Nogales international., 1929-06-11

Representative Joseph w. Byrns,
of Tennessee, in a statement to.
Gay. Mr.. Byrns is Chairman Of the
Democratic National Congression-
al Committee. "Like other Demo-
Gratis, too, said Mr.. Byrns, II
am gratified at the very splendid
progress that has been made in
lifting the party deficit which re-
manned at the close of the 1928
campaign" Mr.. Byrns continued:
"The announcement that the
party deficit has already been re-
duced from more than a million
and half dollars to approximate
ly half million dollars is the best
possible proof of the interest
which Democrats have in their
party and their loyalty to the
for which the party has
so long stood, while the selection
of Mr.. Shouse to have charge of
active national party headquarters
is guarantee that they will be in
vigorous and capable hands. 1t is
a guarantee of cordial coopera-
ton between the National COM
mittee and the Democratic Con-
gressional and Senatorial commit
tees for conducting a vigorous
campaign for the Congressional
election of 1880. My Committee
has already started preliminary
work for that election, and of
course am delighted to know
that We are to have the hearty
cooperation of the Natioal Com
mittee and the personal assistance
of Mr.. Shouse.
"The new Chairman Of The Ex-
ecutive Committee of the National
Committee, Mr.. Shouse, after max
ing splendid record in the kar-
sas State Senate, served in the
National House of Representatives
where he won the regard and the
esteem of his colleagues. His work
as member of the Committee ON
Banking aud Currency of the
House won the commendation of
the Hon. Carter Glass, then it's
Chairman, and when the latter
was appointed Secretary of the
Treasury by President Wilson, he
personally requested the President
to appoint Mr.. Shouse Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, and in
that office he served with credit
and distinctio and enjoyed the
confidence not only of Secretary,
now Senator, Glass, but of Presi-
dent Wilson himself.
"Mr. Shouse has, of course,
been lifelong Democrat. Born
in Kentucky, the son of minister
of the Christian church, Mr..
Shouse later located in Kansas
where he has had extensive farm
ing and banking interests. In 1920
and again in 1924, he was one of
the leaders in the movement to
nominate VIM. G. McAdoo for the
Presidency and in 1923, was a
member of the National Advisory
COMMITTEES and gave his entire
time during several months of the
campaign to organization work az
national party headquarters. His
record, his experience and capacity
for organization and his wide ac-
ouaintance among Democrats all
over the country make his selec-
ton as active director of the
party's headquarters an excellent
one and makes certain harmon
ious coordination of effort on the
part of the National Committee
and the Congressional and Sena-
torial committees which will guar
antee a vigorous election CAM
paign in 1880 in which the Dem
ocrats are certain to make large
gains in both House and Senate.
eff the Republican administra-
tion is no more successful in set
Ting the great economic problems
which now confront the country,
particularly the agricultural and
tariff problems, than its record so
far in the special session of Con-
gress indicates, there is every rea-
son to believe that the country
will be ready to turn to the Demo-
cratic party next year and give it
an opportunity to do what the
Republicans have totally failed to
do during the eight years. that
have elapsed since they were re-
turned to power. With the Repub-
lican majorities in the House and
Senate already at odds over the
farm question and even the Re-
publi, an members of the House
Ways and Means Committee un-
able to agree among themselves
on tariff revision there is not
much promise that either question
will be settled, while with several
Republican Senator's already criti-