The Washington times., 1928-12-27
EXTRA SESSION
To BE- laid IN
HOOVER LAP

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promise and declaring i inlpo Sle
To push through real farm pro
gram III the eight weeks before
March 1, the Idahoan declared,
Excuses. explanations. apologies,
fear Oe business disturbance, politi.
cal wriggling win not change the
situation abraham Lincoln said
once with reference to ! political
question: The promise having been
made. must be kept That II not
only i sound principle as matter
of political expediency, but as i
matter or political decency.' Z.
1t u no secret that Hoover would
rather not inaugurate his Admins.
tration with an extra session Of
Congress. He would rather see the
present Congress enact farm relief
and effect such tariff changes as
are considered necessary. His
promise to call an extra session IL
this Congress failed to act was given
with considerable reluctance. How
he Is going to escape It now, how.
ever, is another matter.
In the weeks he has been In
Latin-America the cables and wire
less have carried q steady flow
OF conflicting messages SOuthward
to him from leaders Of divergent
opinions. Those who are against
the special session urged him to
speak a word to this Congress
that would get action; the other
side counseIled him to do nothing
until the new Hoover Congress"
comes in with his own Adninistra-
ton March 4.
The clash over the special ses-
sion is only one Of the many per-
pIexities that will be piled on
Hoover's doorstep.
He has expressed the desire for
"a very simple Inauguration" /"
washington business interests are
raising fund OF 100000 to make
1t a grand affair, and some Of the
Republican leaders In Congress are
proposing to make it the occasion
for a grand military display, with
10000 troops specially brought to
Washington for the occasion.
Then there are the job-seekers.
A sizable. young army OF patronage
huneerers Is mobilizing In Wash
fngton against the return OF the
President-elect. : Everything from
Cabinet posts to judgeships and
postmasterships are desired, and
line on whats what"
Patronage bubbles
Hoover hasn't seen many pcliti-
clans since he was elected and 80
far as is known no definite word
q bout appointments has come from
him on his southern cruise, not
withstanding the floods Of messages
that have been sent him en- route.
1t is said authoritatively In Wash.
ington that 10000 words have besn
sent to the President-elect from
Washington to every ten received
back in reply.
DR.. Hubert Wcrk, chairman Of
the Republican national committee,
who has co-ordinated all the cam
paign units Of the Republican party
and taken a long lease on national
headquarters here. has been sitting
on the patronage lid. But it il also
said he has not been In a position
to give much comfort and cheer TO
the faithful, for Hoover has been
Meanwhiles Senator'S
and Congressman have been dis.
turbed by reports that some of
their patronage prerogatiyes are TO
be taken away from them and given
to national committeeman and State
leaders.
All In all, 1t promises to be a
busy and trying period for the
President-elect before he can escape
the pulling and hauling in store for
him here, and HE away to Florida
for contemplative period in which
to select his official family and
map out his future policies.