| Show I I N S I P D E S T U F F The By News PAUL Behind MALLON the News Note During Note During Paul Paull Mallon's two weeks weeks' vacation News Behind the News from Washington 1 written TUten by Rodney Dutcher will wUl appear in this space By RODNEY DUTCHER W V WASHING A ASH S H I N G TON TON Although Although C Congressman Lindsey Warren of North Carolina seems to have the Inside track now in lii competition for the post of comptroller general gen gen- cral eral following expiration of John R. R McCarl's year 15 term there Isa is isa isa a strong movement within the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration for appointment of Secretary Harold L. L Ickes The P PV W V V A administrator is not known to have displayed any in interest interest interest in- in terest terest- but it is believed that ho he would take the job if it were of of- fared Tho The chances also are arc that he could have it if he asked for it as he will be used sed so 80 much in the Roosevelt campaign far for reelection that ho would be in excellent position position po po- to get what he wanted Progressives who want Ickes to succeed McCarl are arc arguing for him hint that he is not a 3 member of ot any party machine that his party affiliation has always been Republican Republican Republican lican until this year and that he has has' hasa a widespread reputation as an honest man who gets things done Appointment of an old-line old party politician the president has been told would do nothing to bolster up confidence of a country jittery about heavy federal ex ex- Careful checks by new dealers have shown that Honest Harold comes closer coser to per cent popularity popularity popularity larity over the tho country than any other cabinet member or major administrator much much closer incidentally incidentally inci mci- dentally than most of them His friends admit that Ickes could be be- be depended on not to in in- in with many progressive- progressive minded new deal projects as they accuse McCarl of doing But they insist his record shows that the government would get every last nickels nickel's worth out of its dollar spent Spar Over Ship Board Choice Heavy backstage pulling and tugging is also preceding appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of the five man five man Maritime Authority new shipping board An especially hard drive has been launched from the merchant marine industry against selection of Karl Crowley Crowey solicitor in the post office department Crowley drafted most of the new merchant marine act with its many safeguards against exploitation tion and failure to build ships in return for government funds He Ho knows all about the industry and its ocean mall mali contracts Hence it would be more or less logical to appoint him to the board and Roosevelt has had his name under consideration The most important important important im im- im- im thing about any new administration administration administration ad ad- ministration is installation of ot personnel personnel personnel per per- which will understand its functions under the act and will build up an organization in the in interest interest interest in- in terest of the public rath rather r than for the benefit of any special group Snipe at Crowley A whispering campaign has been started against the solicitor One item charged against him is that he bungled the celebrated affair of the tho air mall mail contract cancellations although Crowleys Crowley's friends insist that he merely took the rap on that like a good soldier tho the real fancy bungling having been done they say by the tho department department de de- dc- dc of ot justice Some of the shipping lobbyists openly as assert ert that the kind of men needed for chairman is a lawyer who vho will vill know how to get around the law The shipping companies have no trouble getting their point of View through to the president th thanks to White House Secretary Marvin Maryin Mar Mar- vin yin McIntyre and Roosevelt's close friends Vincent Astor and Kermit Kermit Ker- Ker mit suit Roosevelt both shipping mag mag- nates Roosevelt is above all anxious that the tho merchant marine be built up because he knows mows as aswell aswell aswell well as anyone that its it's f needed as an auxiliary to the navy One side assures him that the best way to get no merchant marine is to appoint Crowley the other side sido vice vico versa Byrds Byrd's Rule Threatened Surprising news comes from adjacent adjacent adjacent ad ad- jacent Virginia to the effect that Senator Harry F. F Byrds Byrd's powerful Democratic machine machine or or at least the senators senator's hold on it may It-may may be broken this year Lieutenant Governor James Iames H. H Price is is' running for the gubernatorial gubernatorial tonal nomination without even asking Byrds Byrd's and the senator is It looks very ery much as if it Price would be bethe bethe bethe the next governor and get hold of all state patronage and the state treasury which would make Price instead of ot Byrd state boss Its It's the first time the Byrd machine machine ma ma- chine has been seriously challenged challenged challenged chal chal- in many years but already many organization leaders are de defying defying defying de- de the senator by declaring for Price Whether Price would woud be open for a deal with Byrd at this time is unknown Copyright 1936 1036 NEA Service Inc |
