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Show e - - e eNational National Topics Interpreted Interpretedby by William Bruckart ' tlonal Press IIUI1dIn6 IIUI1dIn6v v ashington : , D . C . T . WushlngtonWith Washington-With Washington With Washington Wushlngton -With With - With the nation'll nationll national nationalconvention nation'llconvention nntlomconvention ' convention of ot the Republlcins Republlc'1ns Republlc1ns Repiobilcans ' on only ony only ly ] y awe a week weekSeek wedSeek e k kSeek Seek to away , New NewDisrupt N e w wDisrupt v\ v vDisrupt \ Disrupt G . O.P OP o 0 . P . De D Deal e a 1 strate strate- strategists strategists - . - gists are areben arebending artbending ben bending mg every c\Cry c Cry \ effort eftort to toward " ard a n pro program program program gram designed deslgncd to mike ll1'lke ll1lke ' a knock knockdon knockdown knockdown do\\n do n down \ an and drag out . Cgbt .Ggbt Ggbt Lgltt of that thatses thatsesslon thatsesslon ses sesslon slon It Is not disclosing any an } se seclet seclet seciet clet to tp siy S'lY SlY say ' that the New Dealers Dealersare Dealersare Dealersare are usIng using this tbls weapon up to tbc the tbcblJt thehilt thehilt blJt hilt because bcenuse disruption of the Re RepublIcan Republican Republican publIcan party party " would "ould ould make victor victory victoryeasy victoryei e'lCY elCY easy ' : < ; y for Candidate Roosc Roosevelt Rooseselt , ell . . Predictions in politics always nre are nreperIlous areperilous areperilous perIlous Governor Alt All Alf M 1l . . Landon Landonof Landonof Landonof of Kansas seems to be In the lead leadat leadat leadat at this time for the ltepubllcan Republican ltepubllcanDomination Republicannomination Republicannomination Domination nomination , but there are nnny m'lny mlny army ' ob observers observers observers servers throughout the countr country who whocontend whocontend whocontend contend that the "Kansas Kansas "hansns hansns "bansas bansas " Coolidge Coolldge 'cannot cannot ' cannot win , and nnd tint th'1t th1t that ' various other otheraspIrants otheraspirants otheraspirants aspIrants for the nomination nomlnutlon , men menwhose menwhose menwhose whose hats ale ate In the ring . , Uke like UkewIse likewise likewise wIse must be counted out . This Ie lc lcto ! ; ' to say that a feeling Is growIng growIngthat growingthat growingthat that a n dark horse " will "m m be nominatedFrom nominatedFrom nominated nominatedFrom From the strictly WashIngton WashIngtonvIewpoint Washingtonviewpoint Washingtonviewpoint vIewpoint , , which may be different differentthan differentthan differentthan than e elsewhere ers'wbere erswbere s " ' where In the country , as astute astute tute political poJltlcal observers are con convinced convinced vlnced vinced that there thcre must be a swift swiftchange swiftchange cbange change In sentiment to keep heep the thenomln'1Uon thenominaton thenomimtlon nomln'1Uon nomln1Uon nominaton ' away awny fiom flom Governor GovernorLandon GovernorLandon GovernorLandon Landon Yet , it 1t must be said that thatpolJtfcs thatpolitics thatpolitics polJtfcs politics la Is fraught with just such suchthlng suchthings suchthings thlng things & and nnd so It Is entirely possl posse posslble posseble possible ble tint tll'lt tlllt that ' the Republican nominee nomineeD1ay nomineemay nomineemay . D1ay may be someone other thin th'ln thln ' tbe the thepresent thepresent present apparent leader In tlie the raceThose raceThose race raceThose Those who feel that Goyernor Governor GoyernorLnndon GovernorLandon GovernorLnndon Lnndon Landon will w1l1 be the nominee claim claimhe claimhe claimhe he has pln placed played ed his cards well But Butothers Butothers Butothers others Insist that tbat the Kansas gov governor governor governor ernor made a n bad mistike mlst'lhe mlstlhe mistake ' in al allowIng allowing allowing lowIng his mme n'1me n1me name ' to be linked wIth wIththe withthe withthe the Hcarst Hearst faction In Callfornla California CallfornlaIndeed CaliforniaIndeed CaliforniaIndeed Indeed , I have ba\"e ba "e e \ " heard comment that thatthis thatthis thatthis this fact alone will w11l defeat Gos Go Governor , er ernor ernor nor Landona Landon a . r * . rIt . It has been interesting to obserye observe obseryethe observethe observethe the maneuveis maneuvelS of the New Dealf Dealstrategists Deal Dealstrategists f > strategists trategists wit with withNew h New hNew withNew Dealreference Deal reference to the theStrategy t theStrategy b e eStrategy Strategy StrategyLan StrategyLandon Lan Landon don boomS boomSome boom boomSome S Some 0 m e obserers observ obser\ obser obsers \ erscontend ers erscontend erscontend contend that tbat the efforts being belDg put putforth putforth putforth forth from New Deal quarters In Inan inan inan an attempt to discredit Go Gosernor GosernorLandon GovernorLandon , ernor ernorLandon Landon were being engineered be because because because cause tlie the New Deal fears Gov Governor Governor Governor ernor Landon Lnndon as a Roosevelt Roose\"elt Roose "elt elt \ " oppo oppoDcnt opponent opponent Dcnt nent more thin th'ln thln than ' it fears some of ofthe ofthe ofthe the other candidates for the noml nomi nomlIl1ltlon nomination nomination Il1ltlon nation Fiank rlanb flank . R It Kent , the Wash Washington Washington Washington ington commentator for tlie tile the Demo Democratlc Democratic Democratic cratlc cratic Baltimore Sun , asserted that thatthe thatthe thatthe the \ New 1\ew 1 ew Aesv Deal activity against Lan Landon's Landon's Landon's Landons don's dons ' nomination constituted 'the the 'thebest 'thebest ' thebest best evidence of the tbe Increasing increasingprobabllity Increasingprobability . probnblllty probabllity " " of the Kansis Kans"ls Kansls Kansas " go goser gosernor's governor's governors , er erDor's Dor's Dors nor's nors ' ' nomination Mr lIr Kent did not notBay notsay notsay Bay say that " v\hlch v hlch "hlch which \ some other in informed informed Informed formed formedCHers ' writers \CHers CHers ssriters \ feel , namely , that thatthe thatthe thatthe the Landon candidacy would mean n a nbitter abitter abitter bitter cimpaign c'unpalgn cunpalgn carnpalgn ' on the part of the theRoose theIooseselt theRoosevelt Roose\ Roose Rooseelt Iooseselt \ elt forces to re re-elect re elect - elect the thePresident thePresident thePresident President Nevertheless Ne'erthele Neerthele Nesertheless ' s , It has hns been beeninterestlDg beenInteresting beeninteresting interestlDg Interesting to note the Yo.lrlous Yolrlous various Yo.lrlouswa variousways variouswa.vs variouswavs . wa ways . s In \ which sshlcli hich Roosevelt lloosevelt spohes spokes spohesmen spokesmen spokesmen men and Democratic publicity publlcity men menhae menbase menha\e menha e hae base \ , been bccn tiding ttying tl m to show shosv the tbe coun country country country try thit th'lt thlt that ' Governor Go\ernor Go ernor Gosernor \ Landon Is not notthe notthe notthe the manho man ' \ who \\ho ho should be nomimted nomln'1ted nomln1ted nominated nomimtedI nomln'1tedI nominatedI ' I have ha\e ha e \ no quarrel " with "Itb Itb sslth these ef of efforts offorts efforts forts It Is tlie the game of politics politicsVlrtunlh politicsVirtualls politicsVirtually Vlrtunlh Virtualls anything goes It Is to be beassumed beassumed beassumed assumed that th.lt thlt . present Republican Republicanmaneuvers Republicanmaneuvers Republicanmaneuvers maneuvers will w111 be ' concentrated C'oncentrated In a afew afew afew few weeks on Mr AIr Roose Roosevelt Rooseselt , elt per personally personally personally sonally as the Democntic Democr'ltlc Democrltlc Democratic ' candl candi candldate candidate candldate date . . In fact , one hears e\pl e pl espies espiesstops expiesslons ' \ es esslons slons stops around Washington Waslllngton that for forthe forthe fortlie the first time In \ Mr l\1r l 1r Roosevelt s po polltlcal poUtIcal political UtIcal litical career , he [ Is s going to be dl di dlrecUy diredly dlrectly recUy redly under fireJust fireJust fire lust Just in this connection , one can canrecall canrecall canrecall recall that through throuJh most of the I\ew I ew Aesv \ theNew theIew theAesv Deal administration , clltlc1sm criticism cilticismof clltlc1smof criticismof of New Deal policies pollcles and plans , al almost almost almost most without e exception ceptlOn , was direct directed directed directed ed at nOOSe\ nOOSe Roosevelt nOOSeea Rooseselt \ ea appointees fippolntecs The President ThePresident himself has been e eacep \ cep e\ceptlonally e ceptlonally eaceptionally tlonally tionally free from the type t pe pc of per personal persocal personal sonal socal attack that frequently freqmntly , ch.lr- ch.lr cliar- cliar ch.lractellzes cliaractetizes clur-acteilzes clur acteilzes . - actellzes actetizes polltlcil polltlc'11 polltlc11 political ' opposition . . lie 1ms Las Uehas lie1ms lieLas had absolutely nbsolutely none of the hind kind hindof kindof kindof of criticism tliat that occurred in tbe the theHoovcr Hoo loo Hooycr loover ycr ver administration admlmstration and was W'1S W1S ' dIrect dIrected directed directed ed at Herbert Hoo Hoover looser , er , personally person.llly personllly . , . . * . a . aWhile While WillIe we are talking taIling about the forthcoming theforthcoming quadrennial conven1Ions conventions conven twoThe . tlons 1Ions tions , , the two . The ne * keynote kcynote spea1.ers spea1ers speakers . speakersKeynoters spea1.ersKeynoters Keynoters naturally e enter enterInto n t e r rinto rinto Into any discus discussian discusston discusclon sian ston . . . Senator Alben W . Barkley Barkleyof beynoUnglor keynotingtor of Kentucky Kentuc1.y Kentuc1y . will w111 do the keynoting tor the Democrats at Phlladelphla Philadelphia Philadelphiaand . nnd and benator Senator ' Frederick I'rederick Irederick Steh\ Steh Slelvver Steher Stelsver \ er of Oregon ofOregon will delh deliver er tho the main ad dre dress addre&s addres addre address & s to the Cleveland Clevcland convention conventionof of the Republicans Hepubl1cans . . Senator Barl Bark Barlley Barkley Barkley ley was wa > the ke keynoter , } noter at the Chica Chicago Chicago Chicago go co convention ventlon when Mr . Uoosevelt Roosevelt Rooseveltwas Rooseveltwas was " , Democratsfour as nominated by the Democrats four years ago and , . although It is isa Isa Isa a subject not freely discussed , It Is Issaid issaid Issaid said In hlfch hIbh high places that Mr . Roosevclt Roosevelt Roose velt vclt wanted the same man to do dothe dothe the dothe job jb { ) again , , believing the Ken Kentuchlun Kentuckinn Kentucklan tuchlun tuckinn to be an omen of good luclc luck luclcThe luckThe luckThe The selection of Senn Senator tor Stelsserwas Stel Stelvvcr Stelsser \ er erwm wm was wa . & one of those things thiugs that . can C.tn Ctn besaid besaid be beald said ald to be a surprI surprise < ; e and yet et not a asurprise surprIse asurprIse surprise He De lie is , without doubt , n a ngood agood agood good man m.m mm . for the job Yet in some somequarters somequarters somequarters quarters there Is a conviction that thatbona thatsenator thatbenator bona senator tor Slel Stclwcr Slelwer " , er was svgs pic picked led by the theEO theso theso EO so called 'Old Old 'Od Od ' Old ] Guird GU'1rd GU1rd Guard ' ' of ea&tcrL eatcrL eJbtew eastern & Republicans RepublIcuns Some obser observers obsersers , ers still stillhold stillhold stillhold hold the belief that the selection of ofSenator ofSenator ofSenator Senator Stclwer Steiner Stel " er wa . . , , . not ss \ whollypleasing holly hollypleasing hollypleasing pleasing to the Landon forces , but butbe butbe butbe be that as It may ma , , there his h'lS hlS hiss ' been beennJ beenn beenaj nJ n particular parUculnr 111 III ill feeling reellng created by byIt byit byIt It it . . If It it represents npresents a piece of ot strat strat- strategy strat- strat strategy strategy - - egy by the eastern Republicans Republ1cnns "ho ho "howere ss " whovere ho howere were ? dealing with their problem by byrcmote byremote byremote rcmote remote control , they apparently apparentlybae apparentlybase apparentlyhave ba\e ba e base \ pla placed played ed Into the hands of the themore themore themore more liberal " wing "Ing Ing ssing of Hepubllcans Republicans RepublicansIt HepubllcansIt It is being predicted rather freely freelythat freelythat that the Oregon senator's senators ' ' keynote keynotespecch keynotespeech keynotespeech specch speech " will "Ill Ill wlll lean strongly to the thelIberal theliberal theliberal lIberal side but that it , will ,111 111 stless stress stresssound stlesssound stiesssound sound economics economic ; . . The besi besl best ad\ ad advance adance adsance \ ance Information ob- ob obtainable obtainable ob obtainable - tainable on Senator Barklcy's Barklcys Barkley's Barkleys ' plans plansIs is that tbat he will de devote desote , ote the bulk of ofhIs ofhis ofbis hIs time on the convention plat plat- platform plat- plat platform platform - - form to a review reiew resiew , of Roosevelt ac- ac accomplishments accomplishments ac accomplishments - - complishments in the belief bellet that thatsuch thatsuch thatsuch such a levew leview teview [ will take taJ.e taJe . his presen presentation presentatlon presentatlon tation tatlon out of the class of a "de de "de- "defense "defense "defense " - - fense " speech . ' ? Ihoso 'lhose lhose hose with whom whomI I have talked talhed concerning the Bar Bar- Barkley Barkley Barkley - kley speech believe belleve he has adopted adopteda a smart poll political tical course ; that he hefeels hefeels hefeels feels there thcre is no need to defend defendanj defendanything defendanything anj anything thing tI1I1 that t has been done and andth'1t andthat andtint th'1t th1t that ' the record Itself Is the thing thingupon thingupon thingupon upon which tffe UTe the Democratic party partyC'1n partyc'tn partycm C'1n C1n c'tn ctn ' ' make a plea for re election of oflIr ofMr ofMr lIr Mr . Hoose Roosevelt Rooseselt RooseveltHaving , ell . . Having ObSCl obseived observed ved Senator Barlley Barkley Barkleylc Barlley1L Barkleyii , 1L ii : action In the senate for a II num number number number ber of years ycars , I believe beheve I am justi justiI justifled justilied justified fled lied in saying s.lying slying . that he is a squate square squareshooter squateshooter squaleshooter I shooter and find a fighter . In this tbIs re- re respect respect re respect - - spect , he and Senator Steiwer Stelwcr Sterwer , the theRepublican theRepublican theRepublican . Republican keynoter heynoter , are much the thesame thesame same type of man and , therefore thereforeIf , if either convention con\"enhon con "enhon enhon \ " gets off on a awrong awrong awrong wrong foot , the fault will He lie wIth wIththe withthe withthe the convention managers r'lther rlther rather r'ltherthan ratherthan ritherthan ' than with the propos proposils proposals 'lIs lIs ' offered b by bythe bythe the men who are supposed to lay laybefore laybefore laybefore before the delegates a rough out out- outUne outline outline - line Une of their respective party's partys ' cim C1m- C1m c'tm- c'tm ctm C1mpalgn c'tmpalgn cimpaign ' - paign palgn policies policiesFor . r . rFor . For miny n1'lny n1lny many ' months Washington has hasheard hasheard hasheard heard the plaint plamt of business leaders leaders lead leaders ers w who whov h o "anted anted \v v ss " \ anted antedFear "antedFear Fear to fight sochl1stlc socialistic sochl1stlc'Crack sociihstic'Crack sociihsticCrack 'Crack Crack ' Down'scbemes Downscbemes Down'schemes Downschemes Down * ' schemes and un- un unsou uns un unsound - s sou sound o u n d economIc economIcpolIcies economicpolicies economicpolicies polIcies given ghen glsen blith bhth birth by Ne New " Deal Dealbr31n Dealbrain Dealbrain br31n brain tiusters trusters tl usters but |