Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-15
Washington
Letter
BY CHARLES r. w

BY CHARLES 4. STEW Ahl
WASHINGTON. May 15-Congress-
man Cordell Hull. Of Tennessee. be-
came a sure-enough democratic presi-
dental candidate overnight.
He's been a possibility all along
the kind, however, that can't possibly
be nominated. He was due from the
first TO get TennesSee's vote at Hous-
ton-and perhaps a few more votes.
This was enough to make him a per-
functory possibility-entitled TO his
proper alphabetical place on every
dopester's list, to recognition as one
Of those whom the vice presidential
lightning might actually strickland
that was about all.
II was as such q possibility that
Congressman Hull went TO bed on the
night of the California primaries
before their result was known.
In the morning he got up a genu-
inc candidate.
In order not 70 fool anybody
\ The Tennessee representative
stands no more chance today Of be-
ing nominated for president on the
democratic ticket at Houston than
he did before.
But his candidacy MEANS some
thing now-or maya whole lot.
Those California primaries wrought
the change.
Az we're ware, there's a democrat
ic element opposed to AL Smith.
This element was hoping the Cali
fornia democrats would throw q bad
crimp into AL, as q wet.
They were offered three picks-Al,
Jim Reed and Tom Walsh.
The anti-Smith-ites doub Il e
would have preferred to see even
Jim win, rather than AL, but Jim's
wet himself.
II really was Tom the snti-Smith-
ties were pulling for.
IL Tom had won, all the snti-Smith
forces would have lined up under his
banner too quick.
He not only didn't winnie got
such-s licking that he retired from
the field.
Now Just because you may happen
to be pro-Smith, and perhaps a wet.
don't get the idea that Cordell Hull'S
isn't an attractive personality.
You like him on sight.
He's a tallish, fine looking chap
Of STA public mans prime. Dis
tinction and dignity mark him, from
the snow-white crown of his head on
down. His face is singularly amiable.
It's strong. II suggests that he can
fight-but fairly. never ~viciously or
vindictively. I'm sure you'd say.
In manner he's the south al its
best-kindly, considerate, calm. un-
hurried.
His voice has q hint Of the soft
southern drawl.
Hull's n lawyer. He vas q Span
ish war captain. He served in the
Tennessee legislature. on the bench
and is in the midst Of his tenth con
Cressional term. From 1921 to 1924
Ne vas chairman Of the democratic
national committee. He's not only
able. but thoroughly experienced and
broad guage.
A whole lot of men Gene TO Wash
incton wearing the labels Of parties
whose principles they don't know the
first thing about. They're %republi-
cans or democrats accidentally. Ask
'em 10 define what they stand for, as
partisans, and they can no more do
il than they can explain the Einstein
theory of RELATIVELY.
Cordell Hull comprehends fully
what it's all about-which party's
which-and-why-snd which side
he's on-and the wherefore for that,
too.
According TO Cordcll Hull. the re-
publicans handed the democrats an
opportunity to win in 1924-offered
il to 'em on a silver platter. The
democrats got into that row at Mad
ison Square Garden and spilled it all
over the place. platter and all.
This year. says Hull. the same
tenders made over again-only this
time the platter's gold.
And vhstW happen ut Houston =
1 asked the Tennesseean-because, In
the peculiar circumstances. as set
| forth above, I calculated that hardly
| anybody else in the country il nm
we'll fixed as he is 70 make . good
guess.
Quoth the representative
IL the democrats will forget "non-
essentials" and set together on q