Evening star., 1934-01-29

From a quarter entitled to high re-
spect comes word that Senator Joseph
c. O'Mahoney of Wyoming Is good
bet for the Democratic National Com
mittee craftsmanship when the time
comes to fill the job. He was at Jim
Farley's right hand throughout the
1882 campaign at New York head
quarters and sat in on all occasions OF
ma jor strategy AS soon as Chairman
Farley was designated to head the Post
ONCE Department, he chose O'Mahoney
to be First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral. and throughout the ensuing
patronage siege in Washington the
Wyoming man. who is national commit
teeman for his State. was Sunny
Jim's" next in command. O'Mahoney
has a natural fair for politics, dating
from his days as a young Cheyenne
editor and later private secretary to the
late Senator John B. Kendrick AS
result of his activities in the Roosevelt
campaign he acquired a national ac-
quaintance among Democratic Leaders.
who have high respect for his poilticai
acumen-an opinion that Is shared at
accents his name on the Nah" instead
of on the "o''-is a native OF Massa-
:husetts, but went West to grow up with
the country. Journalism and law are
his twin professions. The Democrats
have a precedent for a congressional
national chairman. Secretary Of State
Cordell Hull held the post while men,
Der of the House Of Representatives.
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Nearly everybody expects that the
next time Senator Wheeler, Democrat.
of Montana, asks the Senate for 16-to-l
silver legislation he will get it. A switch
of two votes would have done the trick
last Saturday when the Wheeler amend
ment by the narrowest margin JUST
failed Of passage as part OF the goio Dill
Last year a similar proposal was oe-
feated. 43 to a. This time the vote
was only As to 43- against 1t. Sllver
sentiment is overwhelming IN the
House. and if Wheeler ever succeeds IN
piloting a reconciliation measure TO
the lower branch there isn't the slight
est doubt of full congressional approval.
The silver bloc is elated over the turn
of events, despite the latest setback,
which 1t now considers purely tem-
porary reverse.
"Action-and action now" keynote OF
the Roosevelt inaugural address, has
had no more graphic exemplificatlon
than during the gold rush Of the past
fortnight It is barely two weeks ago
that Congress received from the White
House "the most important piece OF
legislation since the Civil War;" and
already it is in shape to become law
by presidential signature. The House
of Representatives discussed it just one
day. The Senate debated the measure
only three days. Even now there are
plenty of members OF both houses
| willing to admit in their conndentlal
moments that they have no thorough
knowledge of the true inwardneSs OF
the Roosevelt monetary program. At
any rate they readily concede that the
Presidents approval would have suf-
feed to remove any doubts they may
have had about it. Old congressional
hands cannot recall any situation just
like the remarkable legislative history
made beneath the big white dome since
January Is Few Presidents on an is
sue of like importance so completely
proved to be monarchs of all they sur
veyed.
Senor MARQUES Sterling. who re-
sumes his position as Cuban Ambassa-
dor at Washington holds the unique
record Of having served in one capacity
or another, though sometimes for fleet
ing periods, under practically all OF the
five Presidents Cuba has had during
the past six months. Part Of the time
he was Ambassador to Mexico. then
secretary of state at Havana, then Am
bassador to the United States. Despite
his thoroughly Anglo-Saxon surname
and months Of residence in this coun-
try, Ambassador Sterling does not speak
English.
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II Senator Joe Robinson Of Arkansas,
valiant leader of the Roosevelt cause
In the Senate, Is one day elevated 20
the United States Supreme Court
-, /, Is noc- eioncllv suggested