| Show MONEY t MARKETS MARI ETS By James McMullin The Telegrams Telegram's Exclusive Observer Aon Along Wall Street treet NEW NEW YORK YORK The The drive to promote promote promote pro pro- mote Felix Frankfurter of the Harvard law school to fill the supreme court vacancy caused by bythe bythe bythe is is' the death of Justice Cardozo gaining momentum behind the scenes Lead Leaders rs of all faiths and of varying shades of political opinion opinion opinion ion have indorsed him just as similar similar sim elm ilar liar leaders Ind indorsed Louis Brandeis Brandeis Bran- Bran deis dels In the Wils Wilson n administration He is apparently esteemed equally by liberals and bar associations It is natural that Mr Frankfurters Frankfurter's Frankfurters Frankfurter's Frank Frank- FrankfurterS Frankfurter'S furter's numerous and influential disciples in Washington should be working for him The surprising thing is that many wingers right-wingers favor him also For one thing they figure that the president is sure to name a new deal sympathizer sympathizer sympathizer in any event and of the men available the is rated th the keenest minded fairest and most judicial by temperament As Asa a matter of fact he has not been an unqualified admirer of everything everything everything every every- thing the administration h has s done He never cared much for N R A for example and he has privately deplored the excessive zeal for ion speedy reform shown by some of of his youthful The public is inclined to think of him as elderly because so many of his students have risen to fame but actually he is only in his early fifties A conservative business leader describes Mr Frankfurter as as Americas ace dinner guest He Heis Heis Heis is a brilliant facile fascinating conversationalist and thoroughly friendly and likable in his personal contacts with all kinds of people One factor however militates him The very fact that his appointment is being so warmly warmly warmly warm warm- ly urged may rub F. F D. D R R. the wrong way and thereby kill his chance Mr Roosevelt is not the sort of man who w welcomes unsolicited Unsolicited un un- solicited advice Homer Martin president of the United Automobile Workers is likely to be a more influential figure figure fig fig- figure ure in labor circles from now on For quite a while after the union was formed the ex-clergyman ex was little more than a stooge for John L. L Lewis Then he became embroiled embroiled embroiled em em- broiled in a long and bitter row with wing left-wing officials In the U. U A. A W. W No union in the country was more racked by internal strife A few weeks ago he finally succeeded in ousting the opposition opposition opposition tion chiefs and will probably succeed succeed suc suc- c ed in making the ouster stick Partly as a result of this battle battIe he has become a key man in the drive to eliminate the communist influence from the C CIO I a 0 leadership leader leader- ship He recently teamed up effectively effectively with wiLls David Dubinsky in a west coast drive to smash the dominance of the radical Harry Bridges Martin has been criticised as a dreamer rather than a doer buthe buthe but he se seems ms to be learning the ropes He is considerably more independent ent of John Lewis than he used to be His biggest job at the moment moment mo mo- moment ment is to inculcate some sense of discipline In his own union If he can do that he will become important important im im- un- un in the councils of those those who aim to end labors labor's civil war Cynical wise-cracking wise Gov ex Eugene Talmadge should not be passed up as an outsider in Georgias Georgia's blazing senatorial mary Gene is as lavish with his promises as ever and is ie still going strong as the farmers friend The c county unit system by which Georgia Georg a officials are elected which amounts to an electoral vote by counties cO enhances the political importance of rural re regions regions re- re regions gions out of proportion to their population and decreases that of cities This should help George and Talmadge at Camps Camp's expense The new deals deal's greatest strength is in urban centers where labor isa is isa isa a big big- factor Astute political analysts figure that this angle- angle coupled with the vehement home rule reaction reaction reaction-is is likely to carry both George and Talmadge under the wre wire ahead of the Roosevelt I entry and probably lead to a runoff runoff run run- runoff off contest between them In IiI that case the governor ex-governor should have a good chance to win F. F D. D R R. is evidently less concerned concerned con con- corned about Georges George's vote in n the senate than he is about Georges George's influence and symbolism Talmadge Talmadgo Tal- Tal madge would undoubtedly vote against the new deal and castigate it consta constantly but his influence among other senators would be negligible From the Roosevelt standpoint that might make him the lesser of f two evils Consequently Consequently Consequently Conse Conse- insiders would not be surprised surprised sur sun to see the Camp vote go to Talmadge In a Q run-off run even though Gene has been much more outspokenly Roosevelt anti-Roosevelt than the senator Governor E. E D. D Rivers of Georgia Georgia Georgin Geor Geor- gia gin running for rejection is right in the middle of the Roosevelt- Roosevelt George imbroglio He has to steer very carefully to avoid disaster In many cases his followers and Georges George's supporters are the same people Yet he is campaigning on ona ona ona a new deal platform It will be bea bea a political miracle if he can keep on good terms with both camps yet he may be just the fellow who can do it Informed New Yorkers Yonkers comment comment com corn ment mont that Rivers has had previous experience in Roman riding one foot on each of two horses It may stand him in goad good stead now Insiders U understand d that Max Tammany's legal ace for many years was responsible for of Lloyd P. P Str SW ke t the selection tf f I re Hines i to defend Jimmy D Deweys Dewey's racketeer Thomas E. E tIIt lOl charges legal observers ob ob- N as keen j Stryker's job draw as L to servers rs see it at is tN t herrings as es P political red dOgge I He Hes He's a r across Hines' Hines trail t 6 r tE ll shrewd and truculent fig b but t it t good at making malting headlines iS B g gg gJ t f remains to be seen boW JUry t the e reacts on t I Sl Copyright ht 1938 for The Te i t S 'S iI i J |
