Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-18

With removal of the Huey Long left
wing menace and the growing belief that
Father Coughlin will eventually be found
in the administration camp, speculation
revolyeS once again around the posi-
bility that President Roosevelt may now
indulge in that turn to the right which
has been periodically heralded The
theory that such detour may be immi-
nent was strengthened by F. D. RS
"breathing-Spell' gesture to business,
although Republicans and many finan-
cial leaders persist in the conviction that
a breathing spell" merely means fresh
New Deal blows at commerce and in
duStry. The Presidents utteranceS on
his Western expedition will be micro
Scopically scrutinized for strawS showing
whether the ship of state in the imme-
diate future Is to steer to port or STAR
board Any decided shift to the right
might arrest the trend of conservative
Democrats away from the administration
cause, although New Dealers insist the
danger from that direction has always
been exaggerated.
y \ y
John H Kirby Of Texas, chairman Of
the Southern Committee to Uphold the
Constitution, certainly conveys the i'm
preston that he and the $4,000 Demo-
cratic adherentS he claims mean business
with their plans to prevent President
RooSeveltS denomination. Although the
crusade is his first venture in big-time
politics, Mr.. Kirby, lumberman and law
yer, is veteran in business organization
and the hero Of many hard campaign
in the timber, oil, banking and railroad
fields. He has served at different times
as president of the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association, the Southern
Pine Association and the Southern Tariff
Association. He pioneered in interesting
Eastern capital in Texas timberlands,
thus laying the foundation of great
industry. Mr. Kirby sat in the Lone Star
House Of Representatives for couple of
terms. Enjoying wide acquaintance and
respect throughout Dixie, he is well
equipped to line up JefferSonian Demo-
Gratis. RooSeveltianS are sure to keep an
eagle eve on the activities which the big
Houston woodsman has undertaken.
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Apropos New Yorks anti-noise CAM
paign, which WaShingtonianS devoutly
hope will find its counterpart hereabouts,
q new Carter Glass story is going the
rounds. Just before the Hoover admin
istration faded out, in March, 1888. Gov
eminent building operations were in full
blast on Pennsylvania avenue opposite
the hotel in which the veteran Virginian
lives. Riveting machines and other ear
splitting devices were making night and
day hideous. About o'clock one morn
ing Ferry K. Heath. Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury in charge of Federal con-
struction, was aroused from his slumbers
by telephone call. For the moment
Heath could only make out that static
with a Southern accent seemed to be
sizzling over the wire. Presently 1t
developed that the senior Senator from
Virginia was demonstrating in pictur-
esque diction against having his rest
destroyed by the volcanic eruptions across
the Avenue.
As Republicans think they must make
q bid to labor in 1896, as well as to
agriculture, there's a suggestion that
John L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, would be an
ideal candidate for Vice President.
Native of Iowa and resident Of Illinois,
Lewis has been q consistent supporter
Of New Deal labor policies, but rates as
a Republican. He has never aspired to
public Office and there's no indication
that he would approve any movement to
thrust him into the national political
arena.
Following the literary bent Of his