The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06
President And Party
 Leaders Split More
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ciude the provision of such food as might be necessary.
 Sufficient votes to pass the bill in the senate had been promised and republican leaders had been hope full for a compromise.
 Senator Walsh, Mont, and Cara { way, Ark, among the democrats and Senators Borah, Norris and half a dozen other insurgents among the republicans, want a special session Unless the leaders agree and carry out program soon, it apparently will be impossible to block the ex- tra-session group with recourse to cloture.
 This congress promises to end as 1t began almost two years ago, with MT Hoover and the republican lead ership of the senate openly hostile, The one issue upon which the pres- ident and both democratic and re- publican senate leaders are agreed is that an extra session is not desir- able.
 Despite the agreement on this point, congress appears to be drift ing toward another session soon aft CT March 4
 The senate and Mir Hoover col lided head-on regarding the power 
 against Chairman Smith now have been authorized by the senate. MT Hoover had general but not suffi- cient republican support on the power commission.
 The presidents nomination of Eugene Meyer, Jr, to be governor of the federal reserve board is be- fore senate sub b-committee daily.
 Meyer'c eventual confirmation ap- pears assured. But this and the power issue have served to aggrav- ate relations of the president and the senate
 On the drought question MT Hoov- CT has ignored advice of Vice Pres ident Curtis, Majority Leader Wat son, Assistant Majority Leader Me- Nary and perhaps others of his rarty in the senate.
 Pat Hoover on Back
 Washington, Feb 6-(UP)-The reaction of the country to President on prohibition and food relief ap- propriations has been brought to him at the White House during the last "A hours by republican national com mittee leaders from various sections
 While most of the assembling party chiefs are known as strong Hoover men and their reports arc not accepted as impartial, they have expressed to the president the opin- ion that he has won considerable support in many localities by his ex- pressions.
 The visiting party leaders profess to be optimistic about the political out look for next years presiden- tial election. Few of them have sug- gested any modification or amplifica-
 
 proclaim a willingness to go into the campaign on the issues as they stand, meanwhile hoping for rain ir the drought regions and a greater financial confidence among the peo- pie.
 Among themselves the party chief tains are discussing reorganization of the national committee set-ur for 1892. They are concerned par ticularly with the desire of Chairman FeSs to retire as soon as practicable, and the confusion in the committee caused by the committees execu- tive director, undertook against Sen ator Norris, repn., Neb.
 The party leaders, it was reliably reported, were unanimously of the opiIion that no changes should be made until after congress adjourns March 4. Among these particular leaders, there was no demand for the retirement of Lucas, although there was a suggestion from some that the exposure of his private fight against Norris had made it impossible fol him to succeed Fess.
 It was indicated also that Lucas part in the presidential campaign might be uurtailed for fear of em- 1,- in, a western states where Norris and friends of the late Senator LaFol- lette are popular.
 The financial condition of the com mittee also was taken up informally it is learned. Joseph R. Mutt, treas urer, reported that money is coming in slowly. although the committed is in better financial condition now than it was six months ago.
 Among those who have called al the While Hause and have taker