Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

the belief that the hour was never so
ripe for propagation Of their theories Of
government, the Socialist party OF
America plans to make an intensive
campaign to elect Norman Thomas and
James H. Maurer President and Vice
President. respectively. this year. Dur
ing the eight previous national CAM
paigns since 1900 the Socialist ticket
has made but one impressive showing
when Fighting Bob La Toilette ran as
an Independent Progressive and Social
ist in 1924. He rolled up popular vot ;
of 1922 1855. Eugene V. Debs, who ran
for President five times, scored his high
water mark in 1920 with 9l9,79 votes.
head of the Socialist ticket. The party
will maintain national headquarters at
Chicago, with Mayor Daniel w. Hoan
of Milwaukee as national chairman.
Owen D. Young's commencement ad-
dress at Notre Dame strikes Washington
politicians as indicating that if he were
to become the Democratic candidate for
President he would tread softly as far
as charging Herbert Hoover with re-
sponsibility for the economic mess
Young's contention is that no matter
If god out of a machine had been on
the job at the White House during the
past three years he'd have been ham,
strung and hogtied by our constitu-
tional system of checks and balances.
The lack of Centralized authority
anywhere with power to act is consid-
cred by Mr.. Young as almost the funda-
mental evil in the situation That's
why he suggests that I'VE may have to
consider some method of putting ex-
traordinary powers in the hands Of the
President in times like these The
General Electric chairman's candid ut
terance holsters undercover suggestions
rampant in Washington for weeks that
ere long crisis cabinet" with semi
dictatorial authority, may be set up.
Paul Wooton, Washington newspaper
correspondent, has been drafted to act
as master Of ceremonies at a couple of
plank luncheons" to be given at Chicago
during the party conventions by the big
local Rotary Club. He has drummed up
what the Ringing Brothers would bally-
hoo as glittering galaxy of the great
and glorious. At the Republican lunch
con, on June IA. Wooton will introduce
in turn Mabel Walker Willebrandt,
Senator Noses Senator Hastings, Sena-
tor Glenn. Walter H. Newton, Ernest
Lee Jahncke, Representative Tilson and
Representative Kitchener. When the
Democratic luncheon is held, on June
%, WCoton's stars will be Senator Jim
Ham Lewis. Senator Tom Connally,
Senator Bailey, Senator Byrnes, Senator
Harrison, Representative Ruth Bryan
Owen and two others not yet selected.
The New Orleans scribe will enforce
with q f7vn-nQund rove1 rpoda for A
occasion the rule that speakers may
occupy no more than five minutes. It
will be terrible strain on those of them
who are members Of Congress.
Gen. Charles G. Dawes, who will leave
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
presidency on June Is to resume his
private banking operations in Chicago,
has been yearning to get back to them
ever since he relinQuished the London
Enthusiastically at the end of last year
La Sale Street has been hard hit, like
Wall Street. by events Of the past three
years, and 1t will welcome the ctrong
hand Of Hell and Maria" in the uphill
process of reconstruction that lies ahead
in the metropolis Of the West. Dawes
also bankers to assist in putting the
finishing touches to the Chicago Cen
fury of Progress" World Fair in 1888.
which is principally the creation of
himself and his brothers As Vice Presi-
dent Gen. Dawes dined out regularly in
Washington on his country's behalf.
While running the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation this year he has
led the life of recluse and seldom
participated Ia anything but quiet, In
.tmate sociA1 Ra&hFmeh ..--