Evening star., 1932-08-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

approval Of Cousin Franks" candidacy
for the presidency on the Democratic
ticket. Week end news seems to cor
| roborate the story. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, widow of the late President,
will be a White House guest over the
notification celebration, and Mrs. Nicho-
las Longworth, "Teddy's" inimitable
daughter, will return to Washington
for the same occasion. Princess Alice
has not been here since she went to
the national conventions at Chicago
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt had planned a
Hoover birthday tea at Oyster Bay
for wednesday, the Presidents birthday,
but was evidently prevailed upon to re-
visit her old home at No. 1900 PennSyl-
vania avenue instead
A recent visitor to Washington-in
quest Of Government jobs a man
whose income up to two years ago was
contractor and realty operator on Man
haitian Island, and has lost his all dur
ing the depression. Friends thought
that his outstanding ability in the con-
Struction field might enable him to land
something worthy of his steel land con-
crete) in connection with Uncle Sans
vast building program throughout the
country.
Chief Justice and Mrs. Hughes are
spending the Summer at Murray Bay
! Canada, in the same neighborhood
which for SO many years was the vaca-
tion habitat of the late Chief Justice
Taft. The justices of the Supreme Court
OF the United States are never able to
enjoy absolutely workless Summer holi-
days. Their law books and their papers
always accompany them. The purpose
is to enable them to return to Washing
ton for the Fall term of the court with
prepared opinions so that the court can
resume operations with a clear docket
One Of the first duties awaiting Chief
Justice Hughes in october will be to
preside at the laying of the corner stone
OF the magnificent new Supreme Court
Building adjacent to the Congressional
Library. The American Bar Association
Is holding its annual meeting in Wash
ington at the same time.
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When Speaker Garner confers with
Gov. Roosevelt and other Democratic
leaders next week the understanding
Is that he'll be invited to take a lead
ing part in the campaign in the
New England and other Eastern
states. The expectation Is that the
vice presidential nominee will utilize
that opportunity to blow up the theory
so assiduously propagated by the G. o.
P. that he's a dangerous radical. The
Roosevelt high command intends bring
ing home to Jack" that the fight is
his baby as much as F. D. RS and
that he must comport himself accord
ingly in the particular part Of the
country so essential to Democratic sue
cess.
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Nobody in politics is taking a livelier
interest in the serious troubles in the
embattled Terre Haute, Ind, min
ing region than Republican National
Chairman Everett Sanders. Terry
Hut" is the Hoover generalissimo's
home town. Not many people know
that Mr.. Sanders is a member in good
standing of the United Mine Workers
of America-or at least he used to be-
in Coolidge White House days. He
narrates with pride that he became
miner in the section now plunged into
guerrilla warfare in order to earn money
enough to pay his way through Indi-
ana University. A brother of the G.
o. P. leader is also a coal miner by
trade
(Copyright. 1922