The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-21
MAIL ENDORSING
TOWNSEND IDEA
FLOODS CAPITAL
Pension Law and Jobs Are
FaVoriteS in Letters to
congressman.
BY DANIEL VI. KIDNEY
Times stan Writer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-More
Jobs for deserving Democrats. enact
ment Of the Townsend plan. and
replenishment OF Home Owners
Loan Corp. credit dominate the
current demands Of constituents
upon returning members of Con-
greSs. a CheCkup showed today.
California Congressman reported
almost 100 per cent Of their mail de-
voted TO Endorsements Of DR.. F. E.
Townsends proposal TO pension
every one past 90 at 5000 manth.
The Townsend doctrine is spread
ing. Midwestern delegations reported
much OF their mail devoted TO it..
The movement has not gone far in
the East. however. if congressional
mail is a fair index. Pennsylvania
and New York members reported
only isolated appeals.
Both Eastern and Middlewestern
lawmakers said letters on Hole
topped their lists. Unemployment
insurance. NRA and currency re-
form are other major topics in the
bullying capitol mail bags.
Pension Proposal Favored
Inquiry among representatives. Of
selected regions brought the follow
ing comment:
Rep. Lea ID, CaD-The Town
send plan is about all 1 hear of in
letters. Some say they are sorry they
voted for me because I do not favor
it, I am for an old-age pension law
that is sound and just, and the
TOWpsend plan is neither.
Rep. Buck ID, CalJ-Every one
Who writes to me wants the Town
send 5000 a month right way. 1
am for Old-age pensions, but do not
think this plan feasible
Office of Senator Thomas ID,
OklaD-Jobs and relief form the
bulk of the mail, but the Townsend
plan is increasing daily with petit
tiOns, postcards and letters. Veter-
ans pensions are also prominent.
Job Requests Abound
Office of Senator Gore ID. OklaO
Jobs and Hole reopening lead
the list.
Rep. Disney ID. Okla) - A
sprinkling of Townsend plan letters
and petitions, but mostly requests
for Jobs and relief and for HOLC
extension
Office of Senator Van Nuys Cd,
IndJ-Jobs first and the Townsend
plan second Requests for expanding
HOLC are mounting daily.
Rep. JenCkeS 3D., Ind)-I receive
Townsend plan letters from per-
sons who evidently look upon the
idea as a paradise. They come writ
ten in pencil on rough stationery.
Jobs for HOOsier Democrats lead the
requests in my mail, however, and
there are increasing demands for
extending Hole.
Office of Senator Buckley Cd. o.
Letters urging HOLC extension
are three times greater than mail on
any other subject. The Townsend
plan is second. with other social Sc
CUity legislation third.
HULL requests flenJllul
Rep. Bolton CR., O)-Sentiment
favors reOpening Hole loans. I re-
Ceive a few letters on the Townsend
plan comparing its 5000 a month
proposal with the Ohio payment of
$50 Some say NRA should be
scrapped.
Rep. Underwood Cd, OO-Some
Hole requests.
Rep Lamneck ID, O)-HOLC
and local problems.
Senator-elect Guffey ID, PAL
I have received six letters favoring
the Townsend plan.
Office of Rep. Berlin Cd. Pa
Ninety per cent jobs. No letters on
the Townsend plan.
Rep. Mead ID. N. YO-One or
two Townsend letters a day. Mostly
unemployment insurance. railroad
pension act. Hole, currency re-
form. depression cures and public
works in the order listed.