Evening star., 1934-11-09

have touched on the Forthcoming
plans for social security.
4. President Roosevelt, saying moth
ing about Tuesdays election, contin-
ued to attack such problems as the
budget, relief and public works. With
100000 persons on relief rolls, half
Of them getting outright doles, relief
officials are ready to put more en-
phasis on work relief the moment the
word comes from the White House.
A swing away from the dole to work
relief is noticeable.
G. o. P. Ponders Future.
5. Republicans were thinking a
great deal about the future of their
crippled party. Henry P. Fletcher,
national chairman, was in New York
to confer with leaders. Though men
like Senator Borah were calling for
drastic reorganization along more lib
eral lines, there was no sure sign yet
of what would be done. La Toilette
and others foresaw a new alignment
on national scale.
6. Two contests for Congress were
still undecided. Senator Cutting, in
dependent Republican, still ran ahead
of his Democratic rival, Dennis
Chavez, in New Mexico, and a seat in
New York now held by q Democrat
was in doubt. But neither could af-
feet materially the landslide which
gave the Democrats about four -fifths
of the major onices in the country.
The contest for the speakership may
develop, some observers feel, to a
point where the White House will have
to step in. Up to now, three Southern
ers have been considered in the lead
for the post left vacant by the death
last Summer Of Speaker Henry T..
Rainey Of Illinois.
Southern Candidates.
They are Representatives Byrns Of
Tennessee, party floor leader; Bank
head of Alabama, chairman of the
Rules Committee, and Rayburn of
Texas, chairman of the Commerce
Committee The only Northern men,
ber to announce formally is Repre-
sentative Mead of New York
Representative Kennedy said he had
conferred with number Of Northern
and Eastern Representatives and all
feel that if the speakership does not
come to the North, at least 1t is en-
titled to the majority leadership"
Most Of Tuesdays gains in Demo-
cratic seats were made in Northern
States, while some of the Southern
border States lost to Republicans"
Kennedy said. Northern States now
have $50 Democrats, Southern States
129 and Western States A.
1T was the New York delegation
that made it possible for Speaker
Rainey and Majority Leader Byrns to
be elected two years ago" he asserted.
Now it is time that their followers
help the New York delegation elect .
Speaker"
Kennedy said none of the 20 Demo-
Gratis in the New York delegation was
committed to any Of the candidates
and that none Of the Tammany group
planned to announce.
To Follow Chief.
II think New York is entitled to the
speakership," he said. Il am going to
vote for the man my chieftain, James
]. Dooling (leader of Tammany HalD,
thinks is the best man for the place"
The New Yorker said that "in all
probability the Tammany delegation
will vote in a bloc" as it did when
Garner (now Vice President) and
Rainey were elected" and that "vir-
tually all Democrats from the East
will follow suit"
Whether the White House will take
a hand in the speakershir contest.
which has been going on quietly since
Rainey's death, is a question en-
crossing some Of the candidates. 1t
is known that administration political
advisers want a strong leadership to