Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-15

From the anxious standpoint Of the
G.. O. p, Herbert Hoover every day In
every way grows better and better. For
many months--in fact, ever since he was
nominated at Kansas City-the politi-
clans have been in fear and trembling
that the boy scouts" and Little Lord
FauntleroysH would crowd them out at
the counter where Hoover patronage pie
is peddled. BY hoy scouts" and Little
Lord Fauntleroys OF which a
certain wise-cracking Senator Is the
patentee--is meant the loyal legion OF
Hoover personal friends, who include
practically no politicians or other. de-
serving Republicans. The President was
not in Office 10 days before he set all
fears at naught. Out of 10 cabinet
places he gave but l to friend-the
Interior portfolio, to DR.. Ray Lyman
Wilbur. Meantime all other appoint
ments (mainly to the little cabinet" of
assistant secretaries, assistant attOr-
neys general ct al have gone to or
thodox Republicans backed by organi-
cation chieftains So far there Is not
the slightest sign that the vested rights
of the party will be violated. The pat
ronage orchard Is not going to be turn
ed over to the bosses for pillage, but
such spoils as are available. President
Hoover's action indicates, will go to the
victors. where since time irnmemorial
they have gone.
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n Gen. Dawes goes to London as
American Ambassador, perhaps in his
spare time he'll work out McNary-
Haugen bill for British farm relief. He
would, at any rate, have British CO.
adjutor at hand for the purpose-Sir
Josiah Stamp, distinguished banker and
economist and a member of the COM
mission which fashioned the Dawes rep
arations plan in 1924 Sir Josiah is
now at Paris as a British represent
alive on the committee of experts who
are trying to revise the original plan.
Two or three years ago, while Vice
President, Dawes made public an ex-
change of communications between
himself and Stamp on the subject OF
agricultural legislation. They seemed to
agree that the basic principle of gov
eminent aid in disposal of surplus
crops--on McNary- Haugen lines-was
sound in wind and limb and applicable
to conditions in both Great Britain and
the United States.
Frank B. Kellogg who is about to re-
tire from the Secretaryship Of State.
laurel-crowned, was reminiScing the
other day about the meeting of states
men in Paris last August at which the
outlawry- of.war pact was signed. The
representative of the Irish Free State,
President Cosgrave, was just about to
step up to the table and aff1x his name
to the historic treaty when some one
calculated Imagine an Irishman
signing away his right to fight!"
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It is with mixed emotions that Sena-
| tor Lee S. Overman, Democrat, of North
| Carolina, welcomes to the incoming
Congress a young man, Representative
elect George M Pritchard of the tenth
North Carolina district. MIR. Pritchard
is the son of the man-Judge Jeter G.
Pritchard--who defeated Overman for
| the senatorial nomination from the Tar
| heel State in 1894. If Overman had
been elected that year, he and Francis
| E. Warren. Republican, OF wyoming.
would be the two ranking members OF
| the Senate In point of continuous serv-
| ice They would both have taken the
oath of office on March 4, 1895 though
Warren had previously to his credit an
| interim term from December /, 1890. to
| March 4, 1893 With his silver hair and
dignified paunch, the galleries always
think Overman looks more the part of
| a Senator than any man on the floor.
Mai. Gen. John A. Lejeune, lately re-
| tired commandment of the United States
Marine Corps, is being groomed for the
superintendency of the Virginia Military
| Institute at Lexington. The post Is ex-
pected to be vacant at the end of the
present scholastic year through resigna-
| ton of the present incumbent, Gen. w.
II. Cooke. Johnny" Lejeune is a South
erner. though not Virginian. Louisi-
ana Is his birthplace. His friends
| think he'd make an admirable head for
"the West Point of Dixie" v. M. I. has
distinguished roster of alumni
| throughout the country. One of its
| legendary heroes, from the academic
standpoint is C. Bascom Slemp, Presi-
den Coolidge's first secretary at the
| White House. Slemp's class record at
Lexington Is still shot at. but sell
dom equaled and has hardly ever
been eXcelled. Once he was profess
sor there before embarking upon po-
litical career which eliminated with the
miracle of last November, when VIZ