Evening star., 1932-05-20
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC BILLIAM VILE.

Evincing their determination to make
harmony the keynote of their national
convention, it Is now certain that the
Democrats will assemble their Resolu-
tionS Committee at Chicago on June
%, four days before the convention
proper opens. State organizations were
invited by the National Committee to
name resolutions committeeman as soon
as delegations we're elected Practically
in their entirety all 48 States and the
territories have already made their
selections, thus nsuring the platform
pow-wow. There is, of course, no
guarantee that the Resolutions Com
mittee will devise set OF planks which
will be accepted by the party without
fight. That isn't the Democrats way.
1t particularly won't be the way this
time, because the wet plank sure to be
in the donkey's platform will hardly
be adopted without knockdown and
dragout on the convention floor. But
It's expected that the advance meeting
OF the Resolutions Committee will iron
out most platform differences. Ev1r
IDENTIFY the Democrats want to save their
energies for the RooSevelt-Smith brawl.
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No political pronunciamento from any
quarter in recent history has evoked the
general commendation called forth by
All Smiths radio address to the Nation
this week. The bouquets hurled at the
idol of Manhattan from Republican d.
rections are conspicuous. On practl-
callv all hands former Gov. Smiths pro-
gram for national and international re-
covery is acclaimed as courageous. con-
crete and comprehensive. Even IN guar
ters which do not go along win Al on
every count there is ungrudglng praise
of the statesmanlike character OF his
proposals. Smith enthusiasts Will tell
YOU that the speech has paved the way
to the former Governors renomlnatlon.
II has hardly done that, but undoubted-
lv it will enable Smith to throw more
forked lightning into the convention. 10
! Rooseyelt's undoing, than would nave
been the case before the new prestige
AIS "raddio" talk has brought him.
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Here's an up-to-date Cal Coonoge
yarn, said to possess the unusual merit
of truth. Congress has Just voCeo
Sc. 500 for a portrait of the former Pres
ident TO be hung in the White House.
The distinguished artist for whom Cal
sat is accustomed to get twice or thrice
that amount for anything he does In
oil The painter appears to have Ia
mented to Mr.. Coolidge that congress
sional parsimony was robbing MIN OF
the usual fruits of his art, expecting
that Northampton's best-known lawyer
might use his pull at Washington to
Jack UP the price. Instead Of encour-
aging that hope in the artists bosom,
Cal replied that he trusted the low Zee
wouldn't affect the quality Of the paint
and canvas that went into the picture!
The Rev. George F. Dudley, rector of
st. Stephens Protestant Episcop1l
Church, Washington, has been named
as an alternate delegate to the Repub-
lican National Convention from the
District Of Columbia He feels that the
mantle of his late father, famous
Blocks SOFTLY Gen. w. w. Dudley Of
Indiana, has at length descended upon
him. The senior Dudley was Benjamin
Harrison's successful presidential cam
paign manager in 1888. The Rev. DR..
Dudley was the hero, when he donned the
cloth IS years ago, of wise crack in
the Democratic New York World. I'VE
learn" said the old Pulitzer organ
"that a son of Blocks of Five Dudley
has been ordained q minister of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. 1t Is
needless to say that he takes after his
mother"
Mai. Gen. George o. Squier,, U. s. A.,
retired, hasn't had to wait, like Lin