Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
LEADER
| AND GARNER MEET
indications of Support for
Texan Are Given After
Breakfast.

~ me Associated Press.
{. Two Democratic cl1ieftains-John
Curry, Tammany boss, and Represent
ihtive Garner, probable Speaker Of the
sHouBe-after q Commute breakfast
yesterday created a definite impression
that the New Yorker had assured the
Texan Of his complete support.
Furthermore, the feeling that the
powerful New York Democratic dele
CATION Of % would follow Garner, the
party's choice for Speaker, prevailed
Garner radiated pleasure over the
breakfast, which he described as pure
" social"
i Cullen Assures Backing.
L. This further cleared the air as to the
Attitude Of the Tammany group, which
had been uncertain since the Demo-
scratS came into a majority over the
Republicans. Representative Cullen
's1eader of the New York delegation
however, said after recent conference
with Garner that the group would back
Jthe Texan for Speaker and had taken
TO action looking toward the selection
of floor leader.
The claim to the floor leadership
made Friday by Representative John
j. O'Connor of New York muddled that
situation until it was aScertained yes
terday that there is strong opposition
in the Tammany group to his candi-
dacy.
&eSireS q Northern man for the post,
Along with groups in other States above
he Mason-Dixon line. Most Of the
hEortherners are looking to Represent
lAtive Henry T. Rainey Of Illinois as
me logical contender against the
Southern candidates.
= Discussions Not DivuIged.
J. Q was Representative Cullen and
Dow. Franklin Roosevelt's secretary who
kArranged this first meeting between
Curry and Garner. Neither divulged
their discussions. Garner claimed none
of the issues before the party was
brought up.
At had never seen one Of these ami
mails from Tammany Hail" the Wn1te7
haired Texas Democrat said, and
Ewanted to see what one looked like. I
couldn't see any horns or hoofs on
him like I had seen in cartoons Of the
Tammany Hall boys.
Curry appeared to me to be a
mighty nice man and q very pleasant
gentleman. We didn't talk about any
business, because our breakfast just last
ed about 20 minutes and you can't do
much talking and eating in that time. "
Garner said he had wanted to meet
Curry for some time and had so adj
Nised Cullen. Curry, on a visit to his
son, Robert Curry, at Georgetown Uni
iverSity, called Garner on the telephone
last night and invited him to dinner.
IT told Mr.. Curry that I didn't eat
much dinner or have much for lunch, "
the Texan said, ''but that I could see
him at breakfast. He told me that
would suit him, so said that had
breakfast pretty early, around o'clock.
Curry laughed and said, Why, that Is
the time usually breakfast
Well. Garner added, I'VE had a
mighty nice chat"
Wanted to Meet Garner.
Later O'Connor, who had a confer
ence with Garner, said he did not know
that Curry and the Texan had met. In
that connection, Curry told friends here
he wanted to become well acquainted
with Garner, and that that was the
purpose of the meeting.
Both the political leaders gave the
impression, however, that Tammany as
a whole had not made any unreason-
able requests for additional committee
chairmanships.
Although few EouthernerS are eX-
pected to make some personal sacri-
fees on committee assignments, conf
dence that all the major committees on
which Southerners rank would go South
has been expressed among the House
membership.
While Garner was busy holding con-
Serences in preparation for the Demo-
cratic caucus December 5, other party
headers began to gather. Representa-
,tiveS Rayburn Of Texas, prospective
democratic chairman OF the Interstate
Commerce Committee; Vinson of
Georgia Of the Naval Committee, and
Summers Of the Judiciary Committee
arrived.
Representative Byrns of Tennessee,
chairman of the Democratic Congress
sional Committee. and prospective head
.of the Appropriations Committee, is
due Monday.