Evening star., 1932-07-15

Little birds are whispering that
President Hoover is only waiting for
Congress to adjourn to issue series
Of blasts on the economic situation.
They'll be in the nature of aggressive
lets go" mes sages to the country and
take the form OF public statements. In
a way, the Republican nominee for the
presidency will thus fire his own open
ing guns in the campaign for his re-
election. Every sign available at the
White House indicates that the Cali
fornian faces the fight in high fettle.
Mi. Hoover is under no illusions as to
the gravity of the struggle that lies
ahead for the G. o. P. His closest
advisers, especially those whose busi-
ness it is to study political trends, con-
cede that as of today the tide is flow
ing Rooseveltward. But the Chief
doubtless takes comfort from the
ancient quip that the Democrats gen.
orally win in July, only to lose in No
yember. This is, it goes without say
ing, not the Democratic view this year.
Barring cardinal blunders in policy.
especially injudicious statements by
their candidates, the Democrats giro
for The 1882 fray confident that nothing
can prevent their victory. About the
only thing that could dim their pros
wholly unexpected improvement in
business conditions between now and
It would seem that a Col. Howe, and
not a Col. House, Is the man Dehlnd
the Roosevelt throne. washington
knows him we'll. He is Louis McHenry
Howe. the Governors confidential right
hand man, general factotum and all
around personal adjutant, assistant ana
adviser. Friends call him the abSo-
lutely original No. l Franklin Roose-
welt man. Howe first knew the Gov
ernor when the latter was young
State Senator from Dutchess County
He accompanied Roosevelt to Washing
ton in 1918 and was at his elbow
throughout F. D. RS assistant secre-
taryship of the Navy. When the New
Yorker became chisf executive of the
Empire State, Howe. as usual, was in
the Albany ofing and has been there
ever since. At the Chicago convention
Col. Howe played an invisible but potent
role IN organizing victory for Roosevelt.
If the fates decree his hero's conquest
of the presidency, it IS dead certain
that RoOSevelt-and HoWe-Wlll rule
the roost at No. 1900 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. on and after March next.
X & X
Sir Ronald Lindsay, P. c.. G. c. M. G..
K. C. B. and lot of other alphabetical
appendages. was asked the other day to
make a speech before local organiza-
ton. Successfully pleading his inability
to oblige at this time his Britannia maj
esty's Ambassador said he'd be glad to
come to bat on another occasion. "All
right" his caller observed. 1--WE got
rain check, then" The visitor there
upon ventured to explain to the monu-
mental British envoy what rain check
is. "Oh," Sir Ronald interrupted, Il
guess know as much about base ball
as you do BY the way, what's hap
pened to the Nationals? can't account
for their slump. The only way I can
punish my favorite team is not to go to
Griffith Stadium as often as usual"
Next Monday in the United States
District Court at Norfolk Va, the Fed
eral Power Commission will attempt to
have dismissed the bill of complaint
brought against it by the Appalachian
Electric Power Co. The Appalachian
corporation consists of number Of
merged companies. It in turn is part
of a merger that belongs to the Ameri-
can Gas g. Electric Co. The latter has
been associated with the Electric Bond
& Share Co. Two members of the
Wilson administration, Newton D.
Baker Secretary of War, and Huston
Thompson. an Assistant Attorney Cen
eral, will face each other as antagonists