Evening star., 1932-04-01

BY all the signs Of the political zodiac,
the stop Roosevelt movement has itself
been stopped. With Georgia, lows,
Minnesota, New Hampshire, North
Dakota, Washington and Maine in
camp. the New York Governor has 130
pledged delegates. including six from
the territories. Kentucky'S 26 are as
good as in the bag. The grand total
represents only round fifth Of the two
thirds t77O) majority Roosevelt will re-
quire in the Democratic convention, but
his nomination already is accounted as
sure as anything in politics can be-
Even Tammany Leader Curry'S cryptic
statement that New York doesn't want
to hog things in 1882" With Its anti
Roosevelt suggestion. fails to Under
mine politicians belief that the Governor
will win In q walk. Complimentary
votes for favgrite sons are all that now
look like preventing RooSevelt's selection
on the first ballot. The time has ar
rived when you hear the old saw that
you can't beat somebody with nobody.
Nobody, In other words, is in sight who
at present has Chinaman's chance OF
overttakins Roosevelt. His bandwagon
Is in rampant progress. Henceforward
the effort to get aboard 1t may be ex-
pected to resemble q sta impede. Few
doubt that TammAny will be found en-
the front seat when the time comes
whoOping 1t up all along the line foi
the third New York Democratic nominee
in succession within eight years. Davis
Tin 1920 having been West Virginian
from Long Island.
II anybody had any doubt what the
Republicans line" is going to be in
ia dol
ness Senator Dickinson of iowa, gave
the show away in his recent radio ad-
dress lambasting the collapse of Demo
cratic leadership In the House. The
Hawkeye Republican farm leader paint
ed horrendous picture of what things
would be like at Washington II the
country should put q Democratic ad-
ministration in office next March.
Dickinson cut somewhat ludicrous
figure in shedding crocodile tears over
Democratic mishaps in the House, be-
cause only q few hours before he
broadcast, Speaker Garner recovered
the ball and has been racing across the
field ever since to budget balancing
touchdown. The Democrats welcome a
knockdown and dragout on leader
ship" What they're preparing to tell
the country about G. o. p. leader
ship" since 1929 will make Dickinson's
dlatribe sound almost like q euloFy.
Most of the bankers who are hootins
and shooting at Senator Carter GLASS
banking bill are believed to be aiming
not 50 much ut the virginian rs nj
the man dubbed the power behind the
Glass threne. Tfe Invisible infsuenee
Is said 10 be II. Parker Willis, re-
nowned New York economist. Though
several statesmen lay claim to suthor-
ship Of the Federal Reserve act, willis
widely reputed to be the man who
actually wrote it. He became the Re-
serve Boards first secretary, and later
was its director Of research and con-
sultine economist. Since December,
Mr.. Willis has served as special con-
sutant to the Senate Committee on
Bs1tins snd Currency He has been
at Senator Glass elbow practically
ever since the inception OF the bin nov
ar0using such furious controversy. One
Of the esustic current criticisms of the
Senator. whose patriotic intent and
financial acumen are not challenged.
Is that he has been intellectually VIC
tihhited BY the academic technical ad-
vice" rendered him It Is generally
iD,own tfAs President Hoovef and Sec
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