The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-10
VAN NUYS STAND
ON VETO WINS
HOOSIER PRAISE
Letters Score Colleagues for
Voting to Please Veterans
Bloc.
BY WALKER STONE
Times staff Writer

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The
well-known political fact that the
general voting public easily forgets,
while an organized minority never
forgets, nor forgiveS, is the principal
consolation enjoyed by senators and
congressman who voted to override
President Roosevelt's veto of the in
dependent offices appropriation bill.
In this class are Republican SEN
ator, Arthur r. Robinson and eight
Hoosier Democratic congressmen-
Louis Ludlow, William Larrabee,
Glenn Griswald, James I. Farley,
Finley H. Gray, S. B. Pettengill,
George r. Durgan and Eugene B.
Grove. Democratic Senator Fred
erick Van Nuys was the only Indi-
anan in the national legislature who
stood by the President. The 9TH
er four HooSier congressman, all
DemocratS-John W. Boehne, Will
liam T. Schultz, Arthur H. Green
wood, and Virginia Ellis JenckeS-
were not in Washington on the day
of the vote.
That the reaction of the general
| public, in Indiana as we'll as else
where, has been overwhelmingly on
the side Of the President is evident
from the mail that has been pour
ing into congressional Offices since
the day of that vote. But the law
makers who lined up against the
President are trusting that on the
day their constituents go to the
polls, the public will have forgot
ten and the government employees
and war veterans, whose pay checks
and pension checks were raised by
the overriding of the veto, will have
remembered.
Van Nuys Pleasantly Surprised
Senator Van Nuys, who expected
nothing but condemnation for up
holding the President, has received
scores of letters, including some
from veterans and government en-
ployes, praiSing him for his stand.
The letters received by Senator
Van Mugs indicate surprising SEN
timent, on the part of diSinterested
citizens in Indiana, against the
activities of the veterans and en-
ployes' Hobbies.
II am World war veteran and
legionnaire, having seen Serv-
ice overseas" wrote Edgar Collins,
chief of police at Sullivan, Ind.
e.. desire to congratulate you
on having the courage and man.
hood to vote your convictions on
this measure without giving thought
as to what the political result might
be-. However, the people have such
confidence in our great leader,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, that it is my
opinion that any man who stands
by him in his sincere effort to bring
order out Of chaos and prosperity
from depression, will not lose"
Banker Sends Thanks
THANK God there was one man
from Indiana that had the courage
to vote his convictions" wrote Sam
uel NJ. Foster, Fit. Wayne banker.
1.-THE President was eternally right
! in his veto and I rejoice that you
recorded yourself voting in his sup
port"
Bur U. Burson of Montpelier, who
identified himself as "a Democrat,
eighteen years a city mail carrier,
two years an overseas veteran, four
times commander of the local Amer
lean Legion" wrote a congratula-
tory note to the senator, which con-
Guided as follows:
From my various connections I
have become convinced that the
Spanish war veterans and the vet
Grams of the World war who will
benefit by this legislation have made
a nice racket of veterans relief"
Van Nuys Wins Plaudits
The name of Ed j. Kirkpatrick,
Indianapolis Republican, headed a
list of twenty-four names signed to
memorial praising Senator Van
NuyS and condemning the other
HooSier lawmakers.
Copies Of the memorial, which
demanded support of all govern
mental economies, were also sent