The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-24

Orman W. Ewing, Utah's dem- oeratic national committeeman who has been striving to earn an honest penny in the capital since last March 4, is getting discouraged The presidents recent ukae against political lob byists not only hurt Ewing's feelings, but d hi mon the de- fensive. "Why is it getting so that being a national commit teeman isn't worthwhile any more," he complained the other day Senator Harry Flood Byrd, brother of the big South Pole man, is referred to in Vir- ginia political circles as the "Clark County appleman" Byrd also is devoted physical culture enthusiast, does set ting-up exercises every morning He is a heavy eater, con- sumes an entire fried chicken at one sitting.
 NAVY TOPS ARMY
 Both military branches of the government are accomplished appropriation lobbyists, but the navy is the cannier One of its most effective agencies is free medical service to members of the house Commander George w. Calver, navy doctor assigned to this job, has been so successful in his ministra- tion that the house has set him up in a suite of rooms in it's wing of the capitol, and allows an official congressional tag on his automobile There are three Hams" in congress Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, Senator Hamilton F. Kean of New Jersey, and Rep rcsentative Hamilton Fish, of New York, all known as Ham" to their colleagues.
 THE WRECKERS
 Difference among members of the senate banking committee over the stock exchange control bill is more than the usual for nal divergence Personal feeling runs high; in fact so much so that the proponents label the opponents: '"The wreckers" Included in this group are Goldsborough, a Maryland banker; Walcott of Connecticut. one-time Wall street broker; Townsend, a Delaware banker; and Ham" Kean, multi millionaire banker and broker with offices in Wall sey :. Supporters of the bill charge privately that certain committee member foes are "leaking' confidential commit tee information to Wall street. Cooley" Bleases South Carolina's one-timc kingfish, has his hat in the political ring again Defeated for re- election to the senate by willy, competent Jimmy Byrnes in 1880, Coley made another try two years later against the vet eran Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith The latter was too much for him, and Coley went down bad loser This year he has announced his candidacy for gov ernor Coley has been run ming regularly for public office since 1892.
 DIVISION OF SCALES
 A mysterious Division of Scales" in the Post Office De- partment is being investigated. The Division was created by for- mer Postmaster General Walter F. Brown. and had a large staff of travelling Iinspectors', whose duties consisted of examining postal scales Senate inves- tigators think these agents were political scouts. Anyway the bu- reau was abolished by Farley as one of his first official acts :. General Charles H. Sherrill, U. s. A., retired, chief of the first dip- lomatic mission to the Turkish republic, is publishing a book on President Pasha The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation appar- ently still hasn't heard that Henry A. Wallace, a native from the state, is now secretary of az riculture The Federation's monthly publication, "The Mes songer" still arrives at the de- partment addressed to Arthur M. Hyde, Hoover's secretary of aSTlCulluTc IhC lhol oCho- torial campaign document for the coming elections has just been received in Washington :. It is an extensive and elaborate booklet put out by the Reed Volunteers'' of Philadelphia on behalf of the hard-pressed Sem ator David Aiken Reed Boss Bill Vare,, whose election to the senate Reed bitterly fought, but later supported when Vare's right to his seat was challenged, is not listed among the "Volun- teers" The author of the pamphlet is Reeds secretary, Ted Huntley, @ one-time Washington correspondent, author of cam paign biography for democratic candidate, John D. Davis in in 1924.
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