Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-10
Puzzled OUer
Significance of Fete
Honoring Shouse

WASHINGTON. June i0.-R)--
Democratic politics dubbed today III
the political pot that is Washington.
For tonight democratic organization
Of the District Of Columbia will give
q dinner in honor Of Jouet Shouse,
recently chosen lieutenant OF
Chairman John ). Raskob Of the ma
tional committee. to have charge Of
the new party headquarters here.
Opinions differ as to its significance.
On the n hand. some reports,
widely circulated and not whis-
pered, have given the dinner the color
of a national affair. These reports
have been chiefly 10 the effect that
prominent members Of the party
who opposed the leadership of Al
fred z Smith and Raskob in the
last campaign, would make II the
occasion TO express publicly to their
constituents. particularly those in
the South, their dISspproval Of con-
tinuation Of that leadership by be-
ing conspicuously absent.
On the other hand, che Official
reports. formally and vigorously cir
culated. have insisted that the din
ner is strictly a local affair at which
Raskob and Shouse will be prom
inent speakers. Furthermore. Rob-
ert N. Harper. president OF the JEFF
ferson democratic association which
is giving the dinner. asserts more
Of the party's members in congress
have accepted invitations than were
expected.
Robinson Accepts
A~cceptances have been received
from Senator Robinson az Arkansas.
democratic leader and Smiths run
ming mate in the campaign; SEN
ators Overman Of North Carolina,
Mcclellan and Tyson If Tennessee,
Ransdell and BrouSsard Of Louisi-
ana. and Harrison CT Mississippi.
Senator Fletcher pf Florida, has
zone further and expressed reEre-
that some democrats we're helping"
republicans in an effort to use the
dinner ito divide the democrats aid
force those democrats who were op-
posed to Smith on two main grounds
into the republican ranks
Senator Glass. democrat Virginia,
Smith supporter IN the camDaign
whose state went into the Hoover
column. is one who sent his regrets.
but. taking cogniZancc Of the reports
c~entering on similar action Ey ether
party leaders Of the South. he made
public a letter written 10 Mr.. Shollsa
in which he EXPLAINED his inability
to attend. He had an engagement
with his physician In BaitimCre to-
dav. contracted ten days ago. h
said. and an engagement made May
16 for ar important Masonic func-
ticn in Virginia tonight. He said
he wished t. exaress my personal
affection tor go and nv great
satisfaction 1t your selection 70 take
charge OF ~dcr1oc-atic Headquarters
y. Washington"
Simmons Opposed
Senator Simmons CT Forth Caro-
Ina. who bclted the Smith-Raskc
leadership In the last cam1aiyn. has
been the most Vigorous democrats
commentator in opposition To the
omner, describing il was "inopPor-
tune" while Senator Smith OF
South Carolina. ana Harris OF
Georgia. were among those who had
"other arrangement"
Invitations were extended only 70
prominent democrats living i'll
Washington Besides Raskob and
Shouse, the speakers, whose words
will be broadcast oyer a nationwide
radio chain. will include ReDre-
sentative Byrnes Of Tennessee,
chairman Of the congressional cam
paiEn committee. Senator Tydings
Of Maryland. chairman RI the SEN
atorial campaign committee. and
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman. rational
committee woman for the District
of Columbia.