The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-11-10

long ago Mil
lard Tydings Helen EsSary
was a capable and likeable but
nationally unknown young
Maryland lawyer. The Demo-
cratic bosses-old regime-were
looking about for a likely young
Democrat from the counties,
who could be sent to the
United States Senate without
giving anybody any trouble be-
fore or after the election.
They picked out Millard.
The joke. however, was on the
bosses. 1t usu lily is. Mr..
Tydings has gone on doing a
swell job for his State from
the moment he took his place
under the big dome on Capitol
Hill. The bosses who picked
him have faded out of the pic
ture. The klieg lights are con-
trolled by the likely young man
from the counties.
When Governor Ritchie an.
nounced that he was going to
run for the fifth term, it was
Willard Tydings who earnestly
advised against the plan. He
told his old friend Bert that he
couldn't be elected. Tradition
was against it. Governor Rit-
chie's next place should be in
the Senate.
Md. Tydings publicly an
nounced, moreover, that since
Governor Ritchie with his great
political record should be the
senior Maryland Senator, he,
Tydings, would resign.
"YOu run for the senior Sena-
tOrship. Appoint me to fill the
vacancy Of the junior Senator.
ship. Later / can be reelected"
Unfortunately for h m self
Bert Ritchie declined the offer.
George Radcliffe, who is COM
ing to Washington as the new
Democratic Senator, has made
extraordinary progress in pub
lie life.
After only three months ex-
perience in politics, he has be-
come United States Senator.
A first class person is George
podcliffe Tall we'll set up,
with good, straight features, he
will be more or less decorative
about the halls of Congress. He
has lots of charm and humor.
He knows definitely what he is
about. But, thank heaven, he
isn't obtrusive.
For years Mr.. Radcliffe has
been an extremely successful
business man and organizer IN
Baltimore. He has been the
power behind the scenes OF many
undertakings. For instance, II
the Association for the Pro-
Cathedral needed a boost-and
it practically always did-George
Radcliffe gave the advice and
encouragement. If the Mary
land Historical Society or some
charitable institution wanted
help, it was to George Radcliffe
bewildered committees turned.
In fact, the new Maryland
Senator is the hero OF the
phrase:
'Let George do it,"
Sounds like Senator Radcliffe
is too good to be true. But he
isn't. He's a gay and amusing
person. He'll make a marvellous
dinner partner, if he can be per-
suaded to go out.
Now that people are asking
about the red wine in the White
House, it ought to be told that
Mrs. Roosevelt gently refrained
from saying at a recent press
conference that she drank"
The wife of the President, how
ever, was directly quoted with
such a drastic confession.
AS a matter of fact, the clever.
ness with which Mrs. Roosevelt
parted the direct questions Of
the newspaper women was amaz-
ing. Somebody asked:
DO you always turn your
wine glass down"
Mrs, Roosevelt replied:
Its always seemed silly to
me to turn a glass down. 1t
is much easier to say, NO,
thank you Or if the wine Is
served when one isn't attentive,
one doesn't really have to drink
it. One may leave it in the
glass;"
The next query of the inquisi.
tors was:
"Have you unpacked the
White House wine glasses, Mrs.
ROOSEVELT"
Mrs. Roosevelt protested smil.
ingly that she really didn't know
much about the White House
wine glasses. Other people at.
tended to that part of the
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