The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-02

probable chairman of the ways and means committee. Rainey is will ing to supplement these taxes by certain sales levies on luxuries. Collier believes no sales tax is nec- essary.
 Democrats are badly divided on the tariff. Collier, whose commit- tee would initiate tariff legisla- ton, favors downward revision of the Hawley-Smoot bill.
 Numerous others oppose any at tempt to revise the tariff at this time because the party does not control the senate and the White House, both of which must be par ties to anything that is done. An attempt under these circumstances could be only a gesture. ,
 Many feel that however meritor- ious the suggested revisions might be in themselves, they would come to naught and would tend further to unsettle business at time when distractions might hamper recovery. \
 Many individual members are prepared to advance all sorts of bills designed to win votes at home. They are scrambling for patronage, committee assignments, and other perquisites. Some of them are concocting bills designed to put Hoover in a hole" as politicians describe them.
 But the party leadership for the most part would prefer to take 2 conscientious course as the short est road to victory in 1892.
 "WilI Rogers of Senate"
 Washington, December 2-(UP) - The will Rogers of the Sen ate" arrived today with supply of pungent remarks about agricul- ture, the farm board and the Roosevelt campaign.
 Senator Bulow, democrat, s. D.. drawled his way down the Capitol corridors in much the same way he drawled his way into the hearts of the Dakota voters and beat a republican.
 He allowed as how "the only ones who got any relief out of the farm board fellows were those on the farm board payroll, and you can't quite call that relief"
 Franklin D. Roosevelt, he said. is the favorite democrat for the presidential nomination in South Dakota. There is no opposition.
 G. 0. F. Sees Handwriting
 Washington, December 2-(UP) - An effort by administration re- publicans to consider the prohibi- ton question during the coming session of congress was believed as- sured today.
 Representative Shell, republican, New York, just selected by the republicans to stand for the speak ership in the house, frankly de- clared he would urge the republt- cans to tackle the prohibition is- sue and "try to get 1t over with"
 "I believe something ought to be done about prohibition, he said after n conference late yesterday with President Hoover. "I am con- vinced personally that the prohi- bition question is going to have to be met squarely and without too much delay. -..
 "I am not coming out right now with either a wet or dry program, but do believe some plan should be drafted and then we can go ahead. l am going to sound out the sentiment among the republi- cans before I say anything defi- nite.
 "I am going to urge that they move without undue haste, but that they get down to cases and outline program to settle pro- hibition one way or the other.
 Gov. Ely May Run
 Boston, Dec. 2.-UP) The Boston Traveller to-day quoted Jouett Shouse as saying that Gov ernor Joseph B. Ely of Massachu- setts might be drafted as demo- cratic candidate for the presidency or vice-presidency in 1892.
 The chairman of the executive committee of the democratic na- tional committee breakfasted to- day with the Massachusetts gover- nor at the Coplcy- Plaza and later they conferred with Former Mayor John r. Fitzgerald, a Massachu- setts democratic leader.
 Governor Ely Is making an ad- mirable record in Massachusetts and he will be reelected governor without any question:" the Travel CT quoted Shouse as saying. Gov ernor Ely may be drafted for the There Is a great deal of talk about drafting him."
 Governor Ely, Massachusetts first democratic governor in more than 15 years, declined to comment on the statement attributed to Shouse. ....
 After his talk with Ely and Fitzgerald, Shouse left for Man chester, N. Fl, to attend the dem- ocratic state convention.