members Los Angeles county with nearly one- one half the population of ot the state gets get only one ono senator Conservatives Conservatives Conservatives Con Con- retort that it Jt evens up in the tho assembly Los Angeles has 30 members out of a total of 80 Sinclair appears to be through running for tor office He is working entirely now for the tho E. E P. P L C. C cause That is a relief relict to all political managers managers in Ca California including his own There are no Young Republicans Republicans Republicans cans in California Their organization organization organ organ- is known as the Junior Re Re- publicans Tho The reason is that it Jt was Vas first formed MerrIam for as a organization Against him was a candidate former Governor C. C C. C Young It w was s feared that if It the name namo Young Republicans was used sed it would be bo regarded as favorable to Merriam's rival The Tho Junior Republicans have suffered from their pro-Merriam pro reputation They have cleaned house and now profess to be bo impartiaL impartial impartial im im- im- im partial To prove it they arc are preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring to chango change their name and call themselves Young That's how thin they slice their politics out here Copyright 1935 by the Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington Post |