Evening star., 1932-07-27

grams required little or no expenditure
of money, being conceived In the
thought that the best way to honor
WaShington's memory would be to turn
the thoughts and hearts Of the people
toward him in such forms of simple
tribute as would express sincerity and
love. Conditions generally have brought
nome to our people the need for lust
SUCH patriotic influence as we have
evoked. Thousands of letters attest
that Americans everywhere have rallied
to the bicentenary as a method of ex-
pressing faith in their country, as well
as love for its greatest citizen"
X
A day or two after Congress
adjourned, a famous United States
Senator started for the West, accom-
panied by two young woman secretaries.
as he has campaign for reelection
ahead OF him. Just before the train
started. the girls said they'd like to
dash back to the newsstand and pick
up some ilsht reading for hot journey.
Never mind" said the Senator, "I've
brought something" After the train
was under way, he pulled from his grip
Two volumes. One was the Bible and
the other Emersons essays.
X X
Senator Arthur Capper Republican,
OF Kansas is leaving for Topeka.
nes NJ, nurrying home to vote in next
1tuesday's 1 senatorial and guberna-
tor1al primaries. When they're over
the StateSman-ed editor -broadcaster will
wade into the G. o. P. campaign, using
MS own radio station at Topeka for
speeches that will reach the whole
state. Senator McGill, Democratic in
cumoent, Is unopposed for renomina-
ton. Three Republicans are after the
senatorial nomination-former Gov. Ben
Paulen, Joseph Mercer, head of the
state live stock department, and State
Senator James Getty. Many Kansans
expect to see the goat-gland doctor,
John r. Brinkley, broadcast himself
into the governorship in November.
He's already In the field, touring the
State with a loudspeaker and rousing
the raoole. He's "ag'in" everything ex-
cept Brinkley.
Democratic National Chairman James
A. Farley faced the Washington jour-
nalistc guns yesterday for the first
time since he put Gov. Roosevelt over
at Chicago. Fresh from an all-day
seance with Democratic Senators and
representatives, big Jim" fenced as
tutely. with the Capital reportorial
brigade, dodging leading questions with
neatness and dispatch. Attempts to
get the statuesque leader of the donkey
TO commit himself as to Roosevelt elec-
ton prospects failed of their purpose.
Somebody piped up and asked: How
about your pre-convention prophecy:
Roosevelt on the first ballot'?" Quoth
Mr.. Farley: well, 1t served a good
purpose, didn't it?" The Democratic
generaliSsimo plans to descend periodi-
cally upon Washington during the
campaign. Farley exhibited while hob
nobbing with the correspondents on
Tuesday his uncanny faculty for re-
membering names and faces, one of his
most effective political assets.
X X 4
White House press conferences are
nowadays more honored In the breach
than in the observance. Never during
the Hoover administration has the
President called of his semiweehy
poW-WowS with the newspaper men so
often or so regularly as during the past
two or three months. Nobody knows
why the Chief has gone Coolidge and
taken refuge IN reticence. Perhaps he
desires to remain incommunicado until
the deluge OF words which are expected
to be poured forth in his speech of ac-
ceptance on August IL. Sometimes the
press conferences are called off on short
notice and after the scribes are actually
assembled in the executive Offices waiting
for admission to the presidential pres
ence.
,Copyrlght, 1887