Evening star., 1933-03-29

This observer brings back from the
Middle West the evidence of his own
ears that President Roosevelt's capture
Of the popular imagination Is wellnigh
complete There are Republican die
hards, here and there, who sourly con-
cede that on the whole he's doing pretty
well, but with these rare exceptions
comment upon his record Is enthusi-
astic among people Of all political COM
plexions. In cities like Detroit and
Chicago, which are by no means out
of the depression woods. men and
women will tell you that F. D. r. has
injected into the business situation an
atmosphere of good cheer and hope
fulness that they never thought pos
sible. If the President carries out his
promise to the late Mayor Cermak to
open the Chicago Century Of Progress
World Fair in June, he Is assured OF
an all-Western welcome the like OF
which few Chief Magistrates ever ex-
perienced. There's string attached
to all this, of couse. Things will have
to keep on coming Mr.. Roosevelt's way
On the face Of PRESENT. hour conditions,
Westerners say their part OF the world
Is his oyster. Chicago. as the scene
of his nomination for the presidency
feels a proprietary pride IN him.
Folks who live between the Ale
ghenies and the Mississippi make only
one reservation in their exultation over
Roosevelt. There's widespread con-
viction among them that he's set just
a little too rapid pace for himself and
fer the country. Richard Henry Little
famed Chicago Tribune columnist, hit
that idea off with a squib last week
He told of a lady who spends all her
spare change buying hourly editions OF
the newspapers, to see what the Presl-
dent had done since the previous one
One highly placed commentator IN the
Chicago business world, a Republican
admirer of the big chief, calls the slow
ing up of the farm bill good thing,
because it gives the country time to
digest" the Roosevelt program. To
date, he thinks, the President has been
breaking all political speed laws SO
recklessly that people have hardly had
time to familiarize themselves with even
the good points in his achievements.
Former Senator George H. Moses Of
New Hampshire yesterday made his
first appearance on the Senate floor
since his official disappearance from
the chamber on March 4. Cloakroom
friends were informed that he has had
the choice Of seven or eight "alluring"
Jobs, but hasn't made up his mind
Just what to do. They include maga-
zine and newspaper editorshipS, news
syndication, lecturing, political broad
casting and other semi-public work.
Mr.. Moses will remain resident OF
washington at least during the Winter
months, and Is already looking for
office quarters in the downtown region.
He and Mrs. Moses will retain their
Capital apartment, as well as their old
home at Concord. The late president
pro TEN Of the Senate, among several
private interests, is stockholder and
director of the Rumford Press, at Con-
cord, a vast printing business. He in
dicates that he's through with politics,
at least for the indefinite future.
Pat Hurley, Hoover lame duck, as
landlord Of q handsome midtown omce
building which now houses half q
dozen members Of the lately departed
administration, doesn't feel bit lone
some, he says. Charles Curtis is one
of his tenants, and when Lawrence
Richey returns from Palo Alto next
month he'll move into nearby ofdces,
which, 50 little birds whisper, are really
to be lookout posts for Herbert Hoover
during the next few years. No fewer
than three former White House private
secretaries are also Hurley tenants
Bascom Slemp, Everett Sanders and
Ted Clark Yet another distinguished
G.. o. P. lame duck headquarters under
the same roof-"Wild Bill" Donovan,
1882 candidate for Governor of New
York. So does Mabel Walker WILLIE
brandt Mr.. Hurley is proud Of an
invitation which he's just accepted
to deliver the Cutler law lecture at
william and Mary College in Williams
burg, We. On May !. from the plat.