Show National Men and Affairs Lowden Lowd n Stirs Up Real Excitement in Washington He ic and Coolidge Opposites Tom Blanton Unable to Achieve Great Reform By BJ ROBERT T SMALL SlL Special Correspondent ot of Tins Tue Th Standard Examiner Copyright 1326 Consolidated Press Association ORMER Association GOVERNOR FRANK FORMER F 0 O LOWDEN LOWDE ot of Illinois who turned the tha vice presidential nom nom- nomInation down flat at Cleveland two years ars ago visited Washington this past week ostensibly a as a memo mem meni- meni member ber bel of ot the national commission which Is seeking to prevent crime The word ostensibly Is used ad- ad advisedly ad advisedly for tor It would seem that the governors governor's visit sIt started a a riot on Capitol Hill Hili which may result in political mayhem m or 01 murder Governor Lowden aroused the farm bloc to action Ho He lI farm courage into a halt half do dozen n of ot the Grand Old Party And what are the results half HaU tho the senate Is shaking it Its fiat at the White House and other other- otherwise otherwise otherwise wise defying the president of ot the United States State Governor said stand tand by the farmers and Immediately n It lot of ot senators who had been guilty of ot nothing mor more radical all session long than pussy pussy- pussyfooting pussyfooting footing tooting got ot out their p Corks and started on a rampage r Governor Lowden gave the farm movement such an Impetus that the senators are threatening to bowl over the president the tho sec sec- secretary sec sac secretary rotary of ot agriculture the secre seem secretary secretary tary ot of o the treasury and all oth- oth others oth others ers who stand theoretically or Sc- Sc ac actually In the tho way of oC o granting di- di direct di dl direct aid to the farmers of ot the country through government fi- fi financing f fi financing I- I of oC surplus crops and the stabilization ot of prices price I Pr President ld nt Coolidge Is I deeply In In- In Interested in In crime crimo prevention lie thinks think the national movement an excellent thing but he would be befar befar far happier today if IC 1 Governor Lowden Lo had not been a member of oC the commission which visited the capital Everything was Wl progressing smoothly In Washington until Prank Lowden came The wheels ot of congress were vero grinding but smoothly and there thera were via vis visions v t ions of ot an adjournment some time after the middle middio ot of May The ad- ad administration ad administration ministration goose gooe was hanging high There were w r muttering In intile tile tho farm bloc but no ono one took them seriously Everybody E was making plans plana for Cor a D quiet and profitable summer ummer Then along came Lowden Rally Rally around the haystack I boy boys called the former governor and the way tho the boyi bOYl rallied was wasa wasa wasa a caution They began to sIng ling I London rondon Bridge Is I Down and Ring ning Around the Cornstalk and although tb the governor has de lie do- do parted he left lett about as much trou- trou trou trouble ble hie le behind as Mrs cow did when she kicked over the lamp at Chicago There no longer can be any doubt that Governor Lowden Is th thu only original wool died can can- candidate can candidate ot of the farmers for the Re- Re Republican Re Republican publican presidential nomination In 1928 When the governor go gave up the certainty of ot being vice vico pres- pres presIdent pros pres president ident of ot the tho United States he ho knew full well he lie e had other fish to fry or other cars ears of ot corn to husk huski fly Dy his ht action In Washington he has thrown himself completely Into the tho arms ot of his brother farmers armel's and while millionaires usually are ana nna- ana ana- anathema anathema thema to tho the son ot of the soil Frank FranC Lowden Is the exception that proves the rule lIe He calls himself a dirt farmer and has haa got a fine farm to prove It President Coolidge contemplates the Republican party as the party parti ot of business business-business business business big and busi bust business bustness business ness little Governor Lowden con con- contemplates contemplates templates It as 81 the party of ot the tho embattled farmers The Tho viewpoint are are widely divergent There Is no doubt that President Coolidge and Lowden are the tho formidable po political po- po political figures of oC o the moment The play between them during the next two years will be ba Interesting to watch Representative Tom Blanton of oC who Is always alway making milking the tho welkin ring In the house hougo of ot rep rep- rep representatives and who boasts thu longest autobiography In the tho con congressional gressional directory has bas been In congress more than nine nino years but has not yet accomplished the tha re reform ro- ro form which Is said to have won for Cor him his first nomination back In 1916 According to the tho story which has haa been told about the tho capital from time to time Representative Toni Tom got that nomination by promising his constituents that ho Ito was go- go goIng going go going ing to make mako congress go to work at 8 o'clock every morning and not knock oft off until after sun sun- sundown sun sundown down What time do you suppose those thoe congressmen and senators up there at Washington go to work every day asked alced the aspirins aspiring young oung to congressman Not at sun up like you and anil me not at G C o'clock or 7 o'clock or 8 S o'clock Maybe you wont won't believe me mo but butI butI I tell toll you It Is la true they true they dont don't go to work until not noon noon not until you OU and nd I aro are quitting work for dinner The story says a good deal moro more was related as aa to tho the night habit habits ot of tIle the solons which probably re required re- re required them to sleep lato late In th the morning But In any event Uncle I Tom promised that when he ho got gotto gotto gotto to Washington there vas 81 to be a change ot of working hours It Is not to be denied the gentleman from Texas has haa raised many rue rue- ructions ruc ructions since he has baa been in gross con con con- gross gress but thus far tar tho dawdling lawmakers still start their sessions nt at noon and noon and with a lot ot of tardy boys and absentees at that General Henry M Lord director director tor of ot the federal budget Is bo- bo boIng boing ing bo-ing Ing accused once nce more of ot standing parsimoniously In the way of ot pro pro pro- progress ress ross Proba Probably ly It Is Just a little joke joko at the tha generals general's expense but they are whispering It about the corridors of ot the tho capitol that the tho bUdget head has turned down flatan flat flatan an appeal for tor an appropriation from a certain bureau In the navy The Tho money was to be used breeding In cross breeding carrier pigeons pigeon with parrots the Idea being that the pigeons In the future could 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