Evening star., 1933-10-18
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Of Austin not only helped to steer F..
D. RS Presidential fortunes In their
earliest phase. but q full year before
Chicago" confidently predicted his NOM
nation, on the theory that the Gov
ernor was far and away the most avail
able timber in the Democratic party.
Despite the United States determina-
ton to let Europe stew in its own
political Juice. as result Of the dis
armament crisis, there's a considerable
leavening Of League sentiment In the
Roosevelt cabinet. At least two of its
Democratic members still rank as out
and-out Leaguers. One Of them holds
unfiinchingly to the theory that II the
United States had been a member of
the League from the outset. the history
of the world during the past IS years
would have been different and happier
story.
Republican leaders in New Jersey
which elects Governor next year, are
making herculean efforts to induce
either Senator w. Warren Barbour or
former Ambassador Walter E. Edge to
accept their nomination. Senator Bar
bour has still three years of the un-
expired Dwight Morrow term to serve
winning election in 1882 while Jersey
was going for Roosevelt by a huge
majority. Up for reelection in another
presidential year, 1896, the burly jersey
man has no desire to tempt fate IN a
1884 gubernatorial race of dubious out
come. Edge is no less shy. Some say
our late envoy to France wants to be
chairman of the Republican National
GnYr1noittno Tarcau nannNHrofc mil h..
ably nominate for Governor one of Boss
Hague's proteges, William S. Dill, former
State motor vehicle commission, Jer-
sey Governors serve three-year terms
and are ineligible to succeed themselves.
College professors, who dot the new
deal landscape SO profusely, are not all
that they seem to be. Take, for in
stance, DR.. Arthur E. Morgan, head of
the Tennessee Valley Authority and late
president of Antioch College Mr.. Nor
gan isn't even a college man. Prior to
going to Antioch he never even attended
or taught at college. He is an engi-
neer turned professor temporarily. rather
than the academician temporarily
turned practical. Morgan prides him.
self chiefly on the IS major f1ood-con
troll projects which he has planned and
conStructed-among them the $35, ,000,-
600 Miami conservancy project in Ohio,
which set a record for speed in public
construction. On T. v. A. work Nor
gan is keeping up his speed record at
Muscle Shoals. The Norris Dam IS
nearly two months ahead Of schedule.
DR.. Morgan succeeded Senator Simeon
D. Fess as president Of Antioch. He
was on his way to founding q school in
Vryrn
into his lap. After inspecting the lit
tie college at Yellow Springs, he sum-
married his survey and gave clue to
his practical trend in comment to
Mrs. Morgan, recorded in her biography
Of her husband: II believe Antioch is
near enough dead to start over in the
form I dream Of"
President Roosevelt will receive an
honorary LII. D. from Washington Col
lege, at Chestertown. Md, next Satur-
day. At the same time he will be pre-
sented with q photostatic copy Of the
degree which the college conferred upon
President Washington. The Chester
town college was founded in 1882. .
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Friday. the 18th, considered the day
aster this month. Several distinguished
Washingtonians have no. fear of 13,
famed as Woodrow Wilson's lucky
number. Senators Ashurst of Arizona
and Bulow Of South Dakota were born
on 18th. Senator Hattie Caraway
proudly states she was appointed to
the United States Senate from Arkan-
sas on q 18th. Senator Overton Of
Louisiana was nominated for the SEN
ate on the 18th, and Representative
John j. Cochran Of Missouri defeated
Is candidates in congressional primary
election. Representative at Large Clyde
Williams of Missiuri was born on Octo-
ber 13, 1873, which may have been q
Friday. the same Is the one Just
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