Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-06-11
The Political Mill
By C. Could Lincoln.

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Nothing is more significant Of the
new deal In the Republican party,
State by State, than what has hap
pened recently In the Keystone State,
Pennsylvania. william s. Ware, who
has been Republican boss Of Phila-
delphia for years and who, because of
his political power In the metropolis
was able to control in large part the
party throughout the State. has,
figuratively speaking, been thrown on
the ash heap. He no longer controls
the City Committee in Philadelphia;
his principal aides there have been
dropped. 1t Is true that he continues
to be Republican national committee.
man for the State, but that is posi-
ton to which he was elected by the
State Committee after the death Of
the late Jay Cook sometime ago. It
Is, to all intents and purposes, an
empty honor since he has been shorn
OF power in his own bailliwick.
On Saturday the Republican State
Committee of Pennsylvania chose a
new chairman in place Of Gen. Ed
ward Martin. He is M. Harvey Taylor
OF Harrisburg. and reputed to be o
friend Of Senator David A. Reed. And
earlier in the week at Chicago the Re-
publican National Committee elected
as its chairman Henry P. Fletcher Of
Green Castle, Pa. It looks as though
Pennsylvania was to loom large in the
Republican revamping and rebuilding.
What part Senator Reed will play in
the reorganized party Is an Interest,"
ing question. 1t looks as though he
would be real and perhaps dominat-
ing factor. Pennsylvania has had
other Senators In the past who have
had major rolls both In State and
national Republican politics. including
the late Senator Boise Penrose and
the late Senator Mat Quay. Reed, in
his victory for denomination to the
Senate on May Is gave evidence of
political strength and campaign
ability. There Is even talk these days
of the possibility of Reeds being the
Republican nominee for President in
1886. particularly II he be elected by
q good margin over Joe Guffey, the
Democratic nominee for the Senate,
next November. Reed, in his primary
campaign, made an issue of the Roose-
welt administration and its policies,
although he made no personal attack
upon President Roosevelt himself.
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In other States Republicans are
finding it necessary to rebuild their
party organizations, to bring new
faces into the picture and new and
ers have diminished In influence
greatly since the disastrous national
campaign of 1892. This Is true in
Indiana, where Senator Arthur Rob-
inson recently went after some of the
organization leaders in hammer and
tongs style. Senator Robinson, de-
spite the anger and Indignation of
members of the organization, which
has in the past been controlled by
former Senator James z. Watson. was
renominated in the State convention
practically without opposition. It Is
true in Utah, where Republican poll
tics we're dominated for a generation
or more by former Senator Reed
Smoot The revamping already has
been largely accomplished in New
Hampshire, where former Senator
George Moses went down to defeat
two years ago and Gov. John Winant,
an ambitious young man, seems to be
pretty we'll in the saddle. The young
er Republicans in New York State
have put forward Kingsland Macy,
State chairman. as their champion,
and while the older figures in the
party there are fighting desperately
to squelch Macy as an upstart, the
end Of the struggle is not yet in sight.
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Reorganization and more organisa-
ton of the Republican party is the
chief problem Of the Republican Ma
tional. Committee, which Is uniting
now with the Republican Congress
sional Campaign Committees to carry
on the campaign for the congress
sional elections next Fall. It is a big
job which has been handed to the
new chairman. Mr.. Fletcher. There
are plenty of brains in the Republican
party 1t is still to be seen whether
the G. o. p. will make use Of them.
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The announced purpose of the ad-
ministration to expend some $780,
000. 900 for the relief of the drought
sufferers in the Middle West and the
Northwest has a laudable end in view.
Every one sympathizes with the
drought sufferers and would like to
aid them. But from the mere aspect
Of the Governments finances and the
taxpayers generally, who will have to
foot the bill. 1t looks like large order
There have been serious and disastrous
and aid has been given. but never
before on any such stupendous scale
as is now proposed. How long the
Government will be able to go forward
with lavish expenditures Is q ques-
ton that is giving some of the men,
bers of Congress lot to think about
The prediction is made that the ap-
propristions for the drought area
will be put through promptly in ac-
cordance with the recommendations
of the President. 1t is expected that
the items will be attached to the
pending deficiency bill that already
carries 1892 100000 for relief and
public works.
The Senate Is about to vote on the
silver bill. which has been drafted
after many consultations with the
President and which already has
passed the House. The silver ques-
tion-along with the question of "in-
fiation"-has been pressing In Con-
gress ever since the session began last
January. Just how far the bill will
go toward the reconciliation Of the
white metal is a question. The more
ardent silverites In Congress feel that
the measure does not 60 anywhere
near far enough. On the other hand,
so-called sound money men insist that
it goes much too far. The President
retains, under the bill as it now
stands, the discretion to do q lot
about silver or to do little. After the
bill has been passed. the silver ques-
ton will be largely in his hands. II
he follows the advice of his Secretary
of the Treasury. Henry MorgenthAu