Evening star., 1935-04-14

ship to a landing at the airport
dates. None OF them wants to stick
his head up so early. But the early
bird usually gets his breakfast. 1t
won't be long before the hats begin
to fall in the ring. President Roose-
welt and his friends had begun to
organize their drive for his nomina-
tion by the Democrats year and
half before the Chicago convention.
They did not lose anything thereby.
Already, the friends of Gov. HOFFMAN
of New Jersey, who won q surprising
victory in his State in q Democratic
year, are taking the possibility OF his
candidacy quite seriously, and are
working to that end. While friends
OF Senator Arthur Vandenberg OF
Michigan and Senator Charles L. Nc
Nary of Oregon, Republican leader OF
the Senate, are talking about both OF
them as presidential possibilities,
neither OF them admits that he Is In
any sense a candidate.
New England TO Take Lead.
On April 80 in Boston the first Of .
series of sectional Republican gather
ings to stir up interest and outline
policies will be held, with the Repub-
lican organizations in all six New
England States taking part. It Will
be followed in May, probably, by a
meeting Of Middle Western Repub-
licans in Kansas City. And there Is
talk now of Republican meeting In
the Far Western States. In discus
sions of these gatherings it Is insisted
that there must be no presidential
candidates. advanced: that the meet
ings must be merely to talk issues.
Does any one really believe that
when these political leaders get to-
gether they will not talk about the
big prize the presidential nomina-
ton? OF course. 1t is not likely that
candidates will be thrown into open
meetings-although possible candi-
dates may be called upon to make
addresses. But q lot OF spade work
will be done in the more secret meet
ings of the leaders.
In New England the name OF for
mer Gov. Wynant Of New Hampshire,
called a progressive. is mentioned
frequently now as possible candidate.
Col. Frank Knox, publisher OF the
Chicago Daily News. has his follow
ing in the Middle West. Gov. All
Landon of Kansas has been suggested
in some quarters, and a canvass has
been undertaken to see'how Senator
Borah of Idaho would fit In the Re-
publican picture as an opponent Of
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Hoover Silence DepIored.
Republicans who have the candi-
dacies of these various presidential
possibilities at heart, and some who
have not, are saying that Mr.. Hoover
could do much for his party II he
would announce now and unequivo-
cally that he will not be candidate
for the presidential nomination under
any circumstances. Their argument
is to the effect that he could not be
elected, and that his candidacy for
the nomination would give many per-
sons the impression that the Repub-
lican party was seeking TO 60 back to
the so-called old deal.
Senator Hastings Of Delaware,
chairman of the Republican Sena-
torial Campaign Committee. issued
statement last night. taking a pot
shot at the Democrats. He insisted
that President Roosevelt had not kept
his platform or the Democratic plat
form pledges since he has been in the
White House. After referring to a
statement by Senator Lewis of Illinois,
chairman of the Democratic Sena-
torial Committee, in which Lewis
claimed that the record showed the
greatest enactment of promises ever
made by a President, Hasting con-
tinued:
What has become OF the sound
money pledge, the promise to cut
down Government costs, the covenant
to remove Government from all fields
of private enterprise. the VOW to bal
ance the budget and the guarantee
to maintain the national credit?
What has become of the promise to
strengthen the antitrust laws and
abolish useless bureaus to establish
rigid governmental economy? All
these are the really important pledges
of the party and of President Roose-
welt who accepted His party's plat
form 100 per cent
Fear Held stablished.
These are the ones that matter be-
cause their violation has plunged the
Nation into the greatest deficit in
history, torn up the Constitution,
repudiated Government obligations,
and given us the most eXtravagant
administration of all time with an
unsound currency. They have estab-
liShed fear in business and individual
alike while prolonging the depression.
These are the promises which, ignored,
are sending the country rapidly along
the road to ruin. These are the
pledges which Democrats dare not
speak about.
Because Mr.. Roosevelt and his ad-
ministration chose to violate these
particular pledges, more people are on
the relief rolls today than ever before,
despite the administrations prodigal-
ity with the taxpayers money; busi-
ness is staggering under un-American
Government competition, regimenta-
ton and price control and an un-
paralleled bureaucracy runs it with
an iron hand. Living costs are sky
rocketing. Taxes to pay for these
rash extravagances will be q scourge
on this and future generations.
The American people will not let
this record 60 unchallenged Already
they protest and the day Of reckon
ing nears."