Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-04-25

MIGHT NOT MEAN MUCH
HOW LABOR HAS VOTED
CALL LAST WAR BONUS
The activity Of former President
Hoover, who has recently engaged
II 4 number u conferences with
newspaper publishers and Repubh-
can party leaders IN many states, in
dicates that he is taking the lead il
lining up opposition 10 New Deal pol
icies. aud IN steering the course Of
the Republican party.
Regional meetings, or conventions
u Republicans VIII DE held III sever
al sections Of the country, with The
first scheduled 10 take place al Bos-
ton on April 80, and the second al
Kansas City in May. Two Others
have been definitely decided upon
and IL is understood that five get
togeehers Will be had. At these gath
erings il Is hoped 70 crystalize plat
form declarations and make clear, as
Tar as possible az this time. the posi-
tiou Of the Republican party.
Some speculation naturally arises
as 10 whether or not Mr.. Hoover has
his eye on the nomination Of his par
~ ia 1886. Certainly. he intends 10
give direction, il possible, TO the par
" and as titular leader 70 assume
some responsibility for minority lead
ership that heretofore has not been
100 explicit. Whether he hopes 10
head the ticket is uncertain although
Senator Barbour, OF New Jersey, says
he would be q good candidate At
this stage OF the contest political OBJ
servers do not expect any statement
from Mr.. Hoover, because regardless
OF his intentions, IL is better strategy
10 keep quiet. The probability Is that
the friends of the Former President
viii keep the gate open and watch
Developments.
Mr.. Hoover, 1T Is said, in his con
ferences. discussed means OF getting
the campaign against theNew Deal
underway without longer delay. His
main interest, at present, LIS TO put
life into the party itself, encourage
loyal Republicans and bring TO an
end what he considers a failure on
the part of party leaders to present
something like unity of purpose in
the midst OF the present political de
bate. He wants the regional confer
ences TO be free from the dlctation
OF party managers and to allow
frank discussion OF the situation
II is probable that Mr.. HooyeTs
decision on becoming a candidate VIII
depend upon the results OF these
special meetings. Certainly he has
not taken himself out OF cOnsidera-
ton and while there Is a liberal ele-
ment opposed to his leadership he
may enter the Spring preSide nhial
primaries next year unless there Is a
plain drift TO a declaration Of princi.
Plies that would eliminate him. The
gocalled liberals hope TO prevent
anything Nike standpat control OF the
party and TO write an extremely lib
eral platform that will particularly
appeal to the West. Senator Borah
goes 70 far as to think that the pres
ent party leadership should be repud
lated, that Chairman Fletcher should
resign and that Mr.. Hoover should
definitely state that he is not a can
didate.
In the face of this activity on the
part OF the Republicans there seemed
to be, last week, a general idea thai
Al 4tt.J ,atx xAffoytc M va r{Oflk
leaders would not prove sufficient tt
prevent an old-fashioned two-partD
fight. Republicans who sat In upor
the Hoover parleys at Washington
seemed to agree with POSTMASTER
General Farley on this point. Mem
beers OF both parties also seemed In
clined to believe that such strength
as the new movement might develoI
would cut into both parties but few
OF them sensed real danger to eithel
OF the present major political organ
izations. Meanwhile, the open attach
upon Senator Long by Secretar,
Ickes indicated that the Administra
ton Is not going TO hesitate In wag
ing n war upon the Louisiana leader
In the writers opinion, however
based on the present outlook, a for
mIdable third party movement woul'
do more damage to the Democrat
than the Republicans.
go
Top speed IN spending the work
relief billions Is promised by tn
President by November and he will
do his utmost to use the five billiO1
dollars In the next fifteen months
Definite ALLEGATIONS were slow II
coming but the Chief Executive be
Heves that once the program get
underway business will improve ans
Jobs become available for the unem
ployed. The Coo will be doubled II
size, a embarrassing elimination
program will be pushed and the pres
emit dole system abandoned as rapid,
as possible.
Expressing the hope that tn
troublesome bonus question will b
adjusted within the next two week
Senator Harrison OF Mississippi
plans a hill which he believes will b
acceptable to the veterans and, a
the same time, avoid a veto. Genera
ly, he would make the date OF origi'
OF bonus certificates Nov. II, 1915
when the wa ended, instead OF Jar
/, 1926, the date carried In the mef
auro vaocad uver the vetO Of Pres