The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-06
LEADERS DEFY
ORDER TO QUIT
PARTY OFFICES
Roosevelt UkaSe II Weeks
Old: Rebels Blame Brain
Trust.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press STAFF Correspondent

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WASHINGTON, April 6-Presi-
dent Roosevelts campaign to purge
the Democratic national committee
OF political lawyers and federal Of
fee holders is eleven weeks old to-
day but the house cleaning is only
about half finished.
Bitter opposition which developed
at the outset is even more en-
phstic today There is no doubt
that the practical-politician elements
Of the party resent many implica-
lions of Mr.. Roosevelt's program for
which they blame the brain trust"
There are indications, moreover,
that some committee designations
may be more matters of form than
Of TACT. The Washington lawyers
among the committee membership
appear to be pretty much out of the
political picture so far as influence
with the administration is con-
ceTned- But it is more than likely
some retiring or soon to retire fed
eral office holders will continue to
WELD undiminished party power.
II such indications are borne out,
the position Of the successors to GER
tain prescribed committeeman will
be rather peculiar. They might. in
deed, be mere dummies for their
banished predecessors.
Resentment is noticeable especial
~ against the White House demand
that federal office holders outside of
Washington be compelled to resign.
Collectors Resent Order
Among these are three collectors
OF internal revenue, Horatio Abbott,
Michigan; Joseph Wolfe, Mime
sofa, and H. H Perry, North Dakota.
All must submit to the ak. Why
they have delayed eleven weeks in
submitting their designations is not
being revealed by party leaders
here.
Likewise slated to go are Post
master General James A. Farley,
who eventually will resign chair
manship of the committee; w. A.
Julian Of Ohio, who holds Office as
treasurer of the United States; Mrs.
Jean S. Whittemore, Puerto Rico
recently appointed to federal Office
there, and w. W. HoWes, South Da-
kota, second assistant postmaster
general.
Against these seven who continue
to hold Office may be set seven
designations: J. Bruce Kremer,
Montana; Robert Jackson. New
Hampshire; Arthur Mullen. Nebras-
ka, all practicing law here Jed c.
Adams, Texas, a member of the
board of tax appeals; Miss Mary
Ward, Massa commissioner
of immigration in Boston; Mrs.
Ellen Woodward Mississippi, of the
federal emergency relief adminiStra-
ton, and Governor Nellie Tayloe
Ross, Wyoming, director Of the mint.
Eighth Resignation Announced
An eighth resignation announced
today was said at the pOstoffice de-
partment to have no connection
with federal office or the practice
of law. George Tracher resigned as
Nevada national committeeman.
Edward w. Clarke, Las Vegas bank
er, was named Mr.. TEACHERS tenn
porary successor.
Practical Democratic politicians
privately denounce the brain trust
and intellectuals close to Mr.. Roose-
welt for the extremes to which the
house cleaning is being pushed. par
ticularly with respect to MessrS.
Abbott, Wolfe and Perry. The COM
plant is that the intellectuals are
unable to pull their weight political
ly and should leave hinterland
political wheel horses undiSturbed.
Since politico-legalists were de-
nounced last January Mr.. Roosevelt
has extended his objections to in
clude national committeeman who
obtain government contracts. Nash
Brothers, an Illinois contracting
firm of which committeeman Pat
rick A. Nash is a member, last
month relinquished S1,l24,024
PWA sewer contract