Show Washington M rry Ge Dies Diesl I Career Parallels His Fathers Father's By Drew Pearson WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V Those who knew Martin Dies Sr were not at all surprised when his son the ebullient congressman I fro from r o m Texas suddenly pulled out of the race for congress Dies' Dies fa father father fa- fa ather a- a ther who represented the same Texas Texas' district in congress from 1909 to 1919 did almost the same thing The elder Dies played to t the e galleries was a fiery figure in congress and rowed incessantly with Woodrow Woodrow Woodrow Wood- Wood row Wilson Then suddenly he withdrew under fire and did not choose to run again His son Martin Jr actually withdrew not because of a a. a throat ailment but because as reported in this column he faced a a. tough reelection race It was not merely the C CIO I A O-A F L combination against him ilm in his district and the attacks of Valter Walter Walter Wal Val ter Winchell but also the fact I that Judge J. J M. M Combs his opponent opponent opponent op op- op- op is a e. sort of or Sam Rayburn Rayburn Rayburn Ray- Ray burn type of fellow neither radi radical rad rad- i ical al nor conservative who went barefoot until he was 21 knows Texas from the T down and is isan isan isan an even better campaigner than Dies Also I word has percolated d around that the Dies committee ma maintained more than one paid in Dies' Dies own district This meant one of two things 1 That Dies was using his committee for patronage at home or 2 that he thought the home folks needed investigation investigation investigation gation for un-American un ties Neither went down well in Texas Capital Chaff Major Chaff Major General Patrick J. J Hurley once secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of war under Hoover is reported flirting ting with Dewey friends about hitching to the Dewey bandwagon as candidate for vice president Hurley has been on some special missions in the near east for Roosevelt Secretary of ot State Hull testified testified tes tes- tes- tes before the senate appropriations appropriations committee that he worked Sundays in his office office of of- fice flee before the war started Martin Dies has spent over of the taxpayers' taxpayers money money money mon mon- ey to date The Chicago T Tribune bune which constantly pooh- pooh Elmer Davis and Congressman Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman Fulbright of Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas Arkan Arkan- sas sas because they studied at English u universities has been a abig abig alg big lg booster for Congresswoman Jessie Sumner of Illinois Apparently Apparently Apparently Ap Ap- Ap- Ap they dont don't know that Miss iss Sumner completed her edu education education ed ed- ed- ed u at Oxford university England No one ever would have suspected suspected suspected sus sus- sus- sus that dignified shy Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney General Biddle Biddie was the theman theman theman man to pull it off oft but the other night he staged a man 60 power pow pow- er stag dinner which brought to together together together to- to gether northern and southern wings of the Democratic party all all rooting for Roosevelt The e dinner was given for tor new Democratic Chairman Bob Han- Han egan Mayor Ed Kelly of Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago came all the way to WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington to attend Also present were leaders of the filibuster against the tax bill Senators Eastland of Mississippi pi ii Russell of Georgia and Connally Con Con- Connally nally of Texas also the chief battler for the tax bill Senator Mead of ot New York and his colleague Senator Bob Wag Wag- ner Keynote singers not speakers speakers speak speak- ers at the dinner were Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman I Lou Louis ou I is a of Michigan and Paul Porter new publicity ace of ot the Democratic national committee Porter rendered rendered rendered ren ren- dered with considerable feelIng feeling feel teel- ing the tiie new Democratic theme song You Cant Can't Swap Horses in the Middle of the Stream if You Want to Keep Your Britches Dry Iry ry Congressman Raba t is re reported reported reported re- re ported to have sung Short Sheets Make the Bed Seem Longer with such pathos that Congressman John McCormack of Massachusetts drew up his feet on th the rungs of his chair Round Merry Washington Washington Washing Washing- ton politicos were surprised but not disappointed when EpIscopalian Episcopalian Episcopalian Episco EpIsco- Minister Rev Charles G. G Hamilton got into the r race ce cea a against g a I ins n s t Mississippi's ranting Congressman Rankin Hamilton put up a a. go good d fight for lieutenant lieuten lieuten lieutenant ant governor of Mississippi last year and is a member of the state legislature In view of the way Alabama defeated Congressman Joe Starnes and the way Texas was going to defeat defeat de de- de- de feat Dies there may be a good chance for H Hamilton Hmilton ilton to defeat another r firebrand of ance Major Stanley Howe for or seven years executive secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary to fearless ferocious Fiorello Fiorello Florello Fio- Fio rello La Guardia is writing a a. book What Happened to LaGuardia LaGuardia La LaGuardia Guardia 1 Representative Bishop of Illinois DUnois who learned the tailoring trade in high school has been selling clothes to congressional colleagues He now has a competitor freshman freshman fresh fresh- man Congressman Chet Holifield Holifield Holifield Holi- Holi field of ot Los Angeles Holifield doesn't solicit business on Captol Capitol Capitol Capi Cap tol Hill HUI but the other day Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman George Outland who also comes from California re received received re- re a Holifield suit by mail mall but no vest He says he wont won't vote for any more Holifield legislation leg leg- until the latter sends him the vest Copyright 1944 by United Feature Syndicate Those Thos who fear we face the task of feeding Europe for a along along along long period do not realize that agriculture Is ts the first thing to come back after a war Dr Henry F. F Grady of ot the allied control commission |