The Washington times., 1929-02-07
DRIVE HIM
ITO HIDE
OUT IN
GULF
By GEORGE DURNO

by ObUhU6 DIhNO
MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Feb. Q.N.
s.).-A large thorn known as South
ern patronage appeared to be mar
ring the peace and comfort Of
President-elect Hoover today. In
fact, it seemed to have driven 80
deep into the preinauguration vaca-
ton here in Florida that it was
generally regarded as being re-
sponsible for Hoover's sudden de-
cision to isolate himself from all
visitors for the greater part of
next week.
Demand after demand is pouring
into Hoover headquarters here for
bigger and better recognition OF the
South in the matter of doing out
Federal Jobs of all descriptions. The
fact that Florida, Virginia, North
Carolina, Texas and Tennessee went
Republican last fall has given cer-
tain Southern Republicans lever
that is proving more embarrassing
IN Mr., Hoover than he imagined
during. the first few days after the
votes were In.
All Feel Tar Brush
Meanwhile in Washington, the
special Brookhart committee Of the
Senate is turning up charge after
charge of Republican job bartering
bv very shady politics in the not-so.
solid.South. Virtually every one OF
the recognized veteran Republican
leaders in Dixie has received az
least a snnattering of the tar brush
Hoover is being besieged not only
hv this element but by the reform
element as we'll. The former want
anv and everything they can lay
their hands on; the other group
wants Cabinet recognition, with the
appointment going to some out.
standing man not generally regarded
as a practical politician.
The latest southern politician TO
see the President-el was Claud1us
Huston, now of New York, but for
rnerlv of Tennessee. Huston, who
was ore of "Gold Dust Twins" who
raised most of the tremendous Hard
ing campaign fund in 1920, likewise
ia the man who introduced Hoover
to Horace A. Mann and thus
brought about the latter's appoint
1aent as a southern campaign man
ager last year.
Huston Is Silent
Inst before Huston's visit, Hoover
conferred with Col. Henry w. An
derson. one-time candidate for gov
ernor of Virginia on reform
T,Iarforn which would restore the
nesro's franchise. What huston
wanted. if anything, he failed to
reveal, but Anderson was more out
spoken. Anderson thought the
south should be represented in the
Cabinet. and many interpreted the
interview to mean he would not De
adverse to being the lucky man
Glenn B. Skipper, Republican ma
tional committeeman for Florida as
a result of the reform" movement
that swept George Bean out OF
that office, also has been a Gamer
at Belle Isle. His visit recalled the
fact that although he had showed
Bean out the latter still had enough
influence in Washington to put over
the latest two judgeship nonllna-
rions for the State.
A bitter fight is now on over
their confirmation, with a strong
effort being made to drag Hoover
into the Controversy
Colonel Mann has been in Miami
Beach ever since the arrival OF
the Hoover party, undertaking to
act as a buffer between the Presi.
dent-eleet and the Southern pa,
tronage fight. Hoover. however. has
found 1t rather difficult to officially
and openly recognize Mann in this
connection because Mann is re-
garded as a lilly whittier" and
therefore persona non grata to such
influential negroes as Robert
Church, the Memphis millionaire.
who roarned the black belts of the
country last fall and did yeoman
service rolling up the Hoover plur.
atty.
goes After Tarpon
With all this in mind, Hoover
win leave Miami Beach Saturday
morning and be out of reach TO
callers until a week from next Mon.
day with the exception of Thursday
afternoon. Saturday. he entrains
for Long Key and there boards his
house boat, which will take him
1eisurely around the tip of Florida.
Anchoring Sunday night some.
Wn6Ee OH the west coast OH MOH-
day about noon he will land at
Fort Myers and there attend the
luncheon in celebration of the S2nd
birthday Of Thomas A. Edison.
Later that afternoon he will take
off for Shark River and spend two
solid days in that vicinity fishing
for tarpon.
Thursday morning he viii again
land at some point on the west
coast, probably Naples and rush
across the State by motor to devote
an afternoon to cleaning up his
desk. Early Friday morning he will
again launch forth on a motor trip
which will consume two days tour
ing the Lake Okeechobee region and
the Everglades.
Today Lawrence Richey, Hoover
assistant. sought to keep all politi-
clans off the engagement list. He
had made appointments only with
some local, socially prominent
women who desired to shake hands
with their coming President.
KILLED FOR A SLAP