Evening star., 1934-02-05
ROOSEVELT SILENT.
0NNEW YORK RACE.
President to Take No Part
h1 Conway Fight Against
Copeland.

1T was empna SlZeQ To-Day dt Tie
White House tina. President Roosevelt
is taking no part in State or local
elections, in response to the an
nouncement by Thomas F. Conway
former lieutenant Governor OF New
York-that he was out for the Demo-
cratic Senate nomination after talk
with the President
Stephen T Early, secretary to the
President. asserted Mr.. Roosevelt was
not taking part in the New York
senate contest involving the attempt
Df Royal S. Copeland for renomina-
lion on the Democratic ticket.
Conway Saw President.
'Mr. Conway did see the President"
kdd Early, "but he simply came in to
&ell Mr.. Roosevelt he had decided to
knake the Senate campaign and there
Gore wished to resign as State dire ector
of the National Emergency Council.
The President approved his reSig-
nation as in lire With his speech to
The State directors the other day de-
manding elimination of politics from
The national recovery campaign.
THE President did not understand
he was approving Mr.. ConWay's Sen
hte campaign.
He is taking no part in this or
ptiAer State contests
The Presidents national chairman,
James A. Farley, has announced sup
bort for reelection Of Senator Hiram
johnson, California Republican inde-
pendent but even there Mr.. Roosevelt
Us maintaining silence.
Belief that Senator Royal S. Cope
land is not in accord with the Roose-
3velt administration on several major
points was seen here today as the
basis for the candidacy of Conway
Nor the Democratic nomination as
Cnited States Senator from New York.
Disagree on Seaway.
The first point of disagreement,
observers held is the St. Lawrence
teaway treaty, campaigned for by
Nfr. Roosevelt and vigorously opposed
by Copeland. Conway was seen as
directly aligned for St. Lawrence
development in view of his designa-
tion by Mr.. Roosevelt, when the lat
ter was Governor of New York. to the
commission which originally investi-
gated public power developments Of
the river.
Some observers also have placed
emphasis on the fact that Copeland
has taken over and rewritten in many
of its phrases the proposed new food
and drug act. compiled in its original
form by a member of the Roosevelt
administration. ReXford G. TugWell,
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
Senator Copeland in an interview
today said:
My first nomination to the Sem
Atorship in 1922 was made without my
knowledge. In 1923 I was so busy
with my senatorial duties that I had
no time to do anything politically If I
had had the inclination, and l find
myself in the same position today 1t
Is for the citizens of my State and
the members of my party to determine
who shall represent them. That is as
1t should be.
Smiths Name Mentioned.
Il have read with interest the
announcement of former Lieut.. Gov.
Eonway's candidacy. He is an able
lawyer and public spirited man, a
worthy opponent. The other men in
the news story today, Mr.. Convoy
and Representative Black are sena-
Sorial timber of highest grade. Rep
fesentative James NJ Mead of Buffalo
and Representative Parker Corning,
who have been mentioned frequently,
are among the most useful and cap
able men in the House and destined
TO go far in politics The name we
bear more frequently is that of AL
fred E. Smith, most popular Of Demo-
frats, who would make magnificent
senator.
Il am f1attered by the high quality
pf the men mentioned for the Office.
But as regards the nomination next
Fall, the men and women of New
York will decide who shall be the
candidate I shall in any event con-
tinue most actively in the politics of
my State"
In New York nominations for Sem
ptor are made at State party con-
ventions.
Whatever ideas the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, including Postmaster
General Farley, Democratic national
and New York State chairman, might
llave on the replacement of Copeland,
fhose high in party circles say they
BIluSC TeCkO1l WIFI SOptldllu > SlltllSll1
ks vote-getter in his nome State.
In the early days of the current
administration. there was talk that
copeland might be given diplomatic
post. He was discussed by politicians
ps a possible Ambassador or Minister
10 any one of several countries, in
cluding Germany. The plan, it was
said, was to clear the way for a new
Senator from New York.
To each suggestion that he leave
Washington. Copeland replied: L am
perfectly satisfied where I am
Political talk here has mentioned at
1east two other names as possible
aspirants to the Democratic senatorial
domination. Representative Loring
Black. unsuccessful candidate for the
New York City mayoralty nomination,
and Martin Conboy, United States ct
torney for the southern district of
New York.