Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10
The Political Nil

The Hoover administration Is enter
ing upon its most critical stage. A
J year from now the presidential noEni>
nations viii have been made and the
campaign will be under way for the
general election The administration
is faced with the need Of taking the
lead in another Winter OF probably
large unemployment. President Hoover
has already announced that careful
survey of the situation is being made
through governmental and other agen-
cies and that plans will be worked out
to give aid to the jobless. Those plans,
however. do not contemplate dole"
from the Federal Treasury. 1t was
the dole that the President most seri-
ously opposed at the last session OF
Congress. It was advocated then by
some of the so-called progressiveS on
both sides of the Senate chamber.
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What the position OF the Democrats
toward the relief plans advanced by
the Hoover administration will be is
a matter of conjecture. Undoubtedly,
however, the Democratic leaders will
find the Hoover plans inadequate.
That Is just one way OF playing poll
tics. But these Democrats will have
to submit an alternative plan of re-
lief Whether the Democrats Will 60
so far as to support the dole. which
is sure to be advanced again as a
measure of relief, Is q matter OF great
moment to the country and to the
Democrats The fact that the coun-
trv came through last Winter and
Spring without the dole and the dis
tressed were taken care of will be used
as an argument against the dole.
1t will be urged, too, by opponents
| ~ hat m
relief is saddled upon the Nation it
| will never be shaken of. Always there
are A large number OF unemployed
even when times are most prosperous
running, perhaps, to million or two
potential workers. Many Of them do
not wish to work. With dole sys-
TEN the Government will be support
inR this class for years to come. 1t
Is a class that will grow with the OPP
portunity for continuous Government
aid.
The cities OF the East which wish the
Republican national convention next
wear are making their bids early. A
committee headed by Isaac Bacharach,
Representative from the Atlantic City
district OF New Jersey, Is to meet with
| tional Committee on Tuesday. Phila-
delphia, through similar committee,
has already made its plea ct an earlier
meeting with Senator Fess. And now
the New England Republicans are
lining up in an effort to get the con-
| vention for Boston. The @. Q. P. IN
recent years has given scaf1t attention
to the pleas Of the East for its national
conventions The last convention in
this part Of the country held by the
national Republican organization was
| in 1900, 81 years ago, when William Nc
Kinley was renofainated in Philadel-
| phia. Atlantic City has its allure for
the delegates TO the convention next
year. But this matter of the selection
Of convention city IS not one upon
| which the delegates have a chance to
vote. The convention city must be
picked long before the delegates them
| selves are selected, because it requires
much planning to make all the arrange
ments for holding these conventions.
The Republican National Committee
| was delegated to select the place for
! the next convention by the last ma
tional convention.
The committee will meet In Wash
ington In December to make the choice.
| That choice will depend upon several
J factors First, the city which may hope
| to win the convention must come for
ward with q pledge of large sum Of
money 10 be placed at the disposal of
the National Committee, running prob
ably up TO 100000. Second, the COM
mittee viii take into consideration the
| geographical needs of the situation,
both as to the convenience of the dele
gates. who must travel from all cor
ners Of the country, and as to the adj
| visibility politically Of picking D GER
| tain city. For example, the Republican
national convention will not be held In
Atlanta, Ca, the heart Of the Demo-
| cratic South. Nor Is 1t likely to go to
| territory 50 strongly Republican as
| Vermont, but to some State where the
| lighting may be brisk next year.
Some of the wet Democrats are spec
ulating as to the attitude of leading
Republicans who happen to be dry to-
ward the G. o. p. nominee for the
House vacancy caused by the death of
the late Speaker Nicholas Longworth
John HOLSTER, the party nominee, who
will be formally elected" in the pri-
mary this week In the Cincinnati dis
trict, is a wet. But the wet Democrats
really do not have to worry much about
this matter. After all, Speaker Long
worth, out of regard for the national
party organization, never said much
about ohibition-certainly not after
| ne became Speaker Of the House But
1t was well recognized in his district,
which Is wet in sentiment, that his
sympathieS were all with the anti-pro-
! hibitionists. No one ever considered
Mr.. Longworth q dry. So 1t is to be
| expected that the Republicans, from
President Hoover and Chairman Fess OF
the Republican National Committee, viii
wish the wet Mr.. HOLSTER well in the
November contest against his Demo-
cratic opponent. Indeed, Mr.. Hoover
has already done SO, and Senator Tess
VIII certainly throw all Of his influence
toward the election Of the Republican
nominee this Fall. Dry Republican
leaders In Ohio-and Senator Fess has
Deen one OF the most influential-pri-
vately admitted after Mr.. I.ongworth's
death that If the Republicans were to
elect his successor they would have to
nominate wet. This they have done.
Prohibition, like the tariff, is something
OF local issue in this country.
~
The Philadelphia Republicans appaf-
| emily have agreed upon a slate for the
| city elections this Fall after they had
threatened to become seriously divided.
Inc harmony ticket includes. 1t is well
| Understood, several particular friends
OF William s. Ware, who clings to his
leadership In the City of Brotherly
Love, despite the efforts which have
been made to shake him loose. ],
Hampton Moore, former member of the
House and for years prominent figure
| In washington. Is selected for the
| mayoralty nomination. Mr.. Moore
served as mayor several years ago.
Having brought about An agreement in
their ranks, the Republicans are looking
forward 10 entire success in the coming
elections.
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Former Senator Joseph I. France of
| Maryland. the only announced caNldi-