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

Ill 0HAfkLES ~. - hEn All
WASHINGTON. May 15-Congress-
man Cordell Hull. Of Tennessee, be
came a sure-cnough 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, 70 recognition as one
Of those whom the vice presidential
lightning might actually strickland
that was about all.
II was as such a possibility that
| Congressman Hull went to bed on the
night of the California primaries
before their result vas known.
In the morning he got up a genu-
inc candidate.
In order not to 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.
As we're ware, there's a democrat
ic element opposed TO AL Smith.
This element was hoping the Cali
fornia democrats would throw a bad
crimp into Al, as a wet.
They were offered three picks-Al,
Jim Reed and Tom Walsh.
The nti-Smith-ites doub II e
would have preferred TO see ever
Jim win. rather than AL, but Jim's
wet himself.
II really was Tom the anti-Smith.
ties were pulling for.
IL Tom had won, all the anti-Smith
forces would have lined up under his
banner too quick.
He not only didn't winnie got
such a licking that he retired from
the field.
Now just because you may happen
to be pro-Smith, and perhaps q 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 char
Of 57-a public mans prime. Dis,
tinction and dignity mark him, from
the snow-white crown of his head or
down. His face is singularly amiable
It's strong. IL suggests that he car
fight-but fairly. never v%iciously oil
vindictively. I'm sure you'd say.
In manne he's the south az its
best-kindly, considerable, calm, un'
hurried.
His voice has a hint Of the soft
southern drawl.
Hull's a lawyer. He was a Span,
ish war captain. He served in the
| Tennessee legislature, on the bench
and is in the midst of his tenth con,
gression8 term. From 1921 to 1922
he was chairman of the democratic
national committee. He's not only
able. but thoroughly experienced and
broad guage.
A whole lot Of men come 10 Wash.
ington wearing the labels Of partie,
whose principles they don't know the
first thing about. They're republi,
cans or democrats accidentally. Ash
'em to define what they stand for, a.
partisans, and they a no more dc
1t than they can explain the Einsteir
theory Of RELATIVELY.
Cordell Hull comprehends full,
what its all about-which partyi
which-and-why-and which side
he's on-and the wherefore for that
too.
According to Cordell Hull, the re
publicans handed the democrats ar
opportunity to win in 1924-offerec
il to 'em on a silver platter. The
democrats got into that row at Mad
ison Square Garden and spilled Il al
over the place. platter and all.
This year. says Hull, the same
tenders made over again-only thi,
time the platter's gold.
And what1l happen at Houston =?
! asked the Tennesseean-because. ~
the peculiar circumstances, as set
forth above. | calculated that hardl,
anybody else in the country IA A,
well fixed a. he il 70 make a rooc
guess.
Quoth the representative
II the democrats will forget mon.
essentials" and get together or 4