The Carbon County news., 1931-09-10

Republican National Committee tc
select Atlantic City for the hold
ing of the Republican National
Convention of 1882, a delegation
of New Jersey Republicans prom.
ised that $150,OOO would be forth
coming for the necessary expenses
of the meeting. Announcing that
Atlantic City would contribute
S150,00O, Mayor Bacharach prom
ised that there would be no in
crease in hotel rates. He described
the advantages of the mammoth
convention hall, seating Al 900, and
alluded to Philadelphia, a conten-
der for the convention, as zone of
Atlantic City's largest suburbs" F."
His brother. Representative Bach
arach, said that if Atlantic City
was chosen there would be a full
attendance of delegates, and ito
my mind this is of vital impor-
tance to getting the campaign un-
der way in the right direction"
Senator Nye, who has been send
ing out feelers regarding a second
conference of "Progressives' at
Washington before Congress as
sembles, says one will probably be
held. Last March, disappointed at
his failure to force an extra ses-
sion of Congress, Senator Norris
called a meeting of "Progressives"
to draft Constructive" legisla-
tive program and rather amusing
ly disavowed any political or par
tisan' purpose. Virtually every
Administration policy was assailed
and committees on unemployment,
farm relief and the tariff were
appointed to frame new measures.
President Hoover was criticized
by Jouett Shouse, chairman of the
executive committee of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, for
failure to make public the details
of plans for taking care of the
destitute unemployed next winter,
which Mr.. Shouse said, the Presi-
dent "intimates that he has per-
fected. In view of the disappoint-
ments that have followed similar
announcements it would seem that
the country was entitled to more
definite information.
The Farm Boards latest pana-
cea for the troubles of the cotton
South has collapsed, it generally
was conceded after four or five
Governors replying to the agency's
proposal rejected it and a sixth
Governor sent intimations that he
was not at all impressed. The
board, however, refuses publicly to
admit defeat until hearing from
Governors of other Southern
States. Pending receipt of these
replies the board declines to state
what alternative plan, if any, it
intends offering to raise cotton
prices.
Reports that the resignation of
Senator Fess as National chair
man was imminent have gradually
subsided. His retirement from
this post is not looked for now
prior to next years convention.
Executive Director Lucas is run
ming the National headquarters
and heading up all of the organ
ization work. Treasurer Mutt of
Cleveland is doing the worrying
over the finances, and attending to
the money-raising and budgeting
the money-spending. In the pres
ent setup, Chairman Fess has little
to do, except to carry the title and
occasionally deliver a speech. Pa
tronage distribution is not routed
through the National chairman. In
times past the National chairman
has been the fund raiser, the treas
urer merely the custodian of he
cash, the official signature on the
The chairman, too has
been the active director of the or
ganization work and with his hand
at the throttle. All that is chang
ed now. Mr.. Mutt is the financial
man, Mr.. Lucas the organization
man, and the hand at the throttle
the Presidents own.
y
The White House has called on
sixty of the nations outstanding
men and women leaders, irrespec-
tive of political affiliations, to as
sist Walter S. Clifford in mobil-
izing and administering unemploy-
ment relief this winter. AS the
President was thus moving prom
pity to set up his nationwide re-
lief organization, Senator David
A. Reed, Of Pennsylvania, vigor-
ously rebuked his State Governor,
Clifford Pfnchot, for urging the
in letter, to call Con-
gress in special session to deal
with 11nemn1ovment.