Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-12-03
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Representative JOflI1 w. MCCOImdck
OF Boston. Mass, who is on his way to
Washington to take a leading part in
the Ways and Means Committee revi.
sion of the tax laws-one Of the rela-
lively newcomers in Congress. who has
earned his way to general recognition
and popularity--has made good time
also in his home State. He is now
hailed there as "the new leader oil
Massachusetts, Democracy" This was
broadcast here in the National Capital
the other day by Joseph A. Maynard
chairman of the State Democratic Com
mittee, and collector Of customs for the
Port of Boston. who was here with an
impressive delegation on public works
projects.
This appraisal of Representative Nc
Cormack followed his impressive stand
in the recent municipal election In the
city of Boston. He himself refused to
be candidate for mayer, and led a sue
cesSful fight against field Of six other
candidates. four Democratic and two
Republican. 1t Is what is known as a
non-partisan election. Under the city
charter the mayor can have only a
four-year term and after that he must
remain "out" for at least four years be-
fore he can again become candidate
ANY one who can get 5000 certified
signatures can have his name placed on
the ballot.
The Democratic candidates were:
William J. Foley, district attorney OF
Suffolk County; Joseph O'Connell. a
former member Of Congress from what
Is now the twelfth Massachusetts, dis
trict. now represented by Mr.. Nc
Cormack: Michael j. Sullivan. associate
Judge, one-time chairman Of the city's
Finance Committee, and Daniel J. Coax
lev, who was disbarred from practice
several years ago, but who staged q
comeback" and is now member OF
the Governors Council from some OF
the wards Of Botson.
The Republican candidates were NAL
colin H. Nichols, former mayor, and
State Senator Henry Parkman, from the
blue-blood Back Bay section.
Although Foley was from his own dis
trict and former Mayor James M. Cur
ley took the stump for him aggressive
ly, and although O'Connell had repre-
sented his district in Congress, Repre-
sentative Mccormack put his own politi-
cal future in jeopardy by supporting
Frederick w. Mansfield. the first Demo-
cratic State treasurer. who won by
some $500 votes. Nichols insisted on
a recount, In which he gained about
60OO-approxlmately 100 from Mans
field and most of the rest from Foley
Last week Nichols conceded the cleo
ton of Mansfield.
Also he is credited with having
"made" Marcus A. Coolidge Senator by
pushing him forward as a candidate,
single-handed. against field of vet
eran politicians.
And now Representative Mccormack
Is hailed as the new party leader be-
cause of his fearlessness and courage
in one OF the bitterest boss-beating con-
tests that hotbed Of Democracy ha!
ever known.
Representative Jennings Randolph OF
West Virginia has been in close CO.
operation with Secretary Of War Derr
and other members of the National
Reservation Commission regarding the
project of making the Monongahela
National Forest the largest Govern
ment reservation east of the Missis-
sippi River. Probably million acres
of land are TO be purchased and oil
that some 100000 are now being sur
veyed. He is hopeful that forest
of MILAN acres will thus be preserved
for posterity, SO close to the Nationa
Capital that 1t will become a grea'
recreation and health center especially
for hunters and anglers. His home city
is in the heart of this forest area and
through this project work will be given
to hundreds Of his constituents. Prob
ably million and half dollars will be
spent on this project.
Robert Fechner, in charge of the
emergency conservation work. has made
a personal inspection of this area, in
company with Representative Randolph
and other officials Mr. Fechner ad-
dressed the big annual forest fes-
tival. speaking directly to some 200o
young men from three conservation
camps within l0-mile radius.
Another important public works prof.
ect in which Representative Randolph
has co-operated is the enlargement Of
the Government fish hatchery at Lee
town, which originally had an appropri'
alton of $4,000 and which has been in.
| hatchery for the propagation of bas.
and trout to feed the lakes and streams
of the entire United States.
One human interest illustration o.
/ how Representative Randolph has beer
proceeding may be cited. Aroused b!
| the plight Of the farmers in his district
he took farmer and his wife directly
| to see Henry Morgenthau. jr., head Of
| the Federal Farm Board. to tell his owl
| story of how he had been trying fol-
months to get loan and his farm rep.
resenting a life time Of labor, which
| had been in the family for a century
was about to be taken from him under
| the hammer. That farmer got his loar
and is happy American citizen again
And what Representative Randolph i:
doing for his district and his hom,
State is typical of what other member,
are doing by persistent efforts for theil
States and their people, who haye beer
out Of work
No-members Of Congress have MOI
been idling their time away in rest anc
pleasure hunting this Summer.
X
The gold standard as We knew 1t
month ago is gone-never to return
declares Speaker Henry T. Rainey o.
Illinois.
Anticipating bitter fight in the com
ing session of Congress over imitation
of the currency. the Speaker chants &
funeral dirge for the gold standard
thus:
I'VE are no longer tied to the bacl
| Of gold calf The gold standard as W,
knew it month ago has gone-never t
return. We are beginning to understand
| that goods, not gold, are the real val
ues. OF course. We are legislating foI
the debtor classes. We are going II
make 1t easier for them to pay theil
debts We are NO longer legislating fol
favored few. In the modern schem
of things there is no place for the ex
ploiters, the grafters and the parasites
| They are not being considered. They
received too much consideration in thu
II years which preceded the present ad
ministration.
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