Evening star., 1933-09-13
FIGHT
THREATENS REVOLT
Round Robin Said to Protest
Appointment of Repub-
IicanS.

Patronage difficulties, 1t was reported
today. have brought group of Demo-
cratic Senators to the point Of p.an-
ming open rebellion against the Roose-
velt Administration in the coming
Congress.
A group Of party stalwarts in the
Senate was reported to have sponsored
a round-robin to the Chief Executive
asking jobs for old-line Democrats
These Senators protested the appoint
ment Of Republicans-particularly by
Secretaries Ickes. Wallace and Perkins
Meanwhile, at the other end OF the
Capitol. Speaker Rainey. who had just
returned here, blamed the "old Repub-
lican set-up" in the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration for failure TO give the
farmers adequate" mortgage relief.
Although the senatorial round-robin
could not be located, among its signers
was a report that q letter on the same
subject had gone to the White House
from Senator Key Pittman Of Nevada,
the Senate's president pro-tempore and
Foreign Relations Committee chairman.
Approaches Are Futile.
This communication further was re-
ported to say that the three cabinet
1t was said to observe also:
"If Democrat is named for ONCE,
ii involves political corruption. If a.
Republican Is named, In their minds,
it is an indication of high-minded nom
partisanship"
Rainey, who dictated a statement
upon returning to his Office, said "every
key man in the old Republican organ
ization has been retained" by the
Credit Administration.
IT am not insisting on a Democratic
set-up," the Speaker said. But am
protesting against Republican control"
He named Paul Bestor, farm loan
commissioner under President Hoover,
as the man through whom Eugene
Meyer, former governor Of the Federal
Reserve Board, ;, pulls the wheels" in
dispensing agricultural credit.
Farm credit officials said Bestor had
stayed on without pay to aid Henry
Morgenthau, jr, governor OF the Ad-
ministration.
Ickes was assailed particularly be-
cause, in forming the public works ad-
ministrative Set-up he wrote each Sem
ator, asking him to recommend three
nominees for the State administrators
then planned Senators said their rec
concentrations were not acted upon.
Post ONCE Department officials. asked
If any of the complaints had come to
Postmaster General Farley. said mo
round robins" had been received, but
that "a good many letters complain
ing about this or that" had come in
things went better for that Senator's
men"
One Democratic Senator, who smil
ingly confirmed reports that round
robin" to President Roosevelt was being
circulated and that he had signed it,
said he did not know where it was at
the moment.
"It requests that some Of these jobs
in the Government be given to Demo-
Gratis instead of less -than-o0 day Demo-
Gratis, who got that way after last No.
vember g." he explained. 1T asked
that the Democratic States get some
consideration in patronage, and that
key position in the administration be
given to Democrats."
The Senators, this legislator asserted,
viewed Secretaries Ickes, Perkins and
Wallace as passing along all Jobs in
their departments to Progressive Re-
publicans and in some instances to sup.
porters Of former President Hoover.
Threaten Senate Tie-Up,
SeVeTA SENATORS Cnreeteneo 70 On.
deavor to tie-up the Interior, Agri.
culture and Labor Department appro-
priations in the next session in retalia-
tion against the cabinet officers, unless
their candidates received more favor
able consideration.
Rainey also said ut looks like the
N. r. A. program is going over with
q roar" that the farm legislation, ex-
cept for mortgage relief. 1s proving
success" and that President Roosevelt
should be empowered at the next ses-
sion Of Congress to negotiate reciprocal
tariff agreements with other nations.
In addition, he repeated his opinion
that the eighteenth amendment would
be repealed In November, but that legis-
lation to increase the tariff duty on
imported liquor could await the regu-
lar session in January.
He said he wanted the reciprocal
tariff legislation 20 arrangements could
be made for Canada and Argentina to
lower their duties on eggs and poultry
from the United States. explaining this
would provide an outlet for part Of the
heavy surplus produced in this country
and aid in raising prices.