Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-24
The Political Mill
BY G. Could Lincoln.

In Georgia's presidential preferen-
tial primary yesterday the expected
happened. Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt
OF New York made . clean sveep His
only opposition was provided BY su-
perior Judge @. H. Howard of Atlanta
who ran as a proxy for Speaker John
N. Garner, although the uanagsrs =,
the Garner boom for the Democratic
PRESIDENTIAL nomination had sought To
Keep Mr.. Gamers name out of the
primary campaign In Georgia The
popular vote in the primary stood
ABOUT 10 to for Roosevelt. The nri-
mary system in Georgia is based on
the county unit, however, and accord
ing 10 the returns Roosevelt carried
Every one OF the counties In the State
the delegates to the Democrat stata
Convention, which. in turn viii, eIsct
the delegates to the Democrats Ne
tlonal Convention and instruct them
for Roosevelt. wv '-'e"i
His Georgia victory is the third tbis
month for Gov. Roosevelt in nresi-
oentlaI preferential primary tests The
otners were in New Hampshire. where
the New York Governor took the meas
ure OF Alfred e. Smith. and in North
DAKOTA. where he bowled over Gov
Alfalfa Bill Murray of Oklahoma
THESE Roosevelt victories in the nres;-
Dental preferential primaries are
catching. They undoubtedly will have
enect on the minds of the voters in
the primaries which are to come in
April, when many delegates are to be
CHOSEN by the primary route. New
YORK, Tor example, elects BY primary
IiF oSCrlct oeiegates to the Democratic
ana republican National Conventions
on hPrl D.: The delegates at large
rom rev YORK are selected BY the
Democratic State COMMITTEE whose
chairman, Farley, Is one of the lead
ers OF the Roosevelt for-President cam
palgn. The common opinion is that
Roosevelt Will have the New York del
egatlon almost intact, although there
VIII De some Smith men in the list of
delegates. y.
Inc big fights that Roosevelt faces in
the April primary elections fall on ApriI
20, Wnen he goes to the bat with Smith
In Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania In
a measure it is lucky for Roosevelt
these primaries fall on the same dav
Tor II Smith wins, as he is expected tn
90 IN Massachusetts, Roosevelt Is likely
10 win In Pennsylvania. which has far
more delegates than Massachusetts,.
Inc Nebraska primary takes for the
election OF delegates to the national
convention on April IL, and there
Roosevelt should score, too. District
oeiegates are elected by primary in Illi-
nols on Aprll II. Senator James Ham,
1Iton Lewis has been the choice of the
democratic leaders in Illinois and
doubtless will have the SUPPORT of the
Illinois delegation the third largest in
the national convention. when that
body meets in Chicago June a. But
the Roosevelt people will seek to have
the Illinois delegates friendly to their
candidate as second choice The Illinois
delegates at large are chosen by the
Democratic State convention on
April %.
The Wisconsin Democrats will elect
in primary on April their delegates
to the National Convention and Alaska
viii do so on April "a. According to a
tentative agreement. both Arkansas and
Arizona will select their delegations
for the Chicago convention on April q.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson Of Arkan-
sas, Democratic leader of the Senate
and vice presidential nominee of the
party in 1928. is expected to have the
support Of his State delegation. But
there Is likely to be strong Roosevelt
support in the delegation, too, ready to
go to the New York Governor when
the times comes in the convention.
one OF the houses of the Arkansas Leg
islature adopted a resolution months
ago favoring Roosevelt for President.
The row among the Democrats of the
Rouse, coming to head today 1t is
expected. in the contest over the manu-
1acturers' sales tax contained in the
revenue bill as reported to the House
by the Ways and Means Committee is
full Of political dynamite. The revolt
OF the so-called Progressive Democrats
against Speaker Garner, Democratic
Floor Leader Rainey and Acting Chair
man Crisp Of the WAYS and Means
Committee on this item in the revenue
bill has been q shock not only to the
Democratic leadership of the House
but also to Democrats throughout the
country, who were boasting of the
solidarity Of their party in the House
The fear is that the Democrats have
iald themselves open to charge again
that they cannot stand together in i'm
portant governmental policies and leg
lSlation, charge that is likely to be
used against them In the national
campaign. Furthermore. the Garner
boom for the presidential nomination
has received decided setback in the
opinion of many political observers
IL happens that the manufacturers
sales tax and the whole revenue bill
has had the backing of leaders of the
Democratic national organization. too
including John j. RaSkob, chairman
of the National Committee. and ,Jouett
Shouse, chairman of the Executive
Committee. What Gov. Franklin d
Roosevelt Of New York thinks about
the revenue bill is still to be developed
However. the row in the House has NOT
injured Mr.. Roosevelts chances for the
Democratic nomination whatever NAV
be its effect on the general election.
The Democrats for years have
chortled over the difficulties of the Re-
publcans in the Senate. where a group
of progressive Republican Senators
have thrown q monkey wrench on
many occasions into the G. O. p or
ganization of the Senate. Now thev
are having taste of so-called progress
Siveism on the Democratic side of the
House and have been able to observe
rather sadly, its effect when it comes
to dealing with important measures
The Democratic revolt against the
manufacturers sales tax. has indeed
been disheartening to many of the
Democrats who are looking forward to
victory next November.
Senator James J. Davis of Pennsyl-
vania, Republican, has been Endorsed
by railroad labor, through its Associa-
ton of Railway Labor Executives and
through its organ, Labor, for renomi-
nation 10 the Senate. Senator Davis
had the support of labor verv largely
in his contest for the Senate a couple
OF years ago when he won the sena-
torial nomination over former Senator
Joseph r, Grundy. This year Senator
DAVIS Is facing fight for the nomina-
ton from Maj. Gen. Smedley D. But
Ter, U. S. Marine Corps, retired. He is
expected to defeat Butler in the primary.
Later in the general election he might
nave to face Butler again, running on
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