New Britain herald., 1930-03-13
'GRUNDY INCREASES
 POWER IN SENATE
Looms as Second PenrOSe in
 Minds Of Observers

Washington, March l3.-A while ago, when Joseph R. Grundy came into the senate by appointment from the governor of Pennsylvania. his enemies guessed that they had him where they wanted him and that in- stead of welding his former great power as king of the tariff lobby he would be just an insignificant sena- tor of no especial potency.
 But probably nothing of the sort ever occurred to MT. Grundy, and if what are supposed to be Senator Grundy's dreams actually come true he will be blossoming out one Of these days as the most important Of politicians. stepping into the quite vacant shoes of the late Boies Pen rose.
 Grundy Is Doing We'll
 Even in the senate, where the coalition forces which have been making such hash of the tariff bill. Senator Grundy, a manufacturer of worsted yarns, is sitting pretty inso- far as his own pet schedules are concerned. Grundy has had his fingers on the wool schedule ever since the house began to- think of the tariff bill and now that the senate has approved or raised the high rates of the house his victory is assured.
 Senator Grundy himself did not vote on the items of the wool schedules, but enough "backward state" progressives came to his aid to put the stiff duties over. It was after considerable consultation with Senator Grundy that Senator Thom- as of Idaho introduced his amend ment making the woolen rates ap- ply to all goods containing as much as Is per cent wool. The effect of this was to drive sky-high the rates on cheap fabrics containing hardly any wool, but seven west ern progressive republicans voted for it.
 Previously the senate had del- uged Grundy and other worsted manufacturers with favors by rais- ing the duty on wool rags, thereby boosting the raw material costs to their competitors, the carded wool en manufacturers, and creating a market for their own wastes by making the duty on foreign rags and wastes prohibitivc. It also boosted both specific and ad valor- em duties on wool fabrics 10 "cov- CT" the increase on raw wool. When the net results are figured up Senator Grundy has much for which to be thankful.
 Meanwhile. Grundy is obviously out to dominate Pennsylvania poli- ties completely and it is pointed out that if he succeeds he may well become a virtual dictator in the re- publican party as well. His political enemies say that if he elects him. self as senator and the rest of his state ticket in addition he will b. able to control Pennsylvania 7E delegates and use them agains President Hoover at the 19S2 con- vention. They even go so far as tt say that he aims to "get" Hoover.
 Although Grundy's dissatisfaction with Hoover is we'll known, the idea that he is after Hoover's scalr probably is the bunk. Hardly any one supposes that Hoover will be. come so badly begged in the nex two years that he can be denied re nomination. But that Grundy car become second Penrose and die tate to party and president alike i quite within the realm of possi bility. especially if the present brand Of Whi,y House politics isn't i'm proved.
 Grundy will seek the senatoria nomination and at the same tim demand a Grundy man for govern nor and Grundy men for other stat offices is a. threat that former Gov , ernor Clifford Pinchot will oppos Grundy in the primary.
 He May Be Beaten
 A very real chance appears to eNs that Senator Grundy will lose tn nomination and his supposed hig ambitions along with it. He pre- sumably will have the At
 terbury and Stotesbury inter est against him. He has no pc
 sonal popularity with the mass (
 Pennsylvania voters and organize
 labor in the state is expected to or
 pose him pretty solidly.
 Furthermo after the scandal ( e the 1926 primary. which cost Val | his senate seat after he had bee ' nominated and elected. compars n lively little money will be spent o \ campaigns in Pennsylvania this yea | And the one thing that Grundy a . ways does best of all is to raj!