The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-06-29
SAY REYNOLDS
LITTLE AID TO
JOB SEEKERS
| n f Iuence Declared On
Wane In Senatorial Tilt
Over Patronage
Bv J. c. BASKERVILL
The Times News bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

Sir Walter Hotel
RALEIGH. June 29.-ihe bat
tie over patronage that has heen
going on between Senator Robert
X Reynolds and Senator josiah
William Bailey, is probably com
ing to a head, with indications
that Senator Bailey is going to
come out on top with all the best
Jobs for those he is supporting
with nothing but some minor jobs
for Reynolds friends, according
to reports being brought back
here from Washington. lndica-
tons also are that former Gov. y.
Max Gardner, national committee
man from North Carolina and now
practicing law in Washington, is
having a great deal more to do
with the distribution of patronage
than most people realize and that
he and Senator Bailey are going
TO become the patronage dictators
for North Carolina job seekers.
Something has gone radically
wrong with Senator Reynolds in
fiuence with regard to patronage,
and some of his friends from
Washington both peeved and dis
couraged, convinced they had
grabbed onto the tail Of the wrong
kite in believing Senator Reynolds
could help them get anything
from the new Democratic PIE
counter.
Senator Reynolds seems to
have gotten in wrong with the
powers that be in Washington, so
far as patronage distribution is
concerned, with the result that
Senator Bailey and former Gov
ernor o. Max Gardner are hav-
ing more to say about patronage
for North Carolina than anyone
else in Washington" a well known
state politician said yesterday on
his return from a stay of several
DAYS in Washington. ut looks
very much as if all Reynolds will
get out of the shuttle will be a
few minor jobs, while he may dc
well to get even those Others
who have been in Washington re-
Gently are bringing back similar
reports. The man qquoted above
was a strong Reynolds supporter
and still is. But he does not hest
tate TO admit that something has
gone haywire.
Another things that is not help
ing the Reynolds prestige in this
part of the state is the large num-
Der of persons who have been
promised jobs of some sort by
Senator Reynolds, but who are
not getting any and who are now
beginning to realize that they
probably will not get any. Recent
visitors in Washington report that
North Carolina job hunters are
now going to other than North
Carolina senators and congressman
for endorsements. and that the
patronage squabble between SEN
ators Reynolds and Bailey Is the
talk Of Washington. One senator
from a middle western state told
Raleigh visitor in Washington
this week that he had been asked
for endorsements "by at least 100
North Carolina job hunters" and
wanted to know "what is wrong
down there in North Carolina =:
He commented on the fact that
the situation is very differen! IN
~ ashington now from the way 1t
was during the Wilson admins
tration when the North Carolina
delegation presented Il solid front
on almost anything and when for
mer Senator Simmons and the
other members of the congress
sional delegation could get almost
ANYTHING they wanted.
Back in those days, the North
Carolina senators and representa-
tives stuck together and got what
they wanted-why can't they DO
that now" this senator asked.
"Tf they don't. they are not likely
to get anything"
None of those who have been
to Washington recently are able
to find any definite reason for the
apparent waning of Senator Rey-
nolds' influence, however, except
that it may be because of his lean
ings towards the more radical or
"Huey Long" group in congress.
It is being recalled, however, that
REYNOLDS was rather Independent
and "cocky" right after his noml-
nation here in the state last sum-
mer and indicated that he did not
want any advice from the State
Democratic executive committee