Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Considering that he faced body Of
which an overwhelming majority was
stubbornly opposed to his position,
President Roosevelt had an amazingly
cordial reception when he delivered
his bonus veto message to Congress.
Applause interrupted the President at
half a dozen different points Of his
address, though it was confined to the
anti-bonus group and was never OF
| the deafening variety. Friends and
| foes of the Patman measure agreed
that F. D. r. made an impreSS!veiy
statesmanlike presentation of his case.
distinguished for its factual clarity and
avoidance of flamboyance, though
! tinctured with enough sentiment to
meet the occasion. MIR. Roosevelt
evoked his first outburst OF approval
with the significant announcement
that he should like to continue from
time TO time to act as his own mes
senger-that is, to deliver messages to
Congress in person, including. pre-
sumably, future veto messages. If their
importance justifles such procedure.
Mrs. Roosevelt was an absorbed lis
tener to her husbands address. For
once she was not attending to her
knitting. Her capacious bag lay I'M
opened in her lap throughout the
House proceedings.
Numerous World War veterans were
recorded in the House vote to sustain
the bonus veto. Among them were
Representatives Bulwinkle of North
Carolina, Mclaughlin of Nebraska,
O'Neal of Kentucky and Biermann of
Iowa, Democrats, and Andrew of Mas
sachusetts. Fish of New York, Bolton
of Ohio, Bacon of New York, HOLSTER
of Ohio and Wigglesworth of Massa-
chusettS, Republicans. One of the
surprise Democratic votes to override
the veto was cast by Representative
TAYLOR of Colorado, acting majority
floor leader. Representative Boland,
Democrat, of Pennsylvania, House ma
iority whip, voted with the veto-sus-
tanning minority, as did Speaker
Byrns.
When House bonusites made their
eleventh-hour appeal to the President
at the White House their leader and
Spokesman, Representative Patman OF
Texas, author of the bill, remarked
tn Mr.. Roosevelt: "Of course, Mr.. Pres
ident. we're aware that you do not
share our views" Thereupon, with
| one of his characteristic smiles and
tosses of the head, F. D. R. replied:
well, I suppose I am what you might
call a conscientious objector!"
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Those many political observers who
remain convinced that Herbert Hoo
YER is in receptive mood for renom-
ination find corroborative evidence in
word reaching Washington that the
Californian will return to the East
during the Summer for fishing ex-
nedition with friends in Vermont.
The expectation is that frequent OPP
nort1nitv will be discovered for po-
litical confabs with chosen spirits
amid the seclusion of the camp. Bar
ring a positive Il do not choose to
RIM" statement from the former
President, Republican leaders declare
they are bound to believe that Mr..
Hoover desires to be regarded in the
Barkis class. Even those hostile to
his denomination concede that condi-
lions a year hence may point to 1.-The
Chief" after all, as the most avail
able candidate. The inner circle OF
Hooverites is opposed to their favor
ties foreclosing such possibilities by
any premature act of determination.
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II the Supreme Court next Monday,
MAY q. does not hand down an opin-
! ion in the "acid-test" N. r. A. poultry
code case, authorities are positive it
will do so without fail on its final
decision DAY Of the session. June B.