Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-02

overtures from the Hoover camp TO
Dwight Morrow to be the PreSioent ;
running mate next year were detccteo
in the tenor OF an article Of supposedly
White House inspiration, widely pup
lished a few days ago. VICE Presloent
Curtis will hardly be renominateo &C
cording to this Hoover spokesman. Mr.
Curtis Is rather an elderly mah-ne
will he more than 10 when the next
vice President is inauguratcd-no ma
Tor party is likely under present day
conditions to nominate man oil tnat
age for Vice President" 1t is sug-
rested further that there Is an extreme
scarcity Of vice presidential material
in the Republican party ana ~ Wouio
.oem that Mr.. Morrow should be
likely bet for the vice presidential nom
ination. assuming the Republicans are
20 np to name their best This Marcy
makes pleasant reading for Cnariie
Curtis. The latter has been represent
cd As undecided whether or not 10
take the renomination-that 1t was ms
for the askina-but he might refuse 1t:
As for Mr.. Morrow. II he relinqulsheo
the senatorship to take the vice preSi-
idency, the Republicans might lose the
New Jersey seat. AS for Secretary OF
war Patrick Hurley, who aspires 10
he Mr.. Hoovers running mate next
year. he does not even rate single
mention In the article from the pen oil
the Presidents most favored interpreter
The tragic death of DR.. Alfred P.
Dennis. member of the United states
Tariff Commission, was real shock 10
his wide circle of friends in Washing
ton. He was no lame-duek Congress
man, but the possessor OF scnolariy
mind. which marked him ABOVE the
average run of his fellow men. He was
one Of those brilliant and devoted eX-
perts in Government whose services are
50 little understood and appreciated by
the country. His place on the commits
sion will not be easy to fill. Three OF
the six places on the commission now
await MIR. Hoover's attention. Chair
man Henry P. Fletcher has resigned,
but is holding over temporarily. The
term OF Lincoln Dixon, Democrat. OF
indiana. appointed to the commission
bv the President last year. will expire
this month The country is still wait
ing for the tariff miracles that were
promised from sa req aaTlev-sm nfl
bill was under debate.
~
The Democrats up In Massachusetts,
staged a field day last week. Mayor
Curley of Boston announced that he
was firing the opening gun Ito put an
other Roosevelt in the White House
He called on the Bay State Democracy
to rally around for Roosevelt The son
of the New York Governc was on hand
to represent his distinguished father
by proxy. The presiding officer at the
meeting before the speaking started
presented list Of ID Democrats
who. he said, we're available for the
presidential nomination" His Is
we're as follows: Mayor Curlcy, Gov.
Ely and Senator Walsh of Msssachu-
sets, Al Smith. Gov. Roosevelt, Bernard
Baruch and Owen D. Young of New
ter Glass, Pat Harrison, Joe Robinson
and Tom Walsh OF Montana, Gov.
Richie of Maryland. The Curley-
Roosevelt move was the Boston mayors
way of kicking In the shins MesSrS.
Walsh and Ely, with whom he has only
an armed truce. The Governor and
Senator have favored an unpledged con-
vention delegation from Massachusetts,.
or a favorite-son pledge, which would
amount to the same thing.
The Federal Radio Commission, after
a tUo-month recess. is swinging back
into action this week. 1t faces heavy
docket of accumulated cases. Its
burdens and responsibilities in radio
regulation become increasingly complex.
Broadcssting is no longer GENE but
a giant industry and keenly COM
petitive one for rich stakes. Most i'm
portant of the manifold problems of
the commission at the moment is that
of high power. Maximum power of
"a. 600 watts is sought by two dozen
stations. The commission has delayed
the decision for year. Applications
for television stations are coming in